Band concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall. This video is shot from the band's perspective, showing the conductor.

Band concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

This report provides clarifications on five common debt limit contentions or questions which are: The United States had debt limits before 1917, Did the Federal government default in the 1970s?, Were "clean" debt limit increases once the norm?, Could a platinum coin avoid a binding debt limit?, Would the Fourteenth Amendment allow the President to act unilaterally?, and Is the debt limit obsolete?

This report discusses the benefits and limitations of public-private partnerships (P3s) that involve long-term private financing, the experience with these types of P3s in the United States, and current federal policy. The report outlines a number of issues and policy options that Congress might consider: project evaluation and transparency, asset recycling, incentive grants, infrastructure banks, tax credits for equity and debt, Interstate highway tolling, and changes to an existing federal loan program.

This report discusses Temporary Protected Status (TPS) which is offered to nationals of designated countries who due to civil unrest, natural disasters, and armed conflicts cannot safely return home. This report begins by situating TPS in the context of humanitarian responses to migration. Another form of blanket relief from removal--Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)--is also described, as is the historical use of these relief mechanisms. The report then provides data on the countries currently designated for TPS, including the conditions that have contributed to their designation. Past legislation to provide lawful permanent resident status to certain TPS-designated foreign nationals is also described, and the report concludes with examples of activity in the 115th Congress related to TPS.

This report outlines the National Science Foundation's 2017 fiscal year appropriations request and compares it with past years.The Trump Administration is seeking $6.653 billion for NSF in FY2018, an $819 million decrease (-11%) from the FY2017 enacted level of $7.472 billion.

This report discusses the United Arab Emirates's (UAE) politics and governmental structure, economy, regional foreign policies including their part in the June 2017 isolation of Qatar due to their support for the Muslim Brotherhood, human rights concerns related to the UAE, and U.S. relations with the UAE.

This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress, and refers readers to more in-depth CRS reports on specific Arctic-related issues. Some general issues include Arctic territorial disputes; commercial shipping through the Arctic; Arctic oil, gas, and mineral exploration; endangered Arctic species; and increased military operations in the Arctic, which could cause the region in coming years to become an arena of international cooperation or competition. 2018 fiscal year funding requests are included.

This report provides employment, wage, and unemployment information for the computer occupations, mathematical occupations, engineers, life scientists, physical scientists, and science and engineering (S&E) management occupations, as follows: The section on "Current Employment, Wages, and Unemployment" provides a statistical snapshot of occupational employment, wage, and unemployment data for the S&E workforce in 2016 (the latest year for which data are available). The section on "Recent Trends in Employment, Wages, and Unemployment" provides a perspective on how S&E employment, wages, and unemployment changed during the period 2012-2016. The section on "Employment Projections, 2016-2026" provides an analysis of projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for how the number employed in S&E occupations is expected to change during the 2016-2026 period, as well as how many openings will be created by growth, labor force exits, and occupational transfers. A final section, "Concluding Observations," provides stakeholder perspectives that Congress may consider as it seeks to ensure that the United States has an adequate S&E workforce to meet the demands of the 21st century.

This report discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) decision in "Teixeira v. County of Alameda" which reversed the original court decision which held that Second Amendment rights applied to commercial firearm sellers. The course of the case and decision and implications of the ruling are also discussed.

This report provides a short overview of issues Congress may consider in its oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) federal assistance during the 2017 hurricane season (e.g., Harvey, Irma, and Maria) and other disasters (e.g., fires in California).

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

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Weekly newspaper from Mathis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, national, and campus news along with advertising.

Photograph of the Turtle Creek Chorale performing at the screening of the Turtle Creek Chorale documentary "After Goodbye: An AIDS Story," held by UNT Special Collections. A group of seven men are seen performing in a carpeted room, with the men holding binders open in front of them and all of them wearing a black shirt and pants. Most of the men wear ties, one wears red suspenders and another an orange hat. A projector screen can be seen behind them. An organization that was notably affected by the AIDS crisis, is the Turtle Creek Chorale, a Dallas based men’s chorus. The group was formed in 1980 with 30 members and Harry E. Scher in the role of artistic director and conductor. The group sang together at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, taking on the name Turtle Creek Chorale as an allusion to the small tributary that passes through Oak Lawn. Today, the Chorale has over 200 dues paying members, consisting mostly of gay men, and is the most recorded men’s chorus in the world, with thirty-eight recordings and two feature-length documentaries. The Chorale is an important part of the Dallas arts community and works to support the arts and the …

Photograph of a panel at the screening of the Turtle Creek Chorale documentary "After Goodbye: An AIDS Story, held by UNT Special Collections. The photo is an angled view of a panel that is made up of five people sitting behind a table covered in a black cloth. The people on the panel each have a name tag propped in front of them, from left to right the names are: Kathleen Hobson-Bond, Daryl Curry, Michael Sullivan, Bruce Jaster, and Kevin Hodges. Behind them on the left is a partially seen projector screen. An organization that was notably affected by the AIDS crisis, is the Turtle Creek Chorale, a Dallas based men’s chorus. The group was formed in 1980 with 30 members and Harry E. Scher in the role of artistic director and conductor. The group sang together at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, taking on the name Turtle Creek Chorale as an allusion to the small tributary that passes through Oak Lawn. Today, the Chorale has over 200 dues paying members, consisting mostly of gay men, and is the most recorded men’s chorus in the world, with thirty-eight recordings and two feature-length documentaries. The Chorale is an important part of the …

Photograph of a panel at the screening of the Turtle Creek Chorale documentary "After Goodbye: An AIDS Story, held by UNT Special Collections. The photo is a far away view of a panel that is made up of five people sitting behind a table covered in a black cloth. They are seen from the front and a few people are seen sitting in rows of chairs watching the panel, with a projector screen behind the panel on the right. The screen is titled "Panel Discussion" with information on the panel speakers. The people on the panel each have a name tag propped in front of them, from left to right the names are: Kathleen Hobson-Bond, Daryl Curry, Michael Sullivan, Bruce Jaster, and Kevin Hodges. Behind them on the left is a partially seen projector screen. An organization that was notably affected by the AIDS crisis, is the Turtle Creek Chorale, a Dallas based men’s chorus. The group was formed in 1980 with 30 members and Harry E. Scher in the role of artistic director and conductor. The group sang together at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, taking on the name Turtle Creek Chorale as an allusion to the small tributary that …

Photograph of Morgan Gieringer speaking at the screening of the Turtle Creek Chorale documentary "After Goodbye: An AIDS Story," held by UNT Special Collections. Morgan Gieringer has short brown hair, is wearing dressy pants, blouse and a black blazer stands in front of a microphone, speaking to an audience in a carpeted room. Behind her on the left is a long table with a black tablecloth with microphones disperse along it. Behind her on the right is a screen projector showing a photo of a choir of men, and titled Turtle Creek Chorale Documentary & Program. An organization that was notably affected by the AIDS crisis, is the Turtle Creek Chorale, a Dallas based men’s chorus. The group was formed in 1980 with 30 members and Harry E. Scher in the role of artistic director and conductor. The group sang together at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, taking on the name Turtle Creek Chorale as an allusion to the small tributary that passes through Oak Lawn. Today, the Chorale has over 200 dues paying members, consisting mostly of gay men, and is the most recorded men’s chorus in the world, with thirty-eight recordings and two feature-length documentaries. The Chorale is an …

Triweekly newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Wind Symphony concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

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.