Full Text of the Game, Fish and Fur Laws of Texas with citations of Park Laws, 1965 (open access)

Full Text of the Game, Fish and Fur Laws of Texas with citations of Park Laws, 1965

This book includes the full text of Texas laws (current at the time of publication) that are related to game, fish, and fur laws or to state park laws. There are eight sections: Game Laws; Fresh Water Fishing; Salt Water and Commercial Fishing; Fur-bearing Animals; Sand, Shell and Gravel; Pollution Laws; Commission--Powers, Duties; and Regulatory Responsibility. The preface includes information about citations used in the text. Indexes to wildlife statues, subjects, and park statutes start on page 501.
Date: September 1, 1965
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Twenty-first Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1899-1900, Part 7--Texas, Geography and Geology of the Black and Grand Prairies, Texas with Detailed Descriptions of the Cretaceous Formations and Special Reference to Artesian Waters (open access)

Twenty-first Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1899-1900, Part 7--Texas, Geography and Geology of the Black and Grand Prairies, Texas with Detailed Descriptions of the Cretaceous Formations and Special Reference to Artesian Waters

Scientific report covering the geography and geology of the Black and Grand Prairies, Texas. Provides extensive discussion of artesian conditions in the counties of: Wise, Parker, Hood, Erath, Eastland, Comanche, Brown, Mills, Hamilton, Lampasas, Burnet, Somervell, Bosque, Coryell, Travis, Williamson, Bell, McLennan, Hill, Johnson, Tarrant, Denton, Cooke, Dallas, Ellis, Grayson, Lamar, Red River, Fannin, Collin, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, Falls, and Milam. Includes photographs, diagrams, and maps.
Date: 1901
Creator: Hill, Robert T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Migratory Workers of South Texas (open access)

Mexican Migratory Workers of South Texas

A book about the livelihood of Mexican migrant workers in south Texas. The book contains information about the income, family life, social life, and potential prospects of the Mexican workers.
Date: 1941
Creator: Menefee, Selden C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pecan shellers of San Antonio: the problem of underpaid and unemployed Mexican labor (open access)

Pecan shellers of San Antonio: the problem of underpaid and unemployed Mexican labor

A book about the livelihood of migrant Mexican pecan shellers. The book contains information concerning: the pecan-shelling industry in San Antonio, the earnings of the pecan shellers in 1938, the social lives of the pecan shellers, and the potential prospects of the pecan shellers.
Date: 1940
Creator: Menefee, Selden C.; Cossmore, Orin C. & Webb, John N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Gazetteer of Texas (open access)

A Gazetteer of Texas

Geological and geographic survey and analysis of Texas at the onset of the 20th century. Also includes an index of place names in Texas.
Date: 1904
Creator: Gannett, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn (open access)

The Leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn

Compilation of tributes about Sam Rayburn written by his colleagues in the U.S. Congress to commemorate his tenure as the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives. It includes some brief biographical information and explanation about the importance of the post.
Date: 1961
Creator: United States. Congress. (87th, 1st session : 1961). House.
System: The Portal to Texas History