[Memorandum of Meeting: Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 9, 2005] (open access)

[Memorandum of Meeting: Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, June 9, 2005]

Memorandum of meeting with Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)-Texas regarding Dyess AFB and other Texas bases.
Date: June 9, 2005
Creator: United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bit-Frame (open access)

Bit-Frame

Patent for a bit frame for holding ceiling cleats in place so that screws can be driven at each end. Illustrations included.
Date: April 9, 1912
Creator: Lagarde, Everette S. & Angenend, Peter A., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Centrifugal Pump (open access)

Centrifugal Pump

Patent for a centrifugal pump. Illustration included.
Date: October 9, 1906
Creator: Bettis, William Irvin & Hamilton, Hugh
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lake Houston Facilities Project Annual Budget: 2012 (open access)

Lake Houston Facilities Project Annual Budget: 2012

Proposed budget for the Coastal Water Authority Lake Houston Facilities Project outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: November 9, 2011
Creator: Coastal Water Authority (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trinity River Water Conveyance Project Annual Budget, 2012 (open access)

Trinity River Water Conveyance Project Annual Budget, 2012

This report discusses the Annual Budget for the Trinity River Water Conveyance Project.
Date: November 9, 2011
Creator: Coastal Water Authority (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-21 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-21

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: Tax status of building owned by the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Roman Catholic Church.
Date: February 9, 1967
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-3 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-3

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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Duty of Criminal District Attorney of Harris County generally in civil matters and to represent Harris County Flood Control District.
Date: February 9, 1953
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-112 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-112

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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: 1. Authority of a county detention home to continue as custodian of dependent and neglected children after such children reach the age of sixteen years. 2. Authority of one other than the District Attorney of Harris County to sign and file a petition to have a child declared a delinquent child.
Date: November 9, 1953
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Chambers County, Block 11

Parent map for Chambers County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date: December 9, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Chambers County, Block 1

Parent map for Chambers County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date: December 9, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Chambers County, Index

Index map for Chambers 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 1:92,115.
Date: December 9, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boring Tool. (open access)

Boring Tool.

Patent for a new boring tool used for digging post holes, shallow wells, and for like purposes. It has a pilot bit and a cutting disk that carries the loosened dirt from the bore to the surface.
Date: June 9, 1914
Creator: Keenan, Michael J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Rocking-Chairs (open access)

Attachment for Rocking-Chairs

Patent for attachments for rocking chairs such as a rotary fan and platform for the rockers of the chair among other items including illustrations and instructions.
Date: September 9, 1913
Creator: Ryan, John C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Chambers County, Block 6

Parent map for Chambers County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:18,000.
Date: December 9, 2010
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bandage (open access)

Bandage

Patent for a bandage made of elastic material which includes a flap that can be fastened, or unfastened, and which acts as a holder for an absorbent material that can be replaced.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Kirwan, Leah M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Printing-Case (open access)

Printing-Case

Patent for a printing case which can hold a camera and other appliances for printing photographs. This printing case can also be compactly folded for easy carry and transportation.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Kelly, Leo A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal. (open access)

Automobile-Signal.

Patent for a visual indicator signal for motor vehicles.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Cobb, A.C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent for Diver's Mask (open access)

Patent for Diver's Mask

Patent for Diver's Mask that has a water-tight contact with the wearer's face. This mask allows for an inlet and outlet for air and eliminates the need for an ordinary diver's helmet and suit.
Date: December 9, 1919
Creator: Runyan, Benjamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lee College Courier, Volume 4, Number 20, October 1995 (open access)

Lee College Courier, Volume 4, Number 20, October 1995

Newsletter of Lee College discussing news, events, and other updates.
Date: October 9, 1995
Creator: Lee College (Baytown, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement to Bridle-Rods (open access)

Improvement to Bridle-Rods

Patent for the improvement of Bridle-Rods “of means whereby the device may be adjusted to accommodate itself to rails of different sizes” (lines 18-20). Instructions and illustrations included.
Date: February 9, 1915
Creator: Simpson, Charles M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator (open access)

Indicator

Patent for a vehicle indicator that indicates speed using a sound and light. "The driver may be warned when a certain speed is reached and so officers of the law and others may readily tell by glancing at the vehicle whether or not it is exceeding the speed limit."
Date: February 9, 1915
Creator: Hartman, Arthur R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life Raft. (open access)

Life Raft.

Patent for boat state rooms that convert into life rafts.
Date: September 9, 1884
Creator: Adams, John R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ironing-Board. (open access)

Ironing-Board.

Patent for an ironing board for the particular use of ironing sleeves of garments and other small articles, and can be readily attached detached from a table, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 9, 1912
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truck (open access)

Truck

Patent for a new device that "embodies a trailer connected in a novel manner to a truck of the ordinary form, so that the trailer wheels will track the rear truck wheels” (lines 9-12), including an illustration.
Date: October 9, 1917
Creator: Turnbow, William C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History