Caribbean Basin Enhancement Legislation (open access)

Caribbean Basin Enhancement Legislation

Legislation provides Caribbean countries similar tariff benefits as Mexico under the Caribbean and Central American Relief and Economic Stabilization Act. A senate bill provides relief to the hurricane affected countries of Central America. The senate bill is more restrictive than the House bill in the scope of tariff benefits offered.
Date: March 26, 1999
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Industry Liability: Lawsuits and Legislation (open access)

Gun Industry Liability: Lawsuits and Legislation

This report discusses gun industry liability issues after the Maryland Court of Appeals announced that it was changing the common law "to hold the manufacturers and marketers of Saturday Night Special handguns strictly liable to innocent persons who suffer gunshot injuries from the criminal use of their products." Kelley v. R.G. Industries, Inc., 497 A.2d 1143, 1159 (Md. 1985).
Date: March 30, 1999
Creator: Cohen, Henry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Orders and Proclamations (open access)

Executive Orders and Proclamations

None
Date: March 9, 1999
Creator: Contrubis, John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Learn about ... Texas Insects: A Learning and Activity Book (open access)

Learn about ... Texas Insects: A Learning and Activity Book

Activity book that promotes learning about groups of insects in Texas through the use of coloring guides, activities, and illustrations.
Date: March 1999
Creator: Durden, Christopher J.; Zappler, Georg & Ivy, Elena T.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Criminal Aliens: Expanded Detention, Restricted Relief from Removal (open access)

Criminal Aliens: Expanded Detention, Restricted Relief from Removal

None
Date: March 9, 1999
Creator: Eig, Larry M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Hearings: Scheduling and Notification (open access)

House Committee Hearings: Scheduling and Notification

Each House committee has authority to hold hearings whether the House is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned (Rule XI, clause 2(m)(1)(A)). Regardless of the type of hearing, or whether a hearing is held in or outside of Washington, hearings share common aspects of planning and preparation. this report discusses the issues a committee faces in deciding whether to schedule a hearing.
Date: March 8, 1999
Creator: Hardy-Vincent, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
TELEMASP Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 12, March 1999 (open access)

TELEMASP Bulletin, Volume 5, Number 12, March 1999

Monthly bulletin issued to address topics related to law enforcement. This issue discusses "Why the Drop in Crime? Part III" including topics such as the link between incarceration and crime rates, rehabilitation, and expanded incarceration.
Date: March 1999
Creator: Hoover, Larry T. & Cornder, Gary
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1996 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1996

This document describes field studies of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 1996. The studies provide information on the status and trends of monk seal populations, natural history traits (survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits), and the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growth.
Date: March 1999
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Ragen, Timothy J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3: 1998 Tax Law Part 3: Attorneys' Fees and Damages for IRS Abuses (open access)

Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3: 1998 Tax Law Part 3: Attorneys' Fees and Damages for IRS Abuses

This report discusses the provisions expanding a court's authority to award attorney's fees and costs in certain cases and permitting a taxpayer to collect damages for negligent collection actions by IRS agents.
Date: March 9, 1999
Creator: Morris, Marie B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China’s Response to the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for U.S. Economic Interests (open access)

China’s Response to the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for U.S. Economic Interests

This report addresses implications for U.S. economic interests related China’s response to the Global Financial Crisis.
Date: March 3, 1999
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Credit Union Membership Act Implementation: Legal Issues (open access)

Credit Union Membership Act Implementation: Legal Issues

This report examines the background and issues of the litigation regarding Regulations implementing the Credit Union Membership Act of 1998 that is being challenged in court as impermissively expansive.
Date: March 12, 1999
Creator: Murphy, M. Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Change Science Requirements for Long-Term Archiving (open access)

Global Change Science Requirements for Long-Term Archiving

A document discussing scientific research and environmental assessments which are important to economic well being, quality of life, and economic strength. It discusses a the purposes of having a long-term archive that contains scientific data.
Date: March 1999
Creator: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relay Texas Newsletter, March 1999 (open access)

Relay Texas Newsletter, March 1999

Quarterly newsletter of the Relay Texas Advisory Committee discussing news, events, legislation, and other topics related to interpretive relay services used by persons with hearing impairments in the state.
Date: March 1999
Creator: Relay Texas Advisory Committee
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engrossment, Enrollment, and Presentation of Legislation (open access)

Engrossment, Enrollment, and Presentation of Legislation

None
Date: March 2, 1999
Creator: Rundquist, Paul S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
San Antonio Monthly Reports: February 1999 (open access)

San Antonio Monthly Reports: February 1999

Compilation of monthly reports from departments in the city of San Antonio, Texas providing statistics, project updates, and other information about services and activities.
Date: March 4, 1999
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (open access)

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

This report gives an overview of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, which was intended to prohibit bribery of foreign officials by American corporations. It includes information about the original legislation, amendments in 1988, and amendments in 1998 that brought the legislation into conformance with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's agreement on bribery.
Date: March 3, 1999
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report of the Swallow-tailed Kite in Texas: 1998 (open access)

Annual Report of the Swallow-tailed Kite in Texas: 1998

Report compiling "information sent in by the public [...regarding] sightings of the Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) for 1998 in Texas, unless stated otherwise" (p. 1), including data for 277 individual sightings that has been broken down by various factors.
Date: March 1999
Creator: Shackelford, Clifford E. & Simons, Gael G.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Real Estate Center Trends, Volume 12, Number 6, March 1999 (open access)

Texas Real Estate Center Trends, Volume 12, Number 6, March 1999

Monthly report of the Texas A & M University Real Estate Center on statistics, recent news, and developments related to real estate.
Date: March 1999
Creator: Texas A & M University. Real Estate Center.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Balanced Dairying: Production, Volume 22, Number 2, March 1999 (open access)

Balanced Dairying: Production, Volume 22, Number 2, March 1999

Newsletter of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service discussing topics related to raising dairy cows, dairy production, and managing dairy operations.
Date: March 1999
Creator: Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn and Garden Update, Volume 2, Number 2, March 1999 (open access)

Lawn and Garden Update, Volume 2, Number 2, March 1999

Newsletter of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service discussing plants that are cultivated in the state, news, and other topics related to gardening in Texas.
Date: March 1999
Creator: Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Border Business Indicators, Volume 23, Number 3, March 1999 (open access)

Border Business Indicators, Volume 23, Number 3, March 1999

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: March 1999
Creator: Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Round Up, March 1999 (open access)

Round Up, March 1999

Magazine for Texas Lottery retailers that contains news, retailer spotlights, and a list of lottery winners.
Date: March 1999
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Winning, March 1999 (open access)

Winning, March 1999

Pamphlet containing information about Texas Lottery winners, scratch-off prizes, new games, and more.
Date: March 1999
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Small Business Advocate, Volume 4, Issue 2, March-April 1999 (open access)

The Small Business Advocate, Volume 4, Issue 2, March-April 1999

Quarterly update providing information on environmental regulations for small businesses and local governments in Texas.
Date: March 1999
Creator: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History