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Texas Register, Volume 34, Number 38, Pages 6381-6478, September 18, 2009 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 34, Number 38, Pages 6381-6478, September 18, 2009

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: September 18, 2009
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 34, Number 51, Pages 9061-9264, December 18, 2009 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 34, Number 51, Pages 9061-9264, December 18, 2009

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: December 18, 2009
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy

Opium poppy cultivation and drug trafficking have eroded Afghanistan's fragile political and economic order over the last 30 years. This report provides current statistical information, profiles the narcotics trade's participants, explores linkages between narcotics, insecurity, and corruption, and reviews U.S. and international policy responses since late 2001. The report also considers ongoing policy debates regarding the counternarcotics role of coalition military forces, poppy eradication, alternative livelihoods, and funding issues for Congress.
Date: June 18, 2009
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), also called the Lighting II, is a new strike fighter being procured in different versions by the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. The F-35 program is the Department of Defense's (DOD's) largest weapon procurement program in terms of total estimated acquisition cost. The issues for Congress for FY2010 are whether to approve, reject, or modify the administration's funding request for the F-35 program, and whether to approve or reject the administration's proposal to terminate the alternate engine program. Congress' decisions on these matters will affect DOD capabilities and funding requirements and the tactical aircraft manufacturing industrial base.
Date: June 18, 2009
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
Date: June 18, 2009
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs), H.R. 1318/H.R.1886/H.R. 2410 and S. 496: Issues and Arguments (open access)

Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs), H.R. 1318/H.R.1886/H.R. 2410 and S. 496: Issues and Arguments

This report discusses legislation related to the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act (H.R. 1886), the Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act (H.R. 1318), and the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 (H.R. 2410). It also discusses the Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act (S. 496). The report also discusses how this legislation represents a political and symbolic importance for U.S. relationships with Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Date: June 18, 2009
Creator: Bolle, Mary Jane
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mongolia and U.S. Policy: Political and Economic Relations (open access)

Mongolia and U.S. Policy: Political and Economic Relations

This report provides background information on Mongolia, including political and economic conditions, the status of U.S.-Mongolian political and economic relations, and key security and foreign policy issues.
Date: June 18, 2009
Creator: Dumbaugh, Kerry & Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Has It Been Utilized? (open access)

Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Has It Been Utilized?

Multilateral and bilateral agreements addressing the status of U.S. armed forces abroad are commonly referred to as Status of Force Agreements (SOFAs). SOFAs establish the framework under which military personnel operate in a foreign country. The United States is currently party to more than 100 agreements that may be considered SOFAs. A list of current agreements included at the end of this report is categorized in tables according to the underlying source of authority, if any, for each of the SOFAs.
Date: June 18, 2009
Creator: Mason, R. Chuck
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Policies and Issues on Health-Related Grounds for Exclusion (open access)

Immigration Policies and Issues on Health-Related Grounds for Exclusion

This report discusses the criteria that foreign nationals must meet before admission to the United States, including the reasons why a foreign national might be denied admission, most particularly on health-related grounds. This report discusses such issues in relation to the recent outbreak of the 2009 H1N1 ("swine flu") virus, and how the outbreak has affected various government agencies, such as the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This report also discusses efforts to confront and address such issues on a legislative front.
Date: May 18, 2009
Creator: Haddal, Chad C. & Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding (open access)

Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding

The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, also known as fire grants or the FIRE Act grant program, was established by the FY2001 National Defense Authorization Act. The fire grant program is now in its ninth year. Over $4.8 billion has been appropriated to the fire grant program since FY2001. This report discusses the inception of this program, as well as current supplemental legislation and proposed funding, which is already projected to provoke negative criticism from the fire community for being inadequate.
Date: June 18, 2009
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current state of Bahrain, which has undergone substantial political reforms since the late 1990s, but which still suffers from tension between the Shiite majority and the Sunni-led government. This report focuses particularly on Bahrain's relationship with Iran and Bahrain's relationship with the United States.
Date: December 18, 2009
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Student at Masters Commencement Ceremony]

Photograph of a student receiving a red carnation from a presenter at the masters commencement ceremony for the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. The student and presenter are wearing graduation regalia. There are people sitting in the background, watching the ceremony.
Date: December 18, 2009
Creator: Chaney, Ken
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 2009 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 2009

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 18, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 18, 2009 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Concurrent Resolutions 16 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Concurrent Resolutions 16

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas Senate and House of Representatives relating to granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, and ending on Tuesday, February 17, 2009.
Date: February 18, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, House Joint Resolutions, House Bill 116 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, House Joint Resolutions, House Bill 116

Joint resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, and ending on Tuesday, February 17, 2009.
Date: February 18, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, House Concurrent Resolution, House Bill 135 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, House Concurrent Resolution, House Bill 135

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to designating March 31 and April 1, 2009, as Gregg County Days at the State Capitol.
Date: April 18, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 160, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 18, 2009 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 160, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 18, 2009
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 160, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 18, 2009 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 160, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 18, 2009
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 159, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 2009 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 159, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 18, 2009
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spontaneous Brain Activity as a Source of Ideal 1/f Noise (open access)

Spontaneous Brain Activity as a Source of Ideal 1/f Noise

In this article, the authors study the electroencephalogram (EEG) of 30 closed-eye subjects with a technique of analysis recently proposed to detect punctual events signaling rapid transitions between different metastable states.
Date: December 18, 2009
Creator: Allegrini, Paolo; Menicucci, Danilo; Bedini, Remo; Fronzoni, Leone; Gemignani, Angelo; Grigolini, Paolo et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 2009 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 2009

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 18, 2009
Creator: Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Floyd R. Thomas, February 18, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Floyd R. Thomas, February 18, 2009

Interview with Floyd R. Thomas of El Paso, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces during World War II. In the interview, Mr. Thomas recalls memories from before the war as well as his time in the military, including his training in Oregon and Hawaii, attacks on Okinawa, and various battle scenes.
Date: February 18, 2009
Creator: Misenhimer, Richard & Thomas, Floyd R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History