Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 40, Pages 7831-8016, October 3, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 40, Pages 7831-8016, October 3, 2014

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: October 3, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 41, Pages 8017-8098, October 10, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 41, Pages 8017-8098, October 10, 2014

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: October 10, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
FCC Record, Volume 29, No. 16, Pages 12572 to 13354, October 14 - October 24, 2014 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 29, No. 16, Pages 12572 to 13354, October 14 - October 24, 2014

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: October 2014
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Public Transportation Program: In Brief (open access)

Federal Public Transportation Program: In Brief

This report is categorized into five categories: (I) Introduction, (II) What is Public Transportation, (III) Funding the Federal Transportation Program, (IV) How are Federal Dollars Spent?, and (V) Program Structure.
Date: October 1, 2014
Creator: Mallett, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2014 Appropriations (open access)

Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2014 Appropriations

This report provides an overview of actions taken by Congress to provide FY2014 appropriations for the accounts funded by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
Date: October 15, 2014
Creator: Lynch, Karen E.; Cornell, Ada S.; Szymendera, Scott D; McCallion, Gail & Bradley, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
America COMPETES Acts: FY2008 to FY2013 Funding Tables (open access)

America COMPETES Acts: FY2008 to FY2013 Funding Tables

The 2007 America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) is designed to “invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States.” This report tracks accounts and activities authorized by the 2007 and 2010 COMPETES Acts during each act’s authorization period. It includes only those accounts and activities for which the acts provide a defined (i.e., specific) appropriations authorization.
Date: October 31, 2014
Creator: Gonzalez, Heather B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Colorado: Observed Trends and Projected Future Conditions for Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience (open access)

Colorado: Observed Trends and Projected Future Conditions for Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience

The U.S. Global Change Research Program supported several regional workshops in October 2014 as part of the Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience Exercise Series, sponsored by the White House in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency National Exercise Division. This brochure was used for the second workshop, which took place in Fort Collins, CO, with support from the State of Colorado and DOE.
Date: October 2014
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Houston-Galveston, Texas: Observed Trends and Projected Future Conditions for Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience (open access)

Houston-Galveston, Texas: Observed Trends and Projected Future Conditions for Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience

Brochure summarizing observed climate trends, projected future climate conditions, and other climate change information about the Houston/Galveston, Texas area.
Date: October 2014
Creator: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Resources: Women Veterans Resource Directory (open access)

Resources: Women Veterans Resource Directory

A report of resource internet links to organizations providing assistance and services to women veterans.
Date: October 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Labor. Women's Bureau. Veteran's Employment and Training Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tooth Decay (open access)

Tooth Decay

Handout providing practical information regarding tooth decay in children, including what it is and prevention methods.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pregunte Sobre La Ayuda Para La Lactancia Materna Que Su Plan De Salud Ofrece (open access)

Pregunte Sobre La Ayuda Para La Lactancia Materna Que Su Plan De Salud Ofrece

Frequently asked questions sheet about questions to ask your health care provider about breastfeeding assistance they offer.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
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-1084 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1084

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 a municipality to sell real property including a building and improvements located in the middle of a city street (RQ-1196-GA).
Date: October 13, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breastfeeding Facts (open access)

Breastfeeding Facts

Pamphlet providing information about breastfeeding. There is a picture of a baby on a pink background at the top of each page with facts below. The front is written in English and the back is in Spanish.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Introductory Guide To Integrated Ecological Framework (open access)

Introductory Guide To Integrated Ecological Framework

Report on the Integrated Ecological Framework used by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ask About Breastfeeding Help Offered By Your Health Plan (open access)

Ask About Breastfeeding Help Offered By Your Health Plan

Frequently asked questions sheet about questions to ask your health care provider about breastfeeding assistance they offer.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Effect of the City of Houston Transit Corridor Ordinance on Development along METRO's Light Rail Corridors (open access)

The Effect of the City of Houston Transit Corridor Ordinance on Development along METRO's Light Rail Corridors

Report on developers response to the City of Houston's ordinance to encourage development of pedestrian friendly resources in areas along the METRO light rail line.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Hassell, Walter; Lewis, Carol Abel & Auzenne, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
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

This report summarizes legislative actions taken to repeal, defund, delay, or otherwise amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) since the law's enactment.
Date: October 10, 2014
Creator: Napili, Angela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Energy Policy (open access)

Nuclear Energy Policy

This report discusses nuclear energy issues currently facing Congress, such as federal incentives for new commercial reactors, radioactive waste management policy, research and development priorities, power plant safety and regulation, nuclear weapons proliferation, and security against terrorist attacks.
Date: October 15, 2014
Creator: Holt, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conflict Minerals and Resource Extraction: Dodd-Frank, SEC Regulations, and Legal Challenges (open access)

Conflict Minerals and Resource Extraction: Dodd-Frank, SEC Regulations, and Legal Challenges

This report discusses the two sections of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) that require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) to issue regulations to make public the involvement of U.S. companies in conflict minerals and in resource extraction payments.
Date: October 15, 2014
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V. & Ruane, Kathleen Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monuments and Memorials Authorized and Completed Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia (open access)

Monuments and Memorials Authorized and Completed Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia

This report contains a catalog of the 18 authorized works that have been completed and dedicated since 1986. For each memorial, the report provides a rationale for each authorized work, as expressed by a Member of Congress, as well as the statutory authority for its creation; and identifies the group or groups which sponsored the commemoration, the memorial's location, and the dedication date. A picture of each work is also included.
Date: October 9, 2014
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beverage Industry Pledges to Reduce Americans' Drink Calories (open access)

Beverage Industry Pledges to Reduce Americans' Drink Calories

This report briefly covers recent initiatives by leading beverage companies to curb the obesity epidemic.
Date: October 6, 2014
Creator: Dabrowska, Agata
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
Cybercrime: An Overview of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Statute and Related Federal Criminal Laws (open access)

Cybercrime: An Overview of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Statute and Related Federal Criminal Laws

This report discusses The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. 1030, which is a cyber security law that outlaws conduct that victimizes computer systems. It protects federal computers, bank computers, and computers connected to the Internet from trespassing, threats, damage, espionage, and from being corruptly used as instruments of fraud.
Date: October 15, 2014
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library