Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to in memory of Professor Robert Osborne Reid of College Station.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to designating April 27, 2009, as Social Work Day at the State Capitol.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to honoring Roy Earl Reed, Sr., of Brownsville on his 80th birthday.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to in memory of Manuel Benavidez, Jr.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the composition of the jury in certain adjudication hearings in juvenile court.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, and related services.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to distilled spirits samplings by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the standards for attorneys representing indigent defendants in capital cases.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers of certain freight rail districts.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to a Medicaid buy-in program for certain children with disabilities.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the receipt and release of immunization information by the immunization registry in connection with a disaster; providing penalties.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the licensing and regulation of identity recovery service contract providers and the inclusion of identity recovery service agreements in certain service contracts, retail installment contracts, and vehicle protection products; providing penalties.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas Senate and House of Representatives relating to In memory of Harvey Carroll "Dulie" Bell, Jr.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas Senate and House of Representatives relating to commending Leo Aguirre of Austin for his performance with the New Mexico State University baseball team

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas Senate and House of Representatives relating to commending Tommy Nobis for his achievements in his football career.

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "To enhance aviation security, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) developed a program--known as Secure Flight--to assume from air carriers the function of matching passenger information against terrorist watch-list records. In accordance with a mandate in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, GAO's objective was to assess the extent to which TSA met the requirements of 10 statutory conditions related to the development of the Secure Flight program. GAO is required to review the program until all 10 conditions are met. In September 2008, DHS certified that it had satisfied all 10 conditions. To address this objective, GAO (1) identified key activities related to each of the 10 conditions; (2) identified federal guidance and best practices that are relevant to successfully meeting each condition; (3) analyzed whether TSA had demonstrated, through program documentation and oral explanation, that the guidance was followed and best practices were met; and (4) assessed the risks associated with not fully following applicable guidance and meeting best practices."

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Cost growth is a prevalent problem in Navy shipbuilding programs, particularly for the first ships in new classes. In response to a mandate in the conference report accompanying the Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008, GAO undertook this review to (1) identify key practices employed by leading commercial ship buyers and shipbuilders that ensure satisfactory cost, schedule, and ship performance; (2) determine the extent to which Navy shipbuilding programs employ these practices; and (3) evaluate how commercial and Navy business environments incentivize the use of best practices. To address these objectives, GAO visited leading commercial ship buyers and shipbuilders, reviewed its prior Navy work, and convened a panel of shipbuilding experts."

This report analyzes the implications of raising the conforming loan limit in high-cost areas.

This report provides information about the Status and Current Issues of Conservation Reserve Program. The CRP enacted in 1985 provides payment to the farmers to take highly erodible or environmentally sensitive cropland out of production for ten years or more.

In order to reduce the precious metal loading without sacrificing activity and stability, a new method for the preparation of bimetallic catalysts is proposed. Currently, Pt-alloy particles, with 2 to 3 nm in diameter, are loaded on high surface area carbon supports. Of the Pt loaded, only the surface atoms interact with the reactants. In order to increase the Pt utilization per metal particle the new process for catalyst preparation will incorporate a non-noble transition metal core coated with a skin layer of Pt deposited on high surface area carbon. The effect of reducing agent strength during synthesis was also explored. It was determined that the Co addition has a higher impact on catalyst when used with NaBH4 as reducing agent as compared to NaCOOH.

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.

This report contains an overview of the future of the Balkans and U.S. policy concerns.