2010 GLHHFTS Fish Tissue Data Dictionary for Mercury, PFC, PBDE, and PCBs (open access)

2010 GLHHFTS Fish Tissue Data Dictionary for Mercury, PFC, PBDE, and PCBs

A document containing fish tissue results from the 2010 Great Lakes Human Health Fish Tissue Study.
Date: September 2014
Creator: United States. Office of Science and Technology.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2014 Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Report of Progress (open access)

2014 Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Report of Progress

Report describing progress on the implementation of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) in Texas, part of a nationwide plan intended to reduce highway deaths. It includes background of the project, current statistics related to highway deaths, an overview of Texas drivers and behaviors that contribute to accidents, and information about how the program is being administered in Texas with next steps.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan and the Afghan government. It also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date: September 17, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture in the WTO: Rules and Limits on Domestic Support (open access)

Agriculture in the WTO: Rules and Limits on Domestic Support

This report provides a brief overview of the World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments most relevant for U.S. domestic farm policy. The report discusses a key question that policy makers ask of virtually every new farm proposal is, how will it affect U.S. commitments under the WTO? The answer depends not only on cost, but also on the proposal's design and objectives, as described below.
Date: September 18, 2014
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
American Foreign Fighters and the Islamic State: Broad Challenges for Federal Law Enforcement (open access)

American Foreign Fighters and the Islamic State: Broad Challenges for Federal Law Enforcement

This report offers a framework for considering the challenges to domestic security posed by American fighters in the terrorist group known as the Islamic State (IS, previously referred to as ISIS or ISIL) and outlines some of the ways that U.S. law enforcement responds to such challenges.
Date: September 19, 2014
Creator: Bjelopera, Jerome P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the recent conflict in Syria including an overview of the situation, information about anti- and pro-Asad forces, background on chemical weapons and disarmament, plans for U.S. policy and assistance, and a general sense of the future outlook.
Date: September 11, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response

This report discusses the continuing conflict in Syria including recent regime losses in confrontations with forces of the Islamic State (IS, aka the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL/ISIS) in northeastern Syria. The report also covers Syrian chemical weapons disarmament and U.S. policy.
Date: September 17, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.; Humud, Carla E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Article III Standing and Congressional Suits Against the Executive Branch (open access)

Article III Standing and Congressional Suits Against the Executive Branch

This report summarizes article III's standing and congressional suits against the executive branch.
Date: September 4, 2014
Creator: Dolan, Alissa M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessing the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Tourism in the Gulf of Mexico Region (open access)

Assessing the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Tourism in the Gulf of Mexico Region

A report analyzing the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on tourism in the Gulf of Mexico Region.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Nadeau, Lou; Kaplan, Maureen; Sands, Melanie; Moore, Katie & Goodhue, Charles
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding (open access)

Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding

This report discusses the firefighting activities that are traditionally the responsibility of states and local communities. The report also talks about the funding for firefighters, which is provided mostly by state and local governments. However, during the 106th Congress, many in the fire community asserted that local fire departments require and deserve greater support from the federal government.
Date: September 29, 2014
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Asylum and Gang Violence: Legal Overview (open access)

Asylum and Gang Violence: Legal Overview

This report discusses the basis for asylum in International and U.S. Law. The recent increase in the number of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) apprehended at the border between Mexico and the United States has raised questions about the role that gang-related violence in Central America may play in determining whether such children are eligible for refugee status and asylum.
Date: September 5, 2014
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Audit Report on Selected Contracts at the Texas Facilities Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on Selected Contracts at the Texas Facilities Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Texas Facilities Commission's (Commission) ability to monitor contracts to help ensure that the contractors perform according to the contract terms, and to plan the property management services contract or form the construction manager-at-risk (CMR) contract in accordance with the State of Texas Contract Management Guide, the State of Texas Procurement Manual, and Commission policies and procedures.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Real Estate Commission: A Self-directed Semi-independent Agency (open access)

An Audit Report on the Real Estate Commission: A Self-directed Semi-independent Agency

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to verifying the accuracy of certain key financial statement balances and the effectiveness of key financial controls at the Real Estate Commission, and to evaluating the Commission's process for setting fees and penalties.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Texas Enterprise Fund at the Office of the Governor (open access)

An Audit Report on the Texas Enterprise Fund at the Office of the Governor

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Office of the Governor (Office) awards and amends grants from the Texas Enterprise Fund in accordance with relevant state laws, rules, and Office policies and procedures; whether the Office disburses money from the Texas Enterprise Fund in accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 481.078, and other relevant laws, rules, and standards; and whether the Office monitors the persons or entities awarded money from the Texas Enterprise Fund for compliance with the terms of any applicable agreements and with the requirements of Texas Government Code, 481.078, and other relevant laws, rules, and standards, including any terms related to job creation and capital investment.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Authorization of Appropriations: Procedural and Legal Issues (open access)

Authorization of Appropriations: Procedural and Legal Issues

This report provides a brief explanation of the distinction between authorized and unauthorized appropriations, and its significance for understanding how appropriations and other legislation work in conjunction to determine how agencies may spend appropriated funds.
Date: September 9, 2014
Creator: Tollestrup, Jessica & Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aviation War Risk Insurance: Background and Options for Congress (open access)

Aviation War Risk Insurance: Background and Options for Congress

This report discusses aviation war risk insurance that provides coverage for hostile acts of violence against airlines, such as terrorism, hijackings, and sabotage.
Date: September 5, 2014
Creator: Elias, Bart; Tang, Rachel Y. & Webel, Baird
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Benghazi on the Record: Asked and Answered, Compendium of Investigative Resources (open access)

Benghazi on the Record: Asked and Answered, Compendium of Investigative Resources

This compendium addresses questions surrounding the September 11-12, 2012 attack on the U.S. Special Mission Compound in Benghazi, Libya. Provided details are based on the wide range of already public investigative resources including reports, interview transcripts, and hearing testimony.
Date: September 2014
Creator: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attacks in Benghazi, Libya
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
BF AWP Grantee Checklist: How to address Changing Climate Concerns in Your Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Project (open access)

BF AWP Grantee Checklist: How to address Changing Climate Concerns in Your Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Project

A document which provides information about climactic changes in brownfields. The paper offers information about land reuse considering the conditions of the brownfields.
Date: September 2014
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Birds of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park: A Field Checklist (open access)

Birds of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park: A Field Checklist

Pamphlet containing a checklist of birds that may be spotted at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park (part of the World Birding Center), as well as brief background information.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department. Natural Resource Program.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Feeding Your Breastfed Baby: A Guide For Success (open access)

Bottle-Feeding Your Breastfed Baby: A Guide For Success

A guide to successfully switching a breastfed baby to bottle feeding.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brackish Groundwater in the Gulf Coast Acquirer, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas (open access)

Brackish Groundwater in the Gulf Coast Acquirer, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Report examining the brackish groundwater in the Gulf Coast Aquifer with the goal of desalinating the water for public use.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Meyer, John E.; Croskrey, Andrea; Wise, Matthew R. & Kalaswad, Sanjeev
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brazil-U.S. Relations (open access)

Brazil-U.S. Relations

This report analyzes Brazil's political, economic, and social conditions, and how those conditions affect its role in the region and its relationship with the United States.
Date: September 7, 2014
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brazil's October 2014 Presidential Election (open access)

Brazil's October 2014 Presidential Election

This report briefly discusses the candidates and policy shifts in Brazil's 2014 Presidential election.
Date: September 30, 2014
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Breastfeeding and Family Planning Facts (open access)

Breastfeeding and Family Planning Facts

A bi-lingual information sheet on types of birth control and their effects on breastfeeding mothers milk supplies.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History