TELEMASP Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 3, June 1998 (open access)

TELEMASP Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 3, June 1998

Monthly bulletin issued to address topics related to law enforcement. This issue discusses "Merging Community-Oriented and Crime-Specific Policing Part Four of Seven" including information about youth and gang programs, what they are, and their effects
Date: June 1998
Creator: Carter, David
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Victoria County, Texas: Records of wells, driller's logs, water analyses, and map showing location of wells (open access)

Victoria County, Texas: Records of wells, driller's logs, water analyses, and map showing location of wells

Data complied regarding wells and other water resources, including water quality analysis, measurements, and other relevant information.
Date: 1940
Creator: Texas Board of Water Engineers
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Hoe and Planter (open access)

Combined Hoe and Planter

Patent for improving on the design of devices that combine a hoe and a planter for the purpose of properly placing a seed at the cutting edge of the hoe.
Date: October 22, 1918
Creator: Combs, Asa Z.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Farming Implement. (open access)

Combination Farming Implement.

Patent for "agricultural implements and particularly to soil tilling machines of the rotary type" (lines 9-11) ... "of simple and improved construction embodying a carrying frame, a swingingly supported adjustable frame, and a rotary tilling device mounted on the swinging frame for direct engagement with the ground" (lines 13-18).
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Corbin, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel Burner. (open access)

Liquid-Fuel Burner.

Patent for improvements in liquid fuel burner that generates gas from liquids that requires no labor or supervision.
Date: June 8, 1920
Creator: Bittner, Emil R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Support (open access)

Portable Support

Patent for a portable support. This support improves previous portable support structures specifically based around transporting barrels or other cylindrical objects through rockers, pivoted legs, and supporting frames in order to increase movement and allow the frame to be tilted in alternate positions.
Date: March 12, 1918
Creator: Morgan, Doctor F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Annual Report: 2007 (open access)

Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Annual Report: 2007

Annual report of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority of Texas describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 2007. It also includes feature articles about barbecue businesses in each of the counties within the Authority's district.
Date: 2007~
Creator: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (Tex.). Office of Communications and Education.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land-Surface Subsidence in the Texas Coastal Region (open access)

Land-Surface Subsidence in the Texas Coastal Region

Report on the land-surface subsidence in the Texas coastal region published in agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey. Includes information on the geography and topography of 5 different subregions of the Texas coastand maps of the different areas.
Date: November 1982
Creator: Ratzlaff, Karl W.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1627, Chapter 127 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1627, Chapter 127

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the removal of certain counties from the Texas emissions reduction plan.
Date: May 23, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 891, Chapter 606 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 891, Chapter 606

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in and grants provided by courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing and imposing fees; creating a criminal offense.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
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
[Review of Reports]: Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Channel to Victoria, Texas (open access)

[Review of Reports]: Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Channel to Victoria, Texas

Report of the U.S. Army Engineers providing a review of investigations related to construction and maintenance of bridges, turning basins, and other navigation aids for the area near Victoria, Texas.
Date: 1961
Creator: United States. Department of the Army. Office, Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove and Range. (open access)

Stove and Range.

Patent for a compact combination range or stove with "a cabinet for culinary utensils" (lines 12-13). "Compartments are substantially thermally independent of each other" (lines 17-18), due to flue arrangement, reticulated baffle plate and a two-way self locking damper.
Date: July 4, 1916
Creator: Holloway Louis Richard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stove-Damper (open access)

Stove-Damper

Patent for stove damper to heat the cabinets evenly and thoroughly, yet allow the cabinets to remain thermally independent of each other.
Date: July 4, 1916
Creator: Holloway, Louis Richard
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well Drilling Tool (open access)

Well Drilling Tool

Patent for improvments into the tools for boring Artesian wells.
Date: January 2, 1917
Creator: Schubert, Hermann F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bench Clamp (open access)

Bench Clamp

Patent for bench clamp.
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Briles, James M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling Press (open access)

Baling Press

Patent for improvements made to a baling press used to press cotton into bales. Improvements include improved construction to improve durability and efficiency, and design enhancements to the feeding belt to make retrieving the bales of cotton easier and more efficient.
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Marek, Joseph J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intermittent-Operating Mechanism (open access)

Intermittent-Operating Mechanism

Patent for intermittent-operating mechanism. This is to improve upon the automatic regulating means for windmills in regards to supplying water to a tank.
Date: October 16, 1917
Creator: Bittner, Emil R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Saw. (open access)

Combination-Saw.

Patent for improvement in combination-saws is to provide a machine in which a planer, a shaper or molder, a rip saw and a cut-off saw are operated by a single motor or engine (lines 12-14). Illustration is included.
Date: July 8, 1913
Creator: Hughes, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region L (South Central Texas), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region L (South Central Texas), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan

Water plan for Region L (South Central Texas) describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, recommended water management strategies for the suppliers and counties, drought management, funding plans, and information on the creation of the plan.
Date: December 2015
Creator: South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region L (South Central Texas), 2016, Volume 2. Water Management Strategies (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region L (South Central Texas), 2016, Volume 2. Water Management Strategies

Volume 2 of the water plan for Region L (South Central Texas) describing water management strategies for different suppliers in the region.
Date: December 2015
Creator: South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Gold Crescent Region, 2014, Victoria Area Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Feasibility Study: Summary Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Gold Crescent Region, 2014, Victoria Area Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Feasibility Study: Summary Report

Summary report of the Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Feasibility Study for the Golden Crescent region and the city of Victoria describing the areas water supply needs, water sources, hydrology, infrastructure, and the costs and permits needed to implement the ASR system.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Victoria (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: The Coastal Bend Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: The Coastal Bend Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Coastal Bend Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: June 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
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