The “8(a) Program” for Small Businesses Owned and Controlled by the Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Legal Requirements and Issues (open access)

The “8(a) Program” for Small Businesses Owned and Controlled by the Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Legal Requirements and Issues

This report discusses the "8(a) Program", the Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program, which is a federal contracting for small businesses providing small businesses with training, technical assistance, and contracting opportunities.
Date: November 26, 2014
Creator: Manuel, K. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Capital Offenses: An Overview of Substantive and Procedural Law (open access)

Federal Capital Offenses: An Overview of Substantive and Procedural Law

Murder, committed under any of more than 50 jurisdictional circumstances, is a federal capital offense. So are treason, espionage, and certain drug kingpin offenses. The Federal Death Penalty Act and related provisions establish the procedure that must be followed before a defendant convicted of a federal capital offense may be executed. This report is an overview of the law in the area.
Date: November 18, 2014
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Introduction to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (open access)

An Introduction to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

This report discusses the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program, which is one of the federal government’s primary policy tools for encouraging the development and rehabilitation of affordable rental housing. These non-refundable federal housing tax credits are awarded to developers of qualified rental projects via a competitive application process administered by state housing finance authorities.
Date: November 7, 2014
Creator: Keightley, Mark P. & Stupak, Jeffrey M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of the Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit Under ACA (open access)

Summary of the Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit Under ACA

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Date: November 4, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Permitting: Implementation and Issues (open access)

Clean Air Permitting: Implementation and Issues

This report provides information about the Implementation and Issues of Clean Air Permitting. It also describes the statutory background of Title V and the status of implementation , in terms of federal approval and local permitting authorities.
Date: November 6, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expired and Expiring Temporary Tax Provisions (“Tax Extenders”) (open access)

Expired and Expiring Temporary Tax Provisions (“Tax Extenders”)

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Date: November 6, 2014
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Affairs Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO): Background and Current Issues (open access)

Foreign Affairs Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO): Background and Current Issues

Some members of Congress are examining foreign affairs funding designated as Overseas Contingency Operations because of its possible use for the overseas Ebola crisis, efforts to combat the Islamic State, and other budgetary reasons. This report contains information on the background of overseas contingency operations and current funding and issues.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Welfare: Health Care Needs of Children in Foster Care and Related Federal Issues (open access)

Child Welfare: Health Care Needs of Children in Foster Care and Related Federal Issues

This report addresses Health Care needs of children in Foster Care and related federal issues regarding Child Welfare.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie; Baumrucker, Evelyne P.; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L. & Fernandez, Bernadette
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rural Water Supply and Sewer Systems: Background Information (open access)

Rural Water Supply and Sewer Systems: Background Information

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Date: November 5, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
CDC-Funded HIV Testing: United States, Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands, 2012 (open access)

CDC-Funded HIV Testing: United States, Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands, 2012

This report includes HIV testing data from 61 CDC-funded health department jurisdictions and directly-funded community-based organizations (CBOs).
Date: November 2014
Creator: National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Year 2011 Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study] (open access)

[Project Summary: Year 2011 Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study]

Summary describing the work completed at Eastern Research Group, Inc. for 'Year 2011 Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Eastern Research Group, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Women and Girls of Color: Addressing Challenges and Expanding Opportunity (open access)

Women and Girls of Color: Addressing Challenges and Expanding Opportunity

This report discusses the efforts and actions taken under President Obama's administration to address the struggles and biases women and girls of color face. It also discusses how much farther we as a nation have to progress.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Jarrett, Valerie & Tchen, Christina
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Measurements in the Yucatan-Campeche Area in Support of the Loop Current Dynamics Study] (open access)

[Project Summary: Measurements in the Yucatan-Campeche Area in Support of the Loop Current Dynamics Study]

Summary describing the work completed at Centro de Investigación Cientifica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada for Measurements in the Yucatan-Campeche Area in Support of the Loop Current Dynamics Study. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Centro de Investigación Cientifica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Year 2011 Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study (open access)

Year 2011 Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study

A report assessing the potential impacts of air pollutant emissions from offshore oil and gas exploration, development, and production sources on the Outer Continental Shelf for the year 2011.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Wilson, D.; Billings, R.; Chang, R.; Perez, H. & Sellers, J.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurements in the Yucatan-Campeche Area in Support of the Loop Current Dynamics Study (open access)

Measurements in the Yucatan-Campeche Area in Support of the Loop Current Dynamics Study

A report detailing the measurements in the Yucatan-Campeche area in support of the Loop Current Dynamics Study.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Athie, Gabriela; Sheinbaum, Julio; Romero, Angelica; Ochoa, Jose & Candela, Julio
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso Annual Financial Report: 2014 (open access)

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso Annual Financial Report: 2014

Annual financial report of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2014.
Date: November 11, 2014
Creator: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1086 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1086

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of an entity to require and maintain a photocopy of the credentials of a person covered by section 552.1175 of the Government Code (RQ-1199-GA).
Date: November 10, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1085 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1085

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Dallas County Juvenile Board to hire an attorney as in-house counsel (RQ-1198-GA).
Date: November 10, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1087 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1087

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a person who was convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude but who received "judicial clemency" is eligible to act as a bail bond surety (RQ-1200-GA).
Date: November 12, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1088 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1088

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether mental health records placed in the custody of the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists by a court order are state records under chapter 441 of the Government Code (RQ-1201-GA).
Date: November 12, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Revised Pay Adjustments Factors for HMA and Concrete Pavements (open access)

Revised Pay Adjustments Factors for HMA and Concrete Pavements

Report on on improvements for the pay adjustment system for HMA and concrete pavements.
Date: February 2014
Creator: Buddhavarapu, Prasad; Smit, Andre F.; Prozzi, Jorge A.; Fan, Wei & Gurmu, Zegeye
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Healthy Texas Annual Enrollment Report: 2014 (open access)

Healthy Texas Annual Enrollment Report: 2014

Report on the enrollment to "Healthy Texas" during fiscal year 2014, the fourth and final year of the program's operations. It also discusses the history and overall participation in the program, and processes for winding down enrollment.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of Insurance.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Standard Specifications For Construction And Maintenance of Highways, Streets, And Bridges (open access)

Standard Specifications For Construction And Maintenance of Highways, Streets, And Bridges

Report on standard specifications for construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and bridges in Texas adopted by the Texas Department of Transportation on Nov. 1, 2014.
Date: November 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Department of Homeland Security: FY2015 Appropriations (open access)

Department of Homeland Security: FY2015 Appropriations

This report analyzes the FY2015 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). While this report makes note of many budgetary resources provided to DHS, its primary focus is on funding approved by Congress through the appropriations process.
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: Painter, William L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library