84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1066, Chapter 26 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1066, Chapter 26

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to continuing eligibility requirements for institutions of higher education to participate in the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship Program.
Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1452, Chapter 27 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1452, Chapter 27

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the power of a commissioners court to authorize ad valorem tax sales of real property to be conducted by means of online auctions.
Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1466, Chapter 28 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1466, Chapter 28

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the definition of medical schools for medical residency programs.
Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1749, Chapter 29 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1749, Chapter 29

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to citrus pest and disease management
Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
California Drought: Water Supply and Conveyance Issues (open access)

California Drought: Water Supply and Conveyance Issues

This report details the information related to the California drought conditions. It also gives an overview of Water Supply and Conveyance issues.
Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: Cody, Betsy A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Investment Agreements (IIAs): Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

International Investment Agreements (IIAs): Frequently Asked Questions

This report answers frequently asked questions about international investment agreements (IIAs) made between the United States and other countries. Questions are categorized in three main areas: background and context; U.S. international investment agreements; and investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).
Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: Weiss, Martin A.; Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias; Murrill, Brandon J. & Shedd, Daniel T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 20, Pages 2625-2712, May 15, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 20, Pages 2625-2712, May 15, 2015

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 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers: Reauthorization Proposals in the 114th Congress, In Brief (open access)

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers: Reauthorization Proposals in the 114th Congress, In Brief

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Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Functions and Funding (open access)

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Functions and Funding

This report begins with a brief overview of USCIS functions. It then describes the agency's budgetary structure, including its three primary fee accounts for processing user fees. It discusses how the agency calculates user fees for particular immigration services and benefits. The report closes with a discussion of issues for Congress.
Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: Kandel, William A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Singapore Relations (open access)

U.S.-Singapore Relations

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Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United Nations Reform: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

United Nations Reform: Background and Issues for Congress

This report examines reform priorities from the perspective of several key actors, including Members of Congress, the Obama Administration, selected member states, the U.N. Secretary-General, and a cross-section of groups tasked with addressing U.N. reform. It also discusses congressional actions related to U.N. reform and mechanisms for implementing reform, as well as possible challenges facing U.S. policy makers as they consider existing and future U.N. reform efforts.
Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: Blanchfield, Luisa
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Wetlands Coverage of the Clean Water Act (CWA): Rapanos and Beyond (open access)

The Wetlands Coverage of the Clean Water Act (CWA): Rapanos and Beyond

This report provides background including the pre-Rapanos Supreme Court opinions, then moves on to Rapanos itself and the Corps/EPA guidance documents.
Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: Meltz, Robert & Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: President’s FY2015 Budget (open access)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: President’s FY2015 Budget

This report summarizes the president's budget estimates for each section of the CMS budget. Then, for each legislative proposal included in the president's budget, this report provides a description of current law and the president's proposal.
Date: May 15, 2014
Creator: Mitchell, Alison
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coordinated Party Expenditures in Federal Elections: An Overview (open access)

Coordinated Party Expenditures in Federal Elections: An Overview

This report examines campaign finance law in the context of political party committee expenditures. It discusses relevant Supreme Court precedent and recent legislative activity.
Date: May 15, 2014
Creator: Garrett, R. Sam
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Everglades Restoration: CERP and the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) (open access)

Everglades Restoration: CERP and the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP)

This report provides definition for everglades, describes what is the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), and discusses the restoration of everglades project.
Date: May 15, 2014
Creator: Stern, Charles V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Lord’s Resistance Army: The U.S. Response (open access)

The Lord’s Resistance Army: The U.S. Response

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Date: May 15, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Republic of the Philippines and U.S. Interests--2014 (open access)

The Republic of the Philippines and U.S. Interests--2014

This report looks at the U.S. foreign policy towards the Philippines and discusses the key U.S. policy concerns related to the Philippines.
Date: May 15, 2014
Creator: Lum, Thomas & Dolven, Ben
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Trade in Services: Trends and U.S. Policy Challenges (open access)

U.S. Foreign Trade in Services: Trends and U.S. Policy Challenges

This report provides background information and analysis on U.S. foreign trade in services. The focus of the report is an analysis of the policy challenges that the United States confronts, especially the challenge of negotiating a set of international disciplines on trade in services and dealing with the complexity of measuring trade in services. The report also focuses on emerging issues and current negotiations, especially those pertaining to the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and the Translantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement.
Date: May 15, 2014
Creator: Cooper, William H. & Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues (open access)

U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues

This report reviews the ongoing programs and issues that will affect the expected size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force structure. It includes an overview of this force structure during the Cold War summarizes the reductions and changes that have occurred since 1991, and offers details about each category of delivery vehicle--land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and heavy bombers--focusing on their current deployments and ongoing and planned modernization programs.
Date: May 15, 2014
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Medical Care: FY2015 Appropriations (open access)

Veterans' Medical Care: FY2015 Appropriations

This report focuses on funding for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The VHA is primarily a direct service provider of primary care, specialized care, and related medical and social support services to veterans through the nation's largest integrated health care system.
Date: May 15, 2014
Creator: Panangala, Sidath Viranga
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
241-AZ Farm Annulus Extent of Condition Baseline Inspection (open access)

241-AZ Farm Annulus Extent of Condition Baseline Inspection

This report provides the results of the comprehensive annulus visual inspection for tanks 241- AZ-101 and 241-AZ-102 performed in fiscal year 2013. The inspection established a baseline covering about 95 percent of the annulus floor for comparison with future inspections. Any changes in the condition are also included in this document.
Date: May 15, 2013
Creator: Engeman, Jason K.; Girardot, Crystal L. & Vazquez, Brandon J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appropriations and Fund Transfers in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (open access)

Appropriations and Fund Transfers in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

This report provides information about the mandatory appropriations and fund transfers in patient protection and ACA.
Date: May 15, 2013
Creator: Redhead, C. Stephen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: President’s FY2014 Budget (open access)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: President’s FY2014 Budget

This report summarizes the President's budget estimates for each section of the CMS budget. Then, for each legislative proposal included in the president's budget, this report provides a description of current law and the President's proposal.
Date: May 15, 2013
Creator: Mitchell, Allison
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 05-13, May 2013 (open access)

Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 05-13, May 2013

Newsletter of the Texas Credit Union Department containing departmental news and announcements, deadlines, and other information of importance to credit unions.
Date: May 15, 2013
Creator: Texas. Credit Union Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History