Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 15, Pages 1945-2070, April 15, 2022 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 15, Pages 1945-2070, April 15, 2022

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: April 15, 2022
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 04-20, April 2020 (open access)

Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 04-20, April 2020

Monthly newsletter of the Texas Credit Union Department containing departmental news and announcements, deadlines, and other information of importance to credit unions. Information provided covers CDFI guarantee bond program, FFIEC announces cyber security assessments, and policies and procedures
Date: April 15, 2020
Creator: Texas. Credit Union Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Semi-annual progress report system : Chisholm Trail Parkway (open access)

Semi-annual progress report system : Chisholm Trail Parkway

The Report describe Chisholm Trail Parkway, 16th Progress Update.
Date: April 15, 2020
Creator: North Texas Tollway Authority
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report examines the current political state of Afghanistan at length, discussing the political background, security policy, and regional relations.
Date: April 15, 2016
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). Congress's decisions on these three programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: April 15, 2016
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet.
Date: April 15, 2016
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contested Presidential Nominating Conventions: Brief Background and Questions (open access)

Contested Presidential Nominating Conventions: Brief Background and Questions

This report briefly addresses selected questions about possible contested Democratic and Republican conventions that might be relevant as Members of Congress prepare for the 2016 election.
Date: April 15, 2016
Creator: Garrett, R. S.
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

This report discusses current issues regarding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is an independent federal agency charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.
Date: April 15, 2016
Creator: Moloney Figliola, Patricia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2014 (open access)

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2014

A report which summarizes the latest information on U.S. anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission trends from 1990 through 2014.
Date: April 15, 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sexual Violence at Institutions of Higher Education (open access)

Sexual Violence at Institutions of Higher Education

This report provides background information on sexual violence on campus and its prevalence, descriptions of the Clery Act and Title IX, and an analysis of prominent policy and legal issues related to these two statutes. It also includes a brief description of a related third statute focused on educational privacy.
Date: April 15, 2016
Creator: Gonzalez, Heather B. & Feder, Jody
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 16, Pages 2625-2816, April 15, 2016 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 16, Pages 2625-2816, April 15, 2016

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: April 15, 2016
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Allocation of Wastewater Treatment Assistance: Formula and Other Changes (open access)

Allocation of Wastewater Treatment Assistance: Formula and Other Changes

This report consists of allocation of wastewater treatment assistance: Formula and Other Changes.
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copyright Licensing in Music Distribution, Reproduction, and Public Performance (open access)

Copyright Licensing in Music Distribution, Reproduction, and Public Performance

This report provides an overview of the complexities of the Copyright Act's provisions concerning music licensing. It also discusses several issues involving copyrights in musical works and sound recordings that have been the subject of recent congressional and judicial consideration.
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: Yeh, Brian T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 04-15, April 2015 (open access)

Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 04-15, April 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Credit Union Department containing departmental news and announcements, deadlines, and other information of importance to credit unions. Information included covers credit union financial trends, credit union rankings, and annual survey deadlines.
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Credit Union Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
FY2016 Appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) (open access)

FY2016 Appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ)

None
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: James, Nathan; Bjelopera, Jerome P.; Finklea, Kristin M.; Krouse, William J. & Sacco, Lisa N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Locate an Agency or Program Within Appropriations Bills (open access)

Locate an Agency or Program Within Appropriations Bills

None
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2015 (open access)

Salaries of Members of Congress: Congressional Votes, 1990-2015

This report contains information on actions taken affecting each pay year since the establishment of the Ethics Reform Act adjustment procedure. It also provides information on other floor action related to pay for Members of Congress.
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: Brudnik, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables (open access)

Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables

None
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
State Sponsors of Acts of International Terrorism--Legislative Parameters: In Brief (open access)

State Sponsors of Acts of International Terrorism--Legislative Parameters: In Brief

This report provides information on legislation that authorizes the designation of any foreign government as a state sponsor of acts of international terrorism.
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Block Grants: Perspectives and Controversies (open access)

Block Grants: Perspectives and Controversies

This report provides an overview of the six grant types with criteria for defining a block grant and a list of current block grants. It also examines competing perspectives concerning the use of block grants versus other grant mechanisms to achieve national goals, provides an historical overview of the role of block grants in American federalism, and discusses recent changes to existing block grants and proposals to create new ones.
Date: April 15, 2014
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay & Boyd, Eugene
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2014 Appropriations (open access)

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2014 Appropriations

This report will track and describe actions taken by the Administration and Congress to provide FY2014 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) accounts. It also provides an overview of FY2013 appropriations for agencies and bureaus funded as a part of the annual appropriation for CJS.
Date: April 15, 2014
Creator: James, Nathan; Williams, Jennifer D. & Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Grants to State and Local Governments: An Historical Perspective on Contemporary Issues (open access)

Federal Grants to State and Local Governments: An Historical Perspective on Contemporary Issues

This report provides a historical synopsis of the evolving nature of the federal grants-in-aid system, focusing on the role Congress has played in defining the system's scope and nature. It begins with an overview of the contemporary federal grants-in-aid system and then examines its evolution over time, focusing on the internal and external factors that have influenced congressional decisions concerning the system's development. It concludes with an assessment of the scope and nature of the contemporary federal grants-in-aid system and raises several issues for congressional consideration, including possible ways to augment congressional capacity to provide effective oversight of this system.
Date: April 15, 2014
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Prison Population Buildup: Overview, Policy Changes, Issues, and Options (open access)

The Federal Prison Population Buildup: Overview, Policy Changes, Issues, and Options

This report explores the issues related to the growing federal prison population.
Date: April 15, 2014
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Reserve: Oversight and Disclosure Issues (open access)

Federal Reserve: Oversight and Disclosure Issues

The report discusses recently-enacted legislation and legislation introduced in the 113th Congress related to the Federal Reserve (Fed). It also provides information about the potential impact of greater oversight and disclosure on the Fed's independence and its ability to achieve its macroeconomic and financial stability goals.
Date: April 15, 2014
Creator: Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library