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North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 36, Number 13, Pages 2057-2196, April 1, 2011 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 36, Number 13, Pages 2057-2196, April 1, 2011

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: April 1, 2011
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Oil Imports: Context and Considerations (open access)

U.S. Oil Imports: Context and Considerations

This report discusses U.S. oil imports and trade deficit. Other policy considerations by congress are discussed in this brief.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Nerurkar, Neelesh
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register, Volume 76, Number 63, April 1, 2011, Pages 18001-18346 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 76, Number 63, April 1, 2011, Pages 18001-18346

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011 (open access)

The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011

Weekly student newspaper from the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Chee, Gabbi
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies (open access)

Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies

This list of about 150 congressional liaison offices is intended to help congressional offices in placing telephone calls and addressing correspondence to government agencies. In each case, the information was supplied by the agency itself and is current as of the date of publication. Entries are arranged alphabetically in four sections: legislative branch; judicial branch; executive branch; and agencies, boards, and commissions.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Crane-Hirsch, Audrey Celeste
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 119, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 119, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Funeral Program for Leona Davis Norvel, April 1, 2011] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Leona Davis Norvel, April 1, 2011]

Funeral program for Mrs. Leona Davis Norvel, born January 27, 1927 and died March 25, 2011. The funeral was held Friday, April 1, 2011 at Second Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Dr. Robert L. Jemerson, Pastor. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nigeria: Elections and Issues for Congress (open access)

Nigeria: Elections and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the political climate, development challenges and reform in Nigeria. The report also considers the social issues and security concerns of Nigeria. In addition, other issues are mentioned, as Congress provides oversight for over $600 million in U.S. foreign assistance programs to Nigeria.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Ploch, Lauren
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans and Homelessness (open access)

Veterans and Homelessness

This report discusses several issues relating to homelessness among veterans, which has become more prominent since the beginning of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Perl, Libby
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights (open access)

Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights

This report discusses Iraq's political system, which is increasingly characterized by peaceful competition and formation of cross-sectarian alliances. However, ethnic and sectarian political and sometimes violent infighting continues, often involving the questionable use of key levers of power and legal institutions.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress (open access)

Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress

This report discusses the process of naming Navy ships, which have traditionally been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy. Congress in recent years has proposed, and sometimes passed, legislation regarding the naming of specific ships.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Directory of New Hires (open access)

The National Directory of New Hires

This report details the National Directory of New Hires - including its background, how data is managed in the directory, and concerns regarding the directory.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2011 Appropriations (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2011 Appropriations

This report discusses the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2011 appropriations bill, which includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and 26 independent agencies, including the Small Business Administration and the United States Postal Service.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Hatch, Garrett
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Government Shutdown: Operations of the Department of Defense During a Lapse in Appropriations (open access)

Government Shutdown: Operations of the Department of Defense During a Lapse in Appropriations

This report provides an overview of guidelines that have governed planning for Department of Defense (DOD) operations over the last 30 years in the event of a funding lapse. It also discusses the implications of the guidelines for a possible impending shutdown and briefly reviews what is known about current DOD planning for a shutdown.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Daggett, Stephen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Issues (open access)

Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Issues

This report looks at controversies surrounding the diversity immigrant visa lottery, which encourages legal immigration from countries other than the major sending countries of current immigrants to the U.S.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0853 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0853

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether volunteer assistant fire marshals may be designated as “reserve deputies” (RQ-0927-GA)
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0854 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0854

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Harris County Department of Education to operate an on-site health clinic for its employees (RQ-0928-GA)
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 47 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 47

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of U.S. Army Private First Class Ira Benjamin Laningham IV of Zapata.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 107, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 107, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rice Thresher, Vol. [98], No. 69, Ed. 2 Friday, April 1, 2011 (open access)

The Rice Thresher, Vol. [98], No. 69, Ed. 2 Friday, April 1, 2011

A weekly student newspaper from the Rice University in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Rutenberg, Josh
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rice Thresher, Vol. 98, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011 (open access)

The Rice Thresher, Vol. 98, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 2011

A weekly student newspaper from the Rice University in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Rutenberg, Josh
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
2010 Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists' Compliance with Disclosure Requirements (open access)

2010 Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists' Compliance with Disclosure Requirements

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 requires that GAO annually (1) determine the extent to which lobbyists can demonstrate compliance with disclosure requirements, (2) identify any challenges that lobbyists report to compliance, and (3) describe the resources and authorities available to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia (the Office), and the efforts the Office has made to improve its enforcement of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 as amended (LDA). This is GAO's fourth report under the mandate. GAO reviewed a stratified random sample of 100 lobbying disclosure reports filed from the fourth quarter of calendar year 2009 through the third quarter of calendar year 2010. GAO also selected two random samples totaling 160 reports of federal political campaign contributions from year-end 2009 and midyear 2010. This methodology allowed GAO to generalize to the population of 55,282 disclosure reports with $5,000 or more in lobbying activity. GAO also met with officials from the Office regarding efforts to focus resources on lobbyists who fail to comply. GAO provided a draft of this report to the Attorney General for review and comment. …
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library