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Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0004

Description: 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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The authority of a county to form and operate transportati~n reinvestment zones, tax increment reinvestment zones, or county energy transportation reinvestment zones in various circumstances (RQ-1215-GA).
Date: February 26, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oral History Interview with Lawrence Harper, June 26, 2015

Description: Interview with Lawrence Harper, small business owner from Big Sandy, Texas. In the interview, Harper discusses his early life and education, school integration, his time working for Exxon, labor organizing, and community outreach.
Date: June 26, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Harper, Lawrence; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Bynum, Katherine & Dulaney, W. Marvin
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Ofelia de los Santos, June 26, 2015

Description: Interview with Ofelia de los Santos, a retired attorney from Edinburg, Texas. In her interview she discusses her civil rights activism in South Texas, community organization Valley Interfaith, La Raza Unida party, and women in the Chicano movement.
Date: June 26, 2015
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: de los Santos, Ofelia; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with John Sims, June 26, 2015

Description: Interview with John Sims, a radio broadcaster from Tyler, Texas. In the interview, Sims discusses his family background, the Civil Rights Movement, beginning a broadcasting career, and engaging with the Black and Latino communities in Tyler through his radio program, community race relations, and the current racial climate in Tyler.
Date: June 26, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Sims, John; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Bernice Isabel Pratt, January 26, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernice Pratt. Pratt learned sheet metal working at a National Youth Association school and was given a job repairing PBY seaplanes at Corpus Christi. She later joined the Army and received basic training in Georgia. Upon completion, she was assigned to Kelly Field, chauffeuring officers, running errands, and filing paperwork. She was transferred to Maxwell Air Force Base and became a pitcher on their competitive softball te… more
Date: January 26, 2015
Duration: 39 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Pratt, Bernice Isabel
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Hector Mendieta, March 26, 2015

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Hector Mendieta. Mendieta was born in Laredo, Texas in 1924. After graduating from high school in 1941, he attended Texas A & M University until March 1943. When he was inducted into the Army he underwent nine weeks of basic training at Camp Roberts, Texas and was then sent to Camp Abbot, Oregon. In February 1944, he was selected to attend Officers Candidate School. Upon receiving his commission on 14 June 1944 he was sent t… more
Date: March 26, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Mendieta, Hector
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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