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The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 248, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 248, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: June 23, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 249, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 249, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: June 23, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2011 (open access)

Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2011

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 23, 2011
Creator: Samuels, Jeanne F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Questioning Supreme Court Nominees About Their Views on Legal or Constitutional Issues: A Recurring Issue (open access)

Questioning Supreme Court Nominees About Their Views on Legal or Constitutional Issues: A Recurring Issue

This report discusses a recurring Senate issue regarding what kinds of questions are appropriate for Senators to pose to a Supreme Court nominee appearing at hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Particularly at issue has been whether, or to what extent, questions by committee members should seek out a nominee's personal views on current legal or constitutional issues or on past Supreme Court decisions that have involved those issues.
Date: June 23, 2010
Creator: Rutkus, Denis Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians (open access)

Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians

This report collects statistics from a variety of sources on casualties sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which began on October 7, 2001. OEF actions took place primarily in Afghanistan; however, OEF casualties also includes American casualties in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Yemen.
Date: June 23, 2010
Creator: Chesser, Susan G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project BioShield: Authorities, Appropriations, Acquisitions, and Issues for Congress (open access)

Project BioShield: Authorities, Appropriations, Acquisitions, and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Project BioShield Act (P.L. 108-276), In 2004, passed by Congress to encourage the private sector to develop medical countermeasures against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism agents and to provide a novel mechanism for federal acquisition of those newly developed countermeasures. This law provides three main authorities: (1) relaxing regulatory requirements for some CBRN terrorism-related spending, including hiring personnel and awarding research grants; (2) guaranteeing a federal market for new CBRN medical countermeasures; and (3) permitting emergency use of unapproved countermeasures.
Date: June 23, 2010
Creator: Gottron, Frank
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
From Solicitor General to Supreme Court Nominee: Responsibilities, History, and the Nomination of Elena Kagan (open access)

From Solicitor General to Supreme Court Nominee: Responsibilities, History, and the Nomination of Elena Kagan

This report examines both the office of the Solicitor General and the Justices who held that position before their elevation to the Court. After examining the office of the Solicitor General and its success before the Court, the report describes the professional careers of the four Justices who served as Solicitor General before joining the Court: William Howard Taft, Stanley Reed, Robert Jackson, and Thurgood Marshall. The final section of the report examines the career of Elena Kagan, noting in particular her service as Solicitor General.
Date: June 23, 2010
Creator: Smelcer, Susan Navarro & Thomas, Kenneth R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy

This report describes the open economy and society of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as U.S. concern over proliferation of advanced technology due to said open economy and the UAE's lax export controls. This report describes these issues in relation to a recently-signed U.S.-UAE civilian nuclear agreement. It also provides a general description of the UAE's government and political structure, as well as the effects of the recent global economic downturn on the UAE in general and on the city of Dubai in particular.
Date: June 23, 2010
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions (open access)

Iran Sanctions

This report looks at the purposes and results of U.S. sanctions in Iran, which were initiated as a result of Iran's nuclear program and human rights issues. It ends by discussing future issues that Congress can consider regarding the sanctions.
Date: June 23, 2010
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel's Blockade of Gaza, the Mavi Marmara Incident, and Its Aftermath (open access)

Israel's Blockade of Gaza, the Mavi Marmara Incident, and Its Aftermath

This report provides background information on the blockade imposed of by Israeli in response to Hamas's takeover. Israel considered its actions to be legitimate self-defense. Turkey, whose nationals comprised the largest contingent in the flotilla and among the casualties, considered them to be unjustifiable and in contravention of international law.
Date: June 23, 2010
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2011 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 23, 2011
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[White Album] (open access)

[White Album]

Photograph of the back of a white scrapbook album, which contains hundreds of pictures of the 12th Armored Division.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress

This report focuses on potential Navy shipboard lasers for countering surface, air, and ballistic missile threats. It does not discuss the use of lasers on Navy aircraft or submarines, or the use of lasers by other military services. This report is based on unclassified, open-domain information from the Navy, industry, and research organizations such as RAND.
Date: June 23, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 90, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 23, 2013 (open access)

The Monitor (Mabank, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 90, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 23, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Mabank, Texas that includes local Cedar Creek Lake area, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 23, 2013
Creator: Cantrell, Pearl
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 23, 2010 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 25, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: June 23, 2010
Creator: Zavodny, Melanie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Suburbia News (Seagoville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2011 (open access)

The Suburbia News (Seagoville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Seagoville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 23, 2011
Creator: Pugh, Tiffany
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, which performs a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions.
Date: June 23, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to a Nuclear Agreement with Iran: In Brief (open access)

Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to a Nuclear Agreement with Iran: In Brief

This report provides, in brief, analysis of the congressional procedural provisions laid out in the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-17). Only provisions relating to congressional actions are covered in this report.
Date: June 23, 2015
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs).
Date: June 23, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) (open access)

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA)

This report contains information on how to ascertain if an individual is eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits.
Date: June 23, 2015
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Help America Vote Act and Election Administration: Overview and Issues (open access)

The Help America Vote Act and Election Administration: Overview and Issues

This report discusses the Help America Vote Act (HAVA; P.L. 107-252) enacted in 2002. It provides background information about HAVA and its provisions, the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), funding for the agency and for state programs to improve elections, and a number of enduring election administration issues.
Date: June 23, 2015
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J. & Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

Agency strategic plan by the Office of Public Utility Counsel of Texas for FY 2015-2019.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of Public Utility Counsel.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Board of Pharmacy Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas State Board of Pharmacy Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

This is the strategic plan laid out by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy for the fiscal years 2015-2019. The plan provides a summary of, vision for, mission statement, and philosophy of the agency. In addition an organizational perspective, agency scope and functions, agency self-evaluation, and external/internal assessment. Included are Appendix A,B,C,D,E, and F.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Racing Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas Racing Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Racing Commission describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Texas Racing Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History