84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2055, Chapter 647 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2055, Chapter 647

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the designation of Loop 223 in Bastrop County as the Captain Jesse Billingsley Memorial Loop.
Date: June 16, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 749, Chapter 449 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 749, Chapter 449

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to certain charges by the Bastrop County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2; authorizing an increase in a fee.
Date: June 9, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene-Gas Generator. (open access)

Acetylene-Gas Generator.

Patent for an acetylene-gas generator that provides an apparatus in which the parts may be readily detached for convenience in making repairs.
Date: June 5, 1908
Creator: Carl, Reinhold A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buescher State Park Hiking Trails

This is a topographical map of the hiking trails at Buescher State Park located near the town of Smithville in Bastrop County, Texas. The trails on the map are color coded and assisted by a "Trail Information" box on the right side of the map. In the lower left of the map is information on trail rules and safety.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, June/July 2010 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, June/July 2010

Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "New Regional Economic Development Plan is Completed," "9-1-1...What is Your Location?," "CAPCOG Helps City with Business Retention," "CJ Funding Recommendations for 2011 Sent to Governor's Office," "Hays County Industry Wins State 2010 Environmental Excellence Award," "Basic Peace Officer Course Graduates Continue 100% Pass Rate," and "Request for Applications for FY2011 Solid Waste Implementation Grants."
Date: June 2010
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, June 2013 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, June 2013

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news , upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planningi n the Austin, Texas area.
Date: June 2013
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, June/July 2011 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, June/July 2011

Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "Elected Officials Urged to Attend June 3rd Forum For HUD Sustainable Communities Project," "Census Provides Less Information," "Texas Silver Haired Legislators Announced," "Debate Over Region's Impact on Air Quality Complicated as CAPCOG's Program Faces 50% Cut in Funding," "Honoring Seventeen Years of Service," "Emergency Call Tracking System Installed," "Law Enforcement Academy Continues 100% Pass Rate," and "Homeland Security Funded Assets Assist First Responders with Oak Hill Fire."
Date: June 2011
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling (open access)

Car-Coupling

Patent for an improvement in car couplings "whereby the pin-support is operated not by the links but by the impact of the cars themselves and of a yielding link" (lines 55-58).
Date: June 7, 1892
Creator: Young, James D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Telegraph-Sounder (open access)

Mechanical Telegraph-Sounder

Patent for "a sounder wherein a finger-lever and sounding-lever are combined together with a spring" (lines 13-15) and is "adapted for the use of learners for practicing the manipulation of a telegraph finger-key" (lines 8-10) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 22, 1880
Creator: Clopton, John B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Central Texas area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rein Holder. (open access)

Rein Holder.

Patent for a new and improved rein holder. This design consists in "the combination of the plate or part secured upon the dash-board, the T-head thereon extending a proper distance above the dash-board, and the spring-actuated arm pivoted to the side of [the plate] at a suitable distance down its length and having the clamping-head to act in conjunction with [the] head in holding the rein, said arm having a bearing upon the dash-board in its forward movement, and a stop . . . to limit its backward movement" (lines 12-22).
Date: June 1, 1886
Creator: Zevely, Van Neiman
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-723 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-723

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, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Funding responsibilities of the city of Bastrop under the Indigent Health Care Act.
Date: June 18, 1987
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History