Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Real Estate Commission, Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Real Estate Commission, Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Real Estate Commission, Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation. -- adjust to fit
Date: October 2018
Creator: Hricik, Kay; Gandy, Rachel; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2019 Appropriations: Independent Agencies and General Provisions (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2019 Appropriations: Independent Agencies and General Provisions

This report provides an overview of funding under the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill including a breakdown of more than two dozen individual independent agencies, general government-wide provisions, and sanctions on Cuba.
Date: October 26, 2018
Creator: Webel, Baird; Christensen, Michelle D.; Dilger, Robert Jay; Moloney Figliola, Patricia; Garrett, R. Sam; Gnanarajah, Raj et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rise of the Machines: Artificial Intelligence and its Growing Impact on U.S. Policy (open access)

Rise of the Machines: Artificial Intelligence and its Growing Impact on U.S. Policy

This report follows a series of hearings the subcommittee began holding in February 2018 in which various experts, academics and industry leaders testified about the future of the technology.
Date: October 5, 2018
Creator: United States. House of Representatives
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kuwait: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Kuwait: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Kuwait's governmental structure and politics, defense policies and cooperation with the U.S., foreign policy towards its neighbors, economy, and human rights concerns.
Date: October 2, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Social Media Adoption by Members of Congress: Trends and Congressional Considerations (open access)

Social Media Adoption by Members of Congress: Trends and Congressional Considerations

This report examines Member adoption of social media platforms outside of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, such as Instagram, Flickr, and Google+, which have each been adopted by at least 2.5% of Representatives and Senators. It discusses the possible implications of the adoption of social media, including managing multiple platforms, the type of content and posting location, the allocation of office resources to social media communications, and archiving social media content.
Date: October 9, 2018
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (open access)

The Geospatial Data Act of 2018

This report provides a summary and analysis of each section of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (GDA). It also discusses possible implications of the new law and issues for Congress.
Date: October 22, 2018
Creator: Folger, Peter
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Popular Vote (NPV) Initiative: Direct Election of the President by Interstate Compact (open access)

The National Popular Vote (NPV) Initiative: Direct Election of the President by Interstate Compact

This report monitors the National Popular Vote's (NPV) progress in the states. It includes sections that provide brief background on the electoral college, history of the National Popular Vote concept, more detail on the NPV initiative, pros and cons for the NPV, legal issues, and concluding observations.
Date: October 25, 2018
Creator: Neale, Thomas H. & Nolan, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background on issues affecting the Arctic region on a large number of topics including research, policy, and governance of the region. It also outlines specific issues for Congressional consideration such as transportation, pollution, affects on people and animals, and geopolitical concerns.
Date: October 25, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald; Comay, Laura B.; Folger, Peter; Frittelli, John; Humphries, Marc; Leggett, Jane A. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides resources to help answer frequently-asked questions regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It includes information and links for topics such as the individual mandate, private health insurance, exchanges and subsidies, employee-sponsored coverage, Medicaid and Medicare, specific populations, behavioral health, state innovation waivers, taxes, costs and statistics, and regulatory issues.
Date: October 23, 2018
Creator: Napili, Angela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Honduras: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Honduras: Background and U.S. Relations

This report analyzes political, economic, and security conditions in Honduras. It also examines issues in U.S.-Honduran relations that have been of particular interest to Congress, including foreign assistance, migration, security cooperation, human rights, and trade and investment.
Date: October 24, 2018
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 41, Pages 6697-6904, October 12, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 41, Pages 6697-6904, October 12, 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 12, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Highways, Volume 65, Number 10, October 2018 (open access)

Texas Highways, Volume 65, Number 10, October 2018

Monthly travel magazine discussing locations and events in Texas to encourage travel within the state.
Date: October 2018
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
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: October 9, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library