Nut Lock. (open access)

Nut Lock.

Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design "is to provide a spring-washer of great stiffness and strength, which, when applied to a bolt beneath a nut, serves to prevent the latter from turning, and also acts to firmly hold the parts of a rail-joint after there has been some wear thereof, thus keeping the bolts from becoming loose and rattling from such wear" (lines 13-20).
Date: June 10, 1884
Creator: Campbell, Eli F.; Noble, Laroy C. & Howe, Milton G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Compressing and Rolling Bats (open access)

Machine for Compressing and Rolling Bats

Patent for a machine used to compress bats from cotton before the bailing or packing process. Illustrations included.
Date: June 10, 1910
Creator: Ball, Samuel M.; McNiel, Benjamin N. & Pennington, Harry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Incubator Alarm (open access)

Incubator Alarm

Patent for incubator alarm in which an audible signal will be triggered when the temperature of the incubator is above or below the normal predetermined degree.
Date: June 10, 1913
Creator: Kelley, Clyde W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit (open access)

Drill-Bit

Patent for Drill-Bit that is especially designed for purpose of drilling through rock, or other hard formations and is also adapted for use in drilling through softer formation, such as shell.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Culmore, March J. A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road-Surfacing Machine. (open access)

Road-Surfacing Machine.

Patent for improvements to road surfacing machines, "specially designed for applying a surface of concrete or other similar material to roads and streets,... spreading the surfacing material over the foundation of the roadway," (lines 13-17) and "tamping said material, so as to give a true and even surface" (lines 18-19), including illustrations and instructions.
Date: June 10, 1919
Creator: Reynolds, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3236, Chapter 419 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3236, Chapter 419

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the extension of the portion of U.S. Highway 290 in Harris County designated as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 635, Chapter 735 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 635, Chapter 735

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 59 in Harris County as the Commissioner El Franco Lee Memorial Highway.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1379, Chapter 531 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1379, Chapter 531

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 565; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1674, Chapter 776 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1674, Chapter 776

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 377; providing authority to issue bonds.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1676, Chapter 777 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1676, Chapter 777

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 378; providing authority to issue bonds.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1678, Chapter 778 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1678, Chapter 778

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 380; providing authority to issue bonds.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2660, Chapter 537 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2660, Chapter 537

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Richfield Ranch Water Control and Improvement District of Harris County, Texas; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2671, Chapter 838 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2671, Chapter 838

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 569; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4659, Chapter 554 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4659, Chapter 554

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 436; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4684, Chapter 937 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4684, Chapter 937

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 570; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4692, Chapter 939 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4692, Chapter 939

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 572; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History