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[First Grade class of 1929 from Robert E. Lee School]

Photograph (copy) of the First Grade class of 1929 from the Robert E. Lee School, in Rosenberg, Texas. Chalkboard sign in front of group reads: " Robert E. Lee School First Grade May 16, 1929. Miss Foerster. The teacher is standing in the back, center of group. She is wearing a light colored short sleeved dress. She has short dark hair, parted on the side. A brick building is in the background. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: May 16, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Newt Harris Barber Shop, Richardson, Texas

Barber shop interior, with 3 chairs facing a mirrored counter, and 2 men visible. No sinks, individual shaving mugs reflected in mirror, gas light. Electrical or pneumatic equipment visible.
Date: May 16, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Debt Limit: Why It Rose After Four Years of Surpluses and the Debt Changes Since (open access)

The Debt Limit: Why It Rose After Four Years of Surpluses and the Debt Changes Since

In December 2002, the Administration began warning Congress that the debt limit ($6.4 trillion) would be reached in the first half of 2002. As the limit was approached in February 2003, the Administration resorted to suspension of certain internal fund investments to avoid a default. The adoption of the budget resolution (H.Con.Res. 95; April 11, 2003) for FY2004 generated legislation (H.J.Res. 51) — deemed passed by the House — that would increase the debt limit to $7.4 trillion.
Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Winters, Philip D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment (open access)

Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that “Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press....” This language restricts government both more and less than it would if it were applied literally. It restricts government more in that it applies not only to Congress, but to all branches of the federal government, and to all branches of state and local government. It restricts government less in that it provides no protection to some types of speech and only limited protection to others. This report provides an overview of the major exceptions to the First Amendment — of the ways that the Supreme Court has interpreted the guarantee of freedom of speech and press to provide no protection or only limited protection for some types of speech.
Date: May 16, 2002
Creator: Cohen, Henry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Authority Over the Federal Courts (open access)

Congressional Authority Over the Federal Courts

This report examines Congress' legislative authority with respect to the Judicial Branch. While Congress has broad power to regulate the structure, administration and jurisdiction of the courts, its powers are limited by precepts of due process, equal protection and separation of powers. This report addresses the constitutional foundation of the federal courts, and the explicit and general authorities of Congress to regulate the courts. It then addresses Congress’ ability to limit the jurisdiction of the courts over particular issues, sometimes referred to as “court-stripping.” The report then analyzes Congress’ authority to regulate the availability of certain judicial processes and remedies for litigants. Congressional power to legislate regarding specific judicial decisions is also discussed.
Date: May 16, 2005
Creator: Bazan, Elizabeth B.; Killian, Johnny & Thomas, Kenneth R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisition Reform: Status and Current Issues (open access)

Defense Acquisition Reform: Status and Current Issues

The end of the Cold War and its impact on defense spending has created a strong need to reform Department of Defense’s (DOD) acquisition system. With procurement spending down, DOD expects to depend on savings from acquisition reform to help finance future force modernization. Policymakers believe that DOD should use more commercial products because, in many instances, they cost less and their quality is comparable to products built according to DOD military specifications. Many such reform proposals are based on recognition that DOD regulatory barriers and a Cold War acquisition “culture” have inhibited the introduction of commercial products.
Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Grasso, Valerie Bailey
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Convention on Nuclear Safety - A Fact Sheet (open access)

The Convention on Nuclear Safety - A Fact Sheet

Until the catastrophic accident with the former Soviet Union's Chernobyl nuclear power plant showed that radioactivity from a major nuclear accident could reach neighboring nations, nuclear safety was held to be an exclusively sovereign responsibility of each nation. Now it is recognized that a nuclear accident in one state can release radioactivity dangerous to another. As a result, many now view international cooperation as one way to help to assure safe operation of each nation's civil nuclear power stations.
Date: May 16, 1996
Creator: Behrens, Carl E. & Donnelly, Warren H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Middle East Peace Talks (open access)

The Middle East Peace Talks

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Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict (open access)

Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

This report presents an overview of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. This is a clash between the principles of territorial integrity and self-determination that is occurring in the Caucasus, creating the longest inter-ethnic dispute in the former Soviet Union. The report includes the background and analysis of history, warfare and peace process in the region. The report discusses the Armenian and Azerbaijani perspective, the role and views of others (Iran, Turkey, Russia), as well as the U.S. policy regarding the conflict.
Date: May 16, 2002
Creator: Migdalovitz, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Counter-Terrorism Training: Issues for Congressional Oversight (open access)

Federal Counter-Terrorism Training: Issues for Congressional Oversight

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Date: May 16, 2005
Creator: Reese, Shawn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NATO Enlargement (open access)

NATO Enlargement

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Date: May 16, 2002
Creator: Gallis, Paul E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues (open access)

Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues

Renewable energy is derived from resources that are generally not depleted by human use, such as the sun, wind, and water movement. This report discusses various aspects of policy regarding renewable energy including tax credits and budget legislation.
Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Sissine, Fred
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations for FY2004: Energy and Water Development (open access)

Appropriations for FY2004: Energy and Water Development

Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This Report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Energy and Water.
Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Behrens, Carl E. & Humphries, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

U.S.-China economic ties have expanded substantially over the past several years. China is now the third largest U.S. trading partner, its second largest source of imports, and its fourth largest export market. However, U.S.-China commercial ties have been strained by a number of issues, including a surging U.S. trade deficit with China, China's refusal to float its currency, and failure to fully comply with its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, especially its failure to provide protection for U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR). This report explores these issues in detail, especially concerning the lack of protection for U.S. IPR.
Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program (open access)

North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program

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Date: May 16, 2002
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations (open access)

Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations

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Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Prados, Alfred B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United Nations Security Council - Its Role in the Iraq Crisis: A Brief Overview (open access)

The United Nations Security Council - Its Role in the Iraq Crisis: A Brief Overview

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Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Browne, Marjorie Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration: Legislative Issues on Nonimmigrant Professional Specialty (H-1B) Workers (open access)

Immigration: Legislative Issues on Nonimmigrant Professional Specialty (H-1B) Workers

The economic prosperity of the 1990s fueled a drive to increase the levels of employment-based immigration. The nation enjoyed its longest economic expansion, and the unemployment rate had remained low. Both the Congress and the Federal Reserve Board then expressed concern that a scarcity of labor could curtail the pace of economic growth. A primary legislative response was to increase the supply of foreign temporary professional workers through FY2003. The 108th Congress now weighs whether to extend the increases or let the levels revert to the statutory limit.
Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Visa Issuances: Policy, Issues, and Legislation (open access)

Visa Issuances: Policy, Issues, and Legislation

This report addresses policies on immigration visa issuances, options to reassign this function to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that were considered prior to passage of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296), and other policies options that may arise in the 108th Congress. It opens with an overview of visa issuances, with sections on procedures for aliens coming to live in the United States permanently and on procedures for aliens admitted for temporary stays. An analysis of the grounds for excluding aliens follows. The report summarizes the debate on transferring visa issuance policy functions to homeland security and concludes with a discussion of the legislative proposals to reassign the visa issuance activities and to revise visa issuance policies.
Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
AIDS in Africa (open access)

AIDS in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa has been far more severely affected by AIDS than any other part of the world. The United Nations reports that 29.4 million adults and children are infected with the HIV virus in the region, which has about 10% of the world's population but more than 70% of the worldwide total of infected people. This report discusses this issue in detail, including the cause of the African AIDS epidemic, the social and economic consequences, response and treatment, and U.S. policy.
Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Copson, Raymond W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
HIV/AIDS International Programs: Appropriations, FY2002-FY2004 (open access)

HIV/AIDS International Programs: Appropriations, FY2002-FY2004

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Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Copson, Raymond W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public (BLM) Lands and National Forests (open access)

Public (BLM) Lands and National Forests

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Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Gorte, Ross W. & Hardy-Vincent, Carol
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Outsourcing: The OMB Circular A-76 Policy (open access)

Defense Outsourcing: The OMB Circular A-76 Policy

This report provides information on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Circular A-76, “Performance of Commercial Activities,” and the impact of a related reform initiative, the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act (FAIR) of 1998, within the Department of Defense. The Circular defines federal policy for determining whether recurring commercial activities should be outsourced to commercial sources, Governmental facilities, or through inter-service support agreements. The FAIR Act creates statutory reporting requirements for federal executive agencies, by requiring Federal executive agencies to identify activities “not inherently governmental” and consider outsourcing through managed competitions. However, FAIR does not require that agencies contract out these activities.
Date: May 16, 2003
Creator: Grasso, Valerie Bailey
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Space Stations (open access)

Space Stations

Congress continues to debate NASA's program to build a permanently occupied space station in Earth orbit where astronauts live and conduct research. NASA expects that research performed in the near-zero gravity environment of the space station will result in new discoveries in life sciences, biomedicine, and materials sciences. The program is currently called the International Space Station (ISS); the facility itself does not have a name although individual modules do.
Date: May 16, 2001
Creator: Smith, Marcia S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library