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Andiron.

Description: Patent for a simple and inexpensive andiron that can easily be moved and holds the logs in place. "The invention consists of an andiron having two dogs or members connected together and a fender removably connected to the front of said dogs and extending over the intervening space or opening" (lines 9-14).
Date: August 28, 1894
Creator: Grogan, John Richard
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Adjustable Window-Shade

Description: Patent for an adjustable window-shade that is more useful and can be "raised and lowered in its entirety" (lines 10-11) including instructions and illustration.
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Hayes, George Daniel
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Adjustable Window Shade and Curtain Hanger.

Description: Patent for an adjustable window shade frame that can be mounted on an existing window to allow curtains or shades to be adjusted from the top or the bottom, and secured at any desired level for privacy and/or ventilation.
Date: December 31, 1918
Creator: Edens, Myrtle J.
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Awning-Lock

Description: Patent for a novel locking attachment for awning locks. Device locks so that is it inaccessible from the outside, therefore providing security from intruders.
Date: February 26, 1918
Creator: Hatchl, Harold C.
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Tierra Grande, Volume 11, Number 2, April 2004

Description: Quarterly journal provided to real estate licensees covering information related to various aspects of real estate buying and ownership in Texas. Articles in this issue cover changes in real estate suburbia, rise in West Texas recreational buyers, professional inspectors, broker duties, the ultimate family home, reverse mortgages, compensation packages motivates agents, divorce and real estate, flipping houses, and home buying in other countries.
Date: April 2004
Creator: Texas A & M University. Real Estate Center.
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Tierra Grande, Volume 11, Number 1, January 2004

Description: This is a quarterly journal provided to real estate licensees covering information related to various aspects of real estate buying and ownership in Texas. Articles in this issue cover the Bayport Expansion Project in Harris County, selling tinderland, home appreciation, Census Bureau reflecting home ownership, land values driven by agricultural productivity, landlord liability and tenat-made improvements, and record-keeping and auditors.
Date: January 2004
Creator: Texas A & M University. Real Estate Center.
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Tierra Grande, Volume 9, Number 3, July 2002

Description: This is a quarterly journal provided to real estate licensees covering information related to various aspects of real estate buying and ownership in Texas. Articles in this issue covers real estate and investment post Enron, real estate auctions, housing counseling agencies, tax-deferred exchanges, conserving natural landscapes and real estate, office redesign for improved productivity, real estate market watch, property tax increases, and Farm Credit System.
Date: July 2002
Creator: Texas A & M University. Real Estate Center.
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Tierra Grande, Volume 10, Number 1, January 2003

Description: This is a quarterly journal provided to real estate licensees covering information related to various aspects of real estate buying and ownership in Texas. Articles in this issue cover Wall Street and the real estate industry, Robin Hood plan, bio-tex, homeowners refinancing, mold, National Association of Realtors, pipeline corridors revisited, and protecting rental property.
Date: January 2003
Creator: Texas A & M University. Real Estate Center.
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Tierra Grande, Volume 9, Number 4, October 2002

Description: This is a quarterly journal provided to real estate licensees covering information related to various aspects of real estate buying and ownership in Texas. Articles in this issue cover Mexico's economy effecting Texas markets, outdoor getaways, mortgage and inflation, REIT's, waste management, research on successful brokers, real estate and endangered species act, happiness and home owners, 2001 Tax Act, tax break for leasehold improvements, and right to sue in sales contracts.
Date: October 2002
Creator: Texas A & M University. Real Estate Center.
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Joint Interim Task Force on Affordable Housing: Report to the 71st Legislature

Description: Report concerning the problems of affordable housing among people with low and moderate income. The report indicates that many families live in housing that is either substandard or too expensive and that these factors are a major cause of homelessness.
Date: 1989
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Joint Interim Task Force on Affordable Housing.
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Alamo Area Council of Governments, Housing for the Region - A Three Year Study Design

Description: This report develops a study design in order to investigate and analyze factors such as employment, income, education, and health, which contribute to current housing conditions. The study will also attempt to point out methods whereby member governments can begin to deal effectively with the housing situation from three viewpoints: rehabilitation, maintenance and the halt of obsolescence, and the provision of an adequate supply of new housing.
Date: September 1969
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
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Mi Tierra

Description: Report detailing areas of blight (i.e. slum areas, in which there is deteriorated residence structures and above-average population density) in San Antonio, TX, with the purpose of arresting continued growth of these areas.
Date: 1967
Creator: San Antonio City Planning Department
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