Clinical Thermometer. (open access)

Clinical Thermometer.

Patent for a new and improved thermometer. This design has "[u]pon the body of the instrument a scale, preferably equivalent to the centigrade . . . in which the zero-sign is placed at the normal temperature of the body, each degree being divided into five or ten parts according to the size of the instrument and reading supernormal and subnormal degrees" (lines 20-26).
Date: June 11, 1889
Creator: Hunstock, Robert H. & Chávez, Emigdio
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
La Iniciativa Fronteriza de la TCEQ (open access)

La Iniciativa Fronteriza de la TCEQ

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) works with local, state, and federal stakeholders to increase cooperation and exchange knowledge, experience, and technology related to the environment. The TCEQ mission is to maximize the efforts to improve the environment of the U.S. Mexico border region.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
NAFTA and the Preliminary U.S.-Mexico Agreement (open access)

NAFTA and the Preliminary U.S.-Mexico Agreement

This report outlines the key provisions of the agreement between the U.S. and Mexico that is set to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Date: September 19, 2018
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles & Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Power and Water Desalting Plants for Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico: A Preliminary Assessment (open access)

Nuclear Power and Water Desalting Plants for Southwest United States and Northwest Mexico: A Preliminary Assessment

From introduction: Preliminary assessment between the United States, Mexico, and the IAEA on the technical and economic practicability of a dual-purpose nuclear power plant designed to produce fresh water and electricity for the southern border portion of the Colorado River.
Date: September 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2007 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2007

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on undocumented human crossings and hazardous materials crossings.
Date: March 2007
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heroin Production in Mexico and U.S. Policy (open access)

Heroin Production in Mexico and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Mexico's role as an illicit drug suppler to the U.S, specifically focusing on Heroin production and trafficking.
Date: March 3, 2016
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare & Rosen, Liana W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North American Leaders' Summit (open access)

North American Leaders' Summit

This report discusses the North American Leaders' Summits (NALS), a trilateral summit that meets in effort to increase cooperation on broader economic and security issues between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Date: June 16, 2016
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of political and economic conditions in Mexico, followed by assessments of some key issues of congressional interest in Mexico: security and foreign aid, extraditions, human rights, trade, migration, energy, education, and water issues.
Date: March 30, 2016
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 1995 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 1995

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on environmental and infrastructure needs within the states contiguous to Mexico.
Date: October 1995
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2006 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2006

This report was written to fulfill the mission of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, a public advisory committee authorized under Section 6 of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act, 7 USC, Section 5404.
Date: March 2006
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 1998 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 1998

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on the status of Executive Branch and other implementation of prior years' recommendations, as reported by the federal agencies' represented on the Board.
Date: July 1998
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications (open access)

U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications

This report provides an overview of U.S.-Mexico trade and economic trends, the Mexican economy, the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and major trade issues between the United States and Mexico.
Date: November 4, 2016
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2008 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2008

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on the environmental effects of natural disasters that occur along the border.
Date: March 2008
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2001 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2001

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on water resources, air quality, and hazardous materials.
Date: December 2001
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2012 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2012

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on water supply, water quality, and water treatment.
Date: December 2012
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2009 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2009

Report discussing the activities of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Boar regarding pollution prevention and projects to solve environmental problems around the U.S.-Mexico border. It outlines the goals of the agency, describes case studies, and reflects on plans and recommendations for the future.
Date: March 2009
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North American Leaders' Summit (open access)

North American Leaders' Summit

This report discusses the 10th annual North American Leaders' Summit (NALS), in which Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Date: July 5, 2016
Creator: Villarreal, M. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 1997 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 1997

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on changing the development paradigm along the U.S.-Mexico border in order to establish a sustainable development vision for the region.
Date: April 1997
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2000 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2000

This report presents five interrelated recommendations related ecology between the United States and Mexico in the border region between the two countries.
Date: September 2000
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2003 (open access)

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Annual Report: 2003

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on water resources, power plants, human health, and natural resources conservation.
Date: April 2003
Creator: United States. Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NAFTA and Motor Vehicle Trade (open access)

NAFTA and Motor Vehicle Trade

This report discusses the development of U.S. motor vehicle production under the North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) and analyzes the North American motor vehicle market, including production, plant locations, and continental trade patterns. It summarizes the motor vehicle rules of origin in NAFTA and compares them with similar requirements in other trade agreements, and examines how the potential changes in NAFTA might affect the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts industries in the United States.
Date: July 28, 2017
Creator: Canis, Bill; Villarreal, M. Angeles & Jones, Vivian C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transborder Aquifers: A Summery of Aquifer Properties, Policies, and Planning Approaches for Texas, Surrounding States and Mexico (open access)

Transborder Aquifers: A Summery of Aquifer Properties, Policies, and Planning Approaches for Texas, Surrounding States and Mexico

Report on the study of groundwater in Texas, nearby states, and in Mexico.
Date: April 2017
Creator: Petrossian, Rima; George, Peter; Bradley, Robert G.; Backhouse, Sarah; Boghici, Radu & Olden, Mark O.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling (open access)

Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling

This report covers the dispute between the U.S with its neighbors, Canada and Mexico, who say that the recent country-of-origin labeling (COOL) system implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is unfair and does not meet its original objectives. This dispute was brought before the WTO dispute panel and found to be valid. The report ends with a discussion of options for the U.S. in regards to modifying COOL to follow WTO rulings.
Date: January 28, 2014
Creator: Jurenas, Remy & Greene, Joel L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization (open access)

NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization

This report discusses the NAFTA renegotiation process and major topics of interest in the agreement as well as Congress's role in the negotiation and approval process.
Date: February 27, 2018
Creator: Villarreal, M. Angeles & Fergusson, Ian F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library