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Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0177 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0177

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: Restrictions on the use of a school district's public funds to provide transportation to and from polling places and for political communications for or against a particular measure or candidate (RQ-020 I-KP).
Date: January 17, 2018
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 2018 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 2018

Semiweekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, national, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: May 17, 2018
Creator: Spicer, Alec
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Orderly Liquidation Authority: Reform Proposals (open access)

The Orderly Liquidation Authority: Reform Proposals

This report discusses the Orderly Liquidation Authority (OLA) which was created by Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203) to allow the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to resolve certain failing financial institutions whose collapse could threaten the stability of the financial system. Although OLA has never been used, it has become the subject of a number of reform proposals. This report briefly describes the OLA and two prominent examples of such proposals.
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: Perkins, David W. & Gnanarajah, Raj
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparing DHS Component Funding, FY2018: In Brief (open access)

Comparing DHS Component Funding, FY2018: In Brief

This report compares the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) request and actual funding in FY2018 with last years budget.
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: Painter, William L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The H-2B Visa and the Statutory Cap: In Brief (open access)

The H-2B Visa and the Statutory Cap: In Brief

This report discusses H-2B visas for temporary non-agricultural workers and the statutory cap on the number issued each year along with recent extensions of the cap number due to high-demand from U.S. employers.
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of the Bills to Extend State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (open access)

Comparison of the Bills to Extend State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

This report discusses the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and compares and summarizes the provisions in the KIDS Act and in Division B of the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act.
Date: January 17, 2018
Creator: Mitchell, Alison; Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Dabrowska, Agata; Davis, Patricia A.; Gopalan, Susannah V. & Sarata, Amanda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Farm Commodity Support: An Overview of Selected Programs (open access)

U.S. Farm Commodity Support: An Overview of Selected Programs

This report provides an overview of federal farm commodity support programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and possible issues for Congress to consider regarding them.
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: Angadjivand, Sahar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs (open access)

Agricultural Conservation: A Guide to Programs

This report provides a listing of federal agricultural conservation assistance programs. Each listing includes a brief description of the program, information on major amendments in the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79, 2014 farm bill), national scope and availability, states with the greatest participation, the backlog of applications or other measures of continuing interest, program funding authority, FY2018 funding, FY2019 Administration budget request, statutory authority, the authorization expiration date, and a link to the program's website.
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: Stubbs, Megan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Protected Status: Overview and Current Issues (open access)

Temporary Protected Status: Overview and Current Issues

This report discusses Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and the current countries with the status. The ongoing debate regarding whether TPS recipients should receive a pathway to legal permanent residency is also discussed. The report concludes with examples of activity in the 115th Congress related to TPS.
Date: January 17, 2018
Creator: Wilson, Jill H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Murderous Schemes are not Violent Crimes? (open access)

Murderous Schemes are not Violent Crimes?

This report discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit's decision in the case of "U.S. v. McCollum" which stated that conspiracy to murder was not a violent crime for federal sentencing purposes and discusses the background of the case and the prior case law which led to the decision.
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implementing EPA's 2015 Ozone Air Quality Standards (open access)

Implementing EPA's 2015 Ozone Air Quality Standards

This report discusses the ongoing debate and process of implementing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2015 Ozone Air Quality Standards and provides a cost-benefit analysis of the new air quality standards.
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: McCarthy, James E. & Shouse, Kate C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Financing for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (open access)

Federal Financing for the State Children's Health Insurance Program

This report discusses funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It provides an overview of CHIP financing.
Date: January 17, 2018
Creator: Mitchell, Alison
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request Fact Sheet (open access)

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request Fact Sheet

This report provides a brief overview of the FY2019 budget request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), with links to relevant Administration budget documents and CRS reports. A list of CRS analysts with expertise on various aspects of the HUD budget is also provided.
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: McCarty, Maggie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Highway Bridge Conditions: Issues for Congress (open access)

Highway Bridge Conditions: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the state of highway bridges in the U.S. and federal funding programs to assist in their repair and maintenance. Statistics on the numbers of structurally deficient bridges and their locations are included.
Date: January 17, 2018
Creator: Kirk, Robert S. & Mallett, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Reinsurance, and Catastrophe Bonds (open access)

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Reinsurance, and Catastrophe Bonds

This report discusses the use of reinsurance to transfer some of the risk of an insurance policy from the primary insurer to a secondary insurer and the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) decision to use reinsurance through the issuance of catastrophe bonds (which pay out when a particular type of disaster set out in the bond agreement occurs) by the secondary private insurers.
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: Horn, Diane P. & Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues (open access)

Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues

This report provides a historical examination of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) size standards and assesses competing views concerning how to define a small business. It also discusses recent legislation related to small business size standards and regulation.
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wilderness: Issues and Legislation (open access)

Wilderness: Issues and Legislation

This report discusses information on wilderness protection and a discussion of issues in the wilderness debate--some pros and cons of wilderness designation generally; proposed legislation; and a discussion of wilderness study area designations and protections and related issues.
Date: January 17, 2018
Creator: Hoover, Katie & Johnson, Sandra L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble Concert & Doctoral Recital: 2018-04-17 -- Women's Chorus and Men's Chorus

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall, as well as recitals presented in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree for both Charlotte Botha (conducting the UNT Women's Chorus) and Gideon Burrows (conducting the UNT Men's Chorus).
Date: April 17, 2018
Creator: University of North Texas. Men's Chorus.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[November 17, 2018 flag retirement ceremony]

Photograph of a flag retirement ceremony organized by the Plano and Dallas Chapters of the TXSSAR, as well as Old Worn Flags and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Two members of the Color Guard are standing outside holding flags, facing to the right of the camera. A woman in colonial clothing is standing behind a table, also facing to the right of the camera.
Date: November 17, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[November 17, 2018 flag retirement ceremony, 3]

Photograph of a flag retirement ceremony organized by the Plano and Dallas Chapters of the TXSSAR, as well as Old Worn Flags and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Five members of the Paralyzed Veterans of America can be seen in wheelchairs, facing to the right of the camera. They are holding rifles. Another man in a military uniform is standing on the far left side of the photograph.
Date: November 17, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[November 17, 2018 flag retirement ceremony, 5]

Photograph of a flag retirement ceremony organized by the Plano and Dallas Chapters of the TXSSAR, as well as Old Worn Flags and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. A member of the Color Guard can be seen conversing with a man in a military uniform. They are both facing away from the camera. Another Color Guard member is standing behind them on the left side of the camera. Two members of the Paralyzed Veterans of America can be seen in the background on the right side of the photograph. A ripped American flag is flying above the group.
Date: November 17, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[November 17, 2018 flag retirement ceremony, 7]

Photograph of a flag retirement ceremony organized by the Plano and Dallas Chapters of the TXSSAR, as well as Old Worn Flags and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Two members of the Color Guard are standing in front of a flagpole with their backs turned to the camera. The man on the right is taking a flag off of the pole. A woman and young boy can be seen in the background of the photograph, watching. The woman is taking a picture.
Date: November 17, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[November 17, 2018 flag retirement ceremony, 9]

Photograph of a flag retirement ceremony organized by the Plano and Dallas Chapters of the TXSSAR, as well as Old Worn Flags and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Flags can be seen bunched up in a pile on top of a round table. Other equipment is lying beneath the table. Attendees are standing on the right side of the photograph, facing away from the camera. In the background, a man is standing next to a fire pit. Members of the Paralyzed Veterans of America can also be seen in the background.
Date: November 17, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[November 17, 2018 flag retirement ceremony, 11]

Photograph of a flag retirement ceremony organized by the Plano and Dallas Chapters of the TXSSAR, as well as Old Worn Flags and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. A member of the Cub Scouts (left) and a member of the Boy Scouts (right) can be seen standing next to a firepit. The Cub Scouts member is facing the camera, and the Boy Scouts member is facing to the right. A man in a military uniform and three members of the Paralyzed Veterans of America can be seen in the background of the photograph. The PVA members are holding rifles.
Date: November 17, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library