Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design is "for automatically coupling cars of various heights, and also to provide devices for uncoupling the cars without the necessity of going between them. [The] invention consists in a spring-pressed hook attached to or formed upon a rock-shaft extending to the top of the car, and provided with a hand-wheel, by which it may be turned. It also consists in the combination, with the hook, of a rod connected thereto and extending to the side of the car, for uncoupling the car from the ground" (lines 16-27).
Date: June 7, 1887
Creator: De May, Eugene A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Upper Barker Watershed Flood Protection Planning Study Final Report (open access)

Upper Barker Watershed Flood Protection Planning Study Final Report

Report on a flood protection and management plan for the Upper Barker Watershed.
Date: June 26, 2015
Creator: Halff Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow. (open access)

Plow.

Patent for improvements in plows used for agricultural purposes with an illustration. This improvement in design is specific to "provid[ing] a plow capable of being adjusted to cause engagement thereof with the earth at varying depths" (lines 10-12).
Date: June 24, 1919
Creator: Marshall, Andrew Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Compounds for Destroying Worms in the Cotton-Plant. (open access)

Improvement in Compounds for Destroying Worms in the Cotton-Plant.

Patent for a method of "destruction of the cotton-worm, and this object is accomplished by sprinkling the plants on which the worm feeds with a solution of arsenic in water." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions.
Date: June 30, 1874
Creator: Mitchell, Thomas W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Gulf Coast, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Gulf Coast, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Gulf Coast Texas area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-297 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-297

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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Wharton County Junior College District max disannex the Needville Independent School District (RQ-545)
Date: June 17, 1994
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1599, Chapter 581 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1599, Chapter 581

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to certain conservation and reclamation districts' use of money received under a contract with a municipality.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3263, Chapter 659 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3263, Chapter 659

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the district attorney and county attorney in Fort Bend County.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3476, Chapter 1166 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3476, Chapter 1166

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 177; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
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 4006, Chapter 787 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4006, Chapter 787

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of Booth Ranch Municipal Utility District of Fort Bend County, Texas; providing authority to impose taxes 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, House Bill 4019, Chapter 789 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4019, Chapter 789

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Cinco Southwest Municipal Utility District No. 4; 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 4022, Chapter 790 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4022, Chapter 790

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 58; 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 4024, Chapter 1284 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4024, Chapter 1284

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 190; 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
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3834, Chapter 857 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3834, Chapter 857

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of North Fort Bend County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
Date: June 17, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1982, Chapter 928 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1982, Chapter 928

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the University of Houston.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2547, Chapter 781 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2547, Chapter 781

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Fort Bend County.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4174, Chapter 669 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4174, Chapter 669

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of a defined area in the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4196, Chapter 889 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4196, Chapter 889

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 65 of Fort Bend County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds payable from taxes.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2938, Chapter 798 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2938, Chapter 798

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District of Fort Bend County, Texas.
Date: June 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4277, Chapter 622 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4277, Chapter 622

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 50; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4285, Chapter 625 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4285, Chapter 625

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 130; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4292, Chapter 629 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4292, Chapter 629

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Management District No. 1; authorizing the imposition of a tax.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4320, Chapter 635 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4320, Chapter 635

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1829, Chapter 532 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1829, Chapter 532

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 225; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History