82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 119 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 119

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating James Alford Davis on being named the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the Menard County Chamber of Commerce.
Date: May 21, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: The West Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: The West Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the West Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: May 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pecan-Cracker. (open access)

Pecan-Cracker.

Patent for a nut cracker designed especially with pecans in mind. It crushes the pecan shell without damaging the kernel inside.
Date: May 29, 1917
Creator: Black, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rod-Coupling. (open access)

Rod-Coupling.

Patent for rod couplings for windmill pumps, which allows the rods to be quickly hooked and unhooked.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Cole, Bengamin F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History