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Foreign Investment in U.S. Securities (open access)

Foreign Investment in U.S. Securities

This report relies on a comprehensive set of data on capital flows represented by purchases and sales of U.S. government securities and the U.S and foreign corporate stocks and bonds into and out of the United States.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0033 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0033

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether chapter 681 ofthe Transportation Code authorizes a political subdivision to contract with a private business to enforce the privileged parking laws within that chapter (RQ-0013-KP).
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0036 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0036

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether sections 843.306 and 1301.057 of the Insurance Code apply to a pharmacy benefit manager acting on behalf of a health maintenance organization or a preferred provider organization (RQ-0016-KP).
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0034 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0034

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether municipalities or local law enforcement agencies are authorized to impound a motor vehicle for lack of proof of insurance or financial responsibility (RQ-0014-KP).
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0035 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0035

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Disposition of a dissolved municipality's remaining assets (RQ-0015-KP).
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
EPA's Clean Power Plan: Highlights of the Final Rule (open access)

EPA's Clean Power Plan: Highlights of the Final Rule

This report provides an initial analysis of EPA's final rule -- a prepublication version, known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), pursuant to Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act -- summarizing highlights and identifying differences between the final and proposed rules. The topics discussed do not represent an exhaustive list of the differences from the proposed rule or the support or opposition that may be raised by various stakeholders.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L. & McCarthy, James E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran, Gulf Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Iran, Gulf Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses issues regarding Iran's political history and structure. It also takes a look at economic and defense policy responses for Congress, specifically focusing on Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Demand for Municipal Bonds: Issues for Congress (open access)

The Demand for Municipal Bonds: Issues for Congress

This report examines various influences on investors' demand for municipal bonds, with a particular focus on financial institutions, it also discusses policy issues for congress.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Getter, Darryl E. & Gnanarajah, Raj
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Filling the Amendment Tree in the Senate (open access)

Filling the Amendment Tree in the Senate

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Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Types of Committee Hearings (open access)

Types of Committee Hearings

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Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Yucca Mountain: Legal Developments Relating to the Designated Nuclear Waste Repository (open access)

Yucca Mountain: Legal Developments Relating to the Designated Nuclear Waste Repository

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Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Garvey, Todd & Wyatt, Alexandra M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Excise Tax on High-Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage: In Brief (open access)

Excise Tax on High-Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage: In Brief

This report discusses about the Excise Tax on High-Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage, Cost Estimate and Relationship to the Tax Exclusion for Employer-Sponsored Insurance.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Mach, Annie L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Everett Smiley, August 14, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Everett Smiley, August 14, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Everett Smiley. Smiley volunteered for service in the Army Air Forces in January 1943 and trained as a pilot. He earned a commission and his wings in December. After flight training, he reported for duty in Hobbs, New Mexico to learn to fly B-17s. Once he was stationed in Italy in July, 1944, he flew 51 combat missions before returning to the US in May. Smiley flew missions over Italy, Austria, Germany and other points in Europe and shares anecdotes about his experiences.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Smiley, Everett
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 2015 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 2015

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indian Water Rights Settlements (open access)

Indian Water Rights Settlements

This report provides an overview of Indian water rights settlements and analyzes issues surrounding water rights settlements and the negotiation process, as well as implementation challenges and related issues for Congress.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Stern, Charles V. & Kim, Samuel
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 329, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 2015 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 329, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 2015

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Everett Smiley, August 14, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Everett Smiley, August 14, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Everett Smiley. Smiley volunteered for service in the Army Air Forces in January 1943 and trained as a pilot. He earned a commission and his wings in December. After flight training, he reported for duty in Hobbs, New Mexico to learn to fly B-17s. Once he was stationed in Italy in July, 1944, he flew 51 combat missions before returning to the US in May. Smiley flew missions over Italy, Austria, Germany and other points in Europe and shares anecdotes about his experiences.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Smiley, Everett
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 012, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 2015 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 012, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 2015

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
California Drought: Hydrological and Regulatory Water Supply Issues (open access)

California Drought: Hydrological and Regulatory Water Supply Issues

This report provides a summary of California's 2012-2015 drought including: comparisons, where applicable, to previous droughts; a summary of the key regulatory requirements that at certain times limit water deliveries (or exports) from the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers' Delta; and a brief discussion of California water rights with their relation to different types of federal contracts and their associated water allocations.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Cody, Betsy A.; Folger, Peter & Brown, Cynthia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Disaster Assistance (open access)

Agricultural Disaster Assistance

This report discusses several programs offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help farmers recover financially from natural disasters, including drought and floods. All the programs have permanent authorization, and only one requires a federal disaster designation (the emergency loan program). Most programs receive funding amounts that are "such sums as necessary" and are not subject to annual discretionary appropriations.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Shields, Dennis A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biopower: Background and Federal Support (open access)

Biopower: Background and Federal Support

The report begins with general summaries about bioenergy and biopower, including potential benefits and challenges, feedstocks, and biopower technologies. It also describes federal support available for biopower and relevant legislative concerns.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bitcoin: Questions, Answers, and Analysis of Legal Issues (open access)

Bitcoin: Questions, Answers, and Analysis of Legal Issues

This report has three major sections. The first section answers some basic questions about Bitcoin and the operation of the Bitcoin network and its interaction with the current dollar-based monetary system. The second section summarizes likely reasons for and against widespread Bitcoin adoption. The third section discusses legal and regulatory matters that have been raised by Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Murphy, Edward V.; Murphy, M. M. & Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments (open access)

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments

This report discusses the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), as well as the Obama Administration's stated goal of pursuing U.S. ratification of the CTBT, although the Administration has mainly focused on securing Senate consent to ratification of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START).
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 153, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 2015 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 153, Ed. 1 Friday, August 14, 2015

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 14, 2015
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History