Texas Agriculture, Volume 37, Number 11, May 2022 (open access)

Texas Agriculture, Volume 37, Number 11, May 2022

Monthly magazine issued by the Texas Farm Bureau for farmers and ranchers discussing current news and issues in agriculture.
Date: May 6, 2022
Creator: Texas Farm Bureau
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 18, Pages 2607-2808, May 6, 2022 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 18, Pages 2607-2808, May 6, 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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: May 6, 2022
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Sam Harless: May 2021 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Sam Harless: May 2021

Newsletter of Sam Harless for his constituents in district 126 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on major legislative issues, status updates of legislation that Harless has authored or co-authored, and a COVID-19 update.
Date: May 6, 2021
Creator: Harless, Sam
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Privacy and Ethics Recommendations for Computing Applications Developed to Mitigate COVID-19 (open access)

Privacy and Ethics Recommendations for Computing Applications Developed to Mitigate COVID-19

The first of three white papers authored by members of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) on harnessing data and computing technologies to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. The report analyzes how computing applications can supplement the United States' manual contract tracing efforts and recommends privacy and ethics considerations in developing and fielding these applications.
Date: May 6, 2020
Creator: Horvitz, Eric J. (Eric Joel); Clyburn, Mignon Leticia, 1962-; Griffiths, José-Marie & Matheny, Jason
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biennial Report to the 85th Legislature,Texas Commission on Envronmental Quality, Fiscal Years 2015-2016 (open access)

Biennial Report to the 85th Legislature,Texas Commission on Envronmental Quality, Fiscal Years 2015-2016

Biennial report of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the 85th Legislature of Texas describing the agency's goals, activities, and recommendations for further plans.
Date: May 6, 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Delivery Drones: Coming to the Sky Near You? (open access)

Delivery Drones: Coming to the Sky Near You?

This legal sidebar briefly examines the prospect of highly-automated fleets of drones being used routinely to deliver packages, which raises a number of legal questions.
Date: May 6, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internships in Congressional Offices: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Internships in Congressional Offices: Frequently Asked Questions

This report addresses frequently asked questions (FAQs) about congressional interns and internships. It is intended to provide information to congressional offices about the role of interns and to provide a summary of some of the policies and guidance provided by the House and the Senate related to internships. It addresses the House and Senate rules that apply to congressional internships, factors that may affect an office's selection process and an individual's eligibility to serve in an internship, and some of the congressional resources and training opportunities available for interns.
Date: May 6, 2016
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislative Procedures for Adjusting the Public Debt Limit: A Brief Overview (open access)

Legislative Procedures for Adjusting the Public Debt Limit: A Brief Overview

This report discusses the procedure for adjusting the public debt limit. Nearly all of the outstanding debt of the federal government is subject to a statutory limit, which is set forth as a dollar limitation in 31 U.S.C. 3101(b). From time to time, Congress considers and passes legislation to adjust or suspend this limit.
Date: May 6, 2016
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 19, Pages 3205-3350, May 6, 2016 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 19, Pages 3205-3350, May 6, 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: May 6, 2016
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
What, If Anything, Has Judge Garland Said About the Second Amendment and Guns? (open access)

What, If Anything, Has Judge Garland Said About the Second Amendment and Guns?

This legal sidebar briefly examines D.C. Circuit Judge Merrick Garland's views on the second amendment.
Date: May 6, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: FY2016 Appropriations for Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Stewardship (open access)

Energy and Water Development: FY2016 Appropriations for Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Stewardship

This report contains the Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations and overview for the nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship.
Date: May 6, 2015
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Franking Privilege: Mass Mailings and Mass Communications in the House, 1997-2014 (open access)

Franking Privilege: Mass Mailings and Mass Communications in the House, 1997-2014

This report provides an analysis of House Member mass mailings (1997-2008, 2012-2014) and mass communications (2009-2014). Despite significant reductions in congressional mail postage costs over the past 25 years, critics continue to raise concerns about the franking privilege.
Date: May 6, 2015
Creator: Glassman, Matthew E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Homelessness: Targeted Federal Programs and Recent Legislation (open access)

Homelessness: Targeted Federal Programs and Recent Legislation

This report contains information on the federal response to homelessness, including programs within different federal agencies, current issues relating to homelessness that are being considered by Congress, legislation enacted in the 114th Congress, and federal funding.
Date: May 6, 2015
Creator: Perl, Libby
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Title X (Public Health Service Act) Family Planning Program (open access)

Title X (Public Health Service Act) Family Planning Program

This report discusses various issues regarding the Family Planning Program, Title X of the Public Health Service Act. Enacted in 1970, it is the only domestic federal program devoted solely to family planning and related preventive health services.
Date: May 6, 2015
Creator: Napili, Angela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (open access)

U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

This report discusses renewal of the peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC). The discussion in this report focuses on congressional roles in crafting and carrying out the agreement. Such agreements are subject to Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended (AEA, P.L. 95-242, 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and commonly are called "123 agreements.
Date: May 6, 2015
Creator: Holt, Mark & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Disaster Assistance (open access)

Agricultural Disaster Assistance

This report has four sections. The first describes recent developments in weather and policy. The second provides an overview of the current USDA disaster assistance programs: federal crop insurance, NAP payments, and emergency disaster loans. The third section discusses the now expired disaster programs under the 2008 farm bill, specifically Supplemental Revenue, Assistance Payments Program (SURE), and four other smaller disaster programs. The fourth section briefly reviews the potential reauthorization of disaster programs proposed in both House and Senate versions of the 2013 farm bill. An appendix reviews the recent history of emergency supplemental farm disaster assistance and USDA administrative actions.
Date: May 6, 2014
Creator: Shields, Dennis A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV): Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV): Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information on the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) and it discusses the Army's proposed replacement to the Vietnam-era M-113 personnel carriers, which are still in service in a variety of support capacities in Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCTs).
Date: May 6, 2014
Creator: Feickert, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Central America Regional Security Initiative: Background and Policy Issues for Congress (open access)

Central America Regional Security Initiative: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

This report examines the extent of the security problems in Central America, the current efforts being undertaken by Central American governments to address them, and U.S. support for Central American efforts through the Central America Regional Security Initiative. It also raises potential policy issues for congressional consideration such as funding levels, human rights concerns, and how CARSI relates to other U.S. government policies.
Date: May 6, 2014
Creator: Meyer, Peter J. & Ribando Seelke, Clare
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (open access)

Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

This report provides background information about the private health insurance market, including market segments and regulation. It then describes each Affordable Care Act (ACA) market reform.
Date: May 6, 2014
Creator: Mach, Annie L. & Fernandez, Bernadette
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Water Development Board Manual for Permitting Process: Guidance Manual for Permitting Class I and Class II Wells for the Injection and Disposal of Desalination Concentrate (open access)

Texas Water Development Board Manual for Permitting Process: Guidance Manual for Permitting Class I and Class II Wells for the Injection and Disposal of Desalination Concentrate

Report on the permitting process for the use and disposal of desalination concentrate in Class I and II wells.
Date: May 6, 2014
Creator: CDM Smith
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Army Corps of Engineers Water Resource Projects: Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Army Corps of Engineers Water Resource Projects: Authorization and Appropriations

This report summarizes congressional authorization and appropriations processes for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It also discusses agency activities under general authorities.
Date: May 6, 2013
Creator: Carter, Nicole T. & Stern, Charles V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assesment of the 3H(n,2n) Reaction for NIF-relevant Simulations (open access)

Assesment of the 3H(n,2n) Reaction for NIF-relevant Simulations

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Date: May 6, 2013
Creator: Jurgenson, E; Hoffman, R; Summers, N; Caggiano, J; Quaglioni, S; Sepke, S et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Funding for 10 States' Programs Supported by Four Environmental Protection Agency Categorical Grants (open access)

Funding for 10 States' Programs Supported by Four Environmental Protection Agency Categorical Grants

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "State environmental agencies use federal grants from the Environmental Protection Agency, in addition to their own funds, to help implement and enforce the nation's environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act. Under this approach the states have an important role as partners and co-regulators, and, among other things, issue and enforce permits, carry out inspections, and monitor and collect data. EPA provides grants, known as categorical grants, to states to assist in implementing water, air, waste, and other programs that carry out federal environmental requirements."
Date: May 6, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 113th Congress (open access)

Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy: Issues for the 113th Congress

This report examines human rights issues in the People's Republic of China (PRC), including ongoing rights abuses, legal reforms, and the development of civil society.
Date: May 6, 2013
Creator: Lum, Thomas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library