Coupling-Pin. (open access)

Coupling-Pin.

Patent for a coupling pin for railroad cars, which prevents the coupling from coming loose accidentally by having a key which locks the coupling in place and can only be undone by the cars operating systems. when it is time to disconnect the car.
Date: July 23, 1907
Creator: Yeiser, John Clarke
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie Buckle (open access)

Bale-Tie Buckle

Patent for a bale tie buckle made up of hooks that will not come apart under pressure.
Date: July 23, 1912
Creator: Eddleman, Dudley E. & McFarland, Frank H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Counting Attachment for Type-Writers (open access)

Counting Attachment for Type-Writers

Patent for a counting attachment for type writers that provides signals when various word counts are reached.
Date: July 23, 1912
Creator: Walker, Jack L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air-Brake Coupling (open access)

Automatic Air-Brake Coupling

Patent for an air-brake coupling for railroad cars which connects cars automatically and can be fully controlled by the train engineer in the engine.
Date: July 23, 1907
Creator: McMillan, Thomas B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Computing Device (open access)

Automatic Computing Device

Patent for an automatic computing device that can calculate the price of goods and be used to take inventory of stock.
Date: July 23, 1912
Creator: Miracle, Meredith W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition of Matter. (open access)

Composition of Matter.

Patent for a briquet fuel formula made primarily from lignite and other derived products, which is cheaper to produce than other formulas.
Date: July 23, 1907
Creator: Lohmann, August Samuel Frederic
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Armored Tread for Pneumatic Tires (open access)

Armored Tread for Pneumatic Tires

Patent for an armored tread pneumatic tires to protect from punctures. Illustrations included.
Date: July 23, 1912
Creator: Sims, Bona
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for "a device of this class which shall be simple in construction, in which considerable power ma be exercised without the use of complicated machinery, and which shall be rapid and effective in operation" (lines 9-14).
Date: July 23, 1889
Creator: Anderson, Zachariah J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the crossed levers, the bail extending over the same, the spring secured to and extending between said levers, and the latches carried by said levers" (lines 3-6).
Date: July 23, 1889
Creator: Bonner, Whitmill J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Printing Device (open access)

Automatic Printing Device

Patent for "improvements in automatic printing devices. . .whereby the printing is effected b the movement of the paper or fabric on which the printing is done" (lines 10-16).
Date: July 23, 1889
Creator: Barradall, Norborne D. & Bradley, Andrew Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn Husker and Sheller (open access)

Corn Husker and Sheller

Patent for new and useful improvements to corn husker and sheller machines
Date: July 23, 1889
Creator: Whiting, Louis Rossell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 18, Number 56, Pages 4771-4910, July 23, 1993 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 18, Number 56, Pages 4771-4910, July 23, 1993

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: July 23, 1993
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Steel Bar. (open access)

Combination Steel Bar.

Patent for a combination steel bar meant to easily remove nails and spikes from board without bending the nails or spikes and without splitting the board. It can also be used to remove siding from houses and ships.
Date: July 23, 1895
Creator: Brooks, Jesse S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 21, Number 54, Pages 6855-6924, July 23, 1996 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 21, Number 54, Pages 6855-6924, July 23, 1996

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: July 23, 1996
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-1188 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-1188

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: Whether promotions of the son and daughter of a sheriff violate the nepotism statute, article 5996a, V. T. C. S. (RQ-2018)
Date: July 23, 1990
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-200 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-200

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Date on which the provisions of Senate Bill 268, 55th Legislature, became or will become effective.
Date: July 23, 1957
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 7, Number 55, Pages 2721-2771, July 23, 1982 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 7, Number 55, Pages 2721-2771, July 23, 1982

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: July 23, 1982
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 10, Number 55, Pages 2249-2368, July 23, 1985 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 10, Number 55, Pages 2249-2368, July 23, 1985

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: July 23, 1985
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 1, Number 57, Pages 2017-2060, July 23, 1976 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 1, Number 57, Pages 2017-2060, July 23, 1976

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: July 23, 1976
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-437 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-437

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: House Bill No. 579, Chapter 497, Acts of the 61st Legislature, page 1606 (Title 122A, Taxation General, V.C.S.), regarding certain coin-operated machines.
Date: July 23, 1969
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0648 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0648

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a municipality may adopt particular subdivision ordinances applicable to its extraterritorial jurisdiction and whether a county may do so in its unincorporated areas (RQ-0664-GA)
Date: July 23, 2008
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0731 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0731

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether Kerr County Sheriff is required to maintain a room in the jail dedicated to recording the interrogation of a person arrested for driving while intoxicated (RQ-0783-GA)
Date: July 23, 2009
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0732 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0732

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification:Whether the State of Texas may permit unauthorized aliens to receive the benefit of in-state tuition at Texas state college and universities (RQ-0742-GA).
Date: July 23, 2009
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0733 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0733

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Effect of a final conviction for a felony or misdemeanor crime involving moral turpitude on a notary public's application or commission (RQ-0785-GA).
Date: July 23, 2009
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History