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Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 1, Pages 1-348, January 1, 2016 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 1, Pages 1-348, January 1, 2016

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: January 1, 2016
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Branch: FY2016 Appropriations (open access)

Legislative Branch: FY2016 Appropriations

This report provides an overview of the consideration of FY2016 legislative branch appropriations, with subsections covering each action. It also addresses the FY2016 budget requests, hearings, and requested administrative language or other major funding issues for individual legislative branch agencies and entities.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections (open access)

Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections

This report provides the results of recent elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. It includes three tables organized by region, containing the date of each country's independence, the name of the newly elected president or prime minister, and the projected date of the next election. Information in this report was gathered from numerous sources, including the U.S. State Department, Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA's) World Fact Book, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Election Guide, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and other news sources.
Date: March 1, 2016
Creator: DeBruyne, Nese F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Provisions of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3762 (open access)

Provisions of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3762

This report includes a table listing all provisions in H.R. 3762 and the Senate amendment to H.R. 3762 that would amend or repeal Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions. It also provides a brief explanation of the provisions included in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3762.
Date: February 1, 2016
Creator: Mach, Annie L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading (open access)

Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading

This report discusses various regulations regarding insider trading violations. Insider trading in securities may occur when a person in possession of material nonpublic information about a company trades in the company's securities and makes a profit or avoids a loss.
Date: March 1, 2016
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Free-Riders or Compelled Riders? Key Takeaways as Court Considers Major Union Dues Case (open access)

Free-Riders or Compelled Riders? Key Takeaways as Court Considers Major Union Dues Case

This report briefly outlines the ongoing debate regarding Union dues. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 2015, 7.2 million employees in the public sector belong to a union, with more than 700,000 additional government employees being represented by a union without belonging to the union.
Date: January 1, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Criminal Justice Reform: One Judge's View (open access)

Criminal Justice Reform: One Judge's View

This report briefly provides highlights from an article written by Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in which he recommended 26 changes in the U.S. criminal justice system, federal and state.
Date: January 1, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
High Frequency Trading: Overview of Recent Developments (open access)

High Frequency Trading: Overview of Recent Developments

This report provides background on various High-frequency trading (HFT) strategies and some associated policy issues, recent regulatory developments and selected enforcement actions by the SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), on HFT, and congressional action such as proposed legislation and hearings related to HFT.
Date: April 1, 2016
Creator: Miller, Rena S. & Shorter, Gary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporarily Filling Presidentially Appointed, Senate-Confirmed Positions (open access)

Temporarily Filling Presidentially Appointed, Senate-Confirmed Positions

This report examines several authorities by which a vacant presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position can be filled temporarily without going through the Senate confirmation process..
Date: April 1, 2016
Creator: Hogue, Henry B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress (open access)

Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on maritime territorial and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) disputes in the East China (ECS) and South China Sea (SCS) involving China, with a focus on how these disputes may affect U.S. strategic and policy interests.
Date: April 1, 2016
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Telemarketing Regulation: National and State Do Not Call Registries (open access)

Telemarketing Regulation: National and State Do Not Call Registries

This report will outline the laws underpinning the National Do Not Call List; describe the regulations implementing the list; answer some of the most frequently asked questions related to the list; and discuss the possible penalties for violating the rules. The report will also briefly discuss some of the ways the various states have implemented their own do not call lists.
Date: April 1, 2016
Creator: Ruane, Kathleen Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supreme Court Appointment Process: President's Selection of a Nominee (open access)

Supreme Court Appointment Process: President's Selection of a Nominee

This report discusses the process for appointing Supreme Court Justices. Each appointment to the nine-member Court is of consequence because of the enormous judicial power that the Court exercises, separate from, and independent of, the executive and legislative branches.
Date: April 1, 2016
Creator: McMillion, Barry J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Calling Up Business on the Senate Floor (open access)

Calling Up Business on the Senate Floor

This report outlines processes or customs most often used by the Senate and then discusses some procedures less often used to call up business. The Senate takes up measures and matters under procedures set in Senate rules and by long-standing customs, thereby giving it flexibility in setting its floor agenda.
Date: April 1, 2016
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA Policies Concerning Integrated Planning and Affordability of Water Infrastructure (open access)

EPA Policies Concerning Integrated Planning and Affordability of Water Infrastructure

This report examines recent initiatives by EPA, an integrated planning policy, and a framework policy for assessing a community's financial capability to meet objectives and requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA).
Date: April 1, 2016
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
UNT Honors Day: 2016 captions transcript

UNT Honors Day: 2016

Recording of the 2016 UNT Honors Day event held at Winspear Hall to honor accomplished and distinguished students, faculty, and staff. Included are musical performances, speeches and introductions from Provost and Vice President Dr. Finley Graves and Dr. Elizabeth With, a keynote speech from Wisteria Wells and Ke'Yonna Hall, as well as the recognition and presentation of awards and honors to students and teachers alike.
Date: April 1, 2016
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 14, Pages 2365-2546, April 1, 2016 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 14, Pages 2365-2546, April 1, 2016

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: April 1, 2016
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 27, Pages 4723-4910, July 1, 2016 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 27, Pages 4723-4910, July 1, 2016

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: July 1, 2016
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Overview of Air Quality Issues in Natural Gas Systems (open access)

An Overview of Air Quality Issues in Natural Gas Systems

This report provides information on the natural gas industry and the types and sources of air pollutants in the sector. It examines the role of the federal government in regulating these emissions, including the provisions in the Clean Air Act and Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulatory activities. It concludes with a brief discussion of the outstanding issues.
Date: June 1, 2016
Creator: Lattanzio, Richard K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Lending Act: Timeline, New Rules, and Issues (open access)

Military Lending Act: Timeline, New Rules, and Issues

This report briefly discusses new rules under the Military Lending Act (MLA) that change the definition of consumer credit for covered servicemembers and dependents; it will apply to transactions or accounts that are established on or after October 3, 2016. These rules may have an impact on the regulatory burdens for businesses that provide credit products to the military and may also affect military readiness.
Date: June 1, 2016
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Options for Financing Water Infrastructure (open access)

Legislative Options for Financing Water Infrastructure

This report discusses several options considered by Congress to address the financing needs of local communities for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects and to decrease or close the gap between available funds and projected needs.
Date: June 1, 2016
Creator: Copeland, Claudia; Maguire, Steven & Mallett, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA; H.R. 5278, S. 2328) (open access)

The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA; H.R. 5278, S. 2328)

The report presents a brief description of Puerto Rico, its relationship with the federal government, and its fiscal challenges. It also includes a short overview of bill H.R. 5278, with a comparison with previous legislation involving control boards and a section-by-section description of the bill.
Date: July 1, 2016
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Constitutional Limits to Agency Independence (open access)

Constitutional Limits to Agency Independence

This legal sidebar examines issues regarding the "separation of powers" among the three branches of U.S. government, specifically in regards to federal agencies.
Date: June 1, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Holographic Fabrication of Designed Functional Defect Lines in Photonic Crystal Lattice Using a Spatial Light Modulator (open access)

Holographic Fabrication of Designed Functional Defect Lines in Photonic Crystal Lattice Using a Spatial Light Modulator

This article reports the holographic fabrication of designed defect lines in photonic crystal lattices through phase engineering using a spatial light modulator.
Date: April 1, 2016
Creator: Lutkenhaus, Jeffrey; Lowell, David; George, David; Zhang, Hualiang; Lin, Yuankun & Lin, Yuankun
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Extreme Empiricism: John Howard, Poetry, and the Thermometrics of Reform

This article examines an outpouring of printed poems and biographical publications in the 1780s and 1790s that sought to shape the public image of the celebrated prison reformer John Howard
Date: January 1, 2016
Creator: Cervantes, Gabriel & Porter, Dahlia
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library