Gage. (open access)

Gage.

Patent for a gage that has a beam with a saw kerf at one end, a clamp made up of a tube with parallel wings that are inserted into the kerf, a scribing point in the tube, "and means for clamping the separated ends of the beam tightly against the parallel wings of the clamp" (lines 57-59).
Date: November 12, 1895
Creator: Holmes, Elijah H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-484 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-484

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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Water Code section 53.063(2), requiring a fresh-water-supply district supervisor to own land in the district, and a parallel provision in the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District's enabling act violate the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution, and related question (RQ-983)
Date: November 6, 1998
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Well-Auger. (open access)

Well-Auger.

Patent for a well-boring auger is designed to improve the drilling process by multi-functional features of the auger that can be placed inside of a well-casing to cut a hole or can be used itself to cut through the casing.
Date: November 3, 1903
Creator: Hutchins, Charles N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Level. (open access)

Level.

Patent for a spirit level, which measures more accurately than other models and allows quicker calculation of where the wood needs to be moved to be level.
Date: November 23, 1909
Creator: Brittain, Thomas H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saddle Stirrup (open access)

Saddle Stirrup

Patent for stirrups. This invention is designed to be automatically detached from the stirrup strap in the case of the rider being thrown. Illustration included.
Date: November 22, 1910
Creator: Shultz, James F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Upper Cypress Creek Watershed Flood Protection Planning Study Final Report (open access)

Upper Cypress Creek Watershed Flood Protection Planning Study Final Report

Report on a flood protection plan for the Upper Cypress Creek Watershed in Waller County, Texas.
Date: November 16, 2012
Creator: Halff Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region H, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

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

Water plan for Region H describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, water conservation methods, drought response plans, financing methods, and the process of creation of the plan.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Region H Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Records of Wells, Drillers' Logs, Water-Level Measurements and, Chemical Analyses of Ground Water in Brazoria, Fort Bend and Waller Counties,Texas, 1980-84 (open access)

Records of Wells, Drillers' Logs, Water-Level Measurements and, Chemical Analyses of Ground Water in Brazoria, Fort Bend and Waller Counties,Texas, 1980-84

This report presents the results of the hydrologic data collection on new large-capacity and other elected wells, including well location and completion data, driller's logs of the strata penetrated, water levels, and chemical quality of the produced water.
Date: November 1987
Creator: Williams, James F., III; Ranzau, C. E.; Lind, W. B. & Coplin, L. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Automatically Inflating Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Means for Automatically Inflating Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for an automatically inflating tire which allows the tires to be inflated evenly at all times. "Should the air escape from the tire due to a puncture or leak the rim will be prevented from injuring the tire casing, as said casing will be prevented from becoming deflated" (lines 17-21). Motorists will no longer need to drive on flat tires waiting for repairs.
Date: November 9, 1920
Creator: Cooper, Jowel Cecil
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History