Federal Court Declines to Bar the Resettlement of Syrian Refugees in Texas (open access)

Federal Court Declines to Bar the Resettlement of Syrian Refugees in Texas

This legal sidebar discusses a federal district court's decision to deny the State of Texas's request that the federal government and a private refugee relief organization be temporarily barred from resettling Syrian refugees within the state pending resolution of Texas's challenge to such resettlement.
Date: February 26, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress (open access)

The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress

This report discusses the National Security Strategy (NSS), a document released by the Obama Administration which states that its purpose is to "set out the principles and priorities to guide the use of American power and influence in the world."
Date: February 26, 2016
Creator: Lucas, Nathan J. & McInnis, Kathleen J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (open access)

Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

This report provides background information about the private health insurance market, including market segments and regulation. It then describes each ACA market reform, grouped under the following categories: obtaining coverage, keeping coverage, cost of purchasing coverage, covered services, cost-sharing limits, consumer assistance and other health care protections, and plan requirements related to health care providers.
Date: February 10, 2016
Creator: Mach, Annie L. & Fernandez, Bernadette
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United Kingdom and the European Union: Stay or Go? (open access)

The United Kingdom and the European Union: Stay or Go?

This report briefly discusses the vote on whether or not the UK should exit the EU, which is set to take place on June 23, 2016.
Date: February 24, 2016
Creator: Mix, Derek E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran-North Korea-Syria Ballistic Missile and Nuclear Cooperation (open access)

Iran-North Korea-Syria Ballistic Missile and Nuclear Cooperation

This report describes the key elements of a nuclear weapons program; explains the available information regarding cooperation among Iran, North Korea, and Syria on ballistic missiles and nuclear technology; and discusses some specific issues for Congress.
Date: February 26, 2016
Creator: Kerr, Paul K.; Hildreth, Steven A. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Black Women in the Labor Force (open access)

Black Women in the Labor Force

This pamphlet looks at the disparaging representation of Black women in the labor force.
Date: February 2016
Creator: United States. Women's Bureau.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: An Analysis of the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf of Mexico Seafood Industry] (open access)

[Project Summary: An Analysis of the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf of Mexico Seafood Industry]

Summary describing the work completed at The VERTEX Companies, Inc. for 'An Analysis of the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf of Mexico Seafood Industry'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: February 2016
Creator: The VERTEX Companies, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
EPA Releases Scientific Report Showing U.S. Coastal Waters a Mix of Good and Fair Health (open access)

EPA Releases Scientific Report Showing U.S. Coastal Waters a Mix of Good and Fair Health

A presentation which explains National Aquatic Resource Surveys, results of the National Coastal Condition Assessment (NCCA), national results, and change in condition.
Date: February 25, 2016
Creator: Lehmann, Sarah & Sullivan, Hugh
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Continental-Scale Increase in Lake and Steam Phosphorus: Are Oligotrophic Systems Disappearing in the United States? (open access)

Continental-Scale Increase in Lake and Steam Phosphorus: Are Oligotrophic Systems Disappearing in the United States?

This article describes continental-scale increases in lake and steam total phosphorus (TP) concentrations, identified through periodic probability surveys of thousands of water bodies in the conterminous United States.
Date: February 25, 2016
Creator: Stoddard, John L.; Sickle, John Van; Herlihy, Alan T.; Paulsen, Steven; Brahney, Janice; Pollard, Amina I. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (open access)

Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

The Joint Publication 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms sets forth standard US military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces of the United States. These military and associated terms, together with their definitions, constitute approved Department of Defense (DOD) terminology for general use by all DOD components. This publication supplements standard English-language dictionaries and standardizes military and associated terminology to improve communication and mutual understanding within DOD, with other federal agencies, and among the United States and its allies.
Date: February 15, 2016
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0062 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0062

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Questions relating to the pos1t10n of Vice Chairman on the Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors (RQ-0044-KP).
Date: February 3, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0063 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0063

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a water supply district may assign to another district certain duties and rights, including approval of the annual budget and contracting for certain services (RQ-0045-KP).
Date: February 3, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0067 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0067

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: County responsibilities regarding interstate extradition (RQ-0050-KP).
Date: February 16, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0064 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0064

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Circumstances under which a truancy court may refer a child to the juvenile probation department, and circumstances under which a child may be prosecuted for delinquent conduct (RQ-0046-KP).
Date: February 16, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0065 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0065

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Definition of the term "site improvements" for purposes of section 501.103 of the Local Government Code, relating to an economic development corporation's funding of the same (RQ-0048-KP).
Date: February 16, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0066 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0066

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Ad valorem taxation of real property owned by the Texas A&M University System (RQ-0049-KP).
Date: February 16, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0060 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0060

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Questions regarding the continuation of longevity pay after a county employee is elected to a county office (RQ-0042-KP).
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0061 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0061

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Majority vote requirement to remove a municipal officer under section 22.077 of the Local Government . Code and related questions (RQ-0043-KP).
Date: February 2, 2016
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ECHO, Volume 88, Number 1, February 2016 (open access)

The ECHO, Volume 88, Number 1, February 2016

Monthly newspaper produced for inmates in the Texas criminal justice system containing news stories, policy updates, opinion pieces, creative works, and other information.
Date: February 2016
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, February 10, 2016 (open access)

News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, February 10, 2016

News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for February 2016 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.
Date: February 10, 2016
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876, Current Through the November 3, 2015 Constitutional Amendment Election (open access)

Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876, Current Through the November 3, 2015 Constitutional Amendment Election

Text of constitutional amendments to the Texas Constitution from 1876 to 2015.
Date: February 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Board Report, Volume 126, February 2016 (open access)

Texas State Board Report, Volume 126, February 2016

Monthly newsletter from the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy regarding updates and information pertaining to Texas CPAs.
Date: February 2016
Creator: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Quality Model of the Middle Trinity River (open access)

Water Quality Model of the Middle Trinity River

Report on a water quality model for the Middle Trinity River.
Date: February 26, 2016
Creator: RPS Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Law Review, Volume 94, Number 3, February 2016 (open access)

Texas Law Review, Volume 94, Number 3, February 2016

Journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of law and legal cases.
Date: February 2016
Creator: Texas Law Review Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History