Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 52, Pages 8117-8386, December 27, 2019 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 52, Pages 8117-8386, December 27, 2019

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: December 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 39, Pages 5449-5678, September 27, 2019 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 39, Pages 5449-5678, September 27, 2019

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: September 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 3, August 2019 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 3, August 2019

Report containing an explanation of the process by which constitutional amendments are adopted and information on the proposed 2019 amendments, including a background, analysis, and arguments for and against each proposal.
Date: August 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1418, Chapter 240 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1418, Chapter 240

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to disease prevention and preparedness information for emergency medical services personnel on certification or recertification.
Date: May 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1439, Chapter 238 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1439, Chapter 238

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas A&M University--San Antonio; authorizing a fee.
Date: May 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1443, Chapter 241 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1443, Chapter 241

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the certification of an area's wet or dry status for the purpose of an alcoholic beverage permit or license.
Date: May 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1483, Chapter 242 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1483, Chapter 242

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to a pilot program for assisting certain recipients of public benefits to gain permanent self-sufficiency.
Date: May 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1488, Chapter 239 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1488, Chapter 239

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to financing of recreational facilities by the Charterwood Municipal Utility District of Harris County; providing authority to issue bonds.
Date: May 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 19 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 19

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.
Date: May 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 74 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 74

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate urging Congress to enact H.R. 613/S. 164, the TRICARE Reserve Select Improvement Act.
Date: May 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1820, Chapter 243 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1820, Chapter 243

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of impersonating a public servant.
Date: May 27, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2019 (open access)

Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2019

This report is a research aid that lists the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) authorization and appropriations bills for FY1961-FY2019 including: bill numbers, report numbers, dates reported and passed, recorded vote numbers and vote tallies, dates of passage of the conference reports with their numbers and votes, vetoes, substitutions, dates of final passage, and public law numbers. Significant definitions are also included.
Date: November 27, 2018
Creator: DeBruyne, Nese F. & Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
District Court Temporarily Blocks Implementation of Asylum Restrictions on Unlawful Entrants at the Southern Border (open access)

District Court Temporarily Blocks Implementation of Asylum Restrictions on Unlawful Entrants at the Southern Border

This report discusses the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) barring the Trump Administration from implementing new asylum restrictions. The asylum restrictions were prompted by reports of a "migrant caravan" traveling through Mexico to the southern border of the United States.
Date: November 27, 2018
Creator: Smith, Hillel R. & Harrington, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2018 and FY2019 Agriculture Appropriations: Federal Food Safety Activities (open access)

FY2018 and FY2019 Agriculture Appropriations: Federal Food Safety Activities

This report provides a brief overview of the FY2018 and FY2019 appropriations that address food safety activities at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Date: November 27, 2018
Creator: Johnson, Renée & Angadjivand, Sahar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federalism-Based Limitations on Congressional Power: An Overview (open access)

Federalism-Based Limitations on Congressional Power: An Overview

This report provides a broad overview of the various legal doctrines that inform the boundaries of Congress's authority vis-à-vis the states under the Constitution. It addresses several general principles, discusses "internal" limitations on Congress's exercise of powers, and concludes by outlining several "external" federalism-based limitations on Congress's powers, such as the anti-commandeering, anti-coercion, state sovereign immunity, and equal sovereignty doctrines.
Date: September 27, 2018
Creator: Nolan, Andrew; Freeman, Wilson C.; Lewis, Kevin M.; Hickey, Kevin J. & Sykes, Jay B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Ninth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Ninth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Texas Ninth Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018.
Date: September 27, 2018
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (9th)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Records, Papers, Decisions: Kavanaugh Records and the Presidential Records Act (open access)

Records, Papers, Decisions: Kavanaugh Records and the Presidential Records Act

This report discusses the release of records pertaining to Judge Brett Kavanaugh's tenure in the George W. Bush Administration and the Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr, which have been the subject of ongoing congressional interest since Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.
Date: August 27, 2018
Creator: Stuessy, Meghan M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0212 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0212

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 sections 46.02 and 46.03 of the Penal Code apply to presiding election judges licensed to carry a handgun under chapter 411 of the Government Code (RQ-0214-KP).
Date: August 27, 2018
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2020 and 2021 (open access)

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Requests for Legislative Appropriations: 2020 and 2021

Report submitted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas 86th regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, and supporting documentation.
Date: August 27, 2018
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Defense Primer: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (open access)

Defense Primer: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

This report discusses the role of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and how the position fits into the organizational structure of the Defense Department.
Date: July 27, 2018
Creator: Gallo, Marcy E. & Schwartz, Moshe
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill: An Overview of S. 3159, as Reported (open access)

Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill: An Overview of S. 3159, as Reported

This report provides an overview of the appropriations and provisions of the FY2019 Defense Appropriations Bill.
Date: July 27, 2018
Creator: McGarry, Brendan W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea: U.S. Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation (open access)

North Korea: U.S. Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation

This report discusses the relationship between the United States and North Korea. The report focuses on North Korea's nuclear weapons program, their military and illicit activities, and international and U.S. sanctions against them.
Date: July 27, 2018
Creator: Chanlett-Avery, Emma; Manyin, Mark E.; Nikitin, Mary Beth D.; Campbell, Caitlin Elizabeth & Mackey, Wil
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pipeline Safety: Overdue Statutory Mandates (open access)

Pipeline Safety: Overdue Statutory Mandates

This report discusses the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) failure to fulfill key mandates of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-90) and the PIPES Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-183).
Date: July 27, 2018
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Potential WTO Implications of USDA's Proposed Response to Trade-Retaliation (open access)

Potential WTO Implications of USDA's Proposed Response to Trade-Retaliation

This report briefly discusses the World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments that are relevant to U.S. domestic support programs and how the newly-announced U.S. trade retaliation assistance program may or may not comply with those WTO commitments.
Date: July 27, 2018
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library