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Military Service Records, Awards, and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources (open access)

Military Service Records, Awards, and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources

This report provides information on locating military unit histories and individual service records of discharged, retired, and deceased military personnel. It also provides information on locating and replacing military awards and medals as well as contact information for military history centers, websites for additional sources of research, and a bibliography of other publications, including related CRS reports.
Date: January 2, 2018
Creator: DeBruyne, Nese F. & Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Service Records, Awards, and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources (open access)

Military Service Records, Awards, and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources

This report provides information on locating military unit histories and individual service records of discharged, retired, and deceased military personnel. It also provides information on locating and replacing military awards and medals as well as contact information for military history centers, websites for additional sources of research, and a bibliography of other publications, including related CRS reports.
Date: August 7, 2018
Creator: DeBruyne, Nese F. & Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law (open access)

The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law

This report provides an historical analysis of the use of the Armed Forces to execute domestic law and of the Posse Comitatus Act, including their apparent theoretical and constitutional underpinnings. The report then outlines the current application of the act as well as its statutory exceptions, and reviews the consequences of its violation.
Date: November 6, 2018
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies (open access)

Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies

This report discusses Iran's foreign and defense policy and the reasoning behind it, as well as U.S. concerns regarding their power and nuclear weapon capability.
Date: January 19, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congress's Power over Courts: Jurisdiction Stripping and the Rule of Klein (open access)

Congress's Power over Courts: Jurisdiction Stripping and the Rule of Klein

This report highlights a series of Supreme Court rulings that have examined separation-of-powers-based limitations on the Exceptions Clause, congressional jurisdiction stripping, and the ability of Congress to amend laws with the purpose of directly impacting litigation. The Court's jurisprudence largely begins with the Reconstruction-era case, United States v. Klein, and leads to Patchak v. Zinke, from the October 2017 term.
Date: August 9, 2018
Creator: Peck, Sarah Herman
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies (open access)

Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies

This report discusses Iran's foreign and defense policy and various factors influencing its development and goals.
Date: March 20, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies (open access)

Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies

This report discusses Iran's foreign and defense policy and the reasoning behind it, as well as U.S. concerns regarding their power and nuclear weapon capability.
Date: July 18, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: A Sketch (open access)

The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: A Sketch

This report examines instances, as approved by Congress, where circumstances warrant a departure from the general rule of the Posse Comitatus Act, wherein the military is typically prevented from direct involvement in civilian affairs.
Date: November 6, 2018
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Journal of Big Bend Studies Index: Volumes 20-27

Index for an annual journal exploring topics related to the history and culture of the southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, with an emphasis on the Big Bend Region of Texas. It includes listings by author, by title, and topic, with indexes to photographs, maps, illustrations, and tables as well as submission guidelines.
Date: 2018
Creator: Sul Ross State University. Center for Big Bend Studies.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2016 (74th-114th Congresses) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2016 (74th-114th Congresses)

This report provides an overview of the "Lame Duck" sessions of Congress since 1935 and discusses how they occur, their purpose, and various characteristics and trends of the sessions.
Date: April 6, 2018
Creator: Hudiburg, Jane A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Al Qaeda and U.S. Policy: Middle East and Africa (open access)

Al Qaeda and U.S. Policy: Middle East and Africa

This report examines the threat posed by Al Qaeda affiliates in the Middle East and Africa as described by U.S. officials and outside observers, as well as the U.S. approach to date in responding to these threats.
Date: February 5, 2018
Creator: Thomas, Clayton
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Historical Commission (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Historical Commission

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Historical Commission, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: March 2018
Creator: Ogle, Steven; Pfeiffer, Abby; Linebarger, Trisha & Jones, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reserve Component Personnel Issues: Questions and Answers (open access)

Reserve Component Personnel Issues: Questions and Answers

This report is designed to provide an overview of key reserve component personnel issues. The term "Reserve Component" refers collectively to the seven individual reserve components of the Armed Forces: the Army National Guard of the United States, the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Air National Guard of the United States, the Air Force Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve.
Date: October 4, 2018
Creator: Kapp, Lawrence & Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Review of Law & Politics, Volume 22 Number 2, Winter 2017-2018 (open access)

Texas Review of Law & Politics, Volume 22 Number 2, Winter 2017-2018

Biannual journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of politics and law in the United States.
Date: Winter 2018
Creator: University of Texas at Austin. School of Law.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Events Calendar, Spring 2018 (open access)

Texas Events Calendar, Spring 2018

Quarterly magazine listing upcoming events occurring within different regions of Texas such as concerts, stand up comedy, art shows, and market days.
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: Texas. Travel and Information Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Expedited Removal of Aliens: Legal Framework (open access)

Expedited Removal of Aliens: Legal Framework

This report provides an overview of the statutory and regulatory framework that governs expedited removal of aliens under INA Section 235(b)(1) and exceptions to expedited removal -- including provisions to seek review of an asylum claim. Finally, the report addresses the scope of judicial review, some of the legal challenges that have been raised to the expedited removal process, and potential legal issues that may arise if expedited removal were expanded to cover additional categories of aliens present in the United States.
Date: September 19, 2018
Creator: Smith, Hillel R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Events Calendar, Summer 2018 (open access)

Texas Events Calendar, Summer 2018

Quarterly magazine listing upcoming events occurring within different regions of Texas such as concerts, stand up comedy, art shows, and market days.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Texas. Travel and Information Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 40, Pages 6503-6696, October 5, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 40, Pages 6503-6696, October 5, 2018

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: October 5, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Review of Litigation, Volume 37, Number 1, Winter 2018 (open access)

The Review of Litigation, Volume 37, Number 1, Winter 2018

Quarterly journal containing articles, notes, and other analyses of litigation and related issues in the United States or internationally.
Date: Winter 2018
Creator: University of Texas at Austin. School of Law.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Law Review, Volume 96, Number 3, February 2018 (open access)

Texas Law Review, Volume 96, Number 3, February 2018

Journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of law and legal cases.
Date: February 2018
Creator: Texas Law Review Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh: His Jurisprudence and Potential Impact on the Supreme Court (open access)

Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh: His Jurisprudence and Potential Impact on the Supreme Court

This report provides an overview of Judge Kavanaugh's jurisprudence and discusses his potential impact on the Court if he were to be confirmed to succeed Justice Kennedy. It focuses upon those areas of law where Justice Kennedy can be seen to have influenced the High Court's approach to certain issues or served as a fifth and deciding vote on the Court, with a view toward how Judge Kavanaugh might approach these same issues.
Date: August 21, 2018
Creator: Nolan, Andrew & Lewis, Caitlain Devereaux
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
American Journal of Criminal Law, Volume 45, Number 1, Spring 2018 (open access)

American Journal of Criminal Law, Volume 45, Number 1, Spring 2018

Journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of law and legal cases.
Date: Spring 2018
Creator: University of Texas at Austin. School of Law.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Texas A & M University San Antonio, 2018-2019 (open access)

Catalog of Texas A & M University San Antonio, 2018-2019

Catalog of university courses offered by Texas A & M University San Antonio for the year 2018-2019, as well as general information about the university, programs, and policies.
Date: 2018
Creator: Texas A & M University San Antonio
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History