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Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0968
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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, and VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority to use the proceeds of a sales and use tax for a streetcar project in light of certain representations that were made preceding and election to create an advanced transportation district (RQ-1048-GA)
Date:
September 17, 2012
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2351, Chapter 524
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the authority of the Bexar County Hospital District to employ physicians.
Date:
June 17, 2011
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2935, Chapter 556
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the appointment of a court reporter by a criminal law magistrate in Bexar County.
Date:
June 17, 2011
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 296, Chapter 793
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation of Texas A&M University--San Antonio, including the student enrollment required for operation as an independent general academic teaching institution and supplemental funding of the university.
Date:
June 17, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1853, Chapter 454
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the distribution of assessments charged by Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Date:
June 17, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
East Central Independent School District Academic Excellence Indicators Report: 1993-1994
Annual report about the overall condition of the East Central Independent School District in San Antonio, providing statistics and assessments for the 1993-1994 school year.
Date:
November 17, 1994
Creator:
San Antonio (Tex.). East Central Independent School District.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of San Antonio and Bexar County: Planning and Priorities
A report on the plans and priorities of the Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of San Antonio and Bexar County based on results from a community survey on October 30, 1970 as part of an application for the Office of Economic Opportunity Community Action Program.
Date:
November 17, 1970
Creator:
Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of San Antonio and Bexar County
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gradometer.
Patent for a gradometer "which will accurately indicate under the most varying and unstable conditions the inclination and declination at which any moving body is traveling" (lines 10-13). The gradometer is "particularly adapted for use on motor vehicles" (lines 15-16).
Date:
May 17, 1921
Creator:
Hall, Sidney Wilson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adjustable Split Lock-Nut or Union.
Patent for an affordable and efficient coupling device for use "on valve rods of internal combustion engines, especially those used in automobiles and aeroplanes or on those motors or engines employing overhead valves and whereby the union or coupling may be readily and securely locked on a valve rod with sufficient resistance to withstand the strain of direct pressure" (lines 14-21).
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Dickinson, Harry E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Testing Device.
Patent for new and useful improvements in electrical testing devices. The invention provides references to innovative changes that allow for improved high-tension coil and armature testing.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Bierbower, Richard C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Testing Device
Patent for a device to test electrical circuits for faults which is cheaper to manufacture, easier to use, smaller and more durable.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Bierbower, Richard C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roller-Distributor.
Patent for the invention of a roller distributor, or roller cam, that can "provide novel means whereby friction will be reduced" (lines 12-13) through the use of "a novel spring means being employed" (lines 13-14) in certain affordable, widely used vehicles.
Date:
August 17, 1920
Creator:
Lopez, Bruno
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Piston Ring
Patent for improvements to piston rings to reduce leakage through piston grooves, rings, and joints.
Date:
April 17, 1920
Creator:
Olsen, Jens J. & Edwards, Lewis E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Separator for Secondary Batteries.
Patent for separators, made of celluloid or similar material, designed to separate secondary or storage batteries in an efficient and affordable way.
Date:
February 17, 1920
Creator:
Luthy, Josesph O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tube-Expander
Patent for a tube expander for setting boiler tubes in the holes in the tube-sheet, which provides simplicity and improvement of its construction.
Date:
June 17, 1919
Creator:
Walsh, Emmet
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Controlled Electric Switch
Patent for an improved switch attachment that will allow a room, vault, or compartment to be kept lighted when door is open or closed, but may also be shut off when leaving the room.
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Kreter, Otto
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lock for Automobiles
Patent for Lock for Automobiles
Date:
October 17, 1916
Creator:
Harris, Robert M. & Wade, Milton V.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination Tie and Rail-Joint
Patent for improvement in the safety of tie and rail-joints. Improves the connection so that independent movement of the tie and rail is reduced.
Date:
November 17, 1914
Creator:
Knaus, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Permutation-Lock.
Patent for a device of a permutation lock. One of its objects is to improve the permutation mechanism thereof and to provide novel means whereby the combination of the lock may be changed.
Date:
November 17, 1914
Creator:
Meepos, Max
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transplanter
Patent for a transplanter to move a rooted cotton plant and the soil around it to a different location. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 17, 1912
Creator:
Matthews, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Automobiles
Patent for a spring motor attachment for automobiles.
Date:
January 17, 1911
Creator:
Carroll, Houston M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cage or Support for Well-Tubing
Patent for a well tubing cage which provides support for well tubes so that a second pipe is not required. Illustrations included.
Date:
January 17, 1911
Creator:
Harpham, Harry C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane
Patent for Aeroplane. This flying machine will automatically return to normal horizontal position if tilted.
Date:
September 17, 1909
Creator:
MacManus, Agustus, F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Rocker.
Patent for a lawn rocker improvement that provides swing and is durable and inexpensive.
Date:
July 17, 1906
Creator:
Coffy, Ida May
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History