This document provides guidelines for reconfiguration of earth reinforcements to avoid obstructions found within the reinforced fill during Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) wall construction. The guidance provided herein isintended to assist Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) design engineers, consultants, MSE wallsuppliers, contractors, and TxDOT field inspectors when selecting alternative reinforcement configurationsto resolve conflicts between design reinforcement layouts and obstructions. This Field Guide places special emphasis on the types of obstructions and MSE reinforcementsthat are most commonly encountered in TxDOT MSE wall construction practice

Annual financial report of the Office of the Governor documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.

Annual financial report of University of Houston System documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.

Annual financial report of the Texas. Department of Information Resources documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.

Annual financial report of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.

Annual financial report of the Texas Animal Health Commission documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.

Annual financial report of the Texas. Department of Family and Protective Services documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.

Annual financial report of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.

Final report of the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking (CEP) describing their activities and findings regarding evidence access, privacy protections, accountability, and building capacity. The report concludes with a discussion of the possibilities of more and better evidence. Included are appendices A-D which contain CEP's commission in 2016, commissioner biographies, where CEP pursued fact-finding and deliberation processes, and examples of data sources for productive evidence-building.

Annual financial report of the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.

This report discusses provisions of the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1) which would reduce the tax incentive for charitable giving by decreasing the deduction amounts that most taxpayers would receive from charitable gift deductions.

This report provides an overview and analysis of congressional advisory commissions, information on the general statutory structure of a congressional commission, and a catalog of congressional commissions created since the 101st Congress.

This report discusses U.S. relations with Israel and recent developments. Israeli-Palestinian issues and conflict are a major focus of the report.

This report describes monuments and memorials under construction or in planning in the District of Columbia that were authorized under the Commemorative Works Act of 1986. It provides a status update on 12 in-progress memorials and 4 memorials with lapsed authorizations. For each monument or memorial, the report provides a rationale for the work as expressed in the Congressional Record or a House or Senate committee report; its statutory authority; the group or groups sponsoring the commemoration; and the memorial's location (or proposed location), if known. A picture or rendering of each work is also included, when available.

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on three potential new weapons that could improve the ability of Navy surface ships to defend themselves against enemy missiles--solid state lasers (SSLs), the electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), and the hypervelocity projectile (HVP).The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's funding requests and proposed acquisition strategies for these three potential new weapons for the 2018 fiscal year. Congress's decisions on this issue could affect future Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the defense industrial base.

This report describes memorials built under the authority of the Commemorative Works Act (CWA) of 1986 in the District of Columbia. It contains a catalog of the 19 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. The Appendix includes a map showing each completed memorial's location.

This report describes the political structure and government in Guatemala and the presidency of Jimmy Morales and his anti-corruption efforts as well as socioeconomic conditions in Guatemala, Relations between the U.S. and Guatemala are also discussed.

This report discusses the rules and use of unanimous consent agreements in the Senate which establish procedure on a bill that the Senate is considering or soon will consider.

This report discuses whether the President has power to disclose classified national security information to foreign agents with the goal of advancing U.S, national interests and from what laws or legal rulings that power may stem.

This report discusses the levels of year-end contract spending by defense agencies and reasons this occurs and possible wasteful spending practices.

This report discusses whether the U.S. airstrike on a Syrian airbase in retaliation for Syria's use of chemical weapons was legal under international laws as outlined in the U.N. Charter.

This report discusses the first case of enforcement by the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) against a foreign-based virtual currency exchange. The action was taken agains BTC-e for violations of anti-money laundering regulations in the U.S. and potential money laundering activities.

This report provides an overview of the prohibitions on foreign money under federal campaign finance law.

This report discusses instances of violence against Members of Congress and their staffs, and provides brief descriptions of a selected list of incidents and previous legislation passed to increase security after attacks. It also includes a list of current legislative proposals in response to the June 14, 2017 attack on Republican Members of Congress at a Congressional baseball game practice in Alexandria, Virginia.