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[Agreement regarding petition, Augustine Picaso vs.Trustees of the Nixon Independent School District of Nixon, Texas - 1951-12-03]

Description: Agreement regarding petition of Augustine Picaso versus Trustees of the Nixon Independent School District of Nixon, Texas, dated December 3, 1951. This is the rendering of final agreement following the hearing of the above petition before the Commissioner of Education of the State of Texas, J. W. Edgar. It was agreed that segregation practices in Nixon Independent School District shall cease with regards to children of Latin-American descent.
Date: December 3, 1951
Creator: Edgar, J. W.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Official Certification of documents, American Express vs. LULAC - February 4, 1977]

Description: Official Certification of documents regarding American Express vs. League of United Latin American Citizens by Texas Secretary of State Mark White is dated February 4, 1977. The certification indicates documents were sent, but unable to be delivered, to LULAC's agent, Roberto Ornales.
Date: February 4, 1977
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-2017
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Land Sale Record from James H. Mathews to Barry Gillespie]

Description: Official filed record of Sheriff James H. Matthews auctioning off and selling land from the suit of Owen O'Brien vs. Jeremiah C. Garthwaite to the highest bidder, Barry Gillespie.
Date: July 6, 1847
Creator: Matthews, James H.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Cause Number 39,613. Brief for Appellee, The State of Texas

Description: Legal brief compiled by the district attorneys for the State of Texas in preparation for hearings in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals regarding the decision of Texas v. Jack Ruby. It includes excerpts of transcripts and exhibits from Ruby's previous trial, with legal analysis, and citations for previous cases and Texas laws.
Date: May 1966
Creator: Douglas, Leon; Wade, Henry; Alexander, William F.; Watts, Frank W.; Alsup, Al & Williamson, James M.
Partner: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Cause Number 37,900. Amicus Curiae Brief for Appellant, Jack Ruby

Description: Photocopy of a legal brief compiled for Jack Ruby and filed by his defense attoneys in preparation for hearings in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. It is split into two volumes: (1) excerpts of transcripts and exhibits from Ruby's previous trial, with legal analysis, citations for previous cases and Texas laws, and (2) exhibits A-D providing other documentation. An index to topical arguments and other information for the first volume is at the start of the document.
Date: June 15, 1966
Creator: Tonahill, Joe H. & Colvin, Emmett, Jr.
Partner: The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
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