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Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2014 Appropriations (open access)

Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2014 Appropriations

This report discusses the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill that provides funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and more than two dozen independent agencies.
Date: January 7, 2014
Creator: Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1083 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1083

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 concurrent service as a juvenile probation officer and a trustee on an independent school district's board of trustees creates a conflict of interest (RQ-1195-GA).
Date: October 7, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1049 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1049

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 the Red River Authority must obtain county approval for any purchase of groundwater in a county without a groundwater conservation district (RQ-1155-GA).
Date: April 7, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1056 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1056

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 section 720.002 of the Transportation Code prohibits a political subdivision or state agency from requiring peace officers to issue a certain number of warning citations (RQ-1164-GA).
Date: May 7, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 7, 2014 (open access)

The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Cuero, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 7, 2014
Creator: Rea, Glenn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 2014 (open access)

The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Kermit, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 7, 2014
Creator: Parks, Phil
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 142, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 7, 2014 (open access)

The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 142, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Carthage, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 7, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 7, 2014 (open access)

The Examiner (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Navasota, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 7, 2014
Creator: McDonald, Scott
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 98, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 7, 2014 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 132, No. 98, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 7, 2014

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 7, 2014
Creator: Peak, Greg
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 2014 (open access)

Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 30, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Emory, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 7, 2014
Creator: Hill, Trey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S.-EU Cooperation on Ukraine and Russia (open access)

U.S.-EU Cooperation on Ukraine and Russia

This report examines the U.S. and EU reactions to the crisis in Ukraine, focusing on the EU's hesitation to issue severe sanctions on par with the U.S. prior to the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The report discusses the EU's new, wider-ranging sanctions in the wake of MH17 and its implications on U.S.-EU relations.
Date: August 7, 2014
Creator: Archick, Kristin & Mix, Derek E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Permitting and Oversight of Export of Fossil Fuels (open access)

Federal Permitting and Oversight of Export of Fossil Fuels

This report reviews federal laws and the regulatory regime governing the export of natural gas, crude oil, and coal. This report provides an overview of federal laws and regulations and agency roles in authorizing and regulating the export of these fossil fuels.
Date: January 7, 2014
Creator: Vann, Adam; Shedd, Daniel T. & Murrill, Brandon J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spectrum Policy: Provisions in the 2012 Spectrum Act (open access)

Spectrum Policy: Provisions in the 2012 Spectrum Act

This report discusses the Spectrum Act, a provision of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. It includes an overview of the Spectrum Act, the specific policy revisions (deficit reduction, directed auctions, incentive auctions, federal spectrum use and reallocation, and unlicensed spectrum) and a conclusion discussing geographic coverage of spectrum licenses, spectrum caps, and planning for future needs.
Date: August 7, 2014
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests (open access)

Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests

This report discusses the current political and economic conditions in Russia, focusing on the impact of Vladimir Putin's leadership and the leadership of his successor/protégé, Dmitry Medvedev, both of which have steered Russia away from progress toward democratization. The report also discusses the state of the economy since the Soviet collapse in 1999, how the recent global economic downturn has affected Russia, the state of Russia's military, and the current relationship between Russia and the United States.
Date: March 7, 2014
Creator: Nichol, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Military Commissions Act of 2009 (MCA 2009): Overview and Legal Issues (open access)

The Military Commissions Act of 2009 (MCA 2009): Overview and Legal Issues

This report provides a background and analysis comparing military commissions as envisioned under the revised Military Commissions Act (MCA) to those established by the MCA 2006. After reviewing the history of the implementation of military commissions in the armed conflict against Al Qaeda and associated forces, the report provides an overview of the procedural safeguards provided in the MCA. Finally, the report provides two charts comparing the MCA as amended by the MCA 2009 to the original MCA enacted in 2006 and to general courts-martial.
Date: March 7, 2014
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Standing Committee Chairs and Ranking Minority Members: Rules Governing Selection Procedures (open access)

House Standing Committee Chairs and Ranking Minority Members: Rules Governing Selection Procedures

This report discusses house rules, Republican Conference rules, and Democratic Caucus rules each detail aspects of the procedures followed in selecting standing committee chairs and ranking minority members. This report summarizes those procedures and lists membership on each party's steering committee.
Date: October 7, 2014
Creator: Schneider, Judy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced? (open access)

Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced?

This report focuses on enforcement of federal environmental pollution control requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA); the Clean Water Act (CWA); the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund); and other statutes for which EPA is the primary federal implementing agency.1 The report provides a brief synopsis of the statutory framework that serves as the basis for pollution control enforcement, including an overview of the key players responsible for correcting violations and maintaining compliance. Implementation and enforcement of pollution control laws are interdependent and carried out by a wide range of actors including federal, state, tribal, and local governments; the regulated entities themselves; the courts; interest groups; and the general public.
Date: October 7, 2014
Creator: Esworthy, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budgetary and Distributional Effects of Adopting the Chained CPI (open access)

Budgetary and Distributional Effects of Adopting the Chained CPI

This report examines the budgetary and distributional effects of using what is referred to as the Chained Consumer Price Index (C-CPI-U or chained CPI) as the official measure of inflation for adjusting federal revenue and spending programs for inflation.
Date: March 7, 2014
Creator: Marples, Donald J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Post-Employment, "Revolving Door," Laws for Federal Personnel (open access)

Post-Employment, "Revolving Door," Laws for Federal Personnel

This report provides a brief history and description of the provisions of federal law restricting employment opportunities and activities of federal employees after they leave the service of the executive or legislative branches of the federal government. The conflict of interest provisions applicable after one leaves government service to enter private employment are often referred to as "revolving door" laws.
Date: January 7, 2014
Creator: Maskell, Jack
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Keystone XL: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessments in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (open access)

Keystone XL: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessments in the Final Environmental Impact Statement

This report examines the findings and methodology of the State Department's Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL pipeline project, which analyses the potential Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in regards to the construction, upkeep, and operation of the pipeline.
Date: March 7, 2014
Creator: Lattanzio, Richard K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taxation of Hedge Fund and Private Equity Managers (open access)

Taxation of Hedge Fund and Private Equity Managers

This report discusses the major issues surrounding the tax treatment of hedge fund and private equity managers and will be updated as legislative developments warrant.
Date: March 7, 2014
Creator: Marples, Donald J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oman: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Oman: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report describes the relationship between the United States and the Sultanate of Oman, especially with respect to Oman's support of U.S. efforts toward peace in the Middle East, the U.S. free trade agreement with Oman, and Oman's relatively close relations with Iran.
Date: July 7, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions

The report provides basic consumer sources, including broad overviews of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) law, and resources related to specific provisions. It also has links to contacts for specific questions (including websites, hotlines, and online chat assistance).
Date: March 7, 2014
Creator: Napili, Angela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reducing the Budget Deficit: Overview of Policy Issues (open access)

Reducing the Budget Deficit: Overview of Policy Issues

This report discusses why the federal government's fiscal path is unsustainable and provides an overview of proposals of selected groups that have published detailed recommendations on how to return the federal budget to a sustainable course.
Date: August 7, 2014
Creator: Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library