Insured Losses Resulting from the February 2021 Texas Winter Weather Event: December 2021 (open access)

Insured Losses Resulting from the February 2021 Texas Winter Weather Event: December 2021

Report issued as part of the Texas Department of Insurance catastrophe statistical data plan after the electrical grid failure during the 2021 winter storm. It provides a summary of submitted data related to property insurance, automobile insurance, and all other lines of insurance.
Date: May 11, 2022
Creator: Texas. Department of Insurance.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Expedited Citizenship through Military Service (open access)

Expedited Citizenship through Military Service

This report discusses current law and policy regarding naturalization based on military service, controversy over deportation of veterans, and current legislative proposals.
Date: May 11, 2018
Creator: Kandel, William A. & Kapp, Lawrence
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 19, Pages 2855-3164, May 11, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 19, Pages 2855-3164, May 11, 2018

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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 11, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 2 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 2

Joint resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.
Date: May 11, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiscal Year 2017 Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations: In Brief (open access)

Fiscal Year 2017 Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations: In Brief

This report outlines the fiscal year 2017 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture which were enacted on May 5, 2017 as a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. The discretionary total of the enacted appropriation is $20.877 billion, which is $623 million less than enacted in FY2016 (-2.9%). The appropriation also carries mandatory spending--largely determined in separate authorizing laws--that totaled about $132.5 billion. The overall total therefore exceeded $153 billion (Table 1). The discretionary caps were set so as not to trigger sequestration under limits established by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-74).The White House released its FY2017 budget request on February 9, 2016, along with the detailed justification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The new Administration released an outline for FY2018 appropriations on March 16, 2017.
Date: May 11, 2017
Creator: Monke, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selected Homeland Security Issues in the 115th Congress (open access)

Selected Homeland Security Issues in the 115th Congress

This report outlines an array of homeland security issues that may come before the 115th Congress. After a brief discussion of the definitions of homeland security, the homeland security budget, and the role of homeland security actors in the intelligence community, the report divides the specific issues into five broad categories: Counterterrorism and Security Management; Border Security and Trade; Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery; Cybersecurity; and DHS Management Issues. Each of those areas contains a survey of topics briefly analyzed by Congressional Research Service experts. The information included only scratches the surface of most of these selected issues. More detailed information on these topics and others can be obtained by consulting the CRS reports referenced herein, or by contacting the relevant CRS expert.
Date: May 11, 2017
Creator: Painter, William L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Special Counsels, Independent Counsels, and Special Prosecutors: Investigations of the Executive Branch by the Executive Branch (open access)

Special Counsels, Independent Counsels, and Special Prosecutors: Investigations of the Executive Branch by the Executive Branch

This report discusses the authorities who may appoint a special counsel or independent counsel to conduct criminal investigations of the executive branch when the Department of Justice may have a conflict of interest.
Date: May 11, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0147 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0147

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Scope of residence homestead tax exemption in Tax Code subsection l l.13(l)(2)(B) (RQ-0140-KP).
Date: May 11, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0148 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0148

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Applicability of the International Energy Conservation Code to new school district building construction after November 1, 2016 (RQ-0141-KP).
Date: May 11, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Goldwater-Nichols at 30: Defense Reform and Issues for Congress (open access)

Goldwater-Nichols at 30: Defense Reform and Issues for Congress

This report is designed to assist Congress as it evaluates the many different defense reform proposals suggested by the variety of stakeholders and institutions within the U.S. national security community. It includes an outline of the strategic context for defense reform, both in the Goldwater-Nichols era and today. It then builds a framework to understand the DOD management challenge, and situates some of the most-discussed reform proposals within that framework. It concludes with some questions Congress may ponder as it exercises oversight over the Pentagon.
Date: May 11, 2016
Creator: McInnis, Kathleen J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, May 11, 2016] (open access)

[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, May 11, 2016]

News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for May 2016 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.
Date: May 11, 2016
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Presidential References to the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force in Publicly Available Executive Actions and Reports to Congress (open access)

Presidential References to the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force in Publicly Available Executive Actions and Reports to Congress

This memorandum sets out information and analysis concerning presidential references in official notifications and records to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (2001 AUMF; Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. § 1541 note), enacted in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. It contains very brief discussions of the relevant provisions of the 2001 AUMF, and the uses of U.S. armed forces connected with 2001 AUMF authority, as well as excerpted language and other information from the notifications.
Date: May 11, 2016
Creator: Weed, Matthew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unaccompanied Alien Children: An Overview (open access)

Unaccompanied Alien Children: An Overview

This report opens with an analysis of recent unaccompanied alien children (UAC) apprehension data. It then discusses current policy on the treatment, care, and custody of the population, with a description of the responsibilities of each federal agency involved with the population. The report then discusses both administrative and congressional actions to deal with the UAC surge in FY2014 and ongoing action to address possible future surges.
Date: May 11, 2016
Creator: Kandel, William A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress (open access)

The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress

This report discusses a number of potential oversight questions raised by a National Security Strategy (NSS) document released by the Obama Administration.
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Lucas, Nathan J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 149, Chapter 5 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 149, Chapter 5

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to alternative methods for satisfying certain public high school graduation requirements, including the use of individual graduation committees.
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 17 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 17

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of Bob Lanier.
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements (open access)

Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements

This report provides an overview of many of the key arms control and nonproliferation agreements and endeavors of the past 40 years. It is divided into three sections. The first describes arms control efforts between the United States and the states of the former Soviet Union. The second section describes multilateral nuclear nonproliferation efforts. The final section reviews treaties and agreements that address chemical, biological, and conventional weapons.
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.; Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cambodia: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief (open access)

Cambodia: Background and U.S. Relations in Brief

This report details Cambodia's background and its relations with United States in brief.
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Lum, Thomas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Consumers and Food Price Inflation (open access)

Consumers and Food Price Inflation

This report provides information on the current status and outlook for U.S. food prices, measuring their changes and how such changes relate to U.S. consumers.
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Recent reports that certain entities continued to receive federal government contracts after reincorporating overseas have prompted questions about current and proposed restrictions on contracting with “inverted domestic corporations.” These questions are shaped, in part, by the broader debate over whether such corporations are to be seen as “deserters,” who change their corporate citizenship to avoid paying U.S. taxes, or as evidencing systemic problems in the U.S. tax code. This report provides the answers to 14 frequently asked questions regarding the current restrictions on contracting with inverted domestic corporations, proposed amendments thereto, and the relationship between prohibitions upon contracting with inverted domestic corporations and other provisions of law that restrict dealings with “foreign” contractors.
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Manuel, Kate M. & Lunder, Erika K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Employment for Veterans: Trends and Programs (open access)

Employment for Veterans: Trends and Programs

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Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Collins, Benjamin; Dilger, Robert Jay; Dortch, Cassandria; Grasso, Valerie Bailey; Lowry, Sean & Perl, Libby
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Future of Internet Governance: Should the U.S. Relinquish Its Authority Over ICANN? (open access)

The Future of Internet Governance: Should the U.S. Relinquish Its Authority Over ICANN?

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Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Genomic Data and Privacy: Background and Relevant Law (open access)

Genomic Data and Privacy: Background and Relevant Law

This report discusses considerations in the context of each of the relevant laws and regulations.
Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Sarata, Amanda K.; Ginsberg, Wendy; Redhead, C. Stephen & Richardson, Daniel J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implementation of the Veterans Choice Program (VCP) (open access)

Implementation of the Veterans Choice Program (VCP)

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Date: May 11, 2015
Creator: Panangala, Sidath Viranga
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library