Cotton Cultivator. (open access)

Cotton Cultivator.

Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design consists in "the wheeled frame, the two laterally and vertically movable drag-bars jointed thereto, and each provided with shovels, the horizontal rotary-shaft lying between the drag-bars and provided with a blade arranged to revolve between the shovels of the respective beams, the transverse shaft mounted on the frame and connected by driving devices with the ground-wheel, and the intermediate shaft connected to the [other] shafts . . . by universal joints" (lines 17-27).
Date: June 21, 1887
Creator: Hutchins, Charles Nelson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bit-Brace with Right-Angled V-Guide Frame. (open access)

Bit-Brace with Right-Angled V-Guide Frame.

Patent for a bit-brace with right-angled V-guide frame, with description and illustrations.
Date: June 8, 1897
Creator: McClellan, Stephen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bit-Brace. (open access)

Bit-Brace.

Patent for "an improved form of brace having a V-guide which is substantially right-angled and mechanism mounted therein for driving a bit so arranged that the crank-arm of the handle may turn in a corner without striking the wall or without striking the wall or without striking a plane support should the guide rest thereon when boring a hole." (Lines 12-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 29, 1897
Creator: McClellan, Stephen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Fence Stay (open access)

Wire-Fence Stay

Patent for wire fence stay that is used for securing wire lines.
Date: June 9, 1903
Creator: Senour, Charles Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detachable Overshoe For Horseshoes (open access)

Detachable Overshoe For Horseshoes

Patent for a detachable overshoe for horseshoes. Illustration included.
Date: June 21, 1904
Creator: Harmon, William O. & Smith, Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horseshoe (open access)

Horseshoe

Patent for a horseshoe. Illustration included.
Date: June 21, 1904
Creator: Harmon, William O. & Smith, Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate (open access)

Gate

Patent for a gate that can be opened or closed from a remote point, and can be locked with a latch. Illustrations included.
Date: June 11, 1907
Creator: Rogers, Frederick S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Case (open access)

Display-Case

Patent for a display case for holding cheese. Illustrations included.
Date: June 29, 1909
Creator: Simon, Alex H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Storage Battery. (open access)

Storage Battery.

Patent for a storage battery with a high number of amps.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Lawrence, Arthur Ewin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber. (open access)

Shock Absorber.

Patent for shock absorbers the permit bodily movement on one of the parts to which these devices are usually connected in a vehicle.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Rife, Stanford Walton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil Exterminator. (open access)

Boll-Weevil Exterminator.

Patent for a machine that exterminates boll weevils. This machine employs air suction for drawing boll weevils into a retaining box from which they may be removed for destruction.
Date: June 11, 1918
Creator: Stubs, Orace Virgil
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll-Weevil-Exterminating Device. (open access)

Boll-Weevil-Exterminating Device.

Patent for a machine that catches insects and their eggs by using beaters and a catch pan as the machine is drawn over crops. The parts are adjustable to adapt to the size of crop rows and crops.
Date: June 7, 1921
Creator: Cape, John M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Underground Water District Strategic Plan 1994-2004 (open access)

Edwards Underground Water District Strategic Plan 1994-2004

Strategic plan for the Edwards Underground Water District for the years 1994-2004. Writted to ensure a sustainable supply of high quality water for the Edwards Aquifer with a spirit of regional cooperation for Edwards, Kerr, Real, Bandera, Kendall, Comal, Hays, Kinny, Uvalde, Medina, and Bexar counties in the San Antonio area.
Date: June 2, 1994
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.). Board of Directors.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Complying with the Edwards Aquifier Rules: Administrative Guidance (open access)

Complying with the Edwards Aquifier Rules: Administrative Guidance

A guide to how to comply with the Edwards Aquifer rules for landowners in Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Travis, and Williamson Counties, Texas.
Date: June 1999
Creator: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. Field Operations Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1792, Chapter 429 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1792, Chapter 429

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the South Buda Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 105 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 105

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate designating Buda as the official Outdoor Capital of Texas.
Date: June 18, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4041, Chapter 957 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4041, Chapter 957

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 3 regarding elections and road projects; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4042, Chapter 958 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4042, Chapter 958

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 4 regarding elections and road projects; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4043, Chapter 959 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4043, Chapter 959

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Sunfield Municipal Utility District No. 1 regarding elections and road projects; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4056, Chapter 961 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4056, Chapter 961

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Hays County Municipal Utility District No. 6; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 88 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 88

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas Senate and House of Representatives supporting the protection of Jacob's Well and the associated missions and regional conservation initiatives of the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
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/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
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