This report discusses an attack on U.S. Special Operation Forces assisting local military forces in Niger in counterterrorism efforts which killed four U.S. military personnel and wounded two as well as killing several Niger military personnel. The U.S. response to the attack, the growing threat of Islamic extremism and terrorism in the Sahel of Africa, and terrorism and political and social instability in Niger are also discussed.

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Leonard, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Garber, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Mathis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

This report discusses the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program that compensates local jurisdictions (generally counties) for lost tax property tax revenue due to the presence of federal lands in their county. It covers all NPS, NFS, and BLM lands, some National Wildlife Refuge lands, and a few military lands. The payment calculations are based on a complicated five part system and the program has been criticized for paying vastly different amounts to some counties with similar land amounts and complicated inclusion rules Wildlife Refuge land. Past legislation and options for reform are also discussed.

This report provides background information and analysis of federal funding for wildfire suppression operations on federal lands or for fires that began on federal land. The report provides a discussion of the issues facing Congress and concludes by summarizing several legislative proposals under consideration by the 115th Congress.

This report outlines the different parts of the the Farm Bill and discusses real and projected costs of the programs included in the Farm Bill passed in 2014 and in effect through 2018.

This report analyzes some of the options the Trump Administration might use to end or alter U.S. implementation of the Iran Nuclear Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), if there is a decision to do so. These options, which might involve use of procedures in the JCPOA itself or the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (P.L. 114-17), are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Some potential implications of Administration decisions on the JCPOA are analyzed as well.

This report discusses the federal government's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program to assist local fire and rescue organizations with needs such as equipment and training and upcoming consideration of its reauthorization along with funding levels for fiscal year 2018.

This report discusses federal grants to fire departments and firefighters under the SAFER Act and its reauthorizations and considerations for authorizing the program again in fiscal year 2018 and beyond.

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This report examines trends in the timing and size of homeland security appropriations measures. Figure 1 shows the history of the timing of the annual DHS appropriations bills as they have moved through various stages of the legislative process. Initially, DHS appropriations were enacted relatively promptly, as stand-alone legislation. However, the bill is no longer an outlier from the consolidation and delayed timing that has affected other annual appropriations legislation. FY2017 marked the latest finalization of DHS annual appropriations levels in the history of the DHS Appropriations Act. The second table and set of charts presents information on DHS discretionary appropriations, as enacted, for FY2004 through FY2017. Table 1 provides data in nominal dollars, while Table 2 provides data in constant FY2013 dollars to allow for comparisons over time. Figure 2 represents Table 2's data in a visual format. The totals include annual appropriations as well as supplemental appropriations.

Weekly newspaper from Whitewright, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Photograph of Arlington Chapter President, John Anderson (right) standing with an unidentified man (left) and posing together in front of a George Washington cutout and a display on the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Anderson and guests are attending the Texas State Fair of 2017.

Photograph of Arlington Chapter President, John Anderson (right) and his wife Mrs. Anderson standing with two other unidentified people in front of a George Washington cutout and a display on the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Anderson and guests are attending the Texas State Fair of 2017.

"This report includes a digest of each vetoed measure, Gov. Greg Abbott's stated reason for the veto, and a response to the veto by the author or the sponsor of the bill."

A photograph of a white board used for UNT's 'Tent Talks'. The question at the top of the whiteboard reads "How/Why do you support National Coming Out Day?"

A photograph of a white board used for UNT's 'Tent Talks'. The question at the top of the whiteboard reads "How/Why do you support National Coming Out Day?"