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
Regional Water Plan: Region P (Lavaca), 2016, Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region P (Lavaca), 2016, Main Report

Water plan for Lavaca Region describing water supply locations and suppliers, the general state of the water supply in the area, forecasts for future usage numbers, management and conservation plans for both suppliers and users, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Lavaca Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Post-Hole Diggers (open access)

Improvement in Post-Hole Diggers

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in Post-Hole Diggers.
Date: November 20, 1877
Creator: Armstrong, John J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plunger Head or Valve. (open access)

Plunger Head or Valve.

Patent for a plunger head or valve, which cannot come unscrewed accidentally while inside a pump.
Date: November 23, 1909
Creator: Shutt, John E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History