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86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4653, Chapter 1255

Description: Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of Tarkington Management District No. 1 of Liberty County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legislative Document
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4661, Chapter 1006

Description: Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of Plum Creek Management District No. 1 of Liberty County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legislative Document
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1820, Chapter 283

Description: Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Liberty County Drainage District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
Date: May 29, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legislative Document
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2527, Chapter 249

Description: Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the conversion of the Liberty Public Utility District to the Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 7; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
Date: May 28, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legislative Document
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Virgie Rivere

Description: Transcript of an interview with Virgie Rivere, a long-time resident of Liberty County, Texas. Ms. Revere discusses her childhood in Raywood, Texas, and describes her adult life in Liberty, Texas, including transportation over the years, a major fire that destroyed many buildings in Liberty and schools in Liberty County.
Date: 2018
Creator: Kieve, Pam & Revere, Virgie, 1898-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Lee College

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4334, Chapter 640

Description: Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to certain municipal utility districts; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legislative Document
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4341, Chapter 643

Description: Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Liberty County Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legislative Document
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 321, Chapter 222

Description: Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the River Ranch Municipal Utility District of Liberty County and the Riverside Municipal Utility District of Liberty County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
Date: May 29, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legislative Document
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oral History Interview with Addie Walker, July 29, 2016

Description: Ms. Walker grew up Raywood, Texas which is a unincorporated town of a few hundred people. She was born in 1943 in Liberty County. Walker discussed the Black neighborhood she grew up in and changes in Raywood over time. Walker described her experiences attending segregated schools including the quality of resources and instruction. Walker also discussed the role of colorism in the community. Walker described a divide between some Black children and Creole children based on color. Walker left Ray… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin & Walker, Addie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with JoAnn Paul and Diane Paul, July 29, 2016

Description: The Paul sisters were raised in Dayton, where their grandfather had owned and operated a farm, passed down to their father. Born ten years apart, the sisters lived in a segregated neighborhood, attended, and graduated from a segregated school. They both left for careers before returning to the area. In their interview, they described their family's history, segregation in Dayton, the differences between white and black schools, the effect of Brown v. Board, their career paths, changes in Dayton… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Paul, JoAnn; Paul, Diane; May, Meredith & Howard, Jasmin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Sandra Burrell, July 29, 2016

Description: Mrs. Burrell was born and raised in Liberty, Texas. She attended the black Catholic school until she was in 3rd grade, when the Catholic schools integrated. After graduation, she joined the Air Force. After serving for a year, she married and eventually began working in multiple positions for the city of Baytown. She returned to LIberty in the 1990s and began working for the Sam Houston Regional LIbrary. In her interview, Mrs. Burrell described segregation in Liberty, the Creole community, the … more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Burrell, Sandra & May, Meredith
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Barbara Lange, July 28, 2016

Description: Ms. Lange was born in Raywood, Texas. Her father took a job with Exxon in Crosby, so the family split their time between the two places. She then went to Xavier University, where she became involved in the Civil Rights Movement. After moving to Houston to go to Texas Southern, she became part of the sit-in movement, participating in sit-ins at multiple places, including the Shamrock Hotel in Houston. She continued her activism in her career as a social worker and a member of many organizations.… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: May, Meredith & Lange, Barbara
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Cleveland Walters, July 28, 2016

Description: Mr. Walters was born and raised in Ames, Texas. He grew up on his family's farm; his father worked as a cowboy on a nearby ranch. He attended the Catholic school in Ames, a Creole settlement, until junior high, when he attended West Liberty High. In 1969, he participated in integration. After persistent discrimination, he left high school and joined the military, where he stayed until 1976. He then began work at Texaco. In his interview, Mr. Walters describes the history of Ames, his father's c… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: May, Meredith & Walters, Cleveland
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Eddie Burrell, July 28, 2016

Description: Mr. Burrell was born in Turkey Creek (Liberty) in 1946. He discussed his experiences living in a segregated neighborhood and attending segregated schools. Burrell also discussed how who you knew or were affiliated with influenced your experiences during segregation. He mentioned some fights between white and Black children that occured during his childhood. Burrell was the first of his family to attend college. He was drafted into the army after dropping out of school to work following his soph… more
Date: July 28, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Burrell, Eddie & Howard, Jasmin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Bernest Mitchell, July 27, 2016

Description: Mr. Mitchell was born and raised in Stamps, Arkansas. Mitchell traveled to the Cleveland area after the saw mill in Arkansas was shut down. Mr. Mitchell received his barber's license and started his own barbershop in the 1960s. Mr. Mitchell worked in other industries while sustaining his barber shop. Mr. Mitchell and other members of the Cleveland Black community organized in efforts to integrate Cleveland. They attended several government meetings and negotiated with officials. Mr. Mitchell on… more
Date: July 27, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin & Mitchell, Bernest
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with John Wright, July 27, 2016

Description: Mr. Wright was born and raised in Liberty, Texas in the 1930s. HE grew up on a farm and went to segregated schools. After his graduation in 1954, he went to Prairieview A&M for a brief period of time before joining the army, where he was stationed in Germany. He returned to Texas in 1960 and began working as a medical technologist. Later, he worked for NASA on the Apollo 11 mission, the EEOC, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In his interview, Mr. Wright describes Liberty in the 194… more
Date: July 27, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Wright, John; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Danny Lee, July 13, 2016

Description: Mr. Lee was born and raised in Cleveland, Texas. He attended segregated schools until integration when he was in fifth grade. Following graduation, he attended Lamar University and began a career with the utility company and as a member of first the school board and, currently, the city council. In his interview, Mr. Lee described segregation in Cleveland, instances of discrimination, integration of schools, integration of sports, Little League, and the Boy Scouts, racial tensions in Beaumont a… more
Date: July 13, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: May, Meredith; Howard, Jasmin & Lee, Danny
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Alpha Omega (Faye) Jones, July 12, 2016

Description: Ms. Jones was born in Trinity, Texas. Her parents were educators, and she moved a lot as a child following them to different schools. When she graduated from high school in Conroe at Booker T. Washington, she briefly attended TSU. After a time in Michigan, she eventually began a career with the postal service in Houston, where she retired from a management position. In her interview, Ms. Jones describes segregation in Cleveland and Conroe, Texas, her educational career, her experiences in the n… more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin & Jones, Alpha Omega (Faye)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Richard Morrison, July 6, 2016

Description: Described his early childhood in a segregated Liberty, TX, his early involvement with environmental issues, his trajectory to becoming an environmental lawyer, and finally, his work as a Democratic elected official.
Date: July 6, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Morrison, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

Regional Water Plan: Region H, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Description: Water plan for Region H describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, water conservation methods, drought response plans, financing methods, and the process of creation of the plan.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Region H Water Planning Group
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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