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Cisco College Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019 (open access)

Cisco College Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2018 and 2019

Report submitted by Cisco College to the Texas 85th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, and supporting documentation.
Date: August 3, 2016
Creator: Cisco College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 2016 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 2016

Weekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: LaFerney, Dalton
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 3, 2016 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 3, 2016
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 3, 2016 (open access)

Whitewright Sun (Whitewright, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 3, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Whitewright, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: Palmer, Kimberly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical properties of SnSe under high-pressure (open access)

Electrical properties of SnSe under high-pressure

This article investigates the pressure-induced phase transitions in SnSe using the first-principles density functional calculations.
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Ghosh, Angsula; Gusmão, M. S.; Chaudhuri, Puspitapallab; de Souza, S. Michielon; Mota, Cicero; Trichês, D. M. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nominations to the Supreme Court During Presidential Election Years (1900-Present) (open access)

Nominations to the Supreme Court During Presidential Election Years (1900-Present)

This report provides data and analysis related to nominations made to the Supreme Court during presidential election years from 1900 to the present.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: McMillion, Barry J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heroin Production in Mexico and U.S. Policy (open access)

Heroin Production in Mexico and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Mexico's role as an illicit drug suppler to the U.S, specifically focusing on Heroin production and trafficking.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare & Rosen, Liana W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Encryption: Selected Legal Issues (open access)

Encryption: Selected Legal Issues

This report first provides background to the ongoing encryption debate, including a primer on encryption basics and an overview of Apple, Google, and Facebook's new encryption policies. Next, it provides an overview of the Fifth Amendment right to be free from self-incrimination.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: Thompson, Richard M., II & Jaikaran, Chris
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Proposed U.S. Foreign Assistance Initiative "Peace Colombia" (open access)

The Proposed U.S. Foreign Assistance Initiative "Peace Colombia"

This report briefly discusses Plan Colombia, a bilateral cooperation program aimed at improving Colombia's security and strengthening its democratic development.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Object Type: Report
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

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended) has numerous provisions affecting private health insurance and public health coverage programs. 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 CRS reports that summarize the ACA's provisions.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: Napili, Angela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins (open access)

House Committee Chairs: Considerations, Decisions, and Actions as One Congress Ends and a New Congress Begins

This report covers the period from the House's early organization meetings in November to approximately March or April following the convening of a new Congress.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: Schneider, Judy & Koempel, Michael L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Synthetic Drugs: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Synthetic Drugs: Overview and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the federal scheduling of controlled substances, including the temporary scheduling of substances. It also provides an overview of current trends in selected synthetic cannabinoids and stimulants. It concludes with a review of relevant legislation as well as possible issues policymakers might consider.
Date: May 3, 2016
Creator: Sacco, Lisa N. & Finklea, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
OSHA State Plans: In Brief, with Examples from California and Arizona (open access)

OSHA State Plans: In Brief, with Examples from California and Arizona

This report examines various state plans under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), which authorizes states to establish their own occupational safety and health plans and preempt standards established and enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA must approve state plans if they are "at least as effective" as OSHA's standards and enforcement. The report provides specific examples from California and Arizona
Date: June 3, 2016
Creator: Szymendera, Scott D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of Commercial (Depository) Banking and Industry Conditions (open access)

Overview of Commercial (Depository) Banking and Industry Conditions

This report begins with a general overview of the banking industry. It describes how banks facilitate the financial intermediation process as well as the associated financial risks. It also explains the market structure of the banking industry, referring primarily to the asset distribution. Next, this report summarizes profitability and lending activity levels in the banking industry. Particular attention is paid to metrics related to capitalization levels, asset performance, and earnings of depository banks.
Date: May 3, 2016
Creator: Getter, Darryl E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2016 State Grants Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (open access)

FY2016 State Grants Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)

This report provides estimated FY2016 state grant amounts under each of the four formulas used to determine Title I-A grants. The program, part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), is designed to provide supplementary educational and related services to low-achieving and other students attending pre-kindergarten through grade 12 schools with relatively high concentrations of students from low-income families.
Date: May 3, 2016
Creator: Skinner, Rebecca R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Care for Dependents and Survivors of Veterans (open access)

Health Care for Dependents and Survivors of Veterans

This report discusses the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA), which is primarily a health insurance program where certain eligible dependents and survivors of veterans receive care from private sector health care providers. The report provides information regarding eligibility requirements, available benefits, and payment structures.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: Panangala, Sidath V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations (open access)

Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations

This report provides a brief overview of Iran's nuclear program. Several U.N. Security Council resolutions required Iran to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA's) investigation of its nuclear activities, suspend its uranium enrichment program, suspend its construction of a heavy-water reactor and related projects, and ratify the Additional Protocol to its IAEA safeguards agreement.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: Kerr, Paul K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2016-03-03 – One O'Clock Lab Band

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Big band concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: One O'Clock Lab Band
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2016-02-03 – University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra

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Orchestra concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: February 3, 2016
Creator: University of North Texas. Symphony Orchestra.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Workers' Compensation: Overview and Issues (open access)

Workers' Compensation: Overview and Issues

This report discusses workers' compensation, which provides cash and medical benefits to workers who are injured or become ill in the course of their employment and provides benefits to the survivors of workers killed on the job. Benefits are provided without regard to fault and are the exclusive remedy for workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths.
Date: August 3, 2016
Creator: Szymendera, Scott D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Columbia Class (Ohio Replacement) Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Columbia Class (Ohio Replacement) Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Columbia class program, previously known as the Ohio replacement program (ORP) or SSBN(X) program, a program to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 Ohio-class SSBNs.
Date: October 3, 2016
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Reauthorization in the 114th Congress (open access)

Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Reauthorization in the 114th Congress

This report provides information about the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which regulates futures, most options, and swaps markets. It includes background information, a description of the CFTC reauthorization process, and more extensive explanations of selected provisions in H.R. 2289 and S. 2917 that were recently reauthorized or changed.
Date: August 3, 2016
Creator: Miller, Rena S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contingent Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Perspectives and Contemporary Analysis (open access)

Contingent Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Perspectives and Contemporary Analysis

This report provides an examination of constitutional requirements and historical precedents associated with contingent elections. It also identifies and evaluates contemporary issues that might emerge in the modern context.
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Assistance for Victims of Terrorism or Mass Violence: In Brief (open access)

Federal Assistance for Victims of Terrorism or Mass Violence: In Brief

This report focuses solely on assistance available from Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)--the primary federal assistance available to victims of terrorism or mass violence. Jurisdictions and individuals may be eligible to receive various types of victim assistance both directly from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and indirectly from DOJ through their respective state victim assistance agencies or other programs following incidents of terrorism or mass violence in the United States.
Date: August 3, 2016
Creator: Sacco, Lisa N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library