Texas Commission on Fire Protection Customer Service Survey: 2020 (open access)

Texas Commission on Fire Protection Customer Service Survey: 2020

Report documenting methods, general analysis and other results for the 2020 survey on customer service regarding the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
Date: April 6, 2020
Creator: Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Commerce Department Announces Citizenship Question on 2020 Census and Lawsuits Filed (open access)

Commerce Department Announces Citizenship Question on 2020 Census and Lawsuits Filed

This report discusses the Commerce Department's announcement that the 2020 U.S. census will include a citizenship question and various lawsuits filed in an effort to stop the question being included.
Date: April 6, 2018
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues (open access)

Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues

This report discusses the development and funding of conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) weapons which would allow the United States to strike targets anywhere on Earth in as little as an hour.
Date: April 6, 2018
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2016 (74th-114th Congresses) (open access)

Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2016 (74th-114th Congresses)

This report provides an overview of the "Lame Duck" sessions of Congress since 1935 and discusses how they occur, their purpose, and various characteristics and trends of the sessions.
Date: April 6, 2018
Creator: Hudiburg, Jane A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Money for Something: Music Licensing in the 21st Century (open access)

Money for Something: Music Licensing in the 21st Century

This report discusses music licensing laws and various copyright issues related to music licensing and royalties especially regarding areas such as digital music streaming services.
Date: April 6, 2018
Creator: Scherer, Dana A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Frigate (FFG{X}) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Frigate (FFG{X}) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and discusses potential issues for Congress regarding the Navy's FFG(X) program, a program to procure a new class of 20 guided-missile frigates (FFGs).
Date: April 6, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 14, Pages 2067-2204, April 6, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 14, Pages 2067-2204, April 6, 2018

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: April 6, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Disaster Assistance: The National Flood Insurance Program and Other Federal Disaster Assistance Programs Available to Individuals and Households After a Flood (open access)

Federal Disaster Assistance: The National Flood Insurance Program and Other Federal Disaster Assistance Programs Available to Individuals and Households After a Flood

This report provides an overview of the government assistance available to individuals and households following a flood and provides links to more comprehensive guidance on both flood insurance and disaster assistance.
Date: April 6, 2017
Creator: Horn, Diane P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Measures Are Brought to the Senate Floor: A Brief Introduction (open access)

How Measures Are Brought to the Senate Floor: A Brief Introduction

This report describes the two procedures by which a measure may be introduced on the Senate floor. These two methods are the Senate either unanimously approving a motion brought the majority leader or agreeing to a motion by the majority leader which allows for debate.
Date: April 6, 2017
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Invoking Cloture in the Senate (open access)

Invoking Cloture in the Senate

This report describes what the cloture process is and how it is used. Cloture is a method used by the Senate to end a debate without rejecting the bill or amendment.
Date: April 6, 2017
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) program.
Date: April 6, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Value of Energy Tax Incentives Across Energy Resources: Trends over Time (open access)

The Value of Energy Tax Incentives Across Energy Resources: Trends over Time

This report discusses energy tax incentives and historical trends regarding their value and the types of fuels they supported.
Date: April 6, 2017
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brazil in Crisis (open access)

Brazil in Crisis

Brazil is in the midst of deepening economic and political crises that are closely intertwined and unlikely to be resolved quickly. This report briefly examines the political situation and discusses public opinion regarding the Rousseff Administration.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Retirement: Background and Recent Developments (open access)

Military Retirement: Background and Recent Developments

This report discusses the military retirement system. The system currently includes monthly compensation for qualified active and reserve retirees, disability benefits for those deemed medically unfit to serve, and a survivor annuity program for the eligible survivors of deceased retirees.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Municipal Broadband: Background and Policy Debate (open access)

Municipal Broadband: Background and Policy Debate

This report discusses the debate surrounding Municipal Broadband, which is controversial because it involves governmental entities entering a commercial telecommunications marketplace that had previously been the exclusive domain of private sector providers.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G. & Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, April 6, 2016] (open access)

[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, April 6, 2016]

News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for April 2016 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Crude Oil Exports to International Destinations (open access)

U.S. Crude Oil Exports to International Destinations

This report discusses the export of crude oil produced in the United States and policy considerations in the wake of a provision contained in P.L. 114-113 which repealed a 40-year prohibition on the export.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: Brown, Phillip
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Sugar Program Fundamentals (open access)

U.S. Sugar Program Fundamentals

This report discusses the U.S. sugar program, which is singular among major agricultural commodity programs in that it combines a floor price guarantee with a supply management structure that encompasses both domestic production for human use and sugar imports.
Date: April 6, 2016
Creator: McMinimy, Mark A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Standards of Conduct of Brokers, Dealers, and Investment Advisers (open access)

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Standards of Conduct of Brokers, Dealers, and Investment Advisers

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Date: April 6, 2015
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Lands and Natural Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Federal Lands and Natural Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 114th Congress

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Date: April 6, 2015
Creator: Hoover, Katie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Free Exercise of Religion by Closely Held Corporations: Implications of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (open access)

Free Exercise of Religion by Closely Held Corporations: Implications of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

This report analyzes the Court's decision in Hobby Lobby, including arguments made between the majority and dissent, to clarify the scope of the decision and potential impacts for future interpretation of RFRA's applicability. It also examines potential legislative responses, should Congress consider addressing the current applicability of RFRA. Finally, the report addresses the decision's effect on requirements that employers offer contraceptive coverage in group health plans under federal or state law.
Date: April 6, 2015
Creator: Brown, Cynthia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Net Neutrality: Selected Legal Issues Raised by the FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order (open access)

Net Neutrality: Selected Legal Issues Raised by the FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order

This report discusses the primary legal issues raised by the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC's) 2015 Open Internet Order: the FCC's authority to reclassify broadband Internet access services, the FCC's authority to forbear from the imposition of Title II regulations following reclassification, the FCC's authority under Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and whether the FCC properly complied with the Administrative Procedure Act.
Date: April 6, 2015
Creator: Ruane, Kathleen Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Newsletter of Texas State Representative James Frank: April 6, 2015 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative James Frank: April 6, 2015

Newsletter of James Frank for his constituents discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on an update on the proposed House budget.
Date: April 6, 2015
Creator: Frank, James Boisfeuillet
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Business Organizations Code (open access)

Texas Business Organizations Code

Text of the Texas Business Organizations Code, effective beginning January 1, 2006.
Date: April 6, 2014
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History