Petroleum Engineering Report, Big Spring Field and Other Fields in West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico (open access)

Petroleum Engineering Report, Big Spring Field and Other Fields in West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over petroleum engineering studies conducted in Texas and New Mexico. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: November 1936
Creator: Carpenter, Charles B. & Hill, Harry Blackburn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automatic Cut-Off for Cisterns (open access)

Automatic Cut-Off for Cisterns

Patent for a automatic cutoff for cisterns which prevents the first muddy water coming down a rain spout from going into the cistern by sending it into a separate waste pipe.
Date: March 9, 1909
Creator: Estes, Robert Ephriam
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn and Cotton Planter (open access)

Corn and Cotton Planter

Patent for a corn and cotton planter that can plant two rows at a time.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Hooper, Martin T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper. (open access)

Cotton-Chopper.

Patent for a cotton chopper, which attaches to a cultivator that throws the dirt out of the way to allow the plants to be chopped more easily.
Date: March 15, 1910
Creator: Arthur, George P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap. (open access)

Animal-Trap.

Patent for a new and improved animal trap.
Date: March 6, 1906
Creator: Myers, George M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Button for Billiard Counters. (open access)

Button for Billiard Counters.

Patent for a new and improved button for billiard counters. This design "ha[s] the transverse opening and passage extending therefrom to the periphery thereof and communicating with said opening and the longitudinal hole in close proximity to the transverse opening, and the pin adapted to engage said hole, whereby the button is removably secured to a wire" (lines 83-90).
Date: November 18, 1890
Creator: De Vitt, Phillip Melvin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1587, Chapter 1241 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1587, Chapter 1241

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to liability and validation issues of the Downtown Midland Management District.
Date: June 18, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 106 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 106

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate commending former Mayor G. Thane Akins of Midland for his many contributions to his community.
Date: March 24, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 126 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 126

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of Clayton McKinney of Midland, retired Texas Ranger and chief deputy of the Midland County Sheriff's Office.
Date: April 27, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 51 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 51

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate designating February 15 as Midland-Odessa Day at the State Capitol.
Date: March 1, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4094, Chapter 1136 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4094, Chapter 1136

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the fees assessed in certain cases filed in the Midland County courts at law.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1752, Chapter 128 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1752, Chapter 128

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the election, powers, and duties of the members of the board of directors of the Midland County Hospital District.
Date: May 17, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 679, Chapter 212 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 679, Chapter 212

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings of the Downtown Midland Management District.
Date: May 25, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5073 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5073

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Order of commissioners' court of Midland County quoted in your letter in invalid.
Date: February 9, 1943
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1216 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1216

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Present maximum salary of the County Treasurer of Midland County.
Date: July 24, 1951
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-321 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-321

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether or not it is necessary for the Texas Employment Commission to have the approval of the Board of Control of the plans, designs and specifications for the construction of a local office building in Midland, Texas.
Date: November 15, 1957
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-1125 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-1125

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Salary of the judge of the Court of Domestic Relation in and for Midland County, Texas.
Date: May 10, 1972
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-915 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-915

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Applicability to Midland County of H.B. No. 54, 51st Leg., relative to the compensation of county juvenile officers.
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1110, Chapter 250 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1110, Chapter 250

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the contracting authority of the Midland County Hospital District.
Date: June 17, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Martin County, Index

Index map for Martin County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:78,668.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Upton County, Block 2

Parent map for Upton County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:24,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Martin County, Block 8

Parent map for Martin County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:24,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Ector County, Block 20

Parent map for Ector County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:15,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Midland County, Block 7

Parent map for Midland County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History