Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-889 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-889

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, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: 1) Authority of the El Paso Council of of Governments to enter into contract with Dona Ana County, New Mexico, for development of a recreational area. 2) Authority of City of El Paso to enter into a contract with El Paso Council of Governments for development of recreational area partly in city limits and partly in New Mexico.
Date: June 21, 1971
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Motor-Vehicles. (open access)

Locking Device for Motor-Vehicles.

Patent for a simple, inexpensive locking mechanism that would prevent an automobile from being used in an unauthorized way, while still allowing the vehicle to be manually moved or towed if needed, including illustrations.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Harris, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Locking Device for Motor-Vehicles. (open access)

Locking Device for Motor-Vehicles.

Patent for locking devices for Ford automobiles and trucks, which have a particular steering and control mechanism. The purpose is to provide a locking device, particularly well adapted to Ford automobiles and trucks, to limit the movement of the steering wheel and prevent the movement of the throttle lever from a closed position.
Date: June 21, 1921
Creator: Harris, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History