[Letters  from Ronnie M. Birdson to the BRAC Commissioners - May 19, 2005] (open access)

[Letters from Ronnie M. Birdson to the BRAC Commissioners - May 19, 2005]

Letters from Ronnie Birdson to each of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) commissioners in support of Cannon Air Force Base.
Date: May 19, 2005
Creator: Birdson, Ronnie M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Combined Rubber Dam and Tooth Backing Punch (open access)

Combined Rubber Dam and Tooth Backing Punch

Patent for a combined rubber dam and tooth-backing punch. "This invention relates to new and useful improvement in dental instruments and more particularly it has references to a punch for forming holes accurately in the backing which is used on teeth in construction of bridges, plates, and cognate work" (line 12-17). Illustration included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Bell, Harry M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleaning Mechanism for Tanks. (open access)

Cleaning Mechanism for Tanks.

Patent for Cleaning Mechanism for Tanks.
Date: May 19, 1903
Creator: Hogg, William B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Disk Harrow and Land-Roller (open access)

Combined Disk Harrow and Land-Roller

Patent for a vehicle that may be used as either a harrow or a roller. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Jackson, Lewis Livingston
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for an animal trap primarily intended for capturing rodents. Illustrations included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Pierce, William Z.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clinometer (open access)

Clinometer

Patent for a clinometer. This invention is designed to measure the grades and angles of inclination of structures and objects of various descriptions. Illustration included.
Date: May 19, 1908
Creator: Keith, John David & Faulkner, Walter Edgar
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed Spring. (open access)

Bed Spring.

Patent for a new and improved bed-spring. This design consists in "the adjustable tie that connects the springs beneath the slats. This device is simple, cheap, convenient, and durable. It is adjustable to slats placed at different distances apart, and will remain in position when placed upon the slats, holding the diagonal rows of springs in a straight line, causing the springs to remain uniform all over the bed" (lines 72-80).
Date: May 19, 1885
Creator: Davis, Charles Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "consists in the combination, with a draw-bar having a socket and buffer-prongs on its ends, of a ball in the socket, coupling-hooks pivoted between jaws connected with the ball, a weighted stem projecting from the ball, and a sliding latch-rod for engaging with the stem and automatically releasing it when the cars come together" (lines 8-15).
Date: May 19, 1885
Creator: Hampl, Joseph & Jacobs, David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 17, Number 37, Pages 3664-3749, May 19, 1992 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 17, Number 37, Pages 3664-3749, May 19, 1992

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 19, 1992
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 914, Chapter 56 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 914, Chapter 56

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the powers and duties of the Liberty Lakes Fresh Water Supply District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 95, Chapter 46 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 95, Chapter 46

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to prohibiting the use of unsafe children's products in certain nonresidential child-care facilities.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 983, Chapter 57 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 983, Chapter 57

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to providing certain documents and training to children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 293, Chapter 47 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 293, Chapter 47

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the pledge of certain revenue of a regional transportation authority to the payment of bonds.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 405, Chapter 48 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 405, Chapter 48

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to compensation for the use of the public transportation system of a regional transportation authority.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 43, Chapter 45 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 43, Chapter 45

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who have been under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 658, Chapter 49 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 658, Chapter 49

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Sixth Court of Appeals District.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 659, Chapter 50 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 659, Chapter 50

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Twelfth Court of Appeals District.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 799, Chapter 51 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 799, Chapter 51

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the powers and duties of the Plum Creek Fresh Water Supply District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 811, Chapter 52 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 811, Chapter 52

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to authorizing the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System to transfer the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts to a nonprofit organization to operate the museum.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 836, Chapter 53 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 836, Chapter 53

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 872, Chapter 55 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 872, Chapter 55

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to continued health insurance coverage and financial assistance for eligible survivors of certain public servants killed in the line of duty.
Date: May 19, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 20, Number 38, Pages 3693-3795, May 19, 1995 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 20, Number 38, Pages 3693-3795, May 19, 1995

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 19, 1995
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 15, Chapter 97 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 15, Chapter 97

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to civil claims involving exposure to asbestos and silica.
Date: May 19, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1091, Chapter 80 (open access)

78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1091, Chapter 80

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the composition of the Recycling Market Development Board and the termination of certain duties of the General Land Office relating to the board and the recycling awareness campaign.
Date: May 19, 2003
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History