The 10-20-30 Plan and Persistent Poverty Counties (open access)

The 10-20-30 Plan and Persistent Poverty Counties

This report discusses the 10-20-30 plan of reallocating funds in rural development programs toward counties with systemic poverty levels defined as 20% of the population being at or below poverty level for 30 years. This report explains why targeting funds to persistent poverty counties might be of interest, how "persistent poverty" is defined and measured, and how different interpretations of the definition and different data source selections could yield different lists of counties identified as persistently poor. This report does not compare the 10-20-30 plan's advantages and disadvantages against other policy options, nor does it examine the range of programs or policy goals for which the 1020-30 plan might be an appropriate policy tool.
Date: February 8, 2018
Creator: Dalaker, Joseph
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2017 Disaster Supplemental Appropriations: Overview (open access)

2017 Disaster Supplemental Appropriations: Overview

This report provides a detailed breakdown of the requested and enacted supplemental funding in each of the disaster relief supplemental appropriation measures for 2017 natural disasters, and provides a contact listing for CRS experts on the funded relief and recovery programs.
Date: March 20, 2018
Creator: Painter, William L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2017 Disaster Supplemental Appropriations: Overview (open access)

2017 Disaster Supplemental Appropriations: Overview

This report discusses supplemental appropriations for 2017 disaster relief and recovery and provides a detailed breakdown of the requested, enacted, and proposed supplemental funding in each of these measures, and provides a contact listing for CRS experts on the funded relief and recovery programs.
Date: January 25, 2018
Creator: Painter, William L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2017 Emissions Inventory Guidelines (open access)

2017 Emissions Inventory Guidelines

As part of national and state efforts to protect human health and the environment, federal and state laws require the State of Texas to develop an annual emissions inventory (EI) of the air pollutants.
Date: January 2018
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 2017 Tax Revision (P.L. 115-97): Comparison to 2017 Tax Law (open access)

The 2017 Tax Revision (P.L. 115-97): Comparison to 2017 Tax Law

This report provides a brief summary of P.L. 115-97 (The tax revision law), comparing each provision in the act with prior tax law. The report also provides a brief legislative history of activity leading to enactment of P.L. 115-97, along with estimated revenue and distributional effects of the recently enacted law.
Date: February 6, 2018
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F. & Marples, Donald J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2018 Fall Enrollment: Medicare Retirees and Families Guide (open access)

2018 Fall Enrollment: Medicare Retirees and Families Guide

Guide for Medicare retirees and families during fall enrollment, describing retirement benefits, various insurance offers, and other relevant information.
Date: Autumn 2018
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 2018 National Defense Strategy (open access)

The 2018 National Defense Strategy

This report discusses the 2018 National Defense Strategy which lays out the goals and methods of the Defense Department for the year.
Date: February 5, 2018
Creator: McInnis, Kathleen J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2018 Report to the People of Texas (open access)

2018 Report to the People of Texas

Annual report from the Texas Governor's Office discussing the various initiatives during 2017, particularly the response to Hurricane Harvey, and plans for fiscal year 2019.
Date: 2018
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
2018 Summer Enrollment: Active Employee Guide (open access)

2018 Summer Enrollment: Active Employee Guide

Guide for active employees during fall enrollment, describing insurance benefits, various insurance offers, prescription drug coverage, and other relevant information.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
2018 Summer Enrollment: COBRA/COBRA Disability Guide (open access)

2018 Summer Enrollment: COBRA/COBRA Disability Guide

Guide for disabled persons under COBRA coverage during summer enrollment, describing insurance benefits, various insurance offers, prescription drug coverage, and other relevant information.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
2018 Summer Enrollment: Former Cobra Unmarried Child Guide (open access)

2018 Summer Enrollment: Former Cobra Unmarried Child Guide

Guide for people unmarried with children during fall enrollment, describing insurance benefits, various insurance offers, prescription drug coverage, and other relevant information.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
2018 Summer Enrollment: Former Elected Officials, Former Legislative Employees, and Former Board Members Guide (open access)

2018 Summer Enrollment: Former Elected Officials, Former Legislative Employees, and Former Board Members Guide

Guide for former elected officials, former legislative employees, and former board members during fall enrollment, describing insurance benefits, various insurance offers, prescription drug coverage, and other relevant information.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
2018 Summer Enrollment: Retirees and Families Guide (open access)

2018 Summer Enrollment: Retirees and Families Guide

Guide for retirees and families during fall enrollment, describing insurance benefits, various insurance offers, prescription drug coverage, and other relevant information.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
2018 Supplement to Texas Real Estate Forms Manual Third Edition (open access)

2018 Supplement to Texas Real Estate Forms Manual Third Edition

Additions and changes to a manual compiled by professional lawyers in the state of Texas regarding the processes and forms needed for typical real estate transactions: "This supplement updates the practice notes and forms and incorporates relevant statutory case law handed down since 2017" (p. 1).
Date: 2018
Creator: State Bar of Texas. Real Estate Forms Committee.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
S. 2155 and Enhanced Regulation for Large Banks (open access)

S. 2155 and Enhanced Regulation for Large Banks

This report discusses regulations for large banks under the Dodd-Frank Act and recently proposed changes to the regulations proposed in S. 2155.
Date: March 29, 2018
Creator: Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
21st Century U.S. Energy Sources: A Primer (open access)

21st Century U.S. Energy Sources: A Primer

This report provides an overview of U.S. energy issues, and suggests related information, data, and CRS contacts. It is mainly organized around the major fuels and energy sources: resources on federal lands, oil, natural gas, electric, coal, nuclear power, and renewable energy.
Date: November 5, 2018
Creator: Ratner, Michael; Bracmort, Kelsi; Brown, Phillip; Campbell, Richard J.; Holt, Mark; Humphries, Marc et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
3D-Printed Guns: An Overview of Recent Legal Developments (open access)

3D-Printed Guns: An Overview of Recent Legal Developments

This report addresses the various legal questions that have arisen in recent litigation over 3D-printed guns by providing an overview of the issues and developments that have culminated in the injunction.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Foster, Michael A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Historical Commission Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 (open access)

Texas Historical Commission Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023

Report submitted by the Texas Historical Commission to the Texas 87th 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 2022 and 2023, and supporting documentation.
Date: September 18, 2018
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abortion and Family Planning-Related Provisions in U.S. Foreign Assistance Law and Policy (open access)

Abortion and Family Planning-Related Provisions in U.S. Foreign Assistance Law and Policy

This report details legislation and policies that restrict or place requirements on U.S. funding of abortion or family planning activities abroad. The level and extent of federal funding for these activities is an ongoing and controversial issue in U.S. foreign assistance and has continued to be a point of contention during the 115th Congress.
Date: April 5, 2018
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion at or Over 20 Weeks' Gestation: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Abortion at or Over 20 Weeks' Gestation: Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides answers to frequently asked questions concerning abortions that are performed in the second trimester of a woman's pregnancy because Congress and many state legislatures are considering legislation that would limit or ban abortions in midpregnancy. This report does not discuss constitutional or legal questions nor does it discusses differing state regulations regarding such abortions.
Date: April 11, 2018
Creator: Barry, Matthew B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response (open access)

Abortion: Judicial History and Legislative Response

This report discusses the history of abortion related judicial decisions and legislation and current legislation related to abortion.
Date: January 26, 2018
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion, Justice Kennedy, and Judge Kavanaugh (open access)

Abortion, Justice Kennedy, and Judge Kavanaugh

This report addresses the questions that have arisen about the future of the Supreme Court's abortion jurisprudence, after the recent retirement of Justice Kennedy, the last remaining justice from the Casey plurality. The report first reviews the undue burden standard set from the Casey decision and discusses Justice Kennedy's views on the standard in the case law that has developed since Casey. Then, in light of President Trump's July 9, 2018 nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Kennedy, it examines Judge Kavanaugh's only substantive abortion opinion: a dissent in the 2017 case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit), Garza v. Hargan. Finally, as lower courts continue to apply the undue burden standard to new abortion regulations, the report concludes by noting some of the abortion cases that the Supreme Court could possibly review in the near future.
Date: August 8, 2018
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Access to Justice: Class in the Courtroom Mock Trial (open access)

Access to Justice: Class in the Courtroom Mock Trial

Student booklet to accompany a mock trial class including: courtroom activity and seating, trial steps, valid objections, common questions, vocabulary terms, a summary of a mock trial, and a biographical statement about Villarreal.
Date: September 2018
Creator: Villareal, Victor & Zaffirini, Judith
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Acquisition Reform in the FY2016-FY2018 National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs) (open access)

Acquisition Reform in the FY2016-FY2018 National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs)

This report provides a brief overview of selected acquisition-related provisions found in the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs) for FY2016 (P.L. 114-92), FY2017 (P.L. 114-328), and FY2018 (P.L. 115-91), including the following topics that were a focus of the legislation: Major Defense Acquisition Programs, the acquisition workforce, commercial items, Other Transaction Authority, and contract types. This report also discusses the breakup of the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, as well as the shift of authority from that office to the military departments.
Date: January 4, 2018
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library