Determination of Freshwater Inflow Volume from Trinity River into Galveston Bay, May 2014-August 2015 (open access)

Determination of Freshwater Inflow Volume from Trinity River into Galveston Bay, May 2014-August 2015

Report estimating inflows into Galveston Bay from the Trinity River.
Date: September 2015
Creator: United States. Department of the Interior.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Green Infrastructure and Issues in Managing Urban Stormwater (open access)

Green Infrastructure and Issues in Managing Urban Stormwater

Managing stormwater is one of the biggest and most expensive problems facing cities across the United States. This report discusses legislation that has been introduced to support research and implementation of green/innovative stormwater infrastructure. Overall, many in Congress remain concerned about how municipalities will pay for needed investments in water infrastructure projects generally—not limited to green infrastructure—and what role the federal government can and should play in those efforts.
Date: September 15, 2015
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Supreme Court: A Legal Analysis of Young v. United Parcel Service (open access)

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Supreme Court: A Legal Analysis of Young v. United Parcel Service

In 2015, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Young v. United Parcel Service. In the case, a United Parcel Service (UPS) worker named Peggy Young challenged her employer’s refusal to grant her a light-duty work assignment while she was pregnant, claiming that UPS’s actions violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). This report begins with a discussion of the facts in the Young case, followed by an overview of the PDA. The report then provides an analysis of the Young case, its implications, and a potential legislative response.
Date: September 25, 2015
Creator: Feder, Jody
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Constitutional Implications of State GE Food Labeling Laws (open access)

Constitutional Implications of State GE Food Labeling Laws

This report analyzes three constitutional provisions relevant to state GE food labeling laws, the First Amendment, the Supremacy Clause, and the Commerce Clause, by explaining the wider legal background of GE labeling as well the court's analysis of these constitutional issues in GMA v. Sorrell.
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Lanza, Emily M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Redistricting: Legal and Constitutional Issues (open access)

Congressional Redistricting: Legal and Constitutional Issues

This report discusses the congressional redistricting that is the drawing of district boundaries from which the people choose their representatives to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Date: September 22, 2015
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cost of Doing Nothing (open access)

The Cost of Doing Nothing

This document looks at options for paid leave for families. The document looks at data related to doing nothing on the paid leave issue.
Date: September 4, 2015
Creator: United States. Department of Labor.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Big Spring Independent School District, September 2015 (open access)

Big Spring Independent School District, September 2015

Report describing the performance of Big Spring Independent School District, including the management of the educational, financial, and operational functions.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hueco Tanks Working Group Report (open access)

Hueco Tanks Working Group Report

Working group report on Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site with project history, meeting summaries, and recommendations.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
City Mixed Beverage Comparison Summary: Third Quarter 2015 (open access)

City Mixed Beverage Comparison Summary: Third Quarter 2015

Quarterly report outlining tax revenues and remittances for alcoholic beverages, listed by city, for July-September 2015. It also compares the statistics to the same period for the previous year.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Healthy Plate (Pre-diabetes and diabetes)

Poster depicting a plate showing the proportions of different types of food as portions of a healthy meal for a person with pre-diabetes or diabetes. The back of the poster is a chart showing the carbohydrate content of various foods.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Rio Grande State Center (Tex.)
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0037 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0037

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of a county to reimburse a county commissioner for legal costs related to defending against criminal allegations for which the commissioner was found not guilty (RQ-0018-KP).
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0038 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0038

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Open Meetings Act applies to district and county court-at-law judges when they meet to appoint county officials (RQ-0019-KP).
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0048 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0048

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Effect of the Governor's vetoes of the General Appropriations Act (RQ-0047-KP).
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0040 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0040

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a community college system may expend funds for attorney's fees incurred by a member of its board of trustees in a challenge to the member's qualification to serve as trustee (RQ-0022-KP).
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0039 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0039

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Taxing authority of the Port IsabelSan Benito Navigation District (RQ-0021-KP).
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Assessing the Effects of Freshwater Inflows and Other Key Drivers on the Population Dynamics of Blue Crab and White Shrimp Using a Multivariate Time-Series Modeling Framework (open access)

Assessing the Effects of Freshwater Inflows and Other Key Drivers on the Population Dynamics of Blue Crab and White Shrimp Using a Multivariate Time-Series Modeling Framework

Report on the effects of freshwater inflows and other environmental factors on population numbers of Blue Crabs and White Shrimp.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Buskey, Edward J.; Scheef, Lindsay P. & Xue, Jianhong
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Public Participation in Environmental Planning: Applications Filed Before September 1, 2015 (open access)

Public Participation in Environmental Planning: Applications Filed Before September 1, 2015

Report on public participation requirements for various types of permits filed before September 1, 2015.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Workforce Investment Council Briefing Materials: September 11, 2015 (open access)

Texas Workforce Investment Council Briefing Materials: September 11, 2015

Briefing materials compiled for a meeting of the Texas Workforce Investment Council held September 11,2015 in room 201 of the Highland Business Center at Austin Community College, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas 78752. The materials include minutes, reports and briefings, and upcoming project plans.
Date: September 11, 2015
Creator: Texas Workforce Investment Council
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compliance History: How it Works (open access)

Compliance History: How it Works

Pamphlet providing information about compliance history reports and classifications and ratings. It also includes resources to help small businesses and how to appeal compliance history classifications.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Enforcement Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resumen Ejecutivo de Big Spring Independent School District (ISD), September 2015 (open access)

Resumen Ejecutivo de Big Spring Independent School District (ISD), September 2015

Spanish language version of the executive summary of a report describing the performance of Big Spring Independent School District (ISD) including a general description of the district, education achievement statistics, special programs of the school, finances, curriculum, and recommendations for improvement.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sea Center Texas Self-Guided Tour (open access)

Sea Center Texas Self-Guided Tour

Brochure for taking a self-guide tour of Sea Center Texas with a map, hours, exhibit areas, and events calendar.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ECHO, Volume 87, Number 7, September 2015 (open access)

The ECHO, Volume 87, Number 7, September 2015

Monthly newspaper produced for inmates in the Texas criminal justice system containing news stories, policy updates, opinion pieces, creative works, and other information.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code (open access)

Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code

Text of act to regulate unemployment compensation effective as of September 1, 2015.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations

This report discusses the current state of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its relationship with the United States, and future initiatives to further develop U.S.-Saudi relations. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ruled by the Al Saud family since its founding in 1932, wields significant global political and economic influence. Close U.S.-Saudi official relations have survived a series of challenges since the 1940s, and, in recent years, shared concerns over Sunni Islamist extremist terrorism and Iranian regional ambitions have provided a renewed logic for continued strategic cooperation.
Date: September 8, 2015
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library