Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 2, Pages 105-188, January 12, 2024 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 2, Pages 105-188, January 12, 2024

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: January 12, 2024
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
History, Evolution, and Practices of the President's State of the Union Address: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

History, Evolution, and Practices of the President's State of the Union Address: Frequently Asked Questions

This report answers frequently asked questions about the President's annual State of the Union Address.
Date: January 12, 2018
Creator: Kreiser, Maria & Greene, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Logan Act: An Overview of a Sometimes Forgotten 18th Century Law (open access)

The Logan Act: An Overview of a Sometimes Forgotten 18th Century Law

This report discusses the Logan Act, including a brief explanation of some of the constitutional concerns that surround the law. This report concludes with a discussion of what Congress could do to modify the statute to make it less susceptible to some of these concerns.
Date: January 12, 2018
Creator: Freeman, Wilson C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration Microloan Program (open access)

Small Business Administration Microloan Program

This report discusses the Small Business Administration's (SBA) microloan program. It describes the Microloan program's eligibility standards and operating requirements for lenders and borrowers and examines the arguments presented by the program's critics and advocates. It also examines changes to the program authorized by P.L. 111-240, the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 and several bills introduced during the 114th and 115th Congresses.
Date: January 12, 2018
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register: 2017 Annual Index, Index of Rules, Pages 113-158, and Index of Non-Rulemaking Notices, Pages 159-182, January 12, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register: 2017 Annual Index, Index of Rules, Pages 113-158, and Index of Non-Rulemaking Notices, Pages 159-182, January 12, 2018

This annual index includes both index of rules and Index of Non-Rulemaking Notices published January to December 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: January 12, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 2, Pages 137-288, January 12, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 2, Pages 137-288, January 12, 2018

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: January 12, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trends in Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement (open access)

Trends in Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement

This report provides an overview of recent trends in the enforcement of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the principal U.S. anti-money laundering law regulating financial institutions. The report begins by providing general background information on BSA penalties and enforcement. The report concludes by discussing three recent trends that commentators have observed in BSA enforcement: (1) an increase in the frequency with which BSA enforcement actions involve an assessment of money penalties, and an increase in the size of those penalties, (2) an increased emphasis by regulators on the acceptance of responsibility by institutions entering into settlement agreements for BSA violations, and (3) an increased risk of individual liability for BSA violations.
Date: January 12, 2018
Creator: Sykes, Jay B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Postal Service Governors: And Then There Were None (open access)

U.S. Postal Service Governors: And Then There Were None

This report discusses the U.S. Postal Service's Board of Governors and the current state of the board having no governors on it. The workings of the board and the implications of the board's lack of members is also discussed.
Date: January 12, 2018
Creator: Christenson, Michelle D. & Stuessy, Meghan M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Background and Selected Issues (open access)

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Background and Selected Issues

This report discusses the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) -- originally named the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research -- which was established at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 1978 to address congressional concerns about an "undue concentration" of federal research and development (R&D) funding in certain states.
Date: January 12, 2017
Creator: Harris, Laurie A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Excise Tax on High-Cost Employer- Sponsored Health Insurance: Estimated Economic and Market Effects (open access)

The Excise Tax on High-Cost Employer- Sponsored Health Insurance: Estimated Economic and Market Effects

This report examines several issues related to health insurance: it evaluates the potential of the Cadillac tax to affect health insurance coverage (and, therefore, the health market), and examines the expected incidence (burden) of the tax--that is, which group will pay the price of the tax.
Date: January 12, 2017
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Finding Medicare Enrollment Statistics (open access)

Finding Medicare Enrollment Statistics

This report presents basic categories and definitions for terms related to Medicare enrollment data, a quick reference table that summarizes key data available in selected resources, and a more detailed overview of core resources.
Date: January 12, 2017
Creator: Malloy, Michele L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of House Bills (open access)

Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of House Bills

This report briefly discusses the processes of sponsoring, cosponsoring, and gaining cosponsors for bills in the House of Representatives.
Date: January 12, 2017
Creator: Oleszek, Mark J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Authorization Legislation for FY2014 and FY2015: Provisions, Status, Intelligence Community Framework (open access)

Intelligence Authorization Legislation for FY2014 and FY2015: Provisions, Status, Intelligence Community Framework

This report examines selected provisions in the two Intelligence Authorization Acts (IAAs) passed in 2014: the IAA for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 (P.L. 113-126) and an IAA for FY2015 (P.L. 113-293). TIt also provides an intelligence community framework in the Appendix.
Date: January 12, 2016
Creator: Miles, Anne D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions (open access)

Iran Sanctions

This report analyzes U.S. and international sanctions against Iran and provides some examples, based on open sources, of companies and countries that conduct business with Iran.
Date: January 12, 2016
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues (open access)

Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues

This report is a brief overview of current policies regarding temporary protected status (TPS), which is relief from removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). It includes information about humanitarian migrants, temporary protected status, other blanket forms of relief, nationalities receiving protections, and issues with TPS, as well as recent legislation.
Date: January 12, 2015
Creator: Seghetti, Lisa; Ester, Karma & Wasem, Ruth Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: January 12-13, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: January 12-13, 2015

Transcript of a deliberation meeting held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) held January 12-13, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. This meeting was convened for Commission members to discuss the issues of defining and counting child abuse and neglect fatalities and to explore recommendations for addressing them.
Date: 2015-01-12/2015-01-13
Creator: CQ Transcriptions
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Understanding the AOFC Reporting for 2015

Presentation outlining information related to providing and understanding the reporting for the 2015 Annual Owner's Financial Certification (AOFC) in Texas.
Date: January 12, 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wilderness: Overview and Statistics (open access)

Wilderness: Overview and Statistics

In 1964, the Wilderness Act established a national system of congressionally designated areas to be preserved in a wilderness condition: “where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.” This report provides a brief history of wilderness, describes what wilderness is, identifies permitted and prohibited uses in wilderness areas, and provides data on the 109.8 million acres of designated wilderness areas as of January 1, 2015.
Date: January 12, 2015
Creator: Hoover, Katie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
83rd Legislature Senate Bill 1 General Appropriations Act Article V, Rider 58 Annual Ombudsman Report (open access)

83rd Legislature Senate Bill 1 General Appropriations Act Article V, Rider 58 Annual Ombudsman Report

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Ombudsman Program facilitates public access to agency staff with the TDCJ divisional offices.
Date: January 12, 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elections: Views on Implementing Federal Elections on a Weekend (open access)

Elections: Views on Implementing Federal Elections on a Weekend

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "For the 2010 general election, 35 states and the District provided voters at least one alternative to casting their ballot on Election Day through in-person early voting, no-excuse absentee voting, or voting by mail. Specifically, 33 states and the District provided in-person early voting, 29 states and the District provided no-excuse absentee voting, and 2 states provided voting by mail to all or most voters. Of the 9 states and the District where GAO conducted interviews, all but 2 states provided voters the option of in-person early voting in the 2010 general election, and 5 states and the District offered both early voting and no-excuse absentee voting. Implementation and characteristics of in-person early voting varied among the 7 states and, in some cases, among the jurisdictions within a state. For example, 5 states and the District required local jurisdictions to include at least one Saturday, and 2 states allowed for some jurisdiction discretion to include weekend days."
Date: January 12, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enforcement of Private Health Insurance Market Reforms Under the Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (open access)

Enforcement of Private Health Insurance Market Reforms Under the Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

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Date: January 12, 2012
Creator: Staman, Jennifer A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape (open access)

The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape

The report discusses the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-Related Congressional Actions in the 112th Congress. The policymakers, including some in Congress, have long called for varying degrees and types of reform to the FCC. Most proposals fall into two categories: (1) procedural changes made within the FCC or through congressional action that would affect the agency's operations or (2) substantive policy changes requiring congressional action that would affect how the agency regulates different services and industry sectors.
Date: January 12, 2012
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forestry in the Next Farm Bill (open access)

Forestry in the Next Farm Bill

This report discusses about Possible Forestry issues for a future farm bill. It also discusses about Forestry Assistance Funding, Control of Invasive Species and Diversified Economies.
Date: January 12, 2012
Creator: Stubbs, Megan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 112th Congress (open access)

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 112th Congress

This report discusses immigration-related issues that have received legislative action or are of significant congressional interest in the 112th Congress.
Date: January 12, 2012
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library