Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for an aeroplane that uses centrifugal blowers to ensure a safe and practicable flight. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Judson, Fred I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cooling Device for Lard-Compounding Machines (open access)

Cooling Device for Lard-Compounding Machines

Patent for a machine that spreads melted lard into thin sheets and freezes it. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Wright, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Filling-Machine (open access)

Automatic Filling-Machine

Patent for a filling machine. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Humphreys, Jerome N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn and Freezer (open access)

Churn and Freezer

Patent for a churn that may also be used as an ice cream freezer. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Lambie, Robert Common
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie (open access)

Bale-Tie

Patent for a tie for bales of cotton, hay, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: May 26, 1908
Creator: Alverson, Lewis & Horsley, Robert L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eighty-first Legislature: Text of Conference Committee Report, Senate Bill No. 1, Regular Session (General Appropriations Act) (open access)

Eighty-first Legislature: Text of Conference Committee Report, Senate Bill No. 1, Regular Session (General Appropriations Act)

This report provides information on the Conference Committee Senate Bill No. 1 report.
Date: May 26, 2009
Creator: Texas
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crank-Pin-Box Connection. (open access)

Crank-Pin-Box Connection.

Patent for "improvements in the connections of single-acting pistons of compressor-engines and other engines of like character with one common crank-pin of the main shaft where two or more cylinders and pistons are employed." (Lines 13-18) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 26, 1896
Creator: Robinson, Charles H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Box for Meat and Oil Presses (open access)

Box for Meat and Oil Presses

Patent for box for meat and oil presses. This box prevents meat from adhering to the box by using a lining, preferably sheet metal (p. 2). This keeps the box from breaking.
Date: May 26, 1885
Creator: Culberston, John J., of Paris, Texas; O'Connell, John C., of Montgomery, Alabama & Gaston, Bernard, of Paris, Texas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bed Clothes Clamp. (open access)

Bed Clothes Clamp.

Patent for a new and improved clamp. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a suitable clasp for holding the bed-clothes and its link, of the means for adjustably securing it to the bed-rail, consisting of a rod, having its lower end screw-threaded and provided with a nut and washer, and having on its upper end a hook-shaped projection that is adapted to pass over and around the upper edge of the bed-rail, and is provided with an eye . . . for connection with the clamp" (lines 65-74).
Date: May 26, 1885
Creator: Kiam, Benjamin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Power. (open access)

Churn-Power.

Patent for improvements in churn-motors by using the combination of an upright supporting frame, “a shaft journaled in the frame, means for rotating the shaft,…..corresponding with the size of the joint between the dasher-staff and pitman, substantially as specified.” (Line 5-15, p.2) Illustration is included.
Date: May 26, 1891
Creator: MaGee, William Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Bedder and Planter. (open access)

Cotton Bedder and Planter.

Patent for improvements in cotton bedders and planters in which when the machine “is used for planting, the seeding mechanism will be in place and the plow-beams are placed near together. The plow upon beam A will open a drill to receive the seed from the spout which extends downwardly in rear of the plow.” (Lines 114-121) “When the machine is used for bedding, the plow-beams are opened, and the seed-planting mechanism may be removed or simply thrown out of gear.” (Lines 109-113) Illustration is included.
Date: May 26, 1891
Creator: Parris, Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Caster Attachment for Plows. (open access)

Caster Attachment for Plows.

Patent for "a simple and practical attachment for a sulky or other plow which will enable the operator to readily turn the plow at any point where this may be desired while the plow is in service, and furthermore, to furnish a device of the above-indicated character which will be especially well adapted to facilitate the turning movement of a disk plow and dispense with the use of a tongue to guide the plow." (Lines 14-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 26, 1896
Creator: Waters, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 17, Number 39, Pages 3809-3868, May 26, 1992 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 17, Number 39, Pages 3809-3868, May 26, 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 26, 1992
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Concurrent Resolutions 58 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Concurrent Resolutions 58

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas Senate and House of Representatives relating to recognizing April 12 through 18, 2009, as Texas Fraternal Week.
Date: May 26, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 254, Chapter 161 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 254, Chapter 161

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the exemption of volunteer fire departments from certain motor fuel taxes.
Date: May 26, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 446, Chapter 162 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 446, Chapter 162

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the use of certain court costs in a criminal case for municipal programs enhancing public safety and security.
Date: May 26, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 63, Chapter 160 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 63, Chapter 160

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to a career ladder for interveners who provide services under the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities waiver program.
Date: May 26, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 20, Number 40, Pages 3867-3930, May 26, 1995 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 20, Number 40, Pages 3867-3930, May 26, 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 26, 1995
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 453, Chapter 255 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 453, Chapter 255

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the testing of certain inmates for HIV or AIDS.
Date: May 26, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Joint Resolution 87 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Joint Resolution 87

Joint resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Date: May 26, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0193 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0193

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a county may pay a justice of the peace amounts over and above the justice's salary for conducting inquests and performing magisterial work (RQ-0141-GA)
Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0194 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0194

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Refund of taxes on travel trailers (RQ-0148-GA).
Date: May 26, 2004
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1062 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1062

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Pay of State employee who does reserve military service on his vacation time.
Date: May 26, 1950
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Sales and Use Tax Analysis Report: Fourth Quarter, 1998 (open access)

State Sales and Use Tax Analysis Report: Fourth Quarter, 1998

Quarterly publication of the Texas Comptroller's Office regarding sales and use tax in the state of Texas, including an analysis by county, analysis by industry, and related notes.
Date: May 26, 1999
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History