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 school districts are exempt from the municipal drainage charge under the Municipal Drainage Utility Systems Act (RQ-1192-GA).

This report discusses recent administrative and Legislative developments with respect to the law regarding FCOIs and biomedical research. It also discusses about HHS requirements for FCOIs, Other Agency Requirements with Respect to FCOIs and Current Developments.

This report provides a selective overview of court decisions that historically have most shaped EPA’s program under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

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This report discusses the enacted 2014 farm bill that enhances the federal crop insurance program by expanding its scope, covering a greater share of farm losses, and making other modification that broaden policy coverage.

This report provides an overview of each of the three charter school programs included in Title V-B of the Elementary and Secondary Education ActE (SEA). It also discusses national activities that are authorized under Title V-B-1. It concludes with a discussion of substantive changes that have been made to these programs through annual appropriations acts since FY2010.

This report reviews the types of air emissions from livestock and poultry operations and their human health and environmental impacts. It then discusses provisions of several federal laws concerned with environmental impacts, beginning with the Clean Water Act, because protecting water resources has been the primary regulatory focus regarding livestock and animal operations.

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This report describes the terms most commonly used when discussing the federal individual income tax.

Spaceflight fascinates and inspires many Americans, but in a time of constrained federal budgets, it must compete with a multitude of other national priorities. As the 114th Congress conducts oversight and considers authorization and appropriations legislation for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), an overarching question will be how NASA should move forward within budget constraints. This report discusses a number of issues that arise within the framework of that question. This report begins with some context: a brief survey of NASA’s organization and programs, a summary of recent NASA authorization legislation, and an overview of NASA’s budget.

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Board of Nursing describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2015 through 2019.

Part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, contemplating revision of the the state's Auxiliary Water Laws without substantive change.

Annual report outlining the annual audit schedule for each division in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, including justifications and objectives for auditing.

Financial reports compiled by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice documenting the agency's operating budget during fiscal year 2015 and funding requests for the 2016-2017 biennium, submitted to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice for consideration.

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class aircraft carrier program. Congress's decisions on the CVN-78 program could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the shipbuilding industrial base.

This report provides an overview of current scientific understanding of induced seismicity in the United States. The report discusses hydraulic fracturing and the potential for damaging earthquakes caused by hydraulic fracturing itself.

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the TAO(X) oiler shipbuilding program, a program to build a new class of fleet oilers for the Navy. The Navy wants to procure the first TAO(X) in FY2016. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's funding requests and acquisition strategy for the TAO(X) program. Decisions that Congress makes regarding the program could affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.

The report provides vote information on comprehensive Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization bills that have been considered in the committees of jurisdiction or on the House or Senate floors since the enactment of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).

This report discusses the process of naming Navy ships, which have traditionally been chosen and announced by the Secretary of the Navy.

This report discusses various policy aspects of the Agriculture appropriations bill for FY2015, which funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), except for the Forest Service.

This report briefly discusses the results of Brazil's recent elections and potential policy shifts.

This report addresses possible sources of federal support for schools and local educational agencies that have enrolled unaccompanied alien children.

This report documents the scheduled timeline for action on selected FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) provisions, as specified in the enacted law, and FDA-reported actions taken to date, based on available FDA press releases and publicly available progress reports.

This report focuses on the policy and legislative debate surrounding unauthorized aliens' access to federal benefits. The number of foreign-born people residing in the United States (40.7 million) is at the highest level in our history and, as a portion of the U.S. population, has reached a percentage (13%) not seen since the early 20th century.1 Of the foreign-born residents in the United States, approximately one-third are speculated to be unauthorized residents (often characterized as illegal aliens).