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Historic Plaque, Jonathan Hamilton Baker

Photograph of a historic marker in Palo Pinto, Texas. It reads: "Jonathan Hamilton Baker (July 13, 1832 - October 18, 1918). Virginia native Jonathan Hamilton "Ham" Baker came to Texas in 1858 with his brother G. W. Baker and his uncle Eli Young. Stricken by malaria while a teacher in Fort Worth, he later moved to Palo Pinto County where his uncle Frank Baker was homesteading. Here he opened a school in Palo Pinto, and soon after helped establish the town's first Methodist Church. In 1859 Baker was chosen to lead a company of local men organized to defend the area against Indian attacks. He first served under Capt. J. R. Baylor and later participated with Capt. Lawrence Sullivan Ross in the recovery of Cynthia Ann Parker, the white woman seized by Comanches in 1836. During the Civil War he served as leader of the home guard. Baker was also an open range cattleman, and in 1869 he began driving his herds to Kansas railheads. Active in local government, he served as Deputy Sheriff, Justice of the Peace, Deputy Postmaster and Clerk of the County and District. In 1890 he moved to Granbury, where he became a successful nurseryman. For …
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pioneer Memorial, Palo Pinto County

Dedicated to the honor and memory of the Pioneers and Settlers of Palo Pinto County, unveiled 1957. 1857 -1957 Centennial.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pioneer Memorial, Palo Pinto County, back side with map

Pioneer Memorial, Palo Pinto County, back side with map
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Palo Pinto County Courthouse, plaque on building

Palo Pinto County Courthouse, built 1940 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Veterans Memorial, Palo Pinto County

Dedicated to the men and women of Palo Pinto County who have served in all our wars with honor and sacrifice.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Palo Pinto Fire Department sign

Palo Pinto Fire Department sign
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Palo Pinto street scene

Street scene in Palo Pinto near the courthouse square.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Real Estate Office in Palo Pinto

Real Estate Office in Palo Pinto on the corner of Oak and S. 5th Ave., on the courthouse square.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Brown Stone Building]

Photograph of a brown stone building in Palo Pinto, Texas (at 5th and Oak). A road is visible in the foreground, and there is a red truck to the left.
Date: May 2, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Emergency Powers (open access)

National Emergency Powers

This report the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601-1651) that eliminated or modified some statutory grants of emergency authority, required the President to declare formally the existence of a national emergency and to specify what statutory authority, activated by the declaration, would be used, and provided Congress a means to countermand the President's declaration and the activated authority being sought.
Date: May 1, 2006
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Issues for Congress (open access)

Intelligence Issues for Congress

This report discusses legislative initiatives to address the challenges facing the U.S. Intelligence Community in the 21st century.
Date: May 9, 2006
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Law of the Sea Convention and U.S. Policy (open access)

The Law of the Sea Convention and U.S. Policy

This report provides background and analysis and discusses the most recent regarding the law of the sea convention.
Date: May 12, 2006
Creator: Browne, Marjorie Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities (open access)

The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Funding Issues and Activities

This report discusses federal funding for IT research and development. Proponents assert that federal support of IT R&D has produced positive outcomes for the country and played a crucial role in supporting long-term research into fundamental aspects of computing. Critics assert that the government, through its funding mechanisms, may be picking “winners and losers” in technological development, a role more properly residing with the private sector.
Date: May 4, 2006
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2006 Supplemental Appropriations: Iraq and Other International Activities; Additional Hurricane Katrina Relief (open access)

FY2006 Supplemental Appropriations: Iraq and Other International Activities; Additional Hurricane Katrina Relief

This report discusses FY2006 supplemental appropriations for Iraq and other international activities, as well as Katrina hurricane relief.
Date: May 23, 2006
Creator: Irwin, Paul M. & Nowels, Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security Department: FY2007 Appropriations (open access)

Homeland Security Department: FY2007 Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Homeland Security. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity, and is updated as events warrant.
Date: May 10, 2006
Creator: Lake, Jennifer E. & Nuñez-Neto, Blas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Operations (House)/State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate): FY2007 Appropriations (open access)

Foreign Operations (House)/State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate): FY2007 Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and the Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity, and is updated as events warrant.
Date: May 25, 2006
Creator: Nowels, Larry; Veillette, Connie & Epstein, Susan B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Savings Accounts: Some Current Policy Issues (open access)

Health Savings Accounts: Some Current Policy Issues

This report discusses the Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), which are one way that people can pay for their unreimbursed medical expenses (deductibles, copayments, and services not covered by insurance) on a tax-advantaged basis
Date: May 5, 2006
Creator: Lyke, Bob
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress (open access)

Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress

This report is organized to reflect the main border security issues relating to the movement of people into the country, as indicated by the legislation currently pending in the 109th Congress.
Date: May 10, 2006
Creator: Nuñez-Neto, Blas & Beaver, Janice Cheryl
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Legislation Issues in the 109th Congress (open access)

Immigration Legislation Issues in the 109th Congress

While immigration reform proposals remain pending, Congress has enacted limited provisions on temporary and permanent employment-based immigration as part of P.L. 109-13. It also has enacted legislation concerning alien victims of domestic violence, trafficking in persons, and refugees. This report discusses these and other immigration-related issues that have seen legislative action or are of significant congressional interest. DHS appropriations and immigration legislation related to Hurricane Katrina are covered in other products and are not discussed here. The final section of the report lists enacted legislation and selected bills receiving action.
Date: May 12, 2006
Creator: Bruno, Andorra; Wasem, Ruth Ellen; Siskin, Alison; Nuñez-Neto, Blas; Garcia, Michael J.; Vina, Stephen R. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Policy on Expedited Removal of Aliens (open access)

Immigration Policy on Expedited Removal of Aliens

This report discusses immigration policy and expedited removal, an immigration enforcement strategy originally conceived to operate at the borders and ports of entry, recently has been expanded in certain border regions.
Date: May 15, 2006
Creator: Siskin, Alison & Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Enterprise Architecture and E-Government: Issues for Information Technology Management (open access)

Federal Enterprise Architecture and E-Government: Issues for Information Technology Management

This report discusses government efforts to increase efficiency. One approach being implemented to reduce duplicative spending and improve cross-agency collaboration is the use of enterprise architecture (EA) planning across the federal government. An EA serves as a blueprint of the business operations of an organization, and the information and technology needed to carry out these functions.
Date: May 10, 2006
Creator: Seifert, Jeffrey W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities (open access)

Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities

This report summarizes statutory authorities regarding access by the Government, for either foreign intelligence or law enforcement purposes, to information related to telephone calling patterns or practices.
Date: May 17, 2006
Creator: Bazan, Elizabeth B.; Stevens, Gina Marie & Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraqi Civilian, Police, and Security Forces Casualty Estimates (open access)

Iraqi Civilian, Police, and Security Forces Casualty Estimates

This report presents various estimates of Iraqi civilian, police, and security forces casualties. The Department of Defense (DOD) regularly updates total U.S. military deaths and wounded statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom, as reflected in CRS Report RS21578, Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties. However, no Iraqi or U.S. government office regularly releases statistics on Iraqi civilian deaths, Iraqi police deaths, or Iraqi security forces deaths. Statistics on these topics are sometimes available through alternative sources, such as nonprofit organizations, or through statements made by officials to the press.
Date: May 8, 2006
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans' Affairs, FY2007 Appropriations (open access)

Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans' Affairs, FY2007 Appropriations

This report is a guide to one of the regular appropriations bills that Congress considers each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs and Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittees. It summarizes the status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related congressional activity, and is updated as events warrant.
Date: May 17, 2006
Creator: Else, Daniel H.; Graney, Paul J. & Panangala, Sidath Viranga
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library