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Afghanistan Drawdown Preparations: DOD Decision Makers Need Additional Analyses to Determine Costs and Benefits of Returning Excess Equipment (open access)

Afghanistan Drawdown Preparations: DOD Decision Makers Need Additional Analyses to Determine Costs and Benefits of Returning Excess Equipment

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""
Date: December 19, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Appeal for SantosCoy and Phillips Murder Investigation by OUED] (open access)

[Appeal for SantosCoy and Phillips Murder Investigation by OUED]

Two-page word document by Organizations United for Eastside Development (OUED) calling for the suspension of officer James Cammack and an indictment of murder for Hector SantosCoy. SantosCoy, as well as Bobby Jo Philllps thirteen years prior, were both killed by the officer in question. The efforts of the OUED is one in a string of attempts to end police brutality targeted towards racial minorities in San Antonio.
Date: December 19, 1981
Creator: Organizations United for Eastside Development
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Status of Reservist in Air Reserve Center Training (open access)

Certificate of Status of Reservist in Air Reserve Center Training

Certificate reporting the Air Reserve status of Paul A. Hill.
Date: December 19, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Credit Memorandum from Bland-Willis Cadillac Co., December 19, 1955] (open access)

[Credit Memorandum from Bland-Willis Cadillac Co., December 19, 1955]

Credit memorandum from Bland-Willis Cadillac Co.; the memo states that $30 was credited to Dan Kempner's account.
Date: December 19, 1955
Creator: Bland-Willis Cadillac Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART and TRE set plans for New Year's (open access)

DART and TRE set plans for New Year's

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the New Year holiday.
Date: December 19, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Cotton Bowl Flyer takes to the field January 1 (open access)

DART Cotton Bowl Flyer takes to the field January 1

News release about DART's "Cotton Bowl Flyer," a bus service to Cotton Bowl games.
Date: December 19, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART is your choice for transportation to Heart of Dallas Bowl (open access)

DART is your choice for transportation to Heart of Dallas Bowl

News release promoting DART transportation options to the 2016 Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl football game.
Date: December 19, 2016
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART lends a holiday hand with "Friendly Food Fight" (open access)

DART lends a holiday hand with "Friendly Food Fight"

News release about DART's end-of-the-year charity drives.
Date: December 19, 2012
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART shows off the Metroplex (open access)

DART shows off the Metroplex

News release about travel destinations near new DART stations in Dallas, Garland, Richardson, and Plano.
Date: December 19, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART staff delivers food by the busload to Union Gospel Mission (open access)

DART staff delivers food by the busload to Union Gospel Mission

News release about the collection of nonperishable foods and money by DART for Dallas-area charities.
Date: December 19, 2011
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton--Benjamin Lyon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (open access)

Denton--Benjamin Lyon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution

The Benjamin Lyon Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution wrote a brief summary of their organizing meeting and seven regular meetings. The document includes a list of members and pledges.
Date: December 19, 1928
Creator: Benjamin Lyon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
System: The Portal to Texas History
DOD Personnel Clearances: Preliminary Observations about Timeliness and Quality (open access)

DOD Personnel Clearances: Preliminary Observations about Timeliness and Quality

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This correspondence provides our preliminary assessment of the timeliness and quality of the Department of Defense's (DOD) personnel security clearance program. These findings are based on an ongoing engagement that we have been conducting since February 2008 under the Comptroller General's authority to conduct evaluations on his own initiative. In 2009, we plan to issue a report providing more details regarding these findings. In response to a draft of this briefing report, DOD provided written comments and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) provided comments via email. Our summary and evaluation of DOD's and OPM's comments and DOD's written comments are included. We are addressing this product to Congress at Congress' request due to Congress' continued interest in the DOD personnel security clearance program."
Date: December 19, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Endangered Species Act: Many GAO Recommendations Have Been Implemented, but Some Issues Remain Unresolved (open access)

Endangered Species Act: Many GAO Recommendations Have Been Implemented, but Some Issues Remain Unresolved

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 protects plant and animal species that are either facing extinction (endangered species) or are likely to face extinction in the foreseeable future (threatened species) and protects the ecosystems upon which they depend. The act includes provisions for listing species that need protection, designating habitat deemed critical to a listed species' survival, developing recovery plans, and protecting listed species against certain harms caused by federal and nonfederal actions. Since the act's inception, more than 1,300 species occurring in the United States or its territories have been placed on the list of threatened and endangered species. The Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Department of Commerce's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)--collectively referred to as "the services"--are responsible for administration and implementation of the ESA, but all federal agencies have responsibilities for protecting species under the act. The act has long been a lightning rod for political debate about the extent to which the nation's natural resources should be protected and how best to protect them. Proponents of the act believe that it is important to preserve the …
Date: December 19, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Fax with handwritten notes: Highlights of the President's plan to restructure three cabinet departments and two major agencies] (open access)

[Fax with handwritten notes: Highlights of the President's plan to restructure three cabinet departments and two major agencies]

A fax with handwritten notes containing six different documents concerning how the president plans to restructure and redefine government agencies, including the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Date: December 19, 1994
Creator: OMB Press Office
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Roster of Students Army Training Corps Unit at Abilene Christian College, December 17, 1918 (open access)

Final Roster of Students Army Training Corps Unit at Abilene Christian College, December 17, 1918

Document listing the final roster of personnel in the Students Army Training Corps at Abilene Christian College on December 17, 1918.
Date: December 19, 1918
Creator: Hare, L. R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[First National City Bank of New York Check Stub No. 8-1123] (open access)

[First National City Bank of New York Check Stub No. 8-1123]

Check stub via The First National City Bank of New York for a check in the amount of $12.00 paid to the order of The Army and Navy Club, paying the dues from January 1 to December 31, 1961.
Date: December 19, 1960
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston Upholstering Co., Inc. Order: December 19, 1961] (open access)

[Galveston Upholstering Co., Inc. Order: December 19, 1961]

Order form for Galveston Upholstering Co., Inc. listing purchases and total charges for the materials. The order consists of rug being shampooed.
Date: December 19, 1961
Creator: Galveston Upholstering Co., Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[General orders no. 301, December 19, 1864] (open access)

[General orders no. 301, December 19, 1864]

General orders no. 301 details that every officer and soldier capable of duty is needed on the field. The document instructs that all Provost Marshals, Boards of Enrollment, surgeons, recruiting officers to send all who are fit for service to the front.
Date: December 19, 1864
Creator: War Department
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Historic Marker Application: John Milroy House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: John Milroy House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the John Milroy House, in Houston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.
Date: December 19, 1979
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: W. J. "Ed" and Mary Elizabeth Lott House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: W. J. "Ed" and Mary Elizabeth Lott House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the W. J. "Ed" and Mary Elizabeth Lott House, in Goliad, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, maps, and photographs.
Date: December 19, 1996
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for 55 Gallons of Kerosene, December 19, 1949] (open access)

[Invoice for 55 Gallons of Kerosene, December 19, 1949]

Invoice for items sold to D. W. Kempner by Magnolia Petroleum Company, including 55 gallons of kerosene of total cost $6.88
Date: December 19, 1949
Creator: Magnolia Petroleum Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for a Taylor Cyclo Stormograph] (open access)

[Invoice for a Taylor Cyclo Stormograph]

Invoice for items sold to Commander H. L. Kempner by Taylor Instrument Companies including a Taylor Cyclo Stormograph.
Date: December 19, 1945
Creator: Taylor Instrument Companies
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Athletic Supplies from the Hill School: Fall, 1957] (open access)

[Invoice for Athletic Supplies from the Hill School: Fall, 1957]

Invoice for items sold to Marion L. Kempner by the Hill School, including toiletries and clothing items.
Date: December 19, 1957
Creator: The Hill School
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Disc Harrow and Cultivator] (open access)

[Invoice for Disc Harrow and Cultivator]

Invoice #47078 for items sold to H. Kempner for a Disc Harrow and a cultivator for a total of $559.12 to be paid by January 10, 1948.
Date: December 19, 1947
Creator: Imperial Mercantile Company
System: The Portal to Texas History