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Texas Department of Criminal Justice Annual Financial Report: 2017 (open access)

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Annual Financial Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date: November 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zimbabwe: A Military-Compelled Transition? (open access)

Zimbabwe: A Military-Compelled Transition?

This report discusses the military intervention in Zimbabwe which occurred on November 14 and 15th, 2017, and provides a discussion of the main events leading up to the action and possible outcomes.
Date: November 16, 2017
Creator: Cook, Nicolas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cost-Of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities (open access)

Cost-Of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities

This report discusses cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). It includes the formulas used to calculate rates of inflation, amounts paid, and a table of retirement benefits.
Date: October 16, 2017
Creator: Isaacs, Katelin P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gun Control: Silencers Under the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 3668) (open access)

Gun Control: Silencers Under the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 3668)

This report discusses the proposed "Hearing Protection Act" (A part of the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act,H.R. 3668) which would take gun silencers out from under the jurisdiction of the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) and have them regulated only by the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA). The NFA requires fingerprint based background checks, taxes various parts of the production process, requires sellers to be federally licensed, and silencers must be registered with ATF.
Date: October 16, 2017
Creator: Krouse, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB21, Chapter 8 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB21, Chapter 8

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to public school finance, including funding for the recruitment and retention of teachers and the support of participants in the public school employees group insurance program.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB215, Chapter 9 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB215, Chapter 9

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to reporting and certification requirements by certain physicians regarding certain abortions.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB30, Chapter 10 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB30, Chapter 10

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the transfer of certain appropriations to the Texas Education Agency and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the adjustment of appropriations for public school finance.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB7, Chapter 7 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Bill HB7, Chapter 7

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to municipal regulation of the removal of trees on private property.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Concurrent Resolution HCR34 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Concurrent Resolution HCR34

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of Frank Ronald Galitski of Amarillo.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, Senate Bill SB11, Chapter 11 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, Senate Bill SB11, Chapter 11

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to general procedures and requirements for certain do-not-resuscitate orders; creating a criminal offense.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, Senate Bill SB17, Chapter 12 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, First Called Session, Senate Bill SB17, Chapter 12

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to maternal health and safety, pregnancy-related deaths, and maternal morbidity, including postpartum depression.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Airport Privatization: Issues and Options for Congress (open access)

Airport Privatization: Issues and Options for Congress

This report discusses airport privatization under the Airport Privatization Pilot Program (APPP) and the airports that have been involved in the program on some level. Examples of airport privatization in the United Kingdom and Canada are also discussed.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Tang, Rachel Y.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

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.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Air Act Issues in the 115th Congress: In Brief (open access)

Clean Air Act Issues in the 115th Congress: In Brief

This report discusses the reviews of EPA policies regarding new rules created in 2015 regarding emission of greenhouse gases and ozone air pollution. The new regulations were put in force through authority given to the EPA in the Clean Air Acts of 1970, 1977, and 1990. Some Congressional members would like to revoke some of the authority of the EPA to change existing emission regulations and instead require Congressional approval for changes which along with the new presidential administration has prompted a review of environmental policies and EPA powers.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: McCarthy, James E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare: Insolvency Projections (open access)

Medicare: Insolvency Projections

This report focuses on the two separate trust funds that fund Medicare, the Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund and Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) trust fund. Almost from its inception, the HI trust fund has faced a projected shortfall and eventual insolvency. Because of the way it is financed, the SMI trust fund cannot become insolvent; however, the Medicare Trustees continue to express concerns about the rapid growth in SMI costs.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Davis, Patricia A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Health Service Agencies: Overview and Funding (Fiscal Year 2016-Fiscal Year 2018) (open access)

Public Health Service Agencies: Overview and Funding (Fiscal Year 2016-Fiscal Year 2018)

This report outlines the funding types received by U.S. Public Health Service agencies and provides brief overviews of each agency and their recent funding trends. The eight agencies discussed are the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Agency for Toxic Substances and and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Indian Health Service (IHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: Redhead, C. Stephen; Dabrowska, Agata; Bagalman, Erin; Heisler, Elayne J.; Johnson, Judith A.; Lister, Sarah A. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense--Issues for Congress (open access)

A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense--Issues for Congress

This report discusses the shift in the international security environment from a post Cold-War era to a new one with new priorities, strategies, and needs and implications for U.S. defense policy. Topics discussed include past security environments and indicators of a new one and various areas of defense policy affected.
Date: August 16, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Research and Development Expenditures: Fact Sheet (open access)

Global Research and Development Expenditures: Fact Sheet

This report describes the rates of funding for research and development in the United States compared to the rest of the world through several charts.
Date: June 16, 2017
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class aircraft carrier program. The Navy's proposed FY2017 budget requests a total of $2,662.6 million in procurement and advance procurement (AP) funding for CVN-79 and CVN-80, the second and third ships in the program.
Date: June 16, 2017
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 24, Pages 3041-3204, June 16, 2017 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 24, Pages 3041-3204, June 16, 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: June 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 347, Chapter 7 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 347, Chapter 7

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the applicability of open meetings and public information laws to regional water planning groups and their committees.
Date: May 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 843, Chapter 8 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 843, Chapter 8

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to disclosure and use of certain information regarding the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.
Date: May 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 38 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 38

Joint resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate rescinding certain applications made by the Texas Legislature to the United States Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for proposing any amendment to that Constitution.
Date: May 16, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Traffic Inc. Considerations Regarding the Corporatization of Air Traffic Control (open access)

Air Traffic Inc. Considerations Regarding the Corporatization of Air Traffic Control

This report looks at past proposals to corporatize or privatize FAA air traffic functions and examines the way air traffic management is structured in other countries, particularly focusing on those that have opted for corporatization or privatization.
Date: May 16, 2017
Creator: Elias, Bart
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library