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Rep. Wilhelmina Delco of Austin crosses all her fingers as she announces she intends to run for the House again in a new single member district.
1976-02-02
Wilhelmina Delco, a member of the black caucus, along with two other members, discusses legislation on the floor of the House during a debate on a 55 mile-an-hour speed limit bill.
1975-03-04
View of protestors (farmers) driving tractors on Congress Avenue toward the Texas State Capitol. In foreground, posters on tractors read: "What we buy goes up but out prices goes down. How would you like to live like that?"; "We Need You You Need Us."
1977-09-20
Three men are standing in front of a map of Travis County on the wall with the words "Bookmobile Service" above the map.
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Austin, TEX: The space shuttle Columbia riding piggy-back atop a NASA 747, leaves Bergstrom AFB following an overnight fuel stop.
1981-11-25
Representative Lena Guerrero announces the introduction of two cave protection bills. One bill will provide better protection for cave owners, caves and cave life, and the other will protect public groundwater.
1989-01-05
Railroad Commissioner Lena Guerrero fills a car with natural gas while Agriculture Commissioner Rick Perry watches.
1991-02-20
Caption reads: "A military honor guard surrounds the funeral home [Weed-Corley] where the body of former Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson is being prepared for lying in state in the LBJ Library...."
1973-01-23
"Houston Harte (L) was named Texas' outstanding Publisher of 1957 at the annual awards luncheon of the Headliners Club. Former Gov. Dan Moody of Austin made the presentation to Harte. ..."
1958-01-18
Country-western singer Willie Nelson plays the opening set to kick off his 7th Annual Independence Day Picnic. The music festival was held on property he recently purchased 25 miles west of Austin near Lake Travis.
1979-07-04
Hundreds of country-western music fans scream and wave at their favorite musicians during the 7th Annual Willie Nelson Independence Day Picnic. Promoters estimated about 15,000 fans turned out for the festival which was held 25 miles west of Austin.
1979-07-04
"Texas Treasurer, at a Capitol news conference, cited a new Lew Harris poll stating that Walter Mondale has come to within nine percentage points of Pres. Ronald Reagan. Richards is a key participant in a State-wide effort to register women voters."
1984-10-16
"Former Travis County Commissioner Ann Richards, Democratic candidate for Stat Treasurer, casts her ballot in the general election. Richards is running against Republican candidate Allen Clark..."
1982-11-02
State Treasurer Ann Richards signals victory as she gets the word that Atty. Gen. Jim Mattox has conceded in their runoff for the Democratic nomination for governor.
1990-04-10
"Ann Richards State Treasurer spoke to friends and relatives who gathered to see her take her oath of office Saturday afternoon. Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby administered the oath."
1983-01-01
"Governor-elect Ann Richards announces that one of her first acts after taking over as Governor will be to appoint State Rep. Lena Guerrero to the Texas Railroad Commission. Guerrero will fill the vacancy left by the election of John Sharp...."
1990-12-03
"Governor Ann Richards delivers a State of the State address before a joint session of the Texas Legislature, as House Speaker Gib Lewis (R) looks on placidly. This was the first such address by a woman governor here since the legendary Ma Ferguson...."
1991-02-06
"Stranded motorists attempt to remove their cars from 4 feet of water under an overpass of the MoPac Expressway in the western part of the city. Over 4.5 inches of rain late Monday 5/21 caused flooding in the downtown area."
1979-05-21
"Three residents carry a TV set out of a flooded house along Williamson Creek as heavy rains forced numerous creeks out of their banks."
1981-06-11
"Dancers, young and old, enjoy "Conjunto", Mexican border music, at a downtown Austin nightclub, July 15, 1976. A regular crowd of Mexican Americans and University of Texas students pack the place every night to dance to the music of a Conjunto band."
1976-07-15
Aerial view of downtown Austin, looking northeast from south of the Colorado River (Ladybird Lake). The Long Center is visible in southernmost field of view, and the Capitol building is at northernmost. Lamar Boulevard Bridge is visible over the river.
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