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Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 39, Pages 8545-8822, September 24, 2010 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 39, Pages 8545-8822, September 24, 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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: September 24, 2010
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies (open access)

Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies

This list of about 150 congressional liaison offices is intended to help congressional offices in placing telephone calls and addressing correspondence to government agencies. In each case, the information was supplied by the agency itself and is current as of the date of publication. Entries are arranged alphabetically in four sections: legislative branch; judicial branch; executive branch; and agencies, boards, and commissions.
Date: September 24, 2010
Creator: Crane-Hirsch, Audrey Celeste
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 52, Pages 11439-11766, December 24, 2010 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 52, Pages 11439-11766, December 24, 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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: December 24, 2010
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 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 24, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Special Order Speeches and Other Forms of Non-Legislative Debate in the House (open access)

Special Order Speeches and Other Forms of Non-Legislative Debate in the House

This report briefly discusses non-legislative debate in the House of Representatives, specifically special order speeches, one-minute speeches, and morning hour debate. The purpose of these practices is to permit Members to address the House for specified durations and at specified times of their own choosing, outside the consideration of legislative business.
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Palmer, Betsy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of House Bills (open access)

Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of House Bills

This report briefly discusses the processes of sponsoring, cosponsoring, and gaining cosponsors for bills in the House of Representatives.
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Palmer, Betsy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leaving Congress: House of Representatives and Senate Departures Data Since 198 (open access)

Leaving Congress: House of Representatives and Senate Departures Data Since 198

Members of Congress leave the House or Senate for a variety of reasons; these may include resignation, death, or chamber action during a Congress, and retirement, electoral defeat, or pursuit of another office at the end of a Congress. This report discusses the number of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives who have left before the conclusion of a Congress since 1989.
Date: September 24, 2010
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.; Reynolds, Parker H. & Petersen, R. Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options (open access)

Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options

Since 1974, Congress has created multiple trade preference programs designed to foster economic growth and development in less developed countries. Congress conducts regular oversight of these programs, often revising and extending them. This report discusses the major U.S. trade preference programs, their possible economic effects, stakeholder interests, and legislative options.
Date: September 24, 2010
Creator: Jones, Vivian C.; Hornbeck, J. F. & Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy's Water Demand: Trends, Vulnerabilities, and Management (open access)

Energy's Water Demand: Trends, Vulnerabilities, and Management

The nation's energy choices embody many tradeoffs. Water use is one of those tradeoffs. The energy choices before Congress represent vastly different demands on domestic freshwater. The energy sector's water consumption is projected to rise 50% from 2005 to 2030. This rising water demand derives from both an increase in the amount of energy demanded and shifts to more water-intense energy sources and technologies. This report discusses this issue as well as related issues that may arise for the 112th Congress.
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Estimates: How Useful to Congress? (open access)

Intelligence Estimates: How Useful to Congress?

National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) are often of considerable interest to many Members of Congress. NIEs address issues of major national security importance which may require congressional action. However, NIEs have occasionally proved unreliable because they were based on insufficient evidence or contained faulty analysis. This report explores this issue and discusses the NIE process and its relevance to congressional policymaking.
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introducing a House Bill or Resolution (open access)

Introducing a House Bill or Resolution

This report briefly discusses the procedure for introducing a bill or resolution in the House of Representatives.
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Palmer, Betsy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legal Issues Relating to the Disposal of Dispensed Controlled Substances (open access)

Legal Issues Relating to the Disposal of Dispensed Controlled Substances

This report describes an issue that is the fastest-growing drug problem in the country -- the intentional use of prescription drugs for non-medical purposes. It is the second-most common form of illicit drug abuse among teenagers in the United States behind marijuana use. Several bills have been introduced in the 111th Congress that would create a legal framework governing disposal of controlled substances that have been dispensed to patients.
Date: September 24, 2010
Creator: Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Concurrent Receipt: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Concurrent Receipt: Background and Issues for Congress

"Concurrent Receipt" refers to the simultaneous receipt of two types of monetary benefits: military retired pay and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation. This report addresses the two primary components of the concurrent receipt program: Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) and Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payments (CRDP). It reviews the possible legislative expansion of the program to additional populations and provide several potential options for Congress to consider.
Date: September 24, 2010
Creator: Henning, Charles A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy SSBN(X) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy SSBN(X) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Navy's plan to develop and design a class of 12 next-generation ballistic missile submarines, or SSBN(X)s, as replacements for the 14 Ohio class SSBNs currently in operation. The report explores certain related issues for Congress, including the affordability of the project and its potential impact on other Navy shipbuilding programs, alternatives to the program, and which shipyard or shipyards will build the proposed ships.
Date: September 24, 2010
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Samantar v. Yousef: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and Foreign Officials (open access)

Samantar v. Yousef: The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and Foreign Officials

On June 1, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court decided unanimously in Samantar v. Yousef that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), which governs the immunity of foreign states in U.S. courts, does not apply in suits against foreign officials. This report provides an overview of the FSIA, followed by a consideration of the remaining options for foreign officials who seek immunity from lawsuits, as well as some of the questions that may emerge from each option. The report also addresses legislation that would affect the immunity of foreign officials, including S. 2930.
Date: September 24, 2010
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Freedom of Information Act and Nondisclosure Provisions in Other Federal Laws (open access)

The Freedom of Information Act and Nondisclosure Provisions in Other Federal Laws

This report discusses Congressional considerations regarding how to balance the federal government's growing need for sensitive or confidential business information, the public's right of access to information about government activities, and the private sector's interest in keeping its sensitive or proprietary information protected from public disclosure. The report discusses this issue in light of particularly the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and other similar legislation.
Date: September 24, 2010
Creator: Stevens, Gina
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2010 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 24, 2010
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2010 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 2010 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 24, 2010
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 52, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 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 24, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 24, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, September 24, 2010 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, September 24, 2010

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 24, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 24, 2010 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 24, 2010

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 24, 2010
Creator: Wisch, Rene
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History