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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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.

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

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the regulation of insurance holding company systems, including internationally active insurance groups; authorizing a fee.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the allocation categories for state funding of public transportation.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to providing information to the public and to purchasers of real property regarding the impact of military installations.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to expunction of a notice of lis pendens.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to incentives to encourage landowners to destroy, remove, or treat citrus trees located in a pest management zone.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the confidentiality of home address information of certain victims of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the identification and handling of unclaimed life insurance and annuity contract proceeds.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the offense of theft of petroleum products.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to benefit programs provided by retail electric providers and certificated telecommunications utilities for low-income customers.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to notification by an insurer of certain disciplinary actions imposed on the insurer for a violation of the insurance laws of another state.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to mental health first aid training for university employees.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to a privilege from disclosure to governmental units for certain evidence concerning sermons delivered by a religious leader.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to involuntary termination of parental rights based on sexual assault of the child's other parent and the child support obligations of the parent whose rights were terminated.

This report discusses the softwood lumber (conifer wood) disputes between the U.S. and Canada. There have been five major disputes since the 1980s with the fifth dispute (Lumber V) having started in 2016 after the expiration of a 2006 softwood lumber agreement. The report provides background information on the dispute, summarizes the key issues leading to the tensions between the United States and Canada over softwood lumber, and examines current developments in Lumber V.

This report summarizes developments in the offshore oil leasing 2017-2022 program and considers selected congressional issues and actions related to the program. President Trump issued an executive order on April 28, 2017, directing the Secretary of the Interior to review and consider revising the 2017-2022 program. The 115th Congress could influence the five-year program by enacting legislation to alter the program, as well as by conducting oversight.

This report discusses obstruction of justice statutes and discussions about whether they apply to FBI investigations in response to the allegations that President Trump interfered in an FBI investigation by encouraging Director James Comey to terminate the investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

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

Video of the panel session "Preservation of and Access to Government Information and Data: Accounts from the Field" for the 2017 Open Access Symposium with presentations on the End of Term Archive, the US Government Publishing Office, the Data Refuge initiative, and the Preservation of Electronic Government Information group.

Presentation for the 2017 UNT Open Access Symposium. This presentation provides an overview of data types and repositories for accessing data from the National Library of Medicine.

Presentation for the 2017 UNT Open Access Symposium. This presentation provides an overview of the End of Term Archive project, including updates and challenges from the 2016 harvest.

Presentation for the 2017 UNT Open Access Symposium. This presentation provides background on the Denton Declaration, an open data manifesto created in 2012, before introducing panelists for a discussion on the future of open data and open access.