A pamphlet consisting of the history of the DFW Black Tie Committee. A timeline of the events is recorded from 1982 to 1996. Committee members and beneficiaries are also listed for each of the respective years as well.

Urbanization is a global phenomenon that has transformed and continues to alter landscapes and the ways in which societies function and develop. For this issue of UGEC Viewpoints, the editors collected case-studies presented at the Open Meeting that span across regions and themes: from Australia and the United States, as well as the less developed nations in Africa, megacities of Asia such as Dhaka, Bangladesh and Delhi, India, vulnerable coastal areas of the Yucatan Peninsula, and the largest rainforest in the world, the Brazilian Amazon. Currently, more than half of the world's population lives in cities; the United Nations projects that by 2030 the world will advance to the 60% urbanization threshold. Rapid urbanization effects will not only be present within the immediate locations (cities and their metropolitan areas), but will be experienced regionally and globally. The UGEC project seeks to better understand these implications and the complex dynamic systems of urban areas that affect and are affected by global environmental change (e.g., climate change, natural disasters, loss of biodiversity, freshwater ecosystem decline, desertification, and land degradation). Several commonalities are readily identifiable in the authors' research, some of which include an attention to the roles of the governance structures within …

Report updating the 2006 Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), using statistics to describe the relative safety of Texas highways.

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Friedrich and Margaretha Hiller House, in Austin, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the D. Guerra & Sons Store, in McAllen, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.

News release about adjustments being made to DART's service schedule and fares to accommodate upcoming service on DART's Green Line.

News release about the opening of DART's Green Line rail service.

News release about adjustments being made to DART's service schedule and fares to accommodate upcoming service on DART's Green Line.

Invitation from the Black Academy of Arts and Letters to a preview of "Hip Hop Broadway: The Musical" at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts on September 25, 2009.

News release promoting the use of DART's new Green Line light rail service to travel to the State Fair of Texas.

News release about the opening of DART's Green Line rail service.