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Oral History Interview with Rula Walid Bibi, April 24, 2011

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Interview with Rula Walid Bibi, Palestinian-born immigrant to Plano, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Bibi's personal experience with discrimination of Palestinians in the Middle East, childhood in Kuwait City, education at the University of Kuwait and Midwestern State University, family experiences during the First Gulf War and circumstances surrounding her immigration to Texas in 1990, thoughts on religion, experiences as a single mother as well as experiences of living in Wichita Falls, Dallas, Richardson, Garland, and Plano. Bibi talks about her first impressions of the U.S., her career in medical technologies, her marriage to an American man and his conversion to Islam, her involvement with political organizations, and thoughts on American education and foreign policy.
Date: April 24, 2011
Creator: Abigail, R. Matthew & Bibi, Rula Walid
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Abilene City Council Minutes: 2011] (open access)

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 2011]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from January 13, 2011 to December 15, 2011.
Date: 2011-01-13/2011-12-15
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 2011-2012 (open access)

Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 2011-2012

Undergraduate catalog describes the governance, history, academic programs, course descriptions, and campus life of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. Index begins on page 241.
Date: 2011
Creator: Abilene Christian University
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rawhide Ranger, Ira Aten: Enforcing Law on the Texas Frontier

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Ira Aten (1862-1953) was the epitome of a frontier lawman. At age twenty he enrolled in Company D during the transition of the Rangers from Indian fighters to topnotch peace officers. This unit—and Aten—would have a lively time making their mark in nineteenth-century Texas. The preponderance of Texas Ranger treatments center on the outfit as an institution or spotlight the narratives of specific captains. Bob Alexander aptly demonstrated in Winchester Warriors: Texas Rangers of Company D, 1874-1901 that there is merit in probing the lives of everyday working Rangers. Aten is an ideal example. The years Ira spent as a Ranger are jam-packed with adventure, border troubles, shoot-outs, solving major crimes—a quadruple homicide—and manhunts. Aten’s role in these and epochal Texas events such as the racially insensitive Jaybird/Woodpecker Feud and the bloody Fence Cutting Wars earned Ira’s spot in the Ranger Hall of Fame. His law enforcing deeds transcend days with the Rangers. Ira served two counties as sheriff, terms spiked with excitement. Afterward, for ten years on the XIT, he was tasked with clearing the ranch’s Escarbada Division of cattle thieves. Aten’s story spins on an axis of spine-tingling Texas history. Moving to California, Ira was active in transforming …
Date: July 15, 2011
Creator: Alexander, Bob
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Alessandro Buccilli, April 6, 2011

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Interview with Italian immigrant Alessandro Buccilli, Director of Marketing and Sales Administration for Peterbilt Motors Company, as part of the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Buccilli discusses his family background in Rome, Italy, his education, employment in the U.S., the shifts in perceptions about Italy and the U.S., social responsibility, learning English, his perspectives on the importance of language and culture, raising American children, and his legacy. The interview also includes Buccilli's comparisons of opportunities, bureaucracy, culture, and national immigration debates in Italy and the U.S.
Date: April 6, 2011
Creator: Alexander, Matthew & Buccilli, Alessandro
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economics of Irrigation Systems (open access)

Economics of Irrigation Systems

This document provides information on irrigation systems for the AgriLife extension Texas A & M System.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Amosson, Stephen Harold
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment] (open access)

[Program: Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment]

Program and photograph book for a lecture event on African American civil rights produced by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters on February 19, 2011 at the Academy.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters
System: The UNT Digital Library
2011 Black Tie Dinner: Shine (open access)

2011 Black Tie Dinner: Shine

A booklet commemorating a black-tie event that celebrates strides in LGBT equality.
Date: 2011
Creator: Black Tie Dinner Board of Directos
System: The UNT Digital Library
2011 Supplement to the Texas Probate System Third Revised Edition (open access)

2011 Supplement to the Texas Probate System Third Revised Edition

Supplemental pages to update or replace material in the Texas Probate System. Previous acquisition of the 2007 Texas Probate System supplement is required.
Date: 2011
Creator: Brill, James E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lakeway: A Hill Country Community (open access)

Lakeway: A Hill Country Community

Book outlining the history of Lakeway, Texas and the surrounding area, starting with pre-history and early settlers, the establishment of a community at Lakeway, information about the social and cultural heritage of the town, and speculation about the future, with a full chronology at the end of the book.
Date: 2011
Creator: Carleson, Lewis H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Central Texas College Budget: 2012 (open access)

Central Texas College Budget: 2012

Consolidated budget containing information on the proposed appropriations and expenditures of the Central Texas College for fiscal year 2012, outlined in sections for tuition and fees, consolidated revenue and expenditures, and account details.
Date: Summer 2011
Creator: Central Texas College
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Pierina E. Mercado Beckman, April 19, 2011

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Interview with University of North Texas Professor Dr. Pierina E. Mercado Beckman, Mexican-born immigrant to Denton, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Beckman's personal experiences about childhood in Mexico City, relocating to the U.S., her decision to attend Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, her culture shock and homesickness, marriage to Curt Beckman, the decision to earn a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from the University of Iowa, being hired at UNT, and her efforts to remain in touch with family members in Mexico.
Date: April 19, 2011
Creator: Clower, John & Beckman, Pierina E. Mercado
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Tanya Kiboko, October 11, 2011

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Interview with Tanya Kiboko, an immigrant to Texas from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kiboko discusses her education, her family, Congolese society, languages, learning English, culture shock, food, markets, attending Wiley College, her husband, differences in structure between Western and Congolese families, and reflections on life.
Date: October 21, 2011
Creator: Clower, John & Kiboko, Tanya
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lake Houston Facilities Project Annual Budget: 2012 (open access)

Lake Houston Facilities Project Annual Budget: 2012

Proposed budget for the Coastal Water Authority Lake Houston Facilities Project outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: November 9, 2011
Creator: Coastal Water Authority (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $433 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $433 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of $433 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local government.
Date: March 9, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $468 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $468 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of $468 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local government.
Date: June 8, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $483 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $483 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of $483 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local government.
Date: September 8, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $500 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $500 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of $500 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local government.
Date: October 12, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $580 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $580 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of $580 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local government.
Date: November 9, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $606 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $606 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of $606 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local government.
Date: August 10, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution monthly sales tax revenue to local government.
Date: July 7, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes More Than $478 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes More Than $478 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of more than $478 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local governments.
Date: December 7, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Development Sales Tax (open access)

Economic Development Sales Tax

This document provides information on economic development sales taxes including what municipalities are eligible to impose the tax and how the tax revenue can be used.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidelines for Wholesaling, Distributing or Storing Cigarettes, Cigars and Tobacco Products in Texas (open access)

Guidelines for Wholesaling, Distributing or Storing Cigarettes, Cigars and Tobacco Products in Texas

This document provides information for non-retailers who buy and sell cigarettes, cigars and tobacco products on wholesaling, distributing or storing products in Texas.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History