86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 907, Chapter 607 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 907, Chapter 607

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the preservation, maintenance, and improvement of the Republic of Texas Granite Boundary Marker.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1479, Chapter 431 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1479, Chapter 431

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the election of the board of directors of the Panola County Groundwater Conservation District.
Date: June 1, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wagon-Brake. (open access)

Wagon-Brake.

Patent for a wagon brake that allows the detachment of a horse from the wagon, including illustration.
Date: December 9, 1913
Creator: Gibbs, Joshua
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw-Filing Machine. (open access)

Saw-Filing Machine.

Patent for a saw-filing machine that automatically sharpens the teeth of gin and linter saws.
Date: April 22, 1913
Creator: Ross, Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saw Frame (open access)

Saw Frame

Patent for a transportable support frame for saws as teeth are sharpened or set, including illustrations.
Date: May 6, 1913
Creator: Lawrence, Robert J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 2. Appendixes (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 2. Appendixes

Appendices for the water plan for Region I (East Texas) including water management strategies, water needs, water conservation methods, species of concern in the area, financing methods, and related reports.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region I (East Texas), Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region I (East Texas) describing water sources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies for suppliers and counties, water conservation plans, drought response plans, financing of the plan, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer and Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Upper East Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Upper East Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Upper East Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper East Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Upper East Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Upper East Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: July 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper East Texas, June 2011 (open access)

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

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper East 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 East Texas, December 2011 (open access)

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

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

Apparatus For Molding Whetstones

Patent for an apparatus for molding whetstones. Illustration included.
Date: November 29, 1904
Creator: Cameron, Neill C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tying Machine. (open access)

Bale-Tying Machine.

Patent for a bale tying machine that wraps and ties cylindrical bales, "especially for placing wrappers of jute or other bagging material around cylindrical cotton - bales" (lines 11-14) while holding the bale compressed.
Date: January 23, 1906
Creator: Cagle, Carter M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a churn with a power motor.
Date: May 25, 1909
Creator: Holder, James R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Sash. (open access)

Window-Sash.

Patent for a windows sash, which does not require the use of putty to hold the window pane in place and allows for easy removal and replacement of the window pane.
Date: January 25, 1910
Creator: Polson, George T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Forming Round Cotton-Bales. (open access)

Machine for Forming Round Cotton-Bales.

Patent to improve automation for forming round cotton bales in baling presses, including illustrations.
Date: January 9, 1906
Creator: Cagle, Carter M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reclining Chair (open access)

Reclining Chair

Patent for reclining chair. Illustration included.
Date: October 10, 1908
Creator: Davis, Francis M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine. (open access)

Rotary Engine.

Patent for rotary engine "of simple and compact construction, in which the pressure and expansive force of the steam or other actuating fluid may be utilized to the fullest advantage" (lines 10-13), with illustrations.
Date: June 5, 1906
Creator: Cagle, Carter M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guano-Distributer. (open access)

Guano-Distributer.

Patent for a guano fertilizer distributor, which prevents spillage of the guano from the device.
Date: December 6, 1910
Creator: Akins, Lee J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piano Action (open access)

Piano Action

Patent for piano actions. This invention provides a connection between the bridle strap and the hammer butt of a piano action. Illustration included.
Date: May 21, 1907
Creator: Deutsch, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Old Center Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1983
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Deadwood Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1969
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Deadwood Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1975
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Timpson Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1985
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History