Texas Timber Price Trends, Volume 23, Number 5, September/October 2005 (open access)

Texas Timber Price Trends, Volume 23, Number 5, September/October 2005

Bi-monthly report on average prices paid for standing timber in Texas, calculated based on reported timber sales.
Date: September 2005
Creator: Texas Forest Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Environmental News You Can Use, September 2005 (open access)

Environmental News You Can Use, September 2005

Monthly newsletter of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality containing information on environmental topics of interest to the general public and other groups including municipalities, businesses, corporate environmental managers, school teachers, and nonprofit organizations.
Date: September 2005
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Border Business Indicators, Volume 29, Number 9, September 2005 (open access)

Border Business Indicators, Volume 29, Number 9, September 2005

Monthly publication documenting statistics related to economic information in the Mexico-Texas border areas including types of border crossings, employment, customs revenues, and other related data.
Date: September 2005
Creator: Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The TCEQ Has Inspected Your Business: What does this mean to you? (open access)

The TCEQ Has Inspected Your Business: What does this mean to you?

Pamphlet detailing information regarding business inspections from the TCEQ including: how to contact the TCEQ, what to do to contest the investigator's findings, fines, hearings, etc.
Date: September 2005
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 63, Number 9, September 2005 (open access)

Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 63, Number 9, September 2005

Magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: September 2005
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adopt-A-Prairie Chicken Newsletter, Fall 2005 (open access)

Adopt-A-Prairie Chicken Newsletter, Fall 2005

Newsletter regarding population control and conservation efforts of the Attwater's Prairie Chicken.
Date: September 2005
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eye on Nature, Fall 2005 (open access)

Eye on Nature, Fall 2005

Newsletter of the Texas Wildlife Division discussing news, events, programs, and other topics of interest related to wildlife management in Texas, and Texas Parks and Wildlife activities.
Date: September 2005
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Travel Log, September 2005 (open access)

Texas Travel Log, September 2005

Newsletter dedicated to traveling in Texas, including information about news, locations, and events of interest to visitors as well as statistics and summaries of travel in the state.
Date: September 2005
Creator: Texas. Travel and Information Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse; Denver, Colorado: A Model of Sustainability (open access)

Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse; Denver, Colorado: A Model of Sustainability

This brochure describes the sustainability of the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in Denver, Colorado.
Date: September 1, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Solar is Saving Energy for the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse: Achieving Results with Renewable Energy in the Federal Government Case Study (open access)

Solar is Saving Energy for the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse: Achieving Results with Renewable Energy in the Federal Government Case Study

Solar is Saving Energy for the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse is a case study that describes how building-integrated photovoltaic systems can be incorporated into the federal sector, and also how they can provide opportunities to meet federal renewable energy goals.
Date: September 1, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Highways, Volume 52 Number 9, September 2005 (open access)

Texas Highways, Volume 52 Number 9, September 2005

Monthly travel magazine discussing locations and events in Texas to encourage travel within the state.
Date: September 2005
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Assessment of the Greenhouse Gas Emission Benefits of Heavy Duty Natural Gas Vehicles in the United States: Final Report (open access)

Assessment of the Greenhouse Gas Emission Benefits of Heavy Duty Natural Gas Vehicles in the United States: Final Report

A paper which presents a review of existing literature on emission factors, emission data collection techniques, and analytical approaches. It presents the results of SAIC's analysis of available CO2 and CH4 GHG emission data from chassis dynamometer tests of heavy-duty vehicle exhaust.
Date: September 22, 2005
Creator: Davies, Christina; Findsen, Jette & Pedraza, Lindolfo
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone - Chapter 213 Rules. TSMS Version (open access)

Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone - Chapter 213 Rules. TSMS Version

This report amends and updates the geographic areas that are regulated under the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program in Texas. Using Digital Geospatial Metadata, a GIS layer is added to reflect the changes in land boundaries and the re-designation of areas as transition zones, contributing zones, and recharge zones; the result will serve as a replacement for hard copy maps of the area.
Date: September 1, 2005
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Physical and Chemical Implications of Mid-Winter Pumping of Trunda Lakes - North Slope, Alaska (open access)

Physical and Chemical Implications of Mid-Winter Pumping of Trunda Lakes - North Slope, Alaska

Tundra lakes on the North Slope, Alaska, are an important resource for energy development and petroleum field operations. A majority of exploration activities, pipeline maintenance, and restoration activities take place on winter ice roads that depend on water availability at key times of the winter operating season. These same lakes provide important fisheries and ecosystem functions. In particular, overwintering habitat for fish is one important management concern. This study focused on the evaluation of winter water use in the current field operating areas to provide a better understanding of the current water use practices. It found that under the current water use practices, there were no measurable negative effects of winter pumping on the lakes studied and current water use management practices were appropriately conservative. The study did find many areas where improvements in the understanding of tundra lake hydrology and water usage would benefit industry, management agencies, and the protection of fisheries and ecosystems.
Date: September 30, 2005
Creator: Hinzman, Larry D.; Lilly, Michael R.; Kane, Douglas L.; Miller, D. Dan; Galloway, Braden K.; Hilton, Kristie M. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Care Spending: Context and Policy (open access)

Health Care Spending: Context and Policy

This report seeks to put health spending in context. Health care costs and spending are persistent concerns for the Congress. On one hand, policymakers worry about access to care and the burden of health costs on household and employer budgets. On the other hand, rising costs put growing pressure on the federal budget from Medicare, Medicaid, and tax expenditures for private health insurance.
Date: September 6, 2005
Creator: Jenson, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Parliamentary Reference Sources: House of Representatives (open access)

Parliamentary Reference Sources: House of Representatives

This report discusses the availability and format of three types of parliamentary reference materials: official sources such as the House Rules and Manual and the published precedents; publications of committees and offices of the House; and documents prepared by House party and leadership organizations. It also reviews some principles of House parliamentary procedure that are important to consider when using information from parliamentary reference sources.
Date: September 15, 2005
Creator: Carr, Thomas P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Open Access Publishing and Citation Archives: Background and Controversy (open access)

Open Access Publishing and Citation Archives: Background and Controversy

This report begins with an inventory of basic information: definitions and guides to histories of the growth of open access publishing and citation archives and descriptions of selected major open access activities. It moves on to summarize major points of difference between proponents and opponents of nongovernmental open access publishing and databases, and then highlights federal, including National Institutes of Health (NIH), open access activities and contentious issues surrounding these developments. The report also briefly describes open access developments in the United Kingdom (where a number of governmental and nongovernmental initiatives have occurred) and in the international arena. Finally, controversial issues which could receive attention in the 109th Congress are summarized.
Date: September 12, 2005
Creator: Knezo, Genevieve J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deficit Impact of Reconciliation Legislation Enacted in 1990, 1993, and 1997 (open access)

Deficit Impact of Reconciliation Legislation Enacted in 1990, 1993, and 1997

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Date: September 21, 2005
Creator: Keith, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trends in Poverty in the United States (open access)

Trends in Poverty in the United States

This report discusses trends in poverty in the United States. In 2004, 37 million people were found poor under the official poverty definition — a 1.1 million increase from 2003. The poverty rate, or percent of the population considered poor, increased for the fourth straight year, to 12.7% in 2004 — up from 12.5% in 2003, and 11.3% in 2000, its most recent low.
Date: September 6, 2005
Creator: Gabe, Thomas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Welfare Reauthorization: Overview of the Issues (open access)

Welfare Reauthorization: Overview of the Issues

The 109th Congress is reviewing a number of programs that aid poor and low-income families with children. These programs include the TANF and child care block grants, child support enforcement, abstinence education, transitional Medicaid (known as Transitional Medical Assistance), Head Start, and the Workforce Investment Act. Other potential policy initiatives, such as social security and tax reform, also would likely affect low-income families with children. This report focuses on programs and policy initiatives that are being raised in the context of reviewing and reauthorizing welfare programs: TANF, the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Child Support Enforcement, Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA), Abstinence Education, initiatives to promote responsible fatherhood, and initiatives to promote rearing children in married-couple families.
Date: September 29, 2005
Creator: Falk, Gene; Gish, Melinda & Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade in Services: The Doha Development Agenda Negotiations and U.S. Goals (open access)

Trade in Services: The Doha Development Agenda Negotiations and U.S. Goals

This report is designed to assist Congress to understand and monitor progress of the negotiations and the major issues that the negotiators are addressing. The report provides a brief background section on the significance of services to the U.S. economy. It then explains briefly the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the structure and agenda of the services negotiations in the DDA round, including U.S. objectives in the negotiations. The report concludes with a status report on the negotiations and an examination of potential results.
Date: September 12, 2005
Creator: Cooper, William H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Response: Civil Liability of Volunteer Health Professionals (open access)

Emergency Response: Civil Liability of Volunteer Health Professionals

None
Date: September 19, 2005
Creator: Swendiman, Kathleen & Brooks, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homeland Security Act of 2002: Tort Liability Provisions (open access)

Homeland Security Act of 2002: Tort Liability Provisions

This report examines the provisions in the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Date: September 23, 2005
Creator: Cohen, Henry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arsenic-Treated Wood: Background and Overview (open access)

Arsenic-Treated Wood: Background and Overview

The report is categorized into seven categories: (I) Background, (II) Health Effects of CCA, (III) Wood Preservatives: Overview, (IV) Recommendations of an Independent Panel, (V) Scientific Peer Review of Draft Risk Assessment, (VI) Disposal Issues, AND (VII) Legislative Proposals.
Date: September 9, 2005
Creator: Simpson, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library