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Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 6, Pages 523-636, February 10, 2017 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 6, Pages 523-636, February 10, 2017

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: February 10, 2017
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Behavioral Economic Tools for Promotion of Physical Activity

This book chapter describes two key behavioral economic constructs and four key behavioral economic tools and their application to physical activity.
Date: May 10, 2017
Creator: Leonard, Tammy & Shuval, Kerem
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dressed to the Nines: What's Next for the Nine-Justice Supreme Court? (open access)

Dressed to the Nines: What's Next for the Nine-Justice Supreme Court?

This report discusses the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch as a Supreme Court Justice and the effects he may have on current and upcoming cases as the ninth member of the Supreme Court.
Date: April 10, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control: "Bump-Fire" Stocks (open access)

Gun Control: "Bump-Fire" Stocks

This report discusses "bump-fire" stocks for guns which allow less experienced users to shoot semiautomatic rifles more rapidly. "Bump-stocks" that contain a coiled spring are considered firearms by the ATF but other varieties of modified stocks that do not contain coiled springs are not classified as firearms and as such are unregulated. The shooter in the October 1, 2017 Las Vegas shooting used semiautomatic rifles with 'bump-stocks" which has led to renewed interest in their regulation in Congress.
Date: October 10, 2017
Creator: Krouse, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Program (open access)

The Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Program

This report discusses the WIN-T communications program and network used by the Army for distributing information to the whole Army while in the field. There are two main stages of development and implementation the first being stationary command posts communication networks which is fully implemented and the second is equipping combat vehicles with mobile real-time communication devices to improve situational awareness and providing combat commanders with the same type of mobile communication abilities. The second stage is partially implemented and continues to be added to units each year. Related DOD reports and Congressional concerns are also addressed.
Date: October 10, 2017
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Military Pay Raise (open access)

Defense Primer: Military Pay Raise

This report discusses military pay raises and the annual statutory basic pay raise based on changes in the Employment Cost Index. It includes descriptions of information related to the topic along with a table of historical increases in basic pay.
Date: October 10, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2017 (open access)

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: Fiscal Year 2017

This report discusses the FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The report makes note of many budgetary resources provided to DHS, but its primary focus is on funding approved by Congress through the appropriations process. It includes an Appendix with definitions of key budget terms used throughout the suite of Congressional Research Service reports on homeland security appropriations. It also directs the reader to other reports providing context for and additional details regarding specific component appropriations and issues engaged through the FY2016 appropriations process.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Painter, William L. & Schwemle, Barbara L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Visas: Policy and Related Issues (open access)

H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Visas: Policy and Related Issues

This report covers the H-2A agricultural guest worker program and the H-2B nonagricultural guest worker program. It explores the statutory and regulatory provisions that govern each program, focusing in particular on the much-debated labor certification process. It discusses past and present legislative efforts to reform the H-2A and H-2B programs and to create new guest worker visas, and identifies and analyzes key policy considerations to help inform future congressional action.
Date: May 10, 2017
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Open Skies Treaty: Issues in the Current Debate (open access)

The Open Skies Treaty: Issues in the Current Debate

This report discuses the Open Skies Treaty that was signed in 1992 and began operation in 2002 between 34 countries in Europe and North America including the U.S. It allows member countries to fly unarmed observation flights with cameras and video capabilities within certain parameters in other member countries territory without air-space restrictions over military installations and activities to increase transparency and help prevent accidental war. Recent noncompliance by Russia in certain areas is also discussed.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
State Innovation Waivers: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

State Innovation Waivers: Frequently Asked Questions

This report answers frequently asked questions about the state innovation waiver program of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which allows states to waive certain requirements of the ACA and instead create their own health insurance coverage plans that will still provide the same level of coverage and affordability as the ACA would have. The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Secretary of the Treasury share responsibility for reviewing state innovation waiver applications and deciding whether to approve applications.
Date: October 10, 2017
Creator: Mach, Annie L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies (open access)

Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies

This report consists of a list of about 200 congressional liaison offices intended to help congressional offices in placing telephone calls and addressing correspondence to government agencies. Entries are arranged alphabetically in four sections: legislative branch; judicial branch; executive branch; and agencies, boards, and commissions.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Crane-Hirsch, Audrey Celeste
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration HUBZone Program (open access)

Small Business Administration HUBZone Program

This report discusses the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Empowerment Contracting (HUBZone), program and examines arguments both for and against targeting assistance to geographic areas with specified characteristics as opposed to providing assistance to people or businesses with specified characteristics. It then assesses the arguments both for and against the continuation of the HUBZone program. The report also discusses the HUBZone program's structure and operation, focusing on the definition of HUBZone areas and HUBZone small businesses and the program's performance relative to federal contracting goals. It includes an analysis of the SBA's administration of the program and the SBA's performance measures.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rising Costs and Delays Doom New Nuclear Reactors in South Carolina (open access)

Rising Costs and Delays Doom New Nuclear Reactors in South Carolina

This report discusses the cancellation of building two new nuclear reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsonville, South Carolina due to budget shortfalls, the bankruptcy of the construction company Westinghouse, delays, and rising costs.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Holt, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Removal of FBI Director James Comey: Presidential Authority and the Senate's Role in the Appointment of the FBI Director (open access)

The Removal of FBI Director James Comey: Presidential Authority and the Senate's Role in the Appointment of the FBI Director

This report discusses President Trump's removal of James Comey as FBI Director and the Presidents legal power to do such a removal.
Date: May 10, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FBI Director: Appointment and Tenure (open access)

FBI Director: Appointment and Tenure

This report provides an overview of the development of the process for appointing the FBI Director, briefly discusses the history of nominations to this position, and identifies related congressional hearing records and reports.
Date: May 10, 2017
Creator: Hogue, Henry B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 246, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 10, 2017 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 246, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 10, 2017

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 10, 2017
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 203, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 10, 2017 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 203, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 10, 2017
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 226, Ed. 1 Friday, November 10, 2017 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 226, Ed. 1 Friday, November 10, 2017

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 10, 2017
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 8, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 10, 2017 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 8, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 10, 2017
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 2017 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 2017

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 10, 2017
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 2017 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 2017

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 10, 2017
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 159, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 159, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Leonard, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Blevins, Betsy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2017

Semiweekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, national, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Waddell, Reece
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History