Round Up, February 2017 (open access)

Round Up, February 2017

Monthly magazine for Texas Lottery retailers that contains news, retailer spotlights, and a list of lottery winners.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 2, February 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 2, February 2017

Newsletter of Ernest Bailes for his constituents in district 18 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on Bailes' committee assignments, handgun issues, school funding, open-enrollment to charter schools, support for district 18, and the Texas Association of School Administrators.
Date: February 13, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 3, February 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 3, February 2017

Newsletter of Ernest Bailes for his constituents in district 18 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on growth and property rights, pausing in prayer, new Commercial Driver's License skills standards, reduction in budget for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and a balanced and new legislation.
Date: February 28, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inland Fisheries Division Annual Report: 2016 (open access)

Texas Inland Fisheries Division Annual Report: 2016

Annual report of the Inland Fisheries division of the Texas Park & Wildlife organization describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 2016. Includes an overview of the organization, its function, key accomplishments, and more.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Texas. Inland Fisheries Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dispatch, February 2017 (open access)

The Dispatch, February 2017

Monthly magazine of the Texas Military Department discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to Texas defenses and military updates.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Texas Military Department
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ECHO, Vol. 89, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 2017 (open access)

The ECHO, Vol. 89, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 2017

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 1, 2017
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Judicial Council Director's Report (open access)

Texas Judicial Council Director's Report

Report from the director of the Texas Judicial Council providing an overview of the activities and goals of the various services managed by the Council.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Slayton, David
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Hunting Incidents Analysis: 2016 (open access)

Texas Hunting Incidents Analysis: 2016

Annual report providing data related to various types of hunting accidents in Texas since 1966, with more detailed descriptions for accidents during 2016.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Kidney Health Care Program Annual Report: 2016 (open access)

Texas Kidney Health Care Program Annual Report: 2016

Annual report for the Kidney Health Care (KHC) program providing background, demographic, and expenditure information for fiscal year 2016.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating the Use of Nanomaterials to Enhance Properties of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures (open access)

Evaluating the Use of Nanomaterials to Enhance Properties of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures

Report to evaluate a number of different nanomaterials for their beneficial effects and to provide a cost-effective solution to modify asphalt binders.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Filonzi, Angelo; Sabaraya, Indu Venu; Hajj, Ramez; Das, Dipesh; Saleh, Navid B.; Bhasin, Amit et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Update, Volume 36, Number 2, February/March 2017 (open access)

Update, Volume 36, Number 2, February/March 2017

Newsletter of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas providing updated information about programs, benefits, and related topics.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest Border Security:  Additional Actions Needed to Better Assess Fencing's Contributions to Operations and Provide Guidance for Identifying Capability Gaps (open access)

Southwest Border Security: Additional Actions Needed to Better Assess Fencing's Contributions to Operations and Provide Guidance for Identifying Capability Gaps

Border fencing is intended to benefit border security operations in various ways, according to officials from the U.S. Border Patrol (Border Patrol), which is within the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). For example, according to officials, border fencing supports Border Patrol agents' ability to execute essential tasks, such as identifying illicit-cross border activities. CBP collects data that could help provide insight into how border fencing contributes to border security operations, including the location of illegal entries. However, CBP has not developed metrics that systematically use these, among other data it collects, to assess the contributions of border fencing to its mission. For example, CBP could potentially use these data to determine the extent to which border fencing diverts illegal entrants into more rural and remote environments, and border fencing's impact, if any, on apprehension rates over time. Developing metrics to assess the contributions of fencing to border security operations could better position CBP to make resource allocation decisions with the best information available to inform competing mission priorities and investments. CBP is taking a number of steps to sustain tactical infrastructure (TI) along the southwest border; however, it continues to face certain challenges in …
Date: February 2017
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0132 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0132

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: Authority of a reserve deputy sheriff to act as a surety on a bail bond (RQ-0123-KP).
Date: February 6, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0134 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0134

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: Access to court records containing criminal history record information that is subject to an order of nondisclosure under chapter 411 of the Government Code (RQ-0125-KP).
Date: February 27, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0133 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0133

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 the proposed Upper San Saba River Management Plan unlawfully delegates legislative power to a private entity (RQ-0124-KP).
Date: February 22, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 50 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 50

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate inviting the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas to address a joint session of the legislature on February 1, 2017.
Date: February 6, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 65 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 65

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing the Stop the Bleed campaign.
Date: February 22, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 20 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 20

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, and ending on Tuesday, February 21, 2017.
Date: February 23, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 15 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 15

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, and ending on Monday, February 13, 2017.
Date: February 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 12

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, and ending on Monday, February 6, 2017.
Date: February 7, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: February 2017, Part 2 (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: February 2017, Part 2

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
FCC Record, Volume 32, No. 2, Pages 998 to 1803, January 30 - Febuary 3, 2017 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 32, No. 2, Pages 998 to 1803, January 30 - Febuary 3, 2017

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: February 2017
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stock Assessment of the Coral Reef Fishes of Hawaii, 2016 (open access)

Stock Assessment of the Coral Reef Fishes of Hawaii, 2016

From abstract: This report contains single-species assessments of 27 reef-associated fish stocks around the main Hawaiian Islands using data from various sources collected during the 2003-2016 period.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Nadon, Marc O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas State Board Report, Volume 130, February 2017 (open access)

Texas State Board Report, Volume 130, February 2017

Monthly newsletter from the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy regarding updates and information pertaining to Texas CPAs.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History