Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 34, Pages 5037-5170, August 26, 2022 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 34, Pages 5037-5170, August 26, 2022

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: August 26, 2022
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lindsay Ell Singing the National Anthem] captions transcript

[Lindsay Ell Singing the National Anthem]

Video of Lindsay Ell, a member of the Song Suffragettes, performing the U.S. national anthem as part of the opening for a Washington Nationals game, in honor of the centennial of the 19th amendment.
Date: August 26, 2020
Creator: Ell, Lindsay, 1989-
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Washington Nationals First Pitch by Retta] captions transcript

[Washington Nationals First Pitch by Retta]

Video of actress/comedian Retta throwing the ceremonial first pitch for the Washington Nationals game in honor of the centennial of women's suffrage. The pitch was taped in a backyard.
Date: August 26, 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Washington Nationals Game Opening Statement] captions transcript

[Washington Nationals Game Opening Statement]

Opening statement from Anna Laymon (Executive Director of the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission) and her son, Bennett, saying "Play ball" to start the Washington Nationals game on August 26, 2020 in honor of the anniversary of the 19th amendment.
Date: August 26, 2020
Creator: United States. Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

This report provides an overview of U.S.-China commercial ties, identifies major issues of contention, describes the Trump Administration's trade policies toward China, and reviews possible outcomes.
Date: August 26, 2017
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Water Conservation Grant Final Report (open access)

Agricultural Water Conservation Grant Final Report

Report on the Harlingen Irrigation District's improvements to the Texas Water Development Board's Agricultural Water Conservation program. The report includes project's location, a detailed project description, and several photographs of the project site.
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: McLemore, Tom; Arendt, Johanna; Ford, Karen & Khan, Tabish
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
How Can the Results of a Presidential Election Be Contested? (open access)

How Can the Results of a Presidential Election Be Contested?

This report discusses methods of contesting presidential election results on the basis of miscounts or fraud.
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supreme Court: Length of the Scalia Vacancy in Historical Context (open access)

Supreme Court: Length of the Scalia Vacancy in Historical Context

This report provides data and analysis related to the potential length of the current vacancy on the Supreme Court caused by the death of Antonin Scalia on February 13, 2016. Specifically, this report provides the number of days the Scalia vacancy will have existed on specified future dates if a nominee has not been confirmed.
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: McMillion, Barry J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 35, Pages 6297-6576, August 26, 2016 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 35, Pages 6297-6576, August 26, 2016

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: August 26, 2016
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tolling U.S. Highways (open access)

Tolling U.S. Highways

This report provides a brief history of tolling on federal roads and relevant current law. It also discusses financial realities on toll roads and tolling policy issues.
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides information and analysis relevant for Congress on the following: assessments of U.S.-Turkey relations, Turkish foreign policy, and Turkey's strategic orientation, Turkish efforts to cooperate with the United States against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, and key issues regarding Turkey's domestic politics.
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: Zanotti, Jim & Thomas, Clayton
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of Freshwater Delivery Alternatives to East Matagorda Bay: Final Report (open access)

Evaluation of Freshwater Delivery Alternatives to East Matagorda Bay: Final Report

This is the final report on the freshwater delivery from the Colorado River to East Matagorda Bay.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: Austin, Barney; Kennedy, Angela; Osting, Tim & Walker, Clint
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Health Insurance: Small is the New Large (open access)

Health Insurance: Small is the New Large

This report discusses aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that expand the definition of small employer to include employers with 100 or fewer employees. States must implement the expanded definition for plan years beginning in 2016, but have the option of implementing the expanded definition prior to the deadline.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: Mach, Annie L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Rules and Precedents Affecting Committee Markup Procedures (open access)

House Rules and Precedents Affecting Committee Markup Procedures

This report briefly discusses these procedures as they relate to legislative business conducted on the floor and in committee.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress (open access)

Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress

This report discusses the process of naming Navy ships, which have traditionally been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy. Rules for giving certain types of names to certain types of Navy ships have evolved over time.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Legislative Procedures: Published Sources of Information (open access)

Senate Legislative Procedures: Published Sources of Information

The Senate publishes its rules, precedents, and other related information so that Senators and their staff have convenient access to the Senate’s legislative procedures and can gauge how those procedures are likely to apply in various situations. Information about the Senate’s legislative procedures is published in four official documents. This report briefly discusses these documents.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
“Sense of” Resolutions and Provisions (open access)

“Sense of” Resolutions and Provisions

None
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: August 26, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: August 26, 2015

Transcript of a public teleconference held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) on August 26, 2015. This meeting includes opening remarks by Chairman Sanders, a discussion about National Strategy Document, and plans for future meetings.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: CQ Transcriptions
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans’ Benefits: Eligibility of Merchant Mariners (open access)

Veterans’ Benefits: Eligibility of Merchant Mariners

None
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2014 Ebola Outbreak: International and U.S. Responses (open access)

The 2014 Ebola Outbreak: International and U.S. Responses

This report discusses the Ebola virus disease (Ebola or EVD), which is a severe, often fatal disease that was first detected near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1976.
Date: August 26, 2014
Creator: Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bills of Attainder: The Constitutional Implications of Congress Legislating Narrowly (open access)

Bills of Attainder: The Constitutional Implications of Congress Legislating Narrowly

This report discusses congressional bills of attainder, defined by the Supreme Court as "law[s] that legislatively determine guilt and inflict punishment upon an identifiable individual without provision of the protections of a judicial trial." The report specifically examines the two main criteria courts use to determine whether legislation is a bill of attainder: specificity and punishment.
Date: August 26, 2014
Creator: Thomas, Kenneth R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues (open access)

Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues

This report provides an overview of the rationale for the PGS mission and the possible deployment of conventional warheads on long-range ballistic missiles or boost-glide systems in support of this mission and reviews the Air Force and Navy efforts to develop these systems. The report also summarizes congressional reaction to these proposals, then provides a more detailed account of the issues raised by these concepts and programs.
Date: August 26, 2014
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Issues for Congress (open access)

Medical Loss Ratio Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Issues for Congress

This report provides a detailed description of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148) requirements for Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) reporting and rebates as specified in regulations, including components of the MLR formula, state flexibility and waivers, and the nature of rebates to policyholders. The report also addresses issues that have been raised about the MLR provisions since the ACA was enacted, namely the treatment of insurance commissions paid to brokers and agents.
Date: August 26, 2014
Creator: Kirchhoff, Suzanne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile

This report presents a profile of the membership of the 113th Congress (2013-2014). Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age, occupation, education, length of congressional service, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
Date: August 26, 2014
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library