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Hide, Horn, Fish, and Fowl: Texas Hunting and Fishing Lore

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What would cause someone to withstand freezing temperatures in a cramped wooden box for hours on end, or stand in waist-high rushing waters, flicking a pole back and forth over and over—in many cases with nothing whatsoever to show for his efforts? Why is it that, into the twenty-first century, with the convenience of practically any type of red meat or fish available at the local supermarket, we continue to hunt game and fish on open waters? The answer is that no matter how sophisticated we think we are, no matter how technologically advanced we become, there is still something deep within us that beckons us to “the hunt.” This desire creates the customs, beliefs, and rituals related to hunting—for deer, hogs, and other four-legged critters, as well as fish and snakes, and other things that perhaps aren’t physically alive, but capture our interest as much as the prey mentioned above. These rituals and customs lead to some of our most treasured stories, legends, and practices. This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society includes serious, introspective articles on hunting and fishing, as well as humorous tall tales and “windies” about the big ones that got away—all lore …
Date: December 15, 2011
Creator: Untiedt, Kenneth L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Texas State Office of Risk Management Operating Budget: 2012 (open access)

Texas State Office of Risk Management Operating Budget: 2012

Proposed budget for the Texas State Office of Risk Management outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: December 6, 2011
Creator: Texas. State Office of Risk Management.
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
FCC Record, Volume 26, No. 20, Pages 15894 to 16757, November 14 - December 9, 2011 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 26, No. 20, Pages 15894 to 16757, November 14 - December 9, 2011

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: December 2011
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 26, No. 21, Pages 16758 to 17662, December 12 - December 30, 2011 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 26, No. 21, Pages 16758 to 17662, December 12 - December 30, 2011

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: December 2011
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Important TEXNET Information and Due Date Schedule (open access)

Important TEXNET Information and Due Date Schedule

Document explaining the TEXNET payment regulations and the deadlines for payment in 2012.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
People First Language : What do you call a person with a disability? A person. (open access)

People First Language : What do you call a person with a disability? A person.

This document provides information on the objective and respectful way to speak about people with disabilities.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Central Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Gulf Coast, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Gulf Coast, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Gulf Coast Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: High Plains, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: High Plains, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the High Plains area of Texas.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Lower South Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Lower South Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Lower South Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Metroplex, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Southeast Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Southeast Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Southeast Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper East Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper East Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper East Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper Rio Grande, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper Rio Grande, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper Rio Grande area of Texas.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Upper South Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Upper South Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: West Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: West Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the West Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Criminal Justice Operating Budget: 2012 (open access)

Texas Board of Criminal Justice Operating Budget: 2012

Operating budget of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for fiscal year 2012, with a breakdown of funding organized by specific programs and methods of finance, with information from the previous year for comparison.
Date: December 1, 2011
Creator: Texas. Board of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
TRS Benefits Handbook (open access)

TRS Benefits Handbook

Handbook describing retirement plan benefits as a part of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), organized chronologically.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Voluntary Implementation of Forestry Best Management Practices in East Texas (open access)

Voluntary Implementation of Forestry Best Management Practices in East Texas

"This report documents the findings of BMP implementation monitoring for 150 sites evaluated between June 28, 2010, and September 9, 2011, and represents the eighth round conducted by Texas Forest Service." (p. 5).
Date: December 2011
Creator: Duncan, Chris; Coup, Chuck & Simpson, Hughes
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