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[TXSSAR Officer Reports: March 31 - April 3, 2016] (open access)

[TXSSAR Officer Reports: March 31 - April 3, 2016]

Officer Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, compiled for the March 31 - April 3, 2016 Board of Managers meeting.
Date: 2016-03-31/2016-04-03
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
System: The UNT Digital Library
Modeling a Change in Flowrate through Detention or Additional Pavement on the Receiving Stream: Final Report (open access)

Modeling a Change in Flowrate through Detention or Additional Pavement on the Receiving Stream: Final Report

Report discussing changes of water flow in hydraulic models.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Cleveland, Theodore G.; Schwarz, Marian R. & Tay, Cristal C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Program Report on Texas Recycles Computers and Texas Recycles Televisions, 2016 (open access)

Program Report on Texas Recycles Computers and Texas Recycles Televisions, 2016

Program report on computer and TV manufacturers and the amount of products produced, sold, and recycled by them from 2014 to 2016.
Date: March 1, 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development and Testing of Two Towed Volumetric Hydrophone Array Prototypes to Improve Localization Accuracy During Shipboard Line-transect Cetacean Surveys (open access)

Development and Testing of Two Towed Volumetric Hydrophone Array Prototypes to Improve Localization Accuracy During Shipboard Line-transect Cetacean Surveys

The following document presents the result of a project aimed at improving the hydrodynamics of the volumetric array design for towing at faster speeds of 10 knots from large research vessels. The document explains the theory behind the design considerations for each prototype presented, sea trial results and subsequent modifications, and discuss improvements for future designs.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Barkley, Yvonne; Barlow, Jay; Rankin, Shannon; D'Spain, Gerald & Oleson, Erin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Injury Determinations for Marine Mammals Observed Interacting with Hawaii and American Samoa Longline Fisheries During 2009-2013 (open access)

Injury Determinations for Marine Mammals Observed Interacting with Hawaii and American Samoa Longline Fisheries During 2009-2013

The following document is a compilation of reports of marine mammal interactions with the Hawaii and American Samoa longline fisheries during 2009-2013, including the assessments of the number of marine mammal deaths, serious injuries, and non-serious injuries by fishery, species, and management areas.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Bradford, Amanda L. & Forney, Karin A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stock Assessment Updates if the Bottomfish Management Unit Species of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam in 2015 Data through 2013 (open access)

Stock Assessment Updates if the Bottomfish Management Unit Species of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam in 2015 Data through 2013

From abstract: This report conducts a strict stock assessment update of the Bottomfish Management Unit Species (BMUS) complexes in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam, using the same base case production model as used in the previous stock assessment (Brodziak et al., 2012), but with an additional 3 years of catch and nominal catch-per-unit-effort as input data...This paper also conducts stock projections for 2016 and 2017.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Yau, Annie; Nadon, Marc; Richards, Benjamin; Brodziak, Jon & Fletcher, Eric
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Peace Officer's Guide to the Alcoholic Beverage Code (open access)

Texas Peace Officer's Guide to the Alcoholic Beverage Code

Book detailing Texas's Alcoholic Beverage Code, focusing on the aspects most pertinent to peace officers. This version contains revisions to the Alcoholic Beverage Code resulting from the 84th Texas Legislature Session.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
City Mixed Beverage Comparison Summary: First Quarter 2016 (open access)

City Mixed Beverage Comparison Summary: First Quarter 2016

Quarterly report outlining tax revenues and remittances for alcoholic beverages, listed by city, for January-March 2016. It also compares the statistics to the same period for the previous year.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marlin Independent School District, March 2016 (open access)

Marlin Independent School District, March 2016

Report describing the performance of Marlin Independent School District including a review of the district's educational, financial, and operational functions.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inmate Monthly Report: February 2016, [Part 2] (open access)

Inmate Monthly Report: February 2016, [Part 2]

Report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about inmates received and departed and week-day inmate population numbers for each prison.
Date: March 2016
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Rivers and Streams Assessment 2008-2009 Technical Report (open access)

National Rivers and Streams Assessment 2008-2009 Technical Report

This report presents the general overview and results of an unprecedented sampling effort undertaken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its state and tribal partners.
Date: March 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corp of Engineers Dakota Access Pipeline Public Meeting (open access)

Army Corp of Engineers Dakota Access Pipeline Public Meeting

A list of questions pertaining to the National Environmental Policy Act.
Date: March 28, 2016
Creator: DeVille, Lisa
System: The UNT Digital Library
Burma's Union Parliament Selects New President (open access)

Burma's Union Parliament Selects New President

This report discusses implications of the Union Parliament's selection of Htin Kyaw, childhood friend and close advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi, to serve as the nation's first President since 1962 who has not served in the military.
Date: March 18, 2016
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Pacific Alliance: A Trade Integration Initiative in Latin America (open access)

The Pacific Alliance: A Trade Integration Initiative in Latin America

This report provides an overview of the structure of the Pacific Alliance, events leading up to its creation, and the economic significance of the Member countries.
Date: March 29, 2016
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nominations to the Supreme Court During Presidential Election Years (1900-Present) (open access)

Nominations to the Supreme Court During Presidential Election Years (1900-Present)

This report provides data and analysis related to nominations made to the Supreme Court during presidential election years from 1900 to the present.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: McMillion, Barry J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran Nuclear Agreement (open access)

Iran Nuclear Agreement

This report provides background on the agreement negotiated by Iran and six other countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany--collectively known as the P5+1) regarding Iran's nuclear program, and discusses the implications for U.S.-Iran relations.
Date: March 7, 2016
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth & Kerr, Paul K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments: Contemporary Issues for Congress (open access)

The Article V Convention to Propose Constitutional Amendments: Contemporary Issues for Congress

Article V of the U.S. Constitution provides two ways to amend the nation's fundamental charter. Congress, by a two-thirds vote of both houses, may propose amendments to the states for ratification, a procedure that has been used for all 27 current amendments. This report identifies a range of policy questions Congress might face if an Article V Convention seemed imminent.
Date: March 29, 2016
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nigeria: Current Issues and U.S. Policy (open access)

Nigeria: Current Issues and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Nigeria's relationship with the U.S. The Obama Administration has been supportive of reform initiatives in Nigeria, including anti-corruption efforts, economic and electoral reforms, energy sector privatization, and programs to promote peace and development in the Niger Delta. Congress oversees more than $600 million in U.S. foreign aid programs in Nigeria--one of the largest U.S. bilateral assistance packages in Africa.
Date: March 11, 2016
Creator: Ploch Blanchard, Lauren & Husted, Tomas F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential issues for Congress on the Navy's irregular warfare (IW) and counterterrorism (CT) operations. Congress's decisions regarding Navy IW and CT operations can affect Navy operations and funding requirements, and the implementation of the nation's overall IW and CT strategies.
Date: March 25, 2016
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library
Additional U.S. Ground Troops to Counter the Islamic State? Five Questions (open access)

Additional U.S. Ground Troops to Counter the Islamic State? Five Questions

This report addresses common questions regarding Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR)--the military campaign to counter the Islamic State (IS)--which has three primary components: coordinated air strikes, training and equipping local security forces, and targeted special operations based out of northern Iraq.
Date: March 29, 2016
Creator: McInnis, Kathleen J. & Feickert, Andrew
System: The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy (open access)

Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy

This report discusses current political and security dynamics in Libya following the fall of Muammar al Qadhafi in 2011. As of early 2016, a United Nations-facilitated agreement to form a Government of National Accord (GNA) remains under consideration by Libyan factions.
Date: March 4, 2016
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress

This report is divided into three major sections analyzing Cuba's political and economic environment, U.S. policy, and selected issues in U.S.-Cuban relations. While legislative initiatives are noted throughout the report, a final section of the report provides a listing of bills and resolutions introduced in the 114th Congress.
Date: March 15, 2016
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas and Crude Oil: Federal and State Regulatory Authority (open access)

Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas and Crude Oil: Federal and State Regulatory Authority

This report discusses the relationship between federal and state authority over siting and safety of crude oil and natural gas transmission and gathering pipelines and related facilities.
Date: March 28, 2016
Creator: Murrill, Brandon J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): Congressional Interest and Executive Enforcement, In Brief (open access)

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): Congressional Interest and Executive Enforcement, In Brief

This report briefly discusses the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act of 1977 (FCPA), which was intended to prevent corporate bribery of foreign officials. Criticisms of the act's operation and scope began almost immediately after its passage and have continued. This report addresses these criticisms.
Date: March 15, 2016
Creator: Seitzinger, Michael V.
System: The UNT Digital Library