Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in the construction and combination of the parts . . . the object of [the] invention being to provide a car-coupler which will automatically couple the cars to each other without the use of links or pins, and which is provided with means whereby the car can be uncoupled from the top of the car" (lines 17-25).
Date: February 10, 1885
Creator: Neal, Adam S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-8 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-8

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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the commissioners' court to fix an additional compensation or expense allowance from funds of Fort Bend County Drainage District for added duties the commissioners perform on drainage district matters.
Date: February 19, 1953
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazos Bend State Park

Map of Brazos Bend State Park near Needville in Fort Bend County, Texas showing campsites, access routes, trails for biking and hiking, and park amenities. There is also information about park regulations and alligator safety included on the map.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazos Bend: State Park

Map of the Brazos Bend showing trails, campsites, lakes, and park amenities. It also contains general information for the park and for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Brazos Bend: State Park

Map of the Brazos Bend showing trails, campsites, lakes, and park amenities. It also contains general information for the park and for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History