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Health Care for Veterans: Traumatic Brain Injury
This report focuses on current efforts of the VA's Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to understand, identify, and treat Traumatic brain injury (TBI) among veterans.
Date:
March 9, 2015
Creator:
Bagalman, Erin
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Crime Victims’ Rights Act: A Sketch of 18 U.S.C. §3771
This report is an abridged form of a longer report, without quotation marks, footnotes, appendixes, and most of the citations to authority found in the longer version, which is available as CRS Report RL33679, Crime Victim's Rights Act: A summary and Legal Analysis of 18 U.S.C. 3771, by Charles Doyle.
Date:
December 9, 2015
Creator:
Doyle, Charles
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Medical Device Excise Tax: Economic Analysis
This report reviews the issues surrounding the medical devices tax within the framework of basic principles surrounding the choice of commodities to tax under excise taxes. The next section describes the tax and its legislative origins. After that, the report analyzes the arguments for retaining and repealing the tax.
Date:
January 9, 2015
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G. & Lowry, Sean
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0024
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Construction of section 1304.1581 of the Occupations Code, governing cancellations and refunds of service contracts (RQ-0001-KP).
Date:
June 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0023
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a member of a board of trustees of an independent school district may also serve as a trustee of a county hospital board with overlapping jurisdiction (RQ-1234-GA).
Date:
June 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0007
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a county commissioners court must compensate a justice of the peace who retires prior to the end of his term (RQ-1219-GA).
Date:
March 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0022
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of investment pools under the Public Funds Investment Act (RQ-1233-GA).
Date:
June 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0009
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Qualification for early voting by mail under section 82.002 of the Election Code (RQ-1221-GA).
Date:
March 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0010
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Programs to which jurors may donate their juror reimbursement under subsection 61.003(a)(4) of the Government Code (RQ-1224-GA).
Date:
March 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0008
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Edwards Aquifer Authority may provide funding to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for the implementation of a refugia program (RQ-1220-GA).
Date:
March 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 763, Chapter 343
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to a petition to a state agency for adoption of rules.
Date:
June 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1105, Chapter 374
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to fire inspections by the state fire marshal for state-owned and state-leased buildings.
Date:
June 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5
Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border.
Date:
June 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 127, Chapter 335
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor recipients of the Commendation Medal.
Date:
June 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1464, Chapter 352
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the procedure for determining that certain land is no longer eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as agricultural or open-space land.
Date:
June 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 11, Chapter 333
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Public Safety, military and law enforcement training, and the investigation, prosecution, punishment, and prevention of certain offenses; creating an offense and increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
Date:
June 9, 2015
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Statutory Qualifications for Executive Branch Positions
This report provides background on the framework for constitutional appointments, discusses Congress's constitutional authority to set qualifications for appointees, discusses congressional practices in this area, and provides related analysis and options. It also includes two tables with examples of existing positions with qualification requirements.
Date:
September 9, 2015
Creator:
Hogue, Henry B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and potential issues for Congress on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a relatively inexpensive Navy surface combatant equipped with modular "plug-and-fight" mission packages for countering mines, small boats, and diesel-electric submarines, particularly in littoral (i.e., near-shore) waters.
Date:
February 9, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Help America Vote Act and Election Administration: Overview and Issues
This report discusses the Help America Vote Act (HAVA; P.L. 107-252) enacted in 2002. It provides background information about HAVA and its provisions, the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), funding for the agency and for state programs to improve elections, and a number of enduring election administration issues.
Date:
March 9, 2015
Creator:
Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Guide to Individuals Seated on the Senate Dais
This report is a brief summary of House and Senate procedures for reaching agreement on legislation. It discusses the provisions of House Rule XXII and Senate Rule XXVIII as well as other applicable rules, precedents, and practices. The report focuses on the most common and customary procedures.
Date:
March 9, 2015
Creator:
Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget Overview
This report provides an overview of the FY2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) request and account-by-account funding comparisons with FY2014 actuals and FY2015 estimates.
Date:
February 9, 2015
Creator:
Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Tiersky, Alex
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Trust and Law Enforcement--A Brief Discussion for Policy Makers
This report provides a brief overview of police-community relations and how the federal government might be able to promote more accountability and better relationships between citizens and law enforcement.
Date:
February 9, 2015
Creator:
James, Nathan; Bjelopera, Jerome P.; Finklea, Kristin; Keegan, Natalie; Lister, Sarah A.; Sacco, Lisa N. et al.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011
This report discusses the federal debt increase. The accumulation of federal debt accelerated in the wake of the 2007-2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession.
Date:
March 9, 2015
Creator:
Austin, D. A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues
This report provides an overview of U.S.-China commercial relations, including major trade disputes.
Date:
March 9, 2015
Creator:
Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library