85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1186, Chapter 339 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1186, Chapter 339

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District of certain property subject to a tax abatement agreement with the district and to the validation of certain actions of the district.
Date: June 1, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1709, Chapter 407 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1709, Chapter 407

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to procedures for the dissolution of the Bois D'Arc Island Levee Improvement District of Dallas and Kaufman Counties.
Date: June 1, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2064, Chapter 322 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2064, Chapter 322

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to quorum and voting requirements for the transaction of business by the board of the Irving Flood Control District Section III of Dallas County.
Date: June 1, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Auto Steering-Lock (open access)

Auto Steering-Lock

Patent for a lock designed to attach to the spokes of a steering wheel with the intention of guarding it from "unauthorized persons" (line 20), including illustrations.
Date: June 1, 1920
Creator: Cosby, Luther F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fan and Fixture Support. (open access)

Fan and Fixture Support.

Patent for a fan and fixture support that can be used in connection with a common type of union box for electrical conduit installations. The device provides a support or hanger that can be installed either in frame or in concrete ceilings and partitions, and it prevents rotation of the device after installation.
Date: June 1, 1915
Creator: Murph, Donald H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Sizing or Classifying Comminuted Materials. (open access)

Process of and Apparatus for Sizing or Classifying Comminuted Materials.

Patent for improvements in process of and apparatus for sizing and classifying comminuted materials, according to the size of the particles of the material. It allows for particles to be classified according to size and discharged from the apparatus in different receptacles, with the particles in each receptacle being substantially the same size.
Date: June 1, 1915
Creator: Sutton, Henry M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History