Federal Role in U.S. Campaigns and Elections: An Overview (open access)

Federal Role in U.S. Campaigns and Elections: An Overview

This report provides a resource for understanding the current campaigns and elections regulatory structure. It addresses those areas of law and public policy that most directly and routinely affect American campaigns and elections: campaign finance; election administration; election security; redistricting; qualifications and contested elections; and voting rights.
Date: September 4, 2018
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 2018 (open access)

Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 2018

Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 4, 2018
Creator: Pruden, Todd
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Documenting Kashmir's Conflict History: Kashmir Oral History project

Presentation that focuses on a collaborative project that aims to document, archive, and preserve narratives of personal experiences and living memories of events related to the armed conflict of Kashmir circa 1989-90 and to help preserve the factual integrity of Kashmir's contested past in the last few decades against attempts to distort, revise, or falsify history. This presentation is from the Conference on Language Endangerment and Political Instability held at the University of North Texas in Denton, Tx on October 4-6, 2018.
Date: October 4, 2018
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf & Raina, Ajay
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electric Grid Cybersecurity (open access)

Electric Grid Cybersecurity

This report discusses the current state of electric grid cybersecurity, and the interconnected dependency of critical infrastructure with regard to electric sector reliability. It includes discussions of recent developments, cyber and physical security, threats to the grid and supply chain risks, use of artificial intelligence, improvements to grid cybersecurity, recent legislation and other issues for Congress.
Date: September 4, 2018
Creator: Campbell, Richard J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimating Individual Tree Height and Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) from Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) Data at Plot Level (open access)

Estimating Individual Tree Height and Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) from Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) Data at Plot Level

This article explores the methods of using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) technology to obtain point cloud data and estimate individual tree height and diameter at breast height (DBH) at plot level in regions with complex terrain.
Date: July 4, 2018
Creator: Liu, Guangjie; Wang, Jinliang; Dong, Pinliang; Chen, Yun & Liu, Zhiyuan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 2018 (open access)

Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 2018

Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 2018
Creator: Pruden, Todd
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Odd Aarstad, November 4, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Odd Aarstad, November 4, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Odd Aarstad. Aarstad joined the Navy in August 1944 and trained to be a corpsman. Upon completion of training, Aarstad reported to the Annapolis Naval Hospital where he served and treated wounded and sick patients. Eventually, Aarstad worked on artificial limbs for amputees. He also served at a rehabilitation station in Philadelphia where people were being fitted for prosthetic legs. Aarstad was discharged in October 1946.
Date: November 4, 2018
Creator: Aarstad, Odd
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 4, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 4, 2018
Creator: Einselen, Sarah
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 4, 2018 (open access)

The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Weekly newspaper from Aransas Pass, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 4, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Norma L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 87, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 2018 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 87, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 2018

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 4, 2018
Creator: Armstrong, Mark J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coleman Chronicle & Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 4, 2018 (open access)

Coleman Chronicle & Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 27, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Weekly newspaper from Coleman, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 4, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 2018 (open access)

Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Weekly newspaper from Emory, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 4, 2018
Creator: Hill, Trey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018

Interview with Bob Schmerbeck discussing his childhood, and talking primarily about family members who were significant to the history of Kerrville, particularly his relative Earl Garrett who died during World War I.
Date: December 4, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerbeck, Robert L., III
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bob Schmerbeck, December 4, 2018

Interview with Bob Schmerbeck discussing his childhood, and talking primarily about family members who were significant to the history of Kerrville, particularly his relative Earl Garrett who died during World War I.
Date: December 4, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Schmerbeck, Robert L., III
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Odd Aarstad, November 4, 2018 transcript

Oral History Interview with Odd Aarstad, November 4, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Odd Aarstad. Aarstad joined the Navy in August 1944 and trained to be a corpsman. Upon completion of training, Aarstad reported to the Annapolis Naval Hospital where he served and treated wounded and sick patients. Eventually, Aarstad worked on artificial limbs for amputees. He also served at a rehabilitation station in Philadelphia where people were being fitted for prosthetic legs. Aarstad was discharged in October 1946.
Date: November 4, 2018
Creator: Aarstad, Odd
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 45, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 4, 2018 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 45, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 4, 2018

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 4, 2018
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of general, Arctic-related issues for Congress, such as: Arctic territorial disputes; commercial shipping through the Arctic; Arctic oil, gas, and mineral exploration; endangered Arctic species; and increased military operations in the Arctic, which could cause the region in coming years to become an arena of international cooperation or competition.
Date: January 4, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 336, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 4, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 336, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 4, 2018
Creator: McCrory, Sean
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 186, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 4, 2018 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 186, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 4, 2018

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 4, 2018
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History