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House Bill 3 Student to Teacher Ratio Report (open access)

House Bill 3 Student to Teacher Ratio Report

This report describes report to the legislature based on the information collected from each school district that offers a prekindergarten program and each private entity that provides a prekindergarten program under contract with a school district for each prekindergarten class offered by the district or private entity.
Date: January 15, 2021
Creator: Texas Education Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
Semi-annual progress report system : Chisholm Trail Parkway (open access)

Semi-annual progress report system : Chisholm Trail Parkway

The Report describe Chisholm Trail Parkway, 16th Progress Update.
Date: April 15, 2020
Creator: North Texas Tollway Authority
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Funeral Service Commission Annual Financial Report: 2019 (open access)

Texas Funeral Service Commission Annual Financial Report: 2019

Annual financial report of the Texas Funeral Service Commission documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2019.
Date: October 15, 2019
Creator: Texas Funeral Service Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of Denton debt summary report as of September 30, 2018 (open access)

City of Denton debt summary report as of September 30, 2018

This report describes the City two types of long-term debt: General Obligation Debt and Revenue Bond Debt. The City also differentiates between tax-supported and revenue-supported debt to provide the public with a clear understanding of what debt will be paid by property taxes versus rate revenues. However, Data provided in this report is as of the date of publication and constitutes existing long-term debt obligations only. This report does not include forward looking statements nor does it include debt that may be incurred in the future. Interested parties should refer to the City’s audited financial statements and other disclosure documents when investing.
Date: March 15, 2019
Creator: Denton. Finance Department
System: The Portal to Texas History
Immigration: "Recalcitrant" Countries and the Use of Visa Sanctions to Encourage Cooperation with Alien Removals (open access)

Immigration: "Recalcitrant" Countries and the Use of Visa Sanctions to Encourage Cooperation with Alien Removals

This report discusses the use of visa sanctions by the Trump Administration, past uses of visa sanctions, and alternatives to visa sanctions to encourage countries to comply with repatriation of their citizens.
Date: November 15, 2018
Creator: Wilson, Jill H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introduction to the Legislative Process in the U.S. Congress (open access)

Introduction to the Legislative Process in the U.S. Congress

This report introduces the main steps through which a bill (or other item of business) may travel in the legislative process. For many bills, the process will not follow the sequence of congressional stages that are often understood to make up the legislative process. This report presents a look at each of the common stages through which a bill may move, but complications and variations abound in practice.
Date: November 15, 2018
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Points of Order, Rulings, and Appeals in the Senate (open access)

Points of Order, Rulings, and Appeals in the Senate

This report describes the process of enforcing a rule of order in the U.S. Senate.
Date: November 15, 2018
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of Stephen F. Austin State University documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018.
Date: November 15, 2018
Creator: Stephen F. Austin State University
System: The Portal to Texas History
The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (P.L. 115-271): Food and Drug Administration and Controlled Substance Provisions (open access)

The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (P.L. 115-271): Food and Drug Administration and Controlled Substance Provisions

This report summarizes the provisions in Title III--the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and Controlled Substance Provisions, as well as Section 4004 "Modernizing the Reporting Requirements of Biological and Biosimilar Products" in Title IV--Offsets.
Date: November 15, 2018
Creator: Dabrowska, Agata; Green, Victoria R.; Sacco, Lisa N. & Yeh, Brian T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Who Can Serve as Acting Attorney General (open access)

Who Can Serve as Acting Attorney General

This report discusses the two primary arguments raised to challenge the President's decision to name Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General: first, that the Vacancies Act does not apply because another statute, 28 U.S.C. § 508, provides that the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) serves as Acting AG in the event of a vacancy; and second, that the Appointments Clause prohibits Whitaker, a non-Senate-confirmed official, from serving as the head of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Date: November 15, 2018
Creator: Brannon, Valerie C. & Cole, Jared P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internships in Congressional Offices: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Internships in Congressional Offices: Frequently Asked Questions

This report addresses frequently-asked questions (FAQs) about congressional interns and internships. It is intended to provide information about the role of interns and to provide a summary of some of the policies and guidance provided by the House and the Senate related to internships. It addresses the House and Senate rules that apply to congressional internships, factors that may affect an office's selection process, and an individual's eligibility to serve in an internship, as well as some of the congressional resources and training opportunities available for interns.
Date: October 15, 2018
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
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 and describes the legal basis for the actions taken by the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) board and the Security Council.
Date: October 15, 2018
Creator: Kerr, Paul K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
NIH Funding: FY1994-FY2019 (open access)

NIH Funding: FY1994-FY2019

This report discusses funding for the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1994 to 2019. The NIH is the primary federal agency charged with conducting and supporting biomedical and behavioral research. It is the largest of the eight health-related agencies that make up the Public Health Service (PHS) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Date: October 15, 2018
Creator: Johnson, Judith A. & Sekar, Kavya
System: The UNT Digital Library
VA Housing: Guaranteed Loans, Direct Loans, and Specially Adapted Housing Grants (open access)

VA Housing: Guaranteed Loans, Direct Loans, and Specially Adapted Housing Grants

This report discusses three types of housing assistance--the loan guaranty program, direct loan programs, and Specially Adapted Housing program-- includingg their origins, how they operate, and how they are funded. It also briefly describes a home rehabilitation pilot program designed to help veterans who have low incomes or disabilities repair or modify their homes, and has a section that discusses the default and foreclosure of VA-guaranteed loans.
Date: October 15, 2018
Creator: Perl, Libby
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOD's Troops to Teachers Program (TTT) (open access)

DOD's Troops to Teachers Program (TTT)

This report describes the U.S. Department of Defense's Troops to Teachers (TTT) program which provides assistance to veterans pursuing careers in education.
Date: March 15, 2018
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N. & McKinsey, Eva G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jrisdiction Stripping: When May Congress Prohibit the Courts from Hearing a Case? (open access)

Jrisdiction Stripping: When May Congress Prohibit the Courts from Hearing a Case?

This report discusses the Supreme Court case of "Patchak v. Zinke" and its relevance to Congress. It begins by briefly describing the Court's prior attempts to demarcate the boundaries of Congress's power to take cases away from the federal judiciary. It then discusses the facts and opinions in Patchak and analyzes the effect Patchak may have on Congress's legislative objectives.
Date: March 15, 2018
Creator: Lewis, Kevin M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Modes of Constitutional Interpretation (open access)

Modes of Constitutional Interpretation

This report provides a brief overview of the major theories of constitutional interpretation.
Date: March 15, 2018
Creator: Murrill, Brandon J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pass-Throughs, Corporations, and Small Businesses, A Look at Firm Size (open access)

Pass-Throughs, Corporations, and Small Businesses, A Look at Firm Size

This report discusses the definition of small businesses and what types of companies they are (corporatiom, pass-through, sole proprietorship etc.) along with information on the relation between firm size and company type.
Date: March 15, 2018
Creator: Keightley, Mark P. & Hughes, Joseph S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The U.S. Export Control System and the Export Control Reform Initiative (open access)

The U.S. Export Control System and the Export Control Reform Initiative

This report discusses the U.S. export control system for defense related exports and examines the current split administration of the various parts of the system and proposals to unify and streamline the system.
Date: March 15, 2018
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F. & Kerr, Paul K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Bahrain's political and governmental structure, economy, regional policies, defense agreements with the U.S., and human rights concerns. The 2011 uprising against the royal family and its aftermath are also discussed.
Date: February 15, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commemorative Commissions: Overview, Structure, and Funding (open access)

Commemorative Commissions: Overview, Structure, and Funding

This report discusses commemorative commissions created by Congress to oversee a special event for a commemoration of an event or person. Using a dataset of all commemorative commissions created by statute since the 96th Congress (1979-1980), this report examines the content of typical legislative language used to create commemorative commissions and how commemorative commissions are funded. This report does not address noncommemorative congressional commissions, nor does it address commemorative entities created by the President or statutory commissions tasked with designing and building monuments and memorials in Washington, DC.
Date: February 15, 2018
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discretionary Spending Levels Under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (open access)

Discretionary Spending Levels Under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

This report discusses how the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 effected discretionary spending levels and provides statistics related to discretionary levels over the past few years.
Date: February 15, 2018
Creator: Driessen, Grant A. & Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and Contents (open access)

Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and Contents

This report provides a discussion of the types of information that may be included in the activity reports, variations across reports and time, and the filing process. A table provides a comparison of the committee activity reports and other congressional publications, including the types of information found in each as well as their timeframe for coverage and publication.
Date: February 15, 2018
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Has the Economy Reached Full Employment? If So, Will It Stay There? (open access)

Has the Economy Reached Full Employment? If So, Will It Stay There?

This report considers the question of whether the U.S. has reached full employment (defined as the lowest level of unemployment that is sustainable for the economy without over-inflating wages) and provides statistical charts of the unemployment rate and labor force participation rates along with analysis of the data.
Date: February 15, 2018
Creator: Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library