1970 Census of Population & Housing for the Alamo Area: First Series, Number 1 - Counties & AACOG Totals (open access)

1970 Census of Population & Housing for the Alamo Area: First Series, Number 1 - Counties & AACOG Totals

First report in a series on census data related to population and housing in the Alamo area of Texas arranged by enumeration district and location name, outlining data by counties.
Date: June 1971
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
AACOG Services, Programs, and Activities in Kendall County (open access)

AACOG Services, Programs, and Activities in Kendall County

The purpose of this report is to inform the citizens and governmental units of Kendall County of the impact, services, and programs which Kendall County's membership and the County Committee's participation have had in achieving the Alamo Area Council of Governments' goal of strengthening local governments.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
AACOG Water Resource Management Plan: Volume 1 (open access)

AACOG Water Resource Management Plan: Volume 1

First part of a report about the official water resources plan adopted by the Alamo Area Council of Governments for the planning region. This volume provides a description of the group's methodology and an analysis of water resource areas.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
AACOG Water Resource Management Plan: Volume 2 (open access)

AACOG Water Resource Management Plan: Volume 2

Second part of a report about the official water resources plan adopted by the Alamo Area Council of Governments for the planning region. This volume addresses the cost of installing water distribution, waste water collection, and storm drainage facilities.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Housing Characteristics Study: Phase 2 (open access)

Housing Characteristics Study: Phase 2

Summary: "This report is a brief analysis of 1970 Census Information from the 1st, 2nd, and 4th count summary tapes. It is compiled from several published sources as well as special designated tract group print-outs for the Alamo Area Council of Governments Region, its several counties and incorporated cities. It is to form a basis along with other studies, of the regional housing development plan."
Date: December 1972
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Housing Market and Industry Profile: Phase 2 (open access)

Housing Market and Industry Profile: Phase 2

Summary: This report is a brief analysis of the Housing Market and Industry in the Alamo Area Council of Governments Region. It relates the various sources of housing and locates geographically their concerted efforts, in order to identify gaps and unmet needs. It incorporates housing activity throughout the entire eleven county region and will form an important base of the regional housing development plan.
Date: December 1972
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map 1. Regional Open Space Framework

Map of the Alamo Area open space framework, denoting the Edwards Aquifer recharge area, highways, rivers, established communities, flood plains, and agricultural lands.
Date: December 1968
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map 1.] Utility Open Space in the AACOG Region

Map of the utility open space in the Alamo area, specifically denoting soil classes, aquifer recharge zones, sewage treatment sites, solid waste disposal sites, and mining sites.
Date: September 1972
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map 2.] Corridor Open Space in the AACOG Region

Map of open space in the Alamo area, specifically denoting open space corridors. The map includes rivers, existing and proposed highways, flood plains, corridors, and existing and proposed reservoirs.
Date: September 1972
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map 2. Regional Green Open Space Alternatives

Map of open space in the Alamo area, denoting areas of proposed development, existing development, and existing area with proposed additional development.
Date: December 1968
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map 3.] Green Open Space in the AACOG Region

Map of green open space in the Alamo area denoting public, quasi-public, and private recreational areas.
Date: September 1972
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map 5.] Open Space Potentials in the AACOG Region

Map of open space potentials in the Alamo area, denoting existing or projected developments and potential developments.
Date: September 1972
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region, Volume 16, Number 9, September/October 1989 (open access)

Region, Volume 16, Number 9, September/October 1989

Monthly newsletter of the Alamo Area Council of Governments describing news and events of relevance to the agencies.
Date: September 1989
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region, Volume 17, Number 1, January/February 1990 (open access)

Region, Volume 17, Number 1, January/February 1990

Monthly newsletter of the Alamo Area Council of Governments describing news and events of relevance to the agencies.
Date: January 1990
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Drug Abuse Plan: 1978-1979 (open access)

Regional Drug Abuse Plan: 1978-1979

Comprehensive policy and action strategy statement created to meet the drug abuse prevention, treatment and rehabilitation needs of the Alamo area.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Open Space Plan (open access)

Regional Open Space Plan

This report presents and applies the concept of utility open space to the Alamo Area Council of Governments region, and delineates utility open space needs, priorities, and opportunities.
Date: March 1973
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Open Space Planning (open access)

Regional Open Space Planning

Report on open space planning in the greater Alamo area in Texas which presents open space planning concepts and identified areas that meet the minimum regional requirements for open green space.
Date: September 1971
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Wastewater Development Plan: Water Quality Planning (open access)

Regional Wastewater Development Plan: Water Quality Planning

This document reports the study results of waste water in the Alamo area, analyzes existing collection and treatment systems, and presents alternatives for water quality management.
Date: 1970
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Availability of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Availability of the Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Hill Country of South-Central Texas

Report on groundwater availability of the lower cretaceous formations in the hill country of South-Central Texas. It describes the geology of the area, water quality, and the Trinity Group aquifer.
Date: January 1983
Creator: Ashworth, John B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ointment for Skin Diseases (open access)

Ointment for Skin Diseases

Patent for "a liniment or ointment for the treatment of ring worm or cutaneous troubles, and the compound is described in the following specification and claim" (lines 10-13).
Date: April 4, 1890
Creator: Bergmann, Anton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Kendall County, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of Kendall County, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Kendall County, Texas.
Date: 1981
Creator: Dittemore, William H. & Hensell, James L.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Water Development Board Facility Planning Report: Eastern Kerr County/Western Kendall County Regional Water Facility Plan (open access)

Texas Water Development Board Facility Planning Report: Eastern Kerr County/Western Kendall County Regional Water Facility Plan

Report on water facility plans in eastern Kerr County and western Kendall County, Texas including current facilities, area water supplies and geology, demographics, water demand, alternate water supplies, treatments, and storage, plan recommendations, letters between various organizations regarding the project, and public meeting documentation.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Drodzick, S. Keller
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Underground Water District (open access)

Edwards Underground Water District

Pamphlet describing the Edwards Aquifer and the mission of the Edwards Underground Water District with information on why the Edwards Aquifer is important to the practical needs and cultural background of South Texas, and the growth of the San Antonio area from 1939 to 1988.
Date: 1992~
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Underground Water District Strategic Plan 1994-2004 (open access)

Edwards Underground Water District Strategic Plan 1994-2004

Strategic plan for the Edwards Underground Water District for the years 1994-2004. Writted to ensure a sustainable supply of high quality water for the Edwards Aquifer with a spirit of regional cooperation for Edwards, Kerr, Real, Bandera, Kendall, Comal, Hays, Kinny, Uvalde, Medina, and Bexar counties in the San Antonio area.
Date: June 2, 1994
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.). Board of Directors.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History