Brick Truck (open access)

Brick Truck

Patent for a truck that is designed to make the transportation of bricks easier as well as the transportation of other materials.
Date: September 22, 1905
Creator: Sacks, Martin Kuno
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study (open access)

Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study

The purpose of the Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study is to analyze the feasibility of implementing 110 mph intercity passenger rail service between Austin and Houston including possible service to Bryan/ College Station. This feasibility analysis consisted of identifying the characteristics of existing rail infrastructure and operations in the study corridors, analyzing potential alternative alignments for the passenger rail operations, and determining required infrastructure and impacts for potential passenger rail service in the study area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1162, Chapter 855 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1162, Chapter 855

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including conforming amendments.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condenser for Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Condenser for Cotton-Presses.

Patent for "Improvements in Condensers for Cotton-Presses," (lines 6-7) including illustrations. The invention is designed with cotton bale presses in mind, specifically the "condenser or bat forming device" (line 11).
Date: May 24, 1921
Creator: Taft, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History