Improvement in Velocipedes (open access)

Improvement in Velocipedes

Patent for the improvement of Velocipedes. The improvement consists of a new and novel combination and arrangement of propelling power, due to the weight of the body, which may be aided by the muscular force thereof and guiding apparatus.
Date: February 13, 1872
Creator: Maltby, Henry A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-50 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-50

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, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification;Commission of Tax Assessor Collector of Cameron County for assessing State Taxes.
Date: February 8, 1939
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1253 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1253

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether under the alleged facts a Justice of the Peace for Cameron County "announced his candidacy" within the meaning of Section 65 of Article XVI of the Texas Constitution and related questions.
Date: February 2, 1962
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Santa Maria Independent School District, February 2012: Resumen Ejecutivo (open access)

Santa Maria Independent School District, February 2012: Resumen Ejecutivo

Spanish-language translation of the executive summary for a report which "reviews the management and performance of the Santa Maria Independent School District's (SMISD) education, financial, and operational functions."
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Resaca de la Palma State Park: World Birding Center

This is a map of the Resaca de la Palma State Park located near Brownsville, Texas. The map provides the layout of the trails in the park along with their length. A legend is provided that shows the location of the parks various amenities. The park is listed as part of the World Birding Center.
Date: February 2010
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

World Birding Center Resaca de la Palma State Park

A map of the World Birding Center Resaca de la Palma created by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The map details the location of hiking and biking trails, as well as places of interest in the camp such as the butterfly garden and various observation decks.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Knife-Sharpener. (open access)

Knife-Sharpener.

Patent for improvements in knife-sharpeners that can be clamped onto a table or similar object, including an illustration. The device has also been "adapted for use in connection with a pair of bits or cutters having convex cutting edges disposed in confronting relation, the bits or cutters being capable of adjustment to present new portions of the respective cutting edges for effective work as the occasion requires" (lines 17-23).
Date: February 5, 1918
Creator: Kirlin, Wiliam B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History