Speed-Recorder. (open access)

Speed-Recorder.

Patent for recording instruments to use in connection with automobiles to record the speed of conveyance during the period of travel.
Date: July 27, 1920
Creator: Bowdish, Harry A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie Mold (open access)

Tie Mold

Patent is for new molds to hold in place railway ties inexpesively.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Shearer, F. C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ignition System for Gas-Engines. (open access)

Ignition System for Gas-Engines.

Patent for improvements to ignition system for gas internal combustion engines that is simple, compact and serves as "a combination coil, distributer, interrupter and condenser for use in connection with storage batteries and low tensioned magnetos not timed to the engine shaft."
Date: September 14, 1920
Creator: Kelly, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cutlery-Sharpener. (open access)

Cutlery-Sharpener.

Patent for a cutlery sharpener "which may be used for dressing down the edges of knives," "may be employed in the kitchen to rapidly condition kitchen knives," (line 16, lines 18-20) and create different types of beveled edges on a blade. It provides instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 18, 1918
Creator: Ball, Ewart M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Records of Wells, Water Levels, Pumpage and Chemical Analyses of Water from the Carizzo Aquifer in the Winter Garden Area, Texas, 1970 through 1977 (open access)

Records of Wells, Water Levels, Pumpage and Chemical Analyses of Water from the Carizzo Aquifer in the Winter Garden Area, Texas, 1970 through 1977

Updates records in the ground-water pumpage,water level monitoring programs and continues the water quality monitoring program.
Date: September 1980
Creator: Elder, Glenward R.; Duffin, Gail L. & Rodriguez, Eulogio, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Governor's Task Force on Border Economic Development: Final Report and Recommendations (open access)

Texas Governor's Task Force on Border Economic Development: Final Report and Recommendations

Final report from the Governor's Task Force on Border Economic Development describing the group's findings and background on the border region of Texas, as well as recommendations for developing the are.
Date: December 1986
Creator: Texas. Border Economic Development Task Force.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4211, Chapter 920 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4211, Chapter 920

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of State Highway Loop 480 in Maverick County as Loop JUNO.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Health Service Region 8 Annual Report: 2017 (open access)

Texas Health Service Region 8 Annual Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the Texas Department of State Health Services documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017. The report covers topics such as Hurricane Harvey, Zika Virus/ other diseases, and child safety.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 881, Chapter 27 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 881, Chapter 27

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the board of directors of the Maverick County Hospital District.
Date: May 18, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marine Propulsion (open access)

Marine Propulsion

Patent for a new propelling device attached to a marine vessel, including illustrations.
Date: March 24, 1914
Creator: Beeson, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Molding Apparatus (open access)

Molding Apparatus

Patent for Molding Apparatus
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Shearer, Frederick C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rod-Lifting Tool. (open access)

Rod-Lifting Tool.

Patent for a gripping device for large metal rods.
Date: April 24, 1917
Creator: Miller, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway-Tie. (open access)

Railway-Tie.

Patent for an invention relating to the railway tie that aims to produce "a tie which is adapted to be constructed of reinforced concrete" (lines 14-16). Other objectives and illustrations of invention are included.
Date: June 5, 1917
Creator: Shearer, Frederick C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie (open access)

Railroad-Tie

Patent for a railroad tie “which is so constructed as to enable the rails to have resiliency” (lines 16-17) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 9, 1915
Creator: Shearer, Frederick C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan

Water plan for Region M (Rio Grande) describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, drought response plans, financing for the plan, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Black & Veatch
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices

Appendices for water plan for Region M including recommended and not recommended water management strategies, model drought and water conservation plans, survey data, and related reports on different areas of the water plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Black & Veatch
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2410, Chapter 103 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2410, Chapter 103

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the annual audit of the books and records of the Maverick County Hospital District.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Health Service Region 8 Annual Report: 2013 (open access)

Texas Health Service Region 8 Annual Report: 2013

Annual report of the Texas Department of Health and Human Services Health Service Region 8 describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 2013.
Date: 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services. Health Service Region 8.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Colonia Self-Help Program (open access)

Colonia Self-Help Program

Information sheet describing the Colonia self-help grant program for use in providing water and wastewater services in economically distressed areas near the border with Mexico.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Integrated analysis of production potential and profitability of a horizontal well in the Lower Glen Rose Formation, Maverick County, Texas (open access)

Integrated analysis of production potential and profitability of a horizontal well in the Lower Glen Rose Formation, Maverick County, Texas

The U.S. Department of Energy/Morgantown Energy Technology Center (DOE/METC) awarded a contract in 1991 to Prime Energy Corporation (PEC) to demonstrate the benefit of using horizontal wells to recover gas from low permeability formations. The project area was located in the Chittim field of Maverick County, Texas. The Lower Glen Rose Formation in the Chittim field was a promising horizontal well candidate based on the heterogenous nature of the reservoir (suggested by large well-to-well variances in reserves) and the low percentage of economical vertical wells. Since there was substantial evidence of reservoir heterogeneity, it was unknown whether the selected, wellsite would penetrate a reservoir with the desired properties for a horizontal well. Thus, an integrated team was formed to combine geologic analysis, seismic interpretation, reservoir engineering, reservoir simulation, and economic assessment to analyze the production potential and profitability of completing a horizontal well in the Lower Glen Rose formation.
Date: March 1, 1995
Creator: Ammer, J. R.; Mroz, T. H.; Zammerilli, A. M.; Yost, A. B., II; Muncey, J. G. & Hegeman, P. S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper South Texas area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper South Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Hook (open access)

Clothes-Hook

Patent for a wire clothes hook that attaches to walls.
Date: October 15, 1912
Creator: Denny, Roscoe
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shoe-Tongue Support. (open access)

Shoe-Tongue Support.

Patent for a shoe tongue with a backing support to keep it from slipping down or sideways, which is held in place by the shoelaces.
Date: July 2, 1907
Creator: Thomas, Robert P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History