Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, and the Afghan government. It also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan and the Afghan government. It also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
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: May 12, 2014
Creator: McCarty, Maggie; Aussenberg, Randy Alison; Falk, Gene & Carpenter, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
How Social Security Benefits Are Computed: In Brief (open access)

How Social Security Benefits Are Computed: In Brief

This report discusses how Social Security benefits are currently computed, including information about eligibility, earnings, cost-of-living adjustments, factors that can affect benefit levels, and benefits for dependents.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Meyerson, Noah P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
CRS Resources on the FY2014 Funding Gap, Shutdown, and Status of Appropriations (open access)

CRS Resources on the FY2014 Funding Gap, Shutdown, and Status of Appropriations

This report provides an annotated list of Congressional Research Service (CRS) resources and analyses relevant to funding gaps, including (1) the funding gap that commenced on October 1, 2013, and terminated on October 17, 2013, with the enactment of P.L. 113-46 -- a continuing appropriations measure providing appropriations through January 15, 2014; (2) historical funding gaps; and (3) continuing appropriations measures.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Murray, Justin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Recent Activities and Ongoing Developments (open access)

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Recent Activities and Ongoing Developments

This report provides a summary update of selected issues related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L. & Hagerty, Curry L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps Civil Works Funding: A Primer (open access)

Army Corps Civil Works Funding: A Primer

This report describes funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), including budget accounts and annual appropriations.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Stern, Charles V. & Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airport Privatization: Issues and Options for Congress (open access)

Airport Privatization: Issues and Options for Congress

This report discusses airport privatization, particularly the low participation in the Airport Privatization Pilot Program (APPP) and the policy changes that would be required to encourage more airports to privatize. It provides background on privatization in general, the APPP and reasons why it has not stimulated privatization, privatization in Europe and Canada, and related issues and options.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Tang, Rachel Y.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1057 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1057

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: Authority of a committee of the Legislature that is investigating a contemplated impeachment to punish for contempt (RQ-1163-GA).
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Securing U.S. Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel Abroad: Legislative and Executive Branch Initiatives (open access)

Securing U.S. Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel Abroad: Legislative and Executive Branch Initiatives

This report briefly summarizes and tracks congressional and State Department actions in response to the attack on U. S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, and will be updated as necessary to reflect further developments and actions on ongoing policy proposals.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Tiersky, Alex
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bill of Costs – Who, What, When, Where, Why? (open access)

The Bill of Costs – Who, What, When, Where, Why?

Document intended for clerks regarding information about bills of costs, answering questions about how they are to be prepared, directed, etc. based on opinions from the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Wood, Ted
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History