Apparatus for Repairing Automobile Radiators (open access)

Apparatus for Repairing Automobile Radiators

Patent for an apparatus meant to assist in the repair of automobile radiators by holding the radiator in place and keeping all parts necessary for repair easily accessible.
Date: November 11, 1919
Creator: Jerden, W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating the Ground-Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 4 (open access)

Evaluating the Ground-Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 4

Fourth volume of a report documenting a study to map the High Plains aquifer and obtain data about various measurements and aspects of the aquifer. This volume provides "supporting basic data including records of wells and county maps depicting well locations, elevation of base of aquifer, elevation of water levels in 1980, and saturated thicknesses in 1980" for the southern third of the study area.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Knowles, Tommy; Nordstrom, Phillip & Klemt, William B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating the Ground Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 1 (open access)

Evaluating the Ground Water Resources of the High Plains of Texas: Volume 1

First volume of a report documenting a study to map the High Plains aquifer and obtain data about various measurements and aspects of the aquifer. This volume provides "interpretive information presented as text and related tables and regional figures."
Date: May 1984
Creator: Knowles, Tommy; Nordstrom, Phillip & Klemt, William B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Ground-Water Resources in Parts of Midland, Reagan and Upton Counties, Texas (open access)

Evaluation of Ground-Water Resources in Parts of Midland, Reagan and Upton Counties, Texas

Report on the evaluation of ground-water conditions in parts of Midland, Reagan and Upton Counties. Includes chemical analysis of water quality, water level measurements, recommendations, and projections.
Date: February 1989
Creator: Ashworth, John B. & Christian, Prescott C.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Public Supply Ground-Water Use in Western Texas (open access)

Public Supply Ground-Water Use in Western Texas

Report documenting an inventory of West Texas underground water supply for public use and consumption.
Date: January 1989
Creator: Ashworth, John B. & Nordstrom, Phillip L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence, Availability, and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas (open access)

Occurrence, Availability, and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas

Report on
Date: July 1979
Creator: Walker, Loyd E.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 22 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 22

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating the Honorable Mike Bradford on his retirement as Midland County judge.
Date: March 21, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 748, Chapter 973 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 748, Chapter 973

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to maternal and newborn health care, including the newborn screening preservation account.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 279, Chapter 714 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 279, Chapter 714

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to authorizing the Midland County Hospital District of Midland County, Texas, to impose a sales and use tax.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 633, Chapter 963 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 633, Chapter 963

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to an initiative to increase the capacity of local mental health authorities to provide access to mental health services in certain counties.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 750, Chapter 601 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 750, Chapter 601

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to maternal and newborn health care and the quality of services provided to women in this state under certain health care programs.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1621, Chapter 560 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1621, Chapter 560

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to certain rural medical facilities; requiring a license; authorizing fees and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Header. (open access)

Corn-Header.

Patent for a device for the removal of the heads of corn. The device contains a blade and attaches to a person's hand.
Date: May 2, 1916
Creator: Hooper, Howard Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Plug (open access)

Spark-Plug

Patent for an improved spark plug assembly used in explosive engines allowing for easier cleaning of the electrodes while the motor is running, among other enhancements over contemporary spark plug design.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Inman, John P. & Estes, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feeding and Packing Mechanism for Baling Presses (open access)

Feeding and Packing Mechanism for Baling Presses

Patent for condenser that positively feeds cotton into the press box.
Date: December 26, 1916
Creator: Christopher, Giles V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tool for Building and Repairing Wire Fences (open access)

Tool for Building and Repairing Wire Fences

Patent for a wire fence building and repair tool that includes "features of a wire stretcher, staple puller, hammer, and a crowbar" (lines 15-16) and can "secure together the two extremities of a broken fence wire so that the same may be tied or intertwisted." (lines 18-20)
Date: August 11, 1914
Creator: Bingham, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Photographic View Finder (open access)

Photographic View Finder

Patent for improved photographic view finders for cameras.
Date: March 13, 1917
Creator: Miller, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Machine. (open access)

Road-Machine.

Patent for "a machine for resurfacing roads or preparing new roads" (lines 9-10). Machine includes an adjustable scraper to aid in leveling of the roadway and compresses the edges of the roads using drags or shoes. The machine is adaptable to aid in road construction "depending upon the nature and condition of the road's surface" (lines 16-17).
Date: October 24, 1916
Creator: Dean, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for cotton chopper attachment for wheeled cultivators that allowed the user to "cut or chop out portions of the cotton row so that the growth of the remaining cotton is facilitated."
Date: October 20, 1914
Creator: Arthur, George P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume II. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume II. Appendices

Appendices of the water plan for Region F including cost estimates, water management strategies, comments and answers related to the plan, survey results, drought triggers, and related reports.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region F 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 in each county, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2041, Chapter 1233 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2041, Chapter 1233

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 191 in Midland County as the Sergeant Michael Naylor Memorial Highway and of the portion of Interstate Highway 30 in Rockwall County as the Congressman Ralph Hall Highway.
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: West Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: West Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the West Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: The West Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: The West Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the West Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: May 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History