FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview (open access)

FY2016 Extension of the Higher Education Act: An Overview

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Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Smole, David P. & Hegji, Alexandra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pharmaceutical Patent-Antitrust: Reverse Payment Settlements and Product Hopping (open access)

Pharmaceutical Patent-Antitrust: Reverse Payment Settlements and Product Hopping

This report introduces and analyzes innovation and competition policy issues associated with the pharmaceutical industry. It begins with a review of the Hatch-Waxman Act and its implications upon the availability of generic substitutes for brand-name medications. The report then turns to a basic review of the antitrust law. It then addresses judicial developments with respect to reverse payment settlements and product hopping. The report closes with a summary of congressional issues and possible alternatives.
Date: October 7, 2015
Creator: Thomas, John R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Transactions Taxes: In Brief (open access)

Financial Transactions Taxes: In Brief

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Date: October 22, 2015
Creator: Knightley, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Advisory Committees: An Introduction and Overview (open access)

Federal Advisory Committees: An Introduction and Overview

Federal advisory committees—which may also be labeled as commissions, councils, or task forces—are established to assist the executive branch in deliberating and, in some cases, helping to solve complex or divisive issues. Congress, the President, or an agency head may establish a federal advisory committee to render independent advice or provide policy recommendations. This report offers a history of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), examines its current requirements, and provides data on federal advisory committees operations and costs.
Date: October 28, 2015
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2016 Appropriations for the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis (open access)

FY2016 Appropriations for the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: Williams, Jennifer D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Creating a Federal Advisory Committee in the Executive Branch (open access)

Creating a Federal Advisory Committee in the Executive Branch

This report provides a brief overview on how Congress can establish federal advisory committees, and provides some considerations as to why a federal advisory committee may or may not be an appropriate mechanism for a particular policy or funding question. It presents data on the number of active committees established by Congress with special emphasis on the committees established in FY2014. This report concludes by presenting a list of the federal advisory committees currently proposed for establishment in legislation in the 114th Congress.
Date: October 19, 2015
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emerging Strategies and Progress Toward Pay Equity (open access)

Emerging Strategies and Progress Toward Pay Equity

This webinar by the United States Depart of Labor Women's Bureau addresses the ongoing strategies and progress towards women's pay equality.
Date: October 27, 2015
Creator: United States. Women's Bureau.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment of Coverage in the Arrest-Related Deaths Program (open access)

Assessment of Coverage in the Arrest-Related Deaths Program

This technical report discusses the analysis of data on deaths that occurred in the process of arrest.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Banks, Duren; Couzens, Lance & Planty, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Clean Power Plan Final Rule (open access)

Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Clean Power Plan Final Rule

This is a Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) as it relates to greenhouse gases and climate change.
Date: October 23, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Get The Facts On Paid Sick Time (open access)

Get The Facts On Paid Sick Time

This fact sheet provides information on paid sick leave.
Date: October 2015
Creator: United States. Department of Labor.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
LiDAR Acquisition and Flow Assessment for the Middle Trinity River (open access)

LiDAR Acquisition and Flow Assessment for the Middle Trinity River

Report on Lidar acquisition and use in water flow assessments for the Middle Trinity River
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Mangham, Webster; Osting, Tim & Flores, David
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0041 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0041

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: Discoverability under Brady v. Maryland and the Michael Morton Act of recordings of inmate telephone calls to which the criminal district attorney's office has access without a warrant (RQ-0025-KP).
Date: October 19, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resumen Ejecutivo de Hempstead Independent School District (ISD), October 2015 (open access)

Resumen Ejecutivo de Hempstead Independent School District (ISD), October 2015

Spanish language version of the executive summary of a report describing the performance of Hempstead 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: October 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hempstead Independent School District, October 2015 (open access)

Hempstead Independent School District, October 2015

Report describing the performance of Hempstead Independent School District including a review of the management of the district's educational, financial, and operational functions.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultural Resources Baseline Studies: Lake Columbia Water Supply Project, Cherokee and Smith Counties, Texas (open access)

Cultural Resources Baseline Studies: Lake Columbia Water Supply Project, Cherokee and Smith Counties, Texas

Report issued by Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. to provide a report on the discharge of dredged and fill materials from the Angelina and Neches River Authority associated with the construction of Lake Columbia reservoir in Cherokee and Smith counties, Texas.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Owens, Jeffrey D.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ECHO, Volume 87, Number 8, October 2015 (open access)

The ECHO, Volume 87, Number 8, October 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: October 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Department of Labor’s 2015 Proposed Fiduciary Rule: Background and Issues (open access)

Department of Labor’s 2015 Proposed Fiduciary Rule: Background and Issues

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Date: October 8, 2015
Creator: Topoleski, John J. & Shorter, Gary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2016 Appropriations: Overview (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2016 Appropriations: Overview

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Date: October 8, 2015
Creator: Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading (open access)

Federal Securities Law: Insider Trading

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Date: October 5, 2015
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Reauthorization in the 114th Congress (open access)

Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Reauthorization in the 114th Congress

The report discusses the Commodity Futures Trading Commissions (CFTC) that regulates futures, most options, and swap markets. It also points out the CFTC Re authorization Process.
Date: October 19, 2015
Creator: Miller, Rena S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Housing for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (open access)

Housing for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS

This report describes research that shows how housing and health status are related and the effects of stable housing on patient health. It also describes the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program, the only federal program that provides housing and services specifically for persons who are HIV positive or who have AIDS, together with their families. In addition, the report describes how a small portion of funds appropriated through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program may be used by states and local jurisdictions to provide short-term housing assistance for persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Date: October 5, 2015
Creator: Perl, Libby
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: October 30, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: October 30, 2015

Transcript of a public teleconference held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) on October 30, 2015. This hearing includes opening remarks by Chairman Sanders and a discussion by the Commission on parts of the early draft of the CECANF final report.
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: CQ Transcriptions
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2015, [Part 4] (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2015, [Part 4]

Report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about inmate numbers in each prison, those with U.S. Immigration detainers by country, and how many inmates were received and departed in September 2015.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2015, [Part 1] (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: September 2015, [Part 1]

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History