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University of North Texas Libraries 30-Second Survey (open access)

University of North Texas Libraries 30-Second Survey

This report documents the UNT Libraries 30-Second Survey project funded through the Dean's Innovation Grant funded by the UNT Libraries. The final report briefly describes the UNT Libraries 30-Second Survey project activities, budget, outcomes, best practices, and sustainability.
Date: September 28, 2020
Creator: Mount, Jonathan; Guintivano, Jeffrey & Rumohr, Garret
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cloture Attempts on Nominations: Data and Historical Development Through November 20, 2013 (open access)

Cloture Attempts on Nominations: Data and Historical Development Through November 20, 2013

This report discusses topics regarding cloture as a means to limit debate and overcome a possible filibuster.
Date: September 28, 2018
Creator: Beth, Richard S.; Greene, Michael & Rybicki, Elizabeth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Former Speakers of the House: Office Allowances, Franking Privileges, and Staff Assistance (open access)

Former Speakers of the House: Office Allowances, Franking Privileges, and Staff Assistance

This report discusses the allowance former Speakers of the House of Representatives were provided upon their departure. This allowance began in 1970 and was repealed with the passage of the legislative branch appropriations act for FY2019, P.L. 115-244.
Date: September 28, 2018
Creator: Egar, William T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Trade Imbalances (open access)

Global Trade Imbalances

This report discusses the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) July 2018 report on global trade imbalances that identifies countries with "excessive" current account balances and exchange rates that are "misaligned." The current account is a broad measure of a country's global economic engagement and is comprised of trade in goods, services, and official flows.
Date: September 28, 2018
Creator: Jackson, James K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
South Sudan's Civil War: Nearly 400,000 Estimated Dead (open access)

South Sudan's Civil War: Nearly 400,000 Estimated Dead

This report discusses the impact of the civil war in South Sudan, which has been ongoing since December 2013.
Date: September 28, 2018
Creator: Blanchard, Lauren Ploch
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Bond Review Board Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Bond Review Board Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Texas Bond Review Board documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018
Date: September 28, 2018
Creator: Texas Bond Review Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Banking Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Department of Banking Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Texas Department of Banking documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018.
Date: September 28, 2018
Creator: Texas. Department of Banking.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Fifth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Fifth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals Agency 225 documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018.
Date: September 28, 2018
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (5th)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legislative Budget Board Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Legislative Budget Board Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Texas Legislative Budget Board documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018
Date: September 28, 2018
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Racing Commission Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Racing Commission Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Texas Racing Commission documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018
Date: September 28, 2018
Creator: Texas Racing Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Second Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Second Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Second Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2014.
Date: September 28, 2018
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (2nd)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018
Date: September 28, 2018
Creator: Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amtrak: Overview (open access)

Amtrak: Overview

This report provides an overview of the Amtrak rail service, Topics discussed are funding sources and shortfalls, current and proposed infrastructure, current ridership, on-time arrival improvements needed, service areas, and private passenger rail initiatives in Texas, Florida, and California.
Date: September 28, 2017
Creator: Peterman, David Randall
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Impact on Caribbean Countries and Foreign Territories (open access)

Hurricanes Irma and Maria: Impact on Caribbean Countries and Foreign Territories

This report discuses the effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on Caribbean countries and foreign territories and provides brief descriptions of the extent of damage to Antigua and Barbuda, St. Martin/St. Maarten, Cuba, and Dominica. Current U.S. aid efforts and funds are discussed along with the international humanitarian response.
Date: September 28, 2017
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Frigate (FFG[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and discusses potential issues for Congress regarding the Navy's FFG(X) program, a program to procure a new class of guided-missile frigates. The FFG(X) program was initiated as part of the Navy's FY2018 budget submission. The Navy wants to procure the first FFG(X) in FY2020. The Navy's proposed FY2018 budget requests $143.5 million in research and development funding for the program. The FFG(X) program presents several potential oversight issues for Congress. Congress's decisions on the program could affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: September 28, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides resources to help congressional staff respond to constituents' frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the law. The report lists selected resources regarding consumers, employers, and other stakeholders, with a focus on federal sources. It also lists Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports that summarize the ACA's provisions.
Date: September 28, 2017
Creator: Napili, Angela
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues (open access)

Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues

This report provides a historical examination of the SBA's size standards and assesses competing views concerning how to define a small business. It also discusses P.L. 112-239, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, which requires the SBA to make available a justification when establishing or approving a size standard that the size standard is appropriate for each individual industry classification. It addresses the SBA's recent practice of combining size standards within industrial groups as a means to reduce the complexity of its size standards and to provide greater consistency for industrial classifications that have similar economic characteristics; P.L. 114-328, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which authorizes the SBA to establish different size standards for agricultural enterprises using existing methods and appeal processes.
Date: September 28, 2017
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Fifth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2017 (open access)

Texas Fifth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the Fifth Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date: September 28, 2017
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (5th)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas First Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2017 (open access)

Texas First Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the Texas First Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date: September 28, 2017
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (1st)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2017 (open access)

Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date: September 28, 2017
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (14th)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Racing Commission Annual Financial Report: 2017 (open access)

Texas Racing Commission Annual Financial Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the Texas Racing Commission documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date: September 28, 2017
Creator: Texas Racing Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings Annual Financial Report: 2017 (open access)

Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings Annual Financial Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the State Office of Administrative Hearings documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date: September 28, 2017
Creator: Texas. State Office of Administrative Hearings.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the ongoing conflict in Syria and provides an overview of U.S. Policy responses. The rise of the insurgent terrorist group known as the Islamic State (IS, aka the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL/ISIS) and Russia's military intervention on behalf of the Syrian government have reshaped debates over U.S. policy toward the ongoing civil conflict in Syria, now in its fifth year.
Date: September 28, 2016
Creator: Humud, Carla E.; Blanchard, Christopher M. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Encryption: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Encryption: Frequently Asked Questions

This report discusses encryption, which is a process to secure information from unwanted access or use. Encryption uses the art of cryptography to change information which can be read (plaintext) and make it so that it cannot be read (ciphertext).
Date: September 28, 2016
Creator: Jaikaran, Chris
System: The UNT Digital Library