80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1091, Chapter 982 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1091, Chapter 982

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Somerset Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1092, Chapter 983 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1092, Chapter 983

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Somerset Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1806 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1806

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer by certain entities.
Date: June 15, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Signaling System for Railways (open access)

Electric Signaling System for Railways

Patent for an electric signaling system for railways which allows the engineer to see whether there is any danger or obstruction ahead on the track, and send and receive signals to and from a distant point. Illustrations included.
Date: June 15, 1909
Creator: Lacroix, Fred
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock. (open access)

Nut Lock.

Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design consists in "[a] lock . . . for a nut having a non-circular recess in its rear face, consisting of a washer having a non-circular opening whereby it may be keyed upon a bolt and fitted to enter the non-circular recess of a nut, and a securing-plate having an opening fitted to receive the locking-washer" (lines 81-87).
Date: June 15, 1886
Creator: Unger, Louis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plate for Secondary Batteries. (open access)

Plate for Secondary Batteries.

Patent filed by Joseph O. Luthy, a citizen of the Republic of Switzerland, residing in the city of San Antonio, concerning new and useful improvements in placates for secondary batteries. Figures page 1. Description of patent begins page 2.
Date: June 15, 1915
Creator: Luthy, Joseph O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel. (open access)

Spring-Wheel.

Patent for an improved spring wheel "which may replace the inelastic wheels commonly used in connection with automobiles, and which are usually made of wood" (lines 10-13) including illustrations.
Date: June 15, 1915
Creator: Gebhardt, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staple-Setter. (open access)

Staple-Setter.

Patent for a staple-setter that can be more efficiently utilized for paper board boxes, specifically boxes that are used by florists.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Suchy, Frank C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tag-Threading Machine (open access)

Tag-Threading Machine

Patent for a machine that threads tags or cards through ribbon, twine, string, etc.
Date: June 15, 1920
Creator: Suchy, Frank C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History