Natural Outlook, September 2013 (open access)

Natural Outlook, September 2013

Monthly newsletter discussing environmental issues and policies in Texas. This issue discusses the budget for environmental conservation projects.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Agency Communications Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Matters, September 2013 (open access)

Main Street Matters, September 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: September 2013
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1023 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1023

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 an official court reporter for a multi-county judicial district is a state employee or a county employee and related questions (RQ-1124-GA).
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Post Oak Creek Food Protection Plan (open access)

Post Oak Creek Food Protection Plan

Flood protection plan to address flooding in the city of Sherman, Texas.
Date: September 27, 2013
Creator: RPS Espey
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas GEAR UP State Grant Evaluation Annual Implementation Report: [Year] 1 (open access)

Texas GEAR UP State Grant Evaluation Annual Implementation Report: [Year] 1

Annual report on the Texas Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) state grant (SG) program outlining the objects of the program, implementation of the grant, evaluation based on surveys, recommendations, and supplementary appendices.
Date: September 30, 2013
Creator: ICF International (Firm)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
USAID Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs Annual Report: 2013 (open access)

USAID Biodiversity Conservation and Forestry Programs Annual Report: 2013

Annual report detailing USAID's biodiversity conservation and forestry programs, including results and funding, for the fiscal year 2012.
Date: September 2013
Creator: United States. Agency International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DHS Climate Action Plan (open access)

DHS Climate Action Plan

This plan looks at the rising sea temperatures shifting precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events.
Date: September 2013
Creator: United States. Department of Homeland Security.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Justice Small Grants: FY 2013 Summaries By Region (open access)

Environmental Justice Small Grants: FY 2013 Summaries By Region

This document, created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), lists environmental justice small grants for fiscal year 2013. Grants are arranged by regions.
Date: September 11, 2013
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013 (open access)

A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013

A report on active shooter incidents in the United State between 2000 and 2013. Contains statistics related to shootings as well as a breakdown of shootings by location type.
Date: September 16, 2013
Creator: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information (open access)

Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information

This report discusses the statutory prohibitions that may be implicated, including the Espionage Act; the extraterritorial application of such statutes; and the First Amendment implications related to such prosecutions against domestic or foreign media organizations and associated individuals.
Date: September 9, 2013
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drug Testing and Crime-Related Restrictions in TANF, SNAP, and Housing Assistance (open access)

Drug Testing and Crime-Related Restrictions in TANF, SNAP, and Housing Assistance

This report describes and compares the drug-and crime - related policy restrictions contained in selected federal programs that provide assistance to low-income individuals and families.
Date: September 17, 2013
Creator: McCarty, Maggie; Aussenberg, Randy Alison; Falk, Gene & Carpenter, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (L-HHS-ED): FY2014 Appropriations (open access)

Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (L-HHS-ED): FY2014 Appropriations

This report provides an overview of actions taken by Congress to provide FY2014 appropriations for the accounts funded by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
Date: September 20, 2013
Creator: Lynch, Karen E.; Corby-Edwards, Amalia K.; Szymendera, Scott D; McCallion, Gail; Bradley, David H. & Smith, Pamela W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Estate, Gift, and GenerationSkipping Transfer Taxes (open access)

The Federal Estate, Gift, and GenerationSkipping Transfer Taxes

This report contains an explanation of the major provisions of the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes as they apply to transfers in 2013.
Date: September 18, 2013
Creator: Lanza, Emily M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm-to-Food Price Dynamics (open access)

Farm-to-Food Price Dynamics

This report discusses heightened commodity price volatility. It also discusses an array of cost that is layered on top of the price of a raw agricultural commodity at each stage of the marketing chain as it moves to the customer.
Date: September 27, 2013
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Policy Issues (open access)

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Policy Issues

This report is categorized into three categories: (I) Basic Provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), (II) Eligibility for FMLA Leave, and (III) FMLA Policy Issues.
Date: September 4, 2013
Creator: Mayer, Gerald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Apply for a Correctional Transportation Officer, Truck Driver Position (open access)

Apply for a Correctional Transportation Officer, Truck Driver Position

Printed guide on requirements and application submission instructions for truck driver position.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Food for Life: Living Well with Prediabetes or Diabetes (open access)

Food for Life: Living Well with Prediabetes or Diabetes

Pamphlet on healthy eating for people who have prediabetes or diabetes, with suggestions for serving sizes organized by food groups.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Texas Diabetes Council
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Campaign Finance Guide For Political Committees (open access)

Campaign Finance Guide For Political Committees

A guide to campaign finance ethics and rules for political committees.
Date: September 24, 2013
Creator: Texas Ethics Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The TCEQ Border Initiative (open access)

The TCEQ Border Initiative

A short overview of the TCEQ program to address environmental issues on the border with Mexico.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intensive Archaeological Survey for the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority Proposed Loop 571 Extension Between U.S. Highway 79 and U.S. Highway 259, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas (open access)

Intensive Archaeological Survey for the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority Proposed Loop 571 Extension Between U.S. Highway 79 and U.S. Highway 259, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas

An archaeological survey report of the the proposed site of the Loop 571 Extension between U.S. Highway 79 and U.S. Highway 259 in Henderson, Texas to determine whether any cultural resources were present in the area.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Atkins North America, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Pension Review Board Annual Financial Report: 2013 (open access)

Texas Pension Review Board Annual Financial Report: 2013

Annual financial report of the Texas Pension Review Board documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2013.
Date: September 25, 2013
Creator: Texas. State Pension Review Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inmate Monthly Report: August 2013 (open access)

Inmate Monthly Report: August 2013

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Guide to the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act (open access)

A Guide to the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act

A guide to using the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Litigation Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
OncoLog, Volume 58, Number 9, September 2013 (open access)

OncoLog, Volume 58, Number 9, September 2013

Newsletter from the University of Texas System Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute discussing cancer care and research to inform physicians of recent developments in the field.
Date: September 2013
Creator: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History