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Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 25, Pages 5125-5394, June 18, 2010 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 25, Pages 5125-5394, June 18, 2010

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: June 18, 2010
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Veterans' Benefits: Pension Benefit Programs (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: Pension Benefit Programs

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administers several pension benefit programs for veterans as well as their surviving spouses and dependent children. The most current pension programs available (for those meeting the eligibility criteria on or after January 1, 1979) are the Improved Disability Pension for certain low-income veterans and the Improved Death Pension for certain low-income surviving spouses or children of veterans. There is also a special pension for Medal of Honor recipients. This report describes these programs, including the eligibility criteria and current benefit levels. This report will be updated as needed to reflect legislative activity and changes to benefits or eligibility requirements.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: Scott, Christine & Davis, Carol D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Climate Change: A Negotiations Side-by-Side (open access)

International Climate Change: A Negotiations Side-by-Side

This report discusses various cooperative international efforts to address the issue of global climate change. The two major international agreements discussed in a side-by-side comparison are the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and the 2010 Copenhagen Accord. The report discusses how many observers are hoping that initiatives carried out under the Copenhagen Accord may help bridge divides between the various tracks and economic groupings established under the Kyoto Protocol.
Date: November 18, 2010
Creator: Leggett, Jane A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status (open access)

Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status

This report provides background and current status information on multilateral regimes established to restrict trade in nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and missile technologies, and to monitor their civil applications. Congress may consider the efficacy of these regimes in considering the potential renewal of the Export Administration Act, as well as other proliferation-specific legislation in the 111th Congress.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: Nikitin, Mary Beth; Kerr, Paul K. & Hildreth, Steven A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Benefits: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for Survivors (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for Survivors

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers directly, or in conjunction with other federal agencies, several benefits for surviving spouses, children, and dependent parents of deceased veterans to provide them with financial, educational, and emotional support. Among these various programs, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) is a monthly tax-free cash payment for eligible surviving spouses, children, and dependent parents. This report outlines the eligibility requirements and benefit levels for DIC, the policy issues associated with DIC, and legislation in the 111th Congress related to DIC.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: Scott, Christine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information (open access)

Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information

The recent online publication of classified defense documents by the organization WikiLeaks and subsequent reporting by the New York Times and other news media have focused attention on whether such publication violates U.S. criminal law. The Justice Department and Department of Defense are investigating the circumstances to determine whether any prosecutions will be undertaken in connection with the disclosure. This report identifies some criminal statutes that may apply and also discusses the statutory prohibitions that may be implicated, such as the Espionage Act.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intermediate-Level Blends of Ethanol in Gasoline, and the Ethanol "Blend Wall" (open access)

Intermediate-Level Blends of Ethanol in Gasoline, and the Ethanol "Blend Wall"

This report discusses the growing interest in the potential for ethanol to displace petroleum as a transportation fuel, as well as related issues, including current Clean Air Act (CAA) limitation on ethanol content in gasoline; the requests of ethanol producers for an increase of this limitation; and the effects the limitation has upon vehicle and engine warranties and the infrastructures of the automobile and fuel industries.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Benefits: Burial Benefits and National Cemeteries (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: Burial Benefits and National Cemeteries

This report provides a descriptive analysis of both nonmonetary and monetary burial veterans' benefits and national cemeteries. It addresses congressional and constituent issues, such as who is eligible to receive burial benefits; who can be buried in a national cemetery; what plans does the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have to build new or expand existing national cemeteries; and what benefits does the VA provide, among others.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: Scott, Christine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legal Issues Related to Proving "Service Connection" for VA Disability Compensation: Statutory Presumptions (open access)

Legal Issues Related to Proving "Service Connection" for VA Disability Compensation: Statutory Presumptions

This report focuses on several statutory presumptions that relate to the second element of a service-connected claim for disability compensation, and synthesizes the legal principles that guide the Department of Veterans Affairs' application of the statutory presumptions during the claims adjudication process. Specifically, this report will discuss the "presumption of soundness," the presumption of aggravation of a pre-existing injury or disease, the "line of duty" presumption, and finally, the "combat veteran" presumption, all of which are codified at Title 38 of the United States Code.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: Nichols, James E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regular Vetoes and Pocket Vetoes: An Overview (open access)

Regular Vetoes and Pocket Vetoes: An Overview

This report provides an overview of the President's veto power, including regular vetoes and pocket vetoes.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: Kosar, Kevin R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regular Vetoes and Pocket Vetoes: An Overview (open access)

Regular Vetoes and Pocket Vetoes: An Overview

This report gives an overview of the veto powers given to the President according to Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution. It contains sections on the Constitutional basis and importance of vetoes, overriding a veto, and the vetoes that have been exercised and overridden. It includes statistics and tables of Presidential vetoes 1789-2010.
Date: November 18, 2010
Creator: Kosar, Kevin R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flooding in Pakistan: Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Flooding in Pakistan: Overview and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the recent widespread flooding in Pakistan, which has affected about 20 million Pakistanis. U.S. interest in the flooding stems from the significant humanitarian and economic implications for Pakistan, and the security implications for U.S. interests in the region.
Date: November 18, 2010
Creator: Kronstadt, K. Alan; Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Vaughn, Bruce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Benefits: Current Life Insurance Programs (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: Current Life Insurance Programs

This report provides information on the current Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) life insurance programs available for servicemembers and veterans, management and administration issues, and associated policy issues and legislation.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: Scott, Christine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 18, 2010 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 26, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 18, 2010
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2010

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
On The Record, June 18, 2010 (open access)

On The Record, June 18, 2010

Summer magazine produced and edited by students at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Articles cover local and campus news, information, and events, along with human interest stories about campus and community life.
Date: June 18, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 2010

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 18, 2010
Creator: Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 18, 2010 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 18, 2010

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 18, 2010
Creator: Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2010 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2010

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 18, 2010
Creator: Wisch-Ray, Sharon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 95, May 18, 2010, Pages 27631-27922 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 95, May 18, 2010, Pages 27631-27922

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: May 18, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 159, August 18, 2010, Pages 50843-51170 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 159, August 18, 2010, Pages 50843-51170

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: August 18, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 200, October 18, 2010, Pages 63695-64110 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 200, October 18, 2010, Pages 63695-64110

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 222, November 18, 2010, Pages 70571-70810 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 222, November 18, 2010, Pages 70571-70810

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: November 18, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library