Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Annual Report of Nonfinancial Data: 2017 (open access)

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Annual Report of Nonfinancial Data: 2017

Report containing non-financial data for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission during fiscal year 2017, including information on occupied spaces, strategic plan updates, vendors, and vehicles purchased.
Date: December 31, 2017
Creator: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Insurance Annual Report of Nonfinancial Data: 2017 (open access)

Texas Department of Insurance Annual Report of Nonfinancial Data: 2017

Report containing non-financial data for the Texas Department of Insurance during fiscal year 2017, including information on occupied spaces, service fees, vehicles purchased, and other related topics and documentation.
Date: December 31, 2017
Creator: Texas. Department of Insurance.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 52, Pages 7471-7808, December 29, 2017 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 52, Pages 7471-7808, December 29, 2017

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: December 29, 2017
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CRS Products on North Korea (open access)

CRS Products on North Korea

This report provides a listing of CRS reports related to North Korea, organized by broad topical categories. It also includes contact information for CRS experts on various aspects of North Korea.
Date: December 28, 2017
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Overview and Issues for Congress (open access)

Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Overview and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the General System of Preferences (GSP) which provides nonreciprocal, duty-free tariff treatment to certain products imported from designated beneficiary developing countries (BDCs).
Date: December 27, 2017
Creator: Jones, Vivian C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Qatar: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Qatar: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Qatar's governmental structure and politics, economy, foreign policy and regional disputes with other Gulf countries, U.S.-Qatar relations and security collaboration, and human rights issues.
Date: December 27, 2017
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief (open access)

Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief

This report provides a basic overview of interim continuing resolutions (CRs) and highlights some specific issues pertaining to operations of the Department of Defense (DOD) under a CR.
Date: December 26, 2017
Creator: Williams, Lynn M. & Roscoe, Jennifer M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Tax System for the 2017 Tax Year (open access)

The Federal Tax System for the 2017 Tax Year

This report describes the current federal tax structure and provides some statistics on the tax system as a whole, as of 2017.
Date: December 26, 2017
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F. & Marples, Donald J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC): Structure and Activities (open access)

Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC): Structure and Activities

This report provides an overview of the The Financial Stability Oversight Council's (FSOC's) structure and analyzes FSOC policy-related issues and legislation.
Date: December 22, 2017
Creator: Stupak, Jeffrey M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Floodplain Management and Flood Resilience: Current Policy and Considerations for Congress (open access)

Floodplain Management and Flood Resilience: Current Policy and Considerations for Congress

This report describes presidential direction for federal floodplain management and presents considerations for Congress.
Date: December 22, 2017
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.; Horn, Diane P. & Brown, Jared T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief (open access)

Israel: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief

This report discusses relations between the U.S. and Israel and addresses recent developments such President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and various regional reactions to the announcement, local security concerns, Israeli-Palestinian relations, and Israeli domestic political disputes an ongoing criminal investigation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Date: December 22, 2017
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Policy Options to Increase Physician Training Education in Proper Opioid Prescribing (open access)

Policy Options to Increase Physician Training Education in Proper Opioid Prescribing

This report discusses the recommendations of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis regarding mandating "medical education and prescriber education initiatives in proper opioid prescribing and risks of developing an SUD [Substance Use Disorder]." It provides an overview on various policy options to encourage further training for physicians and other prescription empowered providers while in school and training as well as on the job.
Date: December 22, 2017
Creator: Heisler, Elayne J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 51, Pages 7239-7470, December 22, 2017 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 51, Pages 7239-7470, December 22, 2017

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: December 22, 2017
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boletín de Noticias, Invierno 2017 (open access)

Boletín de Noticias, Invierno 2017

Newsletter of the Texas Talking Book Program discussing the group's news and events, suggestions about books available through the program, and other relevant information.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Talking Book Program.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Employees Retirement System of Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: 2017 (open access)

Employees Retirement System of Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the Employees Retirement System of Texas documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date: December 20, 2017
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feasibility Study for Development of Statewide Evapotranspiration Network (open access)

Feasibility Study for Development of Statewide Evapotranspiration Network

Provide guidance to Texas Development Water Board in the build-out and operation of a statewide evapotranspiration network.
Date: December 21, 2017
Creator: Nielsen-Gammon, John W.; Fipps, Guy; Caldwell, Todd; McRoberts, D. Brent & Conlee, Don
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
GBRA River Run, Winter 2017 (open access)

GBRA River Run, Winter 2017

Seasonal magazine of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) discussing activities of the organization, practical water management issues, and other topics related to the economic development and community relations throughout its ten Texas county districts.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Columbia-class program, a program to design and build a new class of 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) to replace the Navy's current force of 14 Ohio-class SSBNs. The Navy has identified the Columbia-class program as the Navy's top priority program, and wants to procure the first Columbia-class boat in FY2021.
Date: December 21, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Solutions, Volume 14, Number 1, Winter 2017 (open access)

Solutions, Volume 14, Number 1, Winter 2017

Newsletter of the Texas Workforce Commission on news and activities related to the Texas Internship Challenege, Texas Operation Welcome Home Troops.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Wildlife, Volume 21, Number 4, Winter 2017 (open access)

South Texas Wildlife, Volume 21, Number 4, Winter 2017

Quarterly newsletter containing information about wildlife research in south Texas and similar environments along with scientific articles on related topics.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Supreme Court Declines to Review Ninth Circuit Court Decision Applying Federal Reserved Water Rights Doctrine to Groundwater (open access)

Supreme Court Declines to Review Ninth Circuit Court Decision Applying Federal Reserved Water Rights Doctrine to Groundwater

This report discusses the case of "Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Coachella Valley Water District" relating to groundwater water rights on federal lands. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case in July 2017.
Date: December 21, 2017
Creator: Wyatt, Alexandra M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tailoring Bank Regulations: Differences in Bank Size, Activities, and Capital Levels (open access)

Tailoring Bank Regulations: Differences in Bank Size, Activities, and Capital Levels

This report discusses various types of banks and legislative proposals regarding how to tailor regulations to banks of different sizes.
Date: December 21, 2017
Creator: Perkins, David W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
TBPG Newsletter Winter 2017 (open access)

TBPG Newsletter Winter 2017

Quarterly publication of the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists containing articles about geoscience topics, events, and activities, as well as organizational information and related news.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0176 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0176

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 handgun license holders may carry handguns on the premises of a church that does not post signs excluding handguns and whether churches are exempt from the private security fees charged to private institutions (RQ-0196-KP).
Date: December 21, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History