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Conducting Ecological Risk Assessment at Remediation Sites in Texas (open access)

Conducting Ecological Risk Assessment at Remediation Sites in Texas

Document about how to conduct ecological risk assessments at remediation sites in Texas in conjunction with the Ecological Protective Concentration Level Database and the Supporting Documentation for the TCEQ's Ecological Benchmark Tables.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congress's Power over Courts: Jurisdiction Stripping and the Rule of Klein (open access)

Congress's Power over Courts: Jurisdiction Stripping and the Rule of Klein

This report highlights a series of Supreme Court rulings that have examined separation-of-powers-based limitations on the Exceptions Clause, congressional jurisdiction stripping, and the ability of Congress to amend laws with the purpose of directly impacting litigation. The Court's jurisprudence largely begins with the Reconstruction-era case, United States v. Klein, and leads to Patchak v. Zinke, from the October 2017 term.
Date: August 9, 2018
Creator: Peck, Sarah Herman
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Connections, Volume 4, Number 2, August 2018 (open access)

Connections, Volume 4, Number 2, August 2018

Newsletter of the Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to 9-1-1 services and other emergency communication within Texas.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas. Commission on State Emergency Communications.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Defense Primer: Department of the Navy (open access)

Defense Primer: Department of the Navy

This report provides basic information on the Department of the Navy, which includes both the Navy and the Marine Corps. It also describes the Coast Guard's relationship to the Department.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Geography, Strategy, and U.S. Force Design (open access)

Defense Primer: Geography, Strategy, and U.S. Force Design

This report describes how world geography influences U.S. military strategy. Of particular importance to U.S. policymakers is preventing the emergence of a regional hegemony in one part of Eurasia or another.
Date: August 6, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Military Pay Raise (open access)

Defense Primer: Military Pay Raise

This report discusses military pay raises and the annual statutory basic pay raise based on changes in the Employment Cost Index. It includes descriptions of information related to the topic along with a table of historical increases in basic pay.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Kapp, Lawrence
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: FY2019 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: FY2019 Budget and Appropriations

This report outlines the 2019 fiscal year budget request for the U.S. State Department, foreign operations, and related programs such as foreign aid. It discusses information about funding levels requested, major projects for the year, and Congressional actions.
Date: August 9, 2018
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Gill, Cory R. & Lawson, Marian L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of Habitat Suitability Criteria for Benthic Macroinvertebrates in the Lower Guadalupe River: Final Report (open access)

Development of Habitat Suitability Criteria for Benthic Macroinvertebrates in the Lower Guadalupe River: Final Report

Report that provides information for the development of habitat suitability criteria (HSC) for benthic macroinvertebrates in the Guadalupe River.
Date: August 21, 2018
Creator: Mayes, Kevin; Grubh, Archis; Zawalski Rebecca; Nowlin, Weston; Hardy, Thom & Schwalb, Astrid
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dispatch, August 2018 (open access)

The Dispatch, August 2018

Monthly magazine of the Texas Military Department discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to Texas defenses and military updates.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Military Department
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ECHO, Vol. 90, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 1, 2018 (open access)

The ECHO, Vol. 90, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Monthly newspaper produced for inmates in the Texas criminal justice system containing news stories, policy updates, opinion pieces, creative works, and other information.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Election Security: Issues in the 2018 Midterm Elections (open access)

Election Security: Issues in the 2018 Midterm Elections

This report discusses concerns over possible election interference that could take place during the 2018 midterm elections.
Date: August 16, 2018
Creator: Theohary, Catherine A. & Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Use Authorization and FDA's Related Authorities (open access)

Emergency Use Authorization and FDA's Related Authorities

This report discusses when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may permit a medical product to be provided to patients outside of the standard regulatory framework.
Date: August 13, 2018
Creator: Dabrowska, Agata
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
End-Region Behavior and Shear Strength of Pretensioned Concrete Girders Employing 0.7-in. Diameter Strands (open access)

End-Region Behavior and Shear Strength of Pretensioned Concrete Girders Employing 0.7-in. Diameter Strands

Report that provides an overview of a research project at the University of Texas at Austin on a type of bulb-tee girder.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Yousefpour, Hossein; su Kim, Hyun; Bonetti, Rodolfo; Alirezaei Abyaneh, Roya; Katz, Alex; Longshaw, Alistair et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Enforcing U.S. Trade Laws: Section 301 and China (open access)

Enforcing U.S. Trade Laws: Section 301 and China

This report discusses the Trump Administration's decision to proceed with a Section 301 case against China's intellectual property rights (IPR) policies and their intent to impose 25% ad valorem tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese products. It also looks at past use of Section 301 against China.
Date: August 2, 2018
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enrollment in Texas Public Schools: 2017-2018 (open access)

Enrollment in Texas Public Schools: 2017-2018

Partial abstract: This report provides information on enrollment in the Texas public school system from the 2007-08 through 2017-18 school years, based on data collected through the Texas Public Education Information Management System. Enrollment data are provided by grade, race/ethnicity, gender, and economically disadvantaged status, and for special populations and instructional programs. (p. ii).
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Education Agency. Division of Research and Analysis.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
FCC Record, Volume 33, No. 12, Pages 7282 to 7981, July 23 - August 3, 2018 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 33, No. 12, Pages 7282 to 7981, July 23 - August 3, 2018

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: August 2018
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 33, No. 13, Pages 7982 to 8541, August 6 - August 31, 2018 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 33, No. 13, Pages 7982 to 8541, August 6 - August 31, 2018

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: August 2018
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (open access)

The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

This report discusses the structure and role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and recent legislation in the 115th Congress regarding the FCC.
Date: August 1, 2018
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: Fiscal Year 2019 (open access)

Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: Fiscal Year 2019

This report begins with a discussion of the overall level of President Trump's FY2019 R&D request, followed by analyses of the R&D funding request from a variety of perspectives and for selected multiagency R&D initiatives. The remainder of the report then provides discussion and analysis of the R&D budget requests of selected federal departments and agencies that, collectively, account for approximately 99% of total federal R&D funding.
Date: August 3, 2018
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Notes: August 2018 (open access)

Fiscal Notes: August 2018

Newsletter issued by the Texas Office of the Comptroller discussing news, events, statistics, and other relevant information related to business and the economy.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act: An Overview of H.R. 5515 (open access)

Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act: An Overview of H.R. 5515

This report discusses the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would authorize $708.1 billion in discretionary appropriations for national defense-related activities of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and other agencies. The bill (H.R. 5515) would authorize $16 billion (2.3%) more than the amount authorized by the FY2018 NDAA (P.L. 115-91) and match the amount requested by the Administration.
Date: August 7, 2018
Creator: McGarry, Brendan W. & Towell, Pat
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The "Flores Settlement" and Alien Families Apprehended at the U.S. Border: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

The "Flores Settlement" and Alien Families Apprehended at the U.S. Border: Frequently Asked Questions

This report answers frequently asked legal questions pertaining to the Flores Settlement and the settlement's impact on the detention of alien families apprehended at or near the U.S. border. In particular, the report addresses (1) background of the litigation, (2) how the Settlement restricts DHS's power to keep families in detention, (3) the relationship between the Ms. L. litigation and the Settlement, (4) the executive branch's policy options under the Settlement, and (5) the extent to which either the executive branch or Congress can override or modify the terms of the Flores Settlement.
Date: August 28, 2018
Creator: Peck, Sarah Herman & Harrington, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF): Cartel Lite? (open access)

Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF): Cartel Lite?

This report discusses the functions of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), which was founded for the purpose of maximizing the value of natural gas; developing short-, medium-, and long-term analysis and forecasting; facilitating cooperation on issues of common interest among members; promoting natural gas as a fuel; and positioning the GECF as an internationally recognized organization. It also compares the GECF with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), describes structural constraints, and outlines concerns for Congress.
Date: August 2, 2018
Creator: Ratner, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Glider Kit, Engine, and Vehicle Regulations (open access)

Glider Kit, Engine, and Vehicle Regulations

This report examines EPA's and selected other federal agencies' requirements on glider kits and glider vehicles and outlines the congressional response.
Date: August 10, 2018
Creator: Lattanzio, Richard K. & Lowry, Sean
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library