Lawsuits Against State Supporters of Terrorism: An Overview (open access)

Lawsuits Against State Supporters of Terrorism: An Overview

A 1996 amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) enables American victims of international terrorist acts supported by certain States designated by the State Department as supporters of terrorism -- Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and previously Iraq and Libya -- to bring suit in U.S. courts to seek monetary damages. Despite congressional efforts to make blocked (of "frozen) assets of such States available for attachment by judgment creditors in such cases, plaintiffs encountered difficulties in enforcing the awards. This report provides an overview of these issues and relevant legislation.
Date: April 29, 2008
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (open access)

The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative

In Juen 2005, G8 finance ministers proposed the new Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI). The MDRI proposes to cancel debts of some of the world's poorest countries owed to the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and African Development Bank. This report discusses MDRI's implementation and raises some issues regarding debt relief's effectiveness as a form of foreign assistance for possible congressional consideration.
Date: April 1, 2008
Creator: Weiss, Martin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Educating Students With Visual Impairments in Texas: Guidelines and Standards (open access)

Educating Students With Visual Impairments in Texas: Guidelines and Standards

This document provides a guidelines and standards designed to determine the quality and effectiveness of programs offered to visually impaired students.
Date: April 2008
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Supreme Court Decisions (open access)

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Supreme Court Decisions

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Date: April 16, 2008
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments (open access)

Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments

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Date: April 16, 2008
Creator: Rosenberg, Morton
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Current Funding Trends (open access)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Current Funding Trends

This report discusses funding trends related to the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and tracks the actions taken to fully fund the grants-to-states program from Part B of IDEA.
Date: April 11, 2008
Creator: Lordeman, Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Children with Special Health Care Needs: Newsletter for Families, April 2008 (open access)

Children with Special Health Care Needs: Newsletter for Families, April 2008

Bilingual newsletter from the Texas Department of State Health Services providing information on health care for children with special needs, including resources for medical help and community services.
Date: April 2008
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Public Transit Program Funding Issues in Surface Transportation Reauthorization (open access)

Public Transit Program Funding Issues in Surface Transportation Reauthorization

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Date: April 16, 2008
Creator: Mallett, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
X-Ray Digital Radiography and Computed Tomography Characterization of Targets (open access)

X-Ray Digital Radiography and Computed Tomography Characterization of Targets

The summary of this report is: (1) The Xradia Micro XCT and LLNL CCAT x-ray systems are used to nondestructively characterize a variety of materials, assemblies, and reference standard components; (2) The digital radiograph (DR) and computed tomography (CT) image data may be used for metrology, quality control, and defect detection; and (3) The ability to detect and characterize imperfections leads to improvements in the manufacturing processes for assemblies.
Date: April 16, 2008
Creator: Sain, J. D.; Brown, W. D.; Chinn, D. J.; Martz, H. E., Jr.; Morales, K. E.; Schneberk, D. J. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
CR News, Volume 14, Number 2-3, April-September 2008 (open access)

CR News, Volume 14, Number 2-3, April-September 2008

Quarterly newsletter of the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records Division discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to crime records and other safety issue within Texas, along with a departmental directory.
Date: April 2008
Creator: Texas. Crime Records Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The President Pro Tempore of the Senate: History and Authority of the Office (open access)

The President Pro Tempore of the Senate: History and Authority of the Office

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Date: April 2, 2008
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy R&D Funding History: A Comparison with Funding for Nuclear Energy, Fossil Energy, and Energy Efficiency R&D (open access)

Renewable Energy R&D Funding History: A Comparison with Funding for Nuclear Energy, Fossil Energy, and Energy Efficiency R&D

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Date: April 9, 2008
Creator: Sissine, Fred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Income Inequality, Income Mobility, and Economic Policy: U.S. Trends in the 1980s and 1990s (open access)

Income Inequality, Income Mobility, and Economic Policy: U.S. Trends in the 1980s and 1990s

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Date: April 4, 2008
Creator: Hungerford, Thomas L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
“Independent” Legislative Commission or Office for Ethics and/or Lobbying (open access)

“Independent” Legislative Commission or Office for Ethics and/or Lobbying

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Date: April 14, 2008
Creator: Maskell, Jack & Peterson, R. Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Risk-Tex, Volume 11, Issue 3, April 2008 (open access)

Risk-Tex, Volume 11, Issue 3, April 2008

Newsletter published by the Texas State Office of Risk Management discussing news, events, and activities of the agency as well as other topics related to risk management for state employees. This issue includes information about the cost of risk management, how to have a safe and early return to work after injury, safety measures, and Article II Agencies profile.
Date: April 2008
Creator: Texas. State Office of Risk Management.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Take Care of Texas: News You Can Use, April 2008 (open access)

Take Care of Texas: News You Can Use, April 2008

Monthly newsletter of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality "Take Care of Texas Program" containing information on environmental topics of interest to the general public and other groups including municipalities, businesses, corporate environmental managers, school teachers, and nonprofit organizations.
Date: April 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Border Business Indicators, Volume 32, Number 4, April 2008 (open access)

Border Business Indicators, Volume 32, Number 4, April 2008

Monthly publication documenting statistics related to economic information in the Mexico-Texas border areas including types of border crossings, employment, customs revenues, and other related data.
Date: April 2008
Creator: Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History