Cultivator (open access)

Cultivator

Patent for a cultivator "particularly adapted for cutting stalks in rows" (lines 110-111) and is designed to travel in a straight line with less side movement.
Date: December 3, 1918
Creator: Mills, Samuel E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Evaluation of Ground-Water Resources in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas (open access)

Evaluation of Ground-Water Resources in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas

This report includes studies on critical ground water areas identified by the state water agencies and the findings and recommendations on whether a ground-water conservation district should be established in the respective areas in order to address ground-water problems.
Date: January 1990
Creator: McCoy, Wesley T.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1053 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1053

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the administration, powers, and duties of certain navigation districts; authorizing the imposition of a tax.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1234, Chapter 781 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1234, Chapter 781

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to filing fees imposed in civil cases in Hidalgo County and Cameron County.
Date: June 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1459, Chapter 44 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1459, Chapter 44

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to incentives to encourage landowners to destroy, remove, or treat citrus trees located in a pest management zone.
Date: May 19, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2875, Chapter 794 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2875, Chapter 794

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the imposition of additional fees for filing civil cases in Willacy County and Starr County.
Date: June 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4335, Chapter 641 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4335, Chapter 641

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Willacy County Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate. (open access)

Gate.

Patent for an invention relates to improvements in gates, and it is adapted especially for use in connection with the fences of farms, yards, or other enclosed spaces where such devices are applicable.
Date: October 13, 1914
Creator: Eckerd, Samuel K.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan

Water plan for Region M (Rio Grande) describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, drought response plans, financing for the plan, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Black & Veatch
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region M (Rio Grande), 2016, Volume 2. Appendices

Appendices for water plan for Region M including recommended and not recommended water management strategies, model drought and water conservation plans, survey data, and related reports on different areas of the water plan.
Date: December 1, 2015
Creator: Black & Veatch
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Relation of Ponded Floodwater from Hurricane Beulah to Ground Water in Kleberg, Kenedy, and Willacy Counties, Texas (open access)

Relation of Ponded Floodwater from Hurricane Beulah to Ground Water in Kleberg, Kenedy, and Willacy Counties, Texas

Report on how ponded floodwater from Hurricane Beulah affected the groundwater in Kleberg, Kenedy, and Willacy Counties, Texas.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Baker, E. T. (Ernest T.), 1931-
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brackish Groundwater in the Gulf Coast Acquirer, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas (open access)

Brackish Groundwater in the Gulf Coast Acquirer, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Report examining the brackish groundwater in the Gulf Coast Aquifer with the goal of desalinating the water for public use.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Meyer, John E.; Croskrey, Andrea; Wise, Matthew R. & Kalaswad, Sanjeev
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
The Cabin Connection, May 2015 (open access)

The Cabin Connection, May 2015

Newsletter of the Texas General Land Office Asset Inspection Program discussing news, events, updates, and other information related to the program.
Date: May 2015
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Colonia Self-Help Program (open access)

Colonia Self-Help Program

Information sheet describing the Colonia self-help grant program for use in providing water and wastewater services in economically distressed areas near the border with Mexico.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cabin Connection, June 2014 (open access)

The Cabin Connection, June 2014

Newsletter of the Texas General Land Office Asset Inspection Program discussing news, events, updates, and other information related to the program.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cabin Connection, May 2013 (open access)

The Cabin Connection, May 2013

Newsletter of the Texas General Land Office Asset Inspection Program discussing news, events, updates, and other information related to the program. Articles in this edition cover the 82nd Legislative update and artificial reefs.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Lower South Texas, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Lower South Texas, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Lower South Texas area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Lower South Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Lower South Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Lower South Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hawk Island Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1953
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Yturria Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1958
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

South of Potrero Lopeno Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:62500
Date: 1957
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Willamar Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1958
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History