Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0005 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0005

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: Construction ofsection 45.0532 ofthe Education Code regarding the limitation on the guarantee of charter district bonds (RQ-1223-GA).
Date: February 27, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 4, 2015 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 4, 2015
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 2015 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 2015
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0003 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0003

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 a county sheriff may solicit and receive public donations for programs of the sheriffs department (RQ-1214-GA).
Date: February 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 11

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 11, 2015, and ending on Tuesday, February 17, 2015.
Date: February 23, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 48 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 48

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate inviting the governor to address a joint session of the legislature on February 17, 2015.
Date: February 5, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Identifying the Local and Regional Travel Effects of Activity Centers in the Austin, Texas Area (open access)

Identifying the Local and Regional Travel Effects of Activity Centers in the Austin, Texas Area

Report on the local and regional effects of travel in activity centers near Austin, Texas on development and land use planning and emissions reduction.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Zhang, Ming; Zhang, Wenjia & Pang, Hao
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calibration of the Louisiana Highway Safety Manual (open access)

Calibration of the Louisiana Highway Safety Manual

Report on efforts to bring Louisiana highways up to codes found in the Louisiana Highway Safety Manual.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Robicheaux, Bridget & Wolshon, Brian
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Swiss National Bank's Recent Currency Actions (open access)

The Swiss National Bank's Recent Currency Actions

This report presents the foreign exchange value of the Swiss franc relative to the euro and dollar.
Date: February 11, 2015
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential issues for Congress on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a relatively inexpensive Navy surface combatant equipped with modular "plug-and-fight" mission packages for countering mines, small boats, and diesel-electric submarines, particularly in littoral (i.e., near-shore) waters.
Date: February 9, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba Sanctions: Legislative Restrictions Limiting the Normalization of Relations (open access)

Cuba Sanctions: Legislative Restrictions Limiting the Normalization of Relations

This report provides information on legislative provisions restricting relations with Cuba. It lists the various provisions of law comprising economic sanctions on Cuba, including key laws that are the statutory basis of the embargo, and provides information on the authority to lift or waive these restrictions.
Date: February 13, 2015
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E. & Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: Interim Nuclear Agreement and Talks on a Comprehensive Accord (open access)

Iran: Interim Nuclear Agreement and Talks on a Comprehensive Accord

This report discusses the nuclear agreement talks between Iran and the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany -- collectively known as the "P5+1 -- which finalized an interim agreement ("Joint Plan of Action," JPA) requiring Iran to freeze many aspects of its nuclear program in exchange for relief from some international sanctions.
Date: February 2, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth; Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Worker Participation in Employer-Sponsored Pensions: A Fact Sheet (open access)

Worker Participation in Employer-Sponsored Pensions: A Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides data on the percentage of American workers who have access to and who participate in employer-sponsored pension plans. The information is from the National Compensation Survey (NCS), which is conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The NCS provides data on occupational earnings and the availability of employee benefits among U.S. workers.
Date: February 2, 2015
Creator: Topoleski, John J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nigeria's 2015 Elections and the Boko Haram Crisis (open access)

Nigeria's 2015 Elections and the Boko Haram Crisis

This report provides an overview of recent 2011 Nigerian elections, development challenges, reform initiatives, social issues, security concerns, and international relations in Nigeria. It ends with some concerns for Congress, including U.S.-Nigerian trade issues, Nigerian counter-terrorism efforts, and U.S. assistance to Nigeria.
Date: February 10, 2015
Creator: Ploch Blanchard, Lauren
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kuwait: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Kuwait: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report looks at Kuwait's relationships with its neighbors in the Persian Gulf, and its own political system which has been in turmoil since 2006.
Date: February 3, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: An Overview (open access)

Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: An Overview

This report provides a general overview of the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB). It describes the structure of FEHB, including eligibility for the program and coverage options available to enrollees, as well as premiums, benefits and cost sharing, and general financing of FEHB. The report also describes the role of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in administering the program.
Date: February 25, 2015
Creator: Blom, Kirstin B. & Cornell, Ada S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Benefits: Pension Benefit Programs (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: Pension Benefit Programs

This report describes several pension benefit programs for veterans and their families, including the eligibility criteria and current benefit levels, and provides data on the number of pension beneficiaries and average annual benefit amounts for FY1999 through FY2013.
Date: February 13, 2015
Creator: Moulta-Ali, Umar & Davis, Carol D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of current issues in U.S.-Palestinian relations. It also contains an overview of Palestinian society and politics and descriptions of key Palestinian individuals and groups--chiefly the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Palestinian Authority (PA), Fatah, Hamas, and the Palestinian refugee population.
Date: February 10, 2015
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction (open access)

House Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction

This report briefly outlines the background of ethics enforcement in the House of Representatives, including the creation of both the Select Committee on Ethics and the Committee on Ethics. The report also focuses on various jurisdictional and procedural changes that the committee has experienced since 1967 and discusses the committee's current jurisdiction and procedures.
Date: February 18, 2015
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress

This report is divided into three major sections analyzing Cuba's political and economic environment, U.S. policy toward Cuba, and selected issues in U.S.-Cuban relations. While legislative initiatives are noted throughout the report where appropriate, a final section of the report provides a listing of bills and resolutions introduced in the 114th Congress.
Date: February 27, 2015
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Number of African American Judges Reaches All-Time High; Do Issues Remain? (open access)

Number of African American Judges Reaches All-Time High; Do Issues Remain?

This report provides historical and statistical information related to the appointment of African Americans as U.S. circuit and district court judges. Such information addresses ongoing congressional interest in the demographic characteristics of lower federal court judges.
Date: February 23, 2015
Creator: McMillion, Barry J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Planning: Considerations for Congressional Staff (open access)

Legislative Planning: Considerations for Congressional Staff

This report presents some of the factors usually considered in preparing a legislative or office action plan. The information is provided in three sections: (1) an overview which lays out summary consideration, (2) questions to consider in preparing an outline for a project, and (3) a sample action plan.
Date: February 4, 2015
Creator: Schneider, Judy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Advantage (MA)--Proposed Benchmark Update and Other Adjustments for CY2016: In Brief (open access)

Medicare Advantage (MA)--Proposed Benchmark Update and Other Adjustments for CY2016: In Brief

This report provides a brief background on how Medicare Advantage (Part C or MA) payments are determined through a comparison of a plan's estimated cost (bid) and the maximum amount Medicare will pay a plan (benchmark).
Date: February 25, 2015
Creator: Morgan, Paulette C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Corporation for National and Community Service: Overview of Programs and Funding (open access)

The Corporation for National and Community Service: Overview of Programs and Funding

This report discusses the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), which is an independent federal agency that administers the programs authorized by two statutes.
Date: February 10, 2015
Creator: Overbay, Abigail R. & Collins, Benjamin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library