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FCC Record, Volume 32, No. 3, Pages 1804 to 2765, March 6 - March 31, 2017 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 32, No. 3, Pages 1804 to 2765, March 6 - March 31, 2017

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: March 2017
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 77 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 77

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing March 1, 2017, as University of Houston--Victoria Day at the State Capitol.
Date: March 29, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 60 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 60

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating Andrew Anderson of Grand Prairie on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Date: March 2, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 80 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 80

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of Choco Gonzalez Meza of San Antonio.
Date: March 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 23 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 23

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, and ending on Monday, February 27, 2017.
Date: March 1, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 28 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 28

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, and ending on Monday, March 6, 2017.
Date: March 9, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0136 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0136

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 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman may register a position and testify for or against legislation pending before the Texas Legislature (RQ-0130-KP).
Date: March 13, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0135 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0135

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 time spent as a county employee may be considered in determining county longevity pay . when the employee becomes an elected officer (RQ-0127-KP).
Date: March 8, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 40 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 40

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing February 15, 2017, as Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Day at the State Capitol.
Date: March 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0137 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0137

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: Procedures for a grand jury to report its findings and the district clerk's obligations related to that report (RQ~0129-KP).
Date: March 20, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Six Justice Court to Decide Liability of Officials for Post 9/11 Detention (open access)

Six Justice Court to Decide Liability of Officials for Post 9/11 Detention

This report discusses a Supreme Court case regarding whether men detained after 9/11 by federal authorities can sue the individual officials involved in their arrest and detainment that was due to be heard by a six justice court due to the death of Justice Scalia and the recusements of two other justices.
Date: March 7, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Brief History of Attorney General Recusal (open access)

A Brief History of Attorney General Recusal

This report lists the fifteen previous instances of U.S. Attorney General's recusing themselves from an investigation since 1989 after the announcement by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he was recusing himself from and any investigations regarding President Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
Date: March 8, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Memorandum Regarding Precedent for the Service of Active Duty Three-Star Generals and Flag Officers as the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (open access)

Memorandum Regarding Precedent for the Service of Active Duty Three-Star Generals and Flag Officers as the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

This report discusses precedents for having an active duty three-star general and flag officers as the National Security Advisor to the President after President Trump appointed U.S. Army Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster, Jr. as the National Security Advisor. It first explains the National Security Council, the policy-making processes it oversees, and the role of the National Security Advisor within the Executive Branch. It then explores these prior precedents of active duty three-star generals and flag officers serving as the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and includes discussions of related statutory provisions.
Date: March 2, 2017
Creator: Peters, Heidi; Kapp, Lawrence & McInnis, Kathleen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Law Review, Volume 95, Number 4, March 2017 (open access)

Texas Law Review, Volume 95, Number 4, March 2017

Journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of law and legal cases.
Date: March 2017
Creator: Texas Law Review Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 75, Number 2, March 2017 (open access)

Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 75, Number 2, March 2017

Monthly magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: March 2017
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings for Supreme Court Nominations: Historical Overview and Data (open access)

Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings for Supreme Court Nominations: Historical Overview and Data

This report the process of Supreme Court nominations to the Senate and the role of the Judiciary Committee, which investigates the background and qualifications of each Supreme Court nominee.
Date: March 13, 2017
Creator: McMillion, Barry J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Pilot Training (T-X) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Advanced Pilot Training (T-X) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Advanced Pilot Training (T-X) aircraft, which may shift training from Field Training Units, where expensive fifth-generation aircraft are used, to less expensive trainer aircraft.
Date: March 31, 2017
Creator: Coral, Ceir
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data (open access)

Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data

This report provides data and an overview of the land owned by federal government, which is roughly 640 million acres, about 28% of the 2.27 billion acres of land in the United States.
Date: March 3, 2017
Creator: Hardy Vincent, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Resolutions of Inquiry in the House (open access)

Resolutions of Inquiry in the House

This report examines the use of resolutions of inquiry in the House of Representatives from 1947 to 2011. A resolution of inquiry is a measure that formally calls on the executive branch to provide specified factual information to Congress.
Date: March 6, 2017
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Anti-Money Laundering: An Overview for Congress (open access)

Anti-Money Laundering: An Overview for Congress

This report discusses anti-money laundering (AML), which refers to efforts to prevent criminal exploitation of financial systems to conceal the location, ownership, source, nature, or control of illicit proceeds.
Date: March 1, 2017
Creator: Miller, Rena S. & Rosen, Liana W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011 (open access)

The Debt Limit Since 2011

This report discusses the federal debt increase, which can increase when the government sells debt to the public to finance budget deficits and acquire the financial resources needed to meet its obligations (increasing debt held by the public), or when the federal government issues debt to certain government accounts in exchange for their reported surpluses (increasing debt held by government accounts).
Date: March 14, 2017
Creator: Austin, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Secret Service: Selected Issues and Executive and Congressional Responses (open access)

U.S. Secret Service: Selected Issues and Executive and Congressional Responses

"This report provides a brief overview of the USSS's [U.S. Secret Service's] missions, structure and staffing. It examines enacted and proposed changes and reforms stemming from a series of incidents" (summary).
Date: March 6, 2017
Creator: Reese, Shawn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 115th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 115th Congress: A Profile

This report presents a profile of the membership of the 115th Congress (2017-2018) as of March 13, 2017. Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
Date: March 13, 2017
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexican Water Sharing: Background and Recent Developments (open access)

U.S.-Mexican Water Sharing: Background and Recent Developments

This report describes U.S.-Mexican water sharing of the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers pursuant to binational agreements. The International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) is charged with addressing issues that arise during application of binational water treaties.
Date: March 2, 2017
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.; Mulligan, Stephen P. & Ribando Seelke, Clare
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library