CR News, Volume 18, Number 2, April-June 2013 (open access)

CR News, Volume 18, Number 2, April-June 2013

Quarterly newsletter of the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records Division discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to crime records and other safety issue within Texas, along with a departmental directory.
Date: April 2013
Creator: Texas. Crime Records Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Matters, April 2013 (open access)

Main Street Matters, April 2013

Newsletter issued by the Texas Main Street Program discussing news, events, and other information related to the program as well as featuring designated participating communities and providing technical advice regarding conservation and restoration.
Date: April 2013
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cedar Post, Volume 3, Number 1, April 2013 (open access)

The Cedar Post, Volume 3, Number 1, April 2013

Newsletter discussing issues of interest to land owners in Hill Country including wildlife management, research in the area, descriptions of flora and fauna, news and upcoming events, and other relevant topics.
Date: April 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of Predictive Model for Bridge Deck Cracking: Final Report (open access)

Development of Predictive Model for Bridge Deck Cracking: Final Report

Report on the development of a predictive model for bridge deck cracking.
Date: April 2013
Creator: Pesek, Philip; Riding, Kyle; Schindler, Anton; Folliard, Kevin; Drimalas, Thanos & Byard, Benjamin
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Lottery Base Scratch-off Games (open access)

Texas Lottery Base Scratch-off Games

Pamphlet from the Texas Lottery listing the different lottery contests in April and May of 2013. It also has details about winners from March, 2013
Date: April 2013
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1003 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1003

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Texas Constitution prevents local political subdivisions from recognizing domestic partnerships by granting benefits previously only available to married couples (RQ-1097-GA).
Date: April 29, 2013
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0999 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0999

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Partnership Advisory Commission is subject to the requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act (RQ-1 093-GA).
Date: April 15, 2013
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0997 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0997

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a district attorney may, pursuant to section 41.005, Government Code, retain a commission on bond forfeiture collection (RQ-1 090-GA).
Date: April 3, 2013
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1000 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1000

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether article 42.12, sec. 15(h) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which authorizes a judge to award confined defendants time credit for participation in an educational, vocational or treatment program, violates the Texas Constitution (RQ-1 094-GA).
Date: April 22, 2013
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1002 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1002

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a county auditor has a right to access inmate property in a county jail to compare it with inmate property receipts (RQ-1 096-GA).
Date: April 29, 2013
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0998 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0998

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether certain investment decisions for the Permanent School Fund must be made using competitive processes under the State Purchasing and General Services Act (RQ-1 092-GA).
Date: April 15, 2013
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1001 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1001

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a commissioners court may change the designated day of the week it convenes during the current fiscal year under section 81.005 ofthe Local Government Code (RQ-1 095-GA).
Date: April 22, 2013
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Utility Investigation Best Practices and Effects on TxDOT Highway Improvement Projects (open access)

Utility Investigation Best Practices and Effects on TxDOT Highway Improvement Projects

Report reviewing the state of the practice in utility investigations and developing best practices for timing and use of utility investigation services in the TxDOT project development process.
Date: April 2013
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parole Guidelines Annual Report: 2012 (open access)

Texas Parole Guidelines Annual Report: 2012

Annual report describing the history of parole guidelines, their components, other information about applying the guidelines, and related information.
Date: April 2013
Creator: Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grade-Level Retention and Student Performance in Texas Public Schools: 2010-2011 (open access)

Grade-Level Retention and Student Performance in Texas Public Schools: 2010-2011

Annual supplement outlining data regarding student retention by grade level, broken out school districts and demographic characteristics.
Date: April 2013
Creator: Texas Education Agency. Division of Research and Analysis.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Defense Budget Priorities and Choices, Fiscal Year 2014 (open access)

Defense Budget Priorities and Choices, Fiscal Year 2014

"This paper highlights the Department's ongoing efforts to achieve an agile and ready force while maintaining the right capabilities and capacity to rapidly deal with contingencies across the globe."
Date: April 2013
Creator: United States. Department of Defense.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment: Fifth Report to Congress (open access)

Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment: Fifth Report to Congress

This report is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) fifth national assessment of public water system infrastructure needs that shows a total twenty-year capital improvement need of $384.2 billion.
Date: April 2013
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. Drinking Water Protection Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Energy Outlook 2013: with Projections to 2040 (open access)

Annual Energy Outlook 2013: with Projections to 2040

This report, prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand and prices through 2040, based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System (NEMS).
Date: April 2013
Creator: United States. Energy Information Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy (open access)

Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy

The 2007-2009 recession was long and deep, and according to several indicators was the most severe economic contraction since the 1930s (but still much less severe than the Great Depression). This report examines the state of the economy in light of the recession.
Date: April 18, 2013
Creator: Elwell, Craig K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Armed Conflict in Syria: U.S. and International Response (open access)

Armed Conflict in Syria: U.S. and International Response

The popular-uprising-turned-armed-rebellion in Syria has entered its third year, and seems poised to continue, with the government and a bewildering array of militias locked in a bloody struggle of attrition. U.S. officials and many analysts believe that Asad and his supporters will ultimately be forced from power, but few offer specific, credible timetables for a resolution to the crisis. This report examines the current status of the conflict and discusses future policy considerations.
Date: April 22, 2013
Creator: Sharp, Jeremy M. & Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes to the Residential Mortgage Market: Legislation, Demographics, and Other Drivers (open access)

Changes to the Residential Mortgage Market: Legislation, Demographics, and Other Drivers

This report provides an overview of the changing residential mortgage market, focusing on trends in housing prices, homeownership, mortgage characteristics, and financing. It also examines legislation and regulations designed to promote the efficient functioning of the mortgage market.
Date: April 16, 2013
Creator: Weiss, N. Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: A Summary of Congressional Action for FY2013 (open access)

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: A Summary of Congressional Action for FY2013

This report discusses the funding for all components and functions of DHS such as Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE), the transportation security administration (TSA), Coast Guard (USCG) etc.
Date: April 22, 2013
Creator: Painter, William
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Biotechnology: Background, Regulation, and Policy Issues (open access)

Agricultural Biotechnology: Background, Regulation, and Policy Issues

This report discusses on going issues regarding biotechnology, which refers primarily to the use of recombinant DNA techniques to genetically modify or bioengineer plants and animals. Ongoing policy issues include the impacts of genetially engineered (GE) crops on the environment (e.g., pest and weed resistance), whether GE foods should be labeled, their potential contamination of conventionally raised and organic plants, and issues of liability.
Date: April 3, 2013
Creator: Cowan, Tadlock
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and presents potential issues for Congress concerning the Navy’s ship force-structure goals and shipbuilding plans. The planned size of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy’s shipbuilding plans have been matters of concern for the congressional defense committees for the past several years. Decisions that Congress makes on Navy shipbuilding programs can substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: April 1, 2013
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library