84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1108, Chapter 80 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1108, Chapter 80

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of regional emergency communication districts; authorizing a fee.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1117, Chapter 81 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1117, Chapter 81

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to housing services provided through the transitional living services program to certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1366, Chapter 82 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1366, Chapter 82

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the allocation to the Parks and Wildlife Department of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1666, Chapter 83 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1666, Chapter 83

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to excepting manufacturers engaged in certain commercial research and development from certain provisions of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1703, Chapter 84 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1703, Chapter 84

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the deadlines for certain processes and procedures involving an election.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1753, Chapter 60 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1753, Chapter 60

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the identification requirements of certain health care providers associated with a hospital.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1791, Chapter 85 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1791, Chapter 85

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to disclosures on selection or modification of an account by a customer of a financial institution.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 48 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 48

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate convening a joint memorial session to honor Texans killed while serving in the United States military and commemorating Memorial Day 2015.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling (open access)

Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling

This report upheld the compliance panel findings that COOL treated imported livestock less favorably than domestic livestock, but could not determine if COOL was more trade restrictive than necessary.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Greene, Joel L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
In Brief: Options to Help Meet a Congressional Requirement for Nuclear Weapon “Pit” Production (open access)

In Brief: Options to Help Meet a Congressional Requirement for Nuclear Weapon “Pit” Production

This report presents options for increasing the production of plutonium cores for thermonuclear weapons.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Invasive Species: Issues in Brief (open access)

Invasive Species: Issues in Brief

This report discusses issues for congress regarding whether new legislative authorities and funding are needed to address issues related to invasive species and their increasing economic and ecological impacts on such disparate matters as power plant operations, grazing lands, and coral reef fishes.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Corn, M. L. & Johnson, Renée
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
LIHEAP: Program and Funding (open access)

LIHEAP: Program and Funding

This report discusses LIHEAP program rules and benefits, including household eligibility and how funds may be used, and presents the most recent data available from HHS regarding household characteristics and benefit levels.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Perl, Libby
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research Tax Credit: Current Law and Policy Issues for the 114th Congress (open access)

Research Tax Credit: Current Law and Policy Issues for the 114th Congress

Technological innovation is a primary engine of long-term economic growth, and research and development (R&D) serves as the lifeblood of innovation. The federal government encourages businesses to invest more in R&D than they otherwise would in several ways, including a tax credit for increases in spending on qualified research above a base amount. This report describes the current status of the credit, summarizes its legislative history, discusses policy issues it raises, and describes legislation to modify and extend it.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Guenther, Gary
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 21, Pages 2713-2858, May 22, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 21, Pages 2713-2858, May 22, 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 22, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Grain Standards Act: Potential Reauthorization in the 114th Congress (open access)

U.S. Grain Standards Act: Potential Reauthorization in the 114th Congress

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Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Administrative Law Primer: Statutory Definitions of "Agency" and Characteristics of Agency Independence (open access)

Administrative Law Primer: Statutory Definitions of "Agency" and Characteristics of Agency Independence

This report explores several important statutes that regulate agencies and these statutes' respective definitions of "agency." These statutes include the Administrative Procedure Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Federal Records Act, statutes governing federal employees, and the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Cole, Jared P. & Shedd, Daniel T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic (open access)

Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic

This report provides references to analytical reports on cybersecurity from CRS, other government agencies, trade associations, and interest groups. The reports and related websites are grouped under the following cybersecurity topics: policy overview; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC); cloud computing and FedRAMP; critical infrastructure; cybercrime, data breaches and data security; national security, cyber espionage, and cyberwar (including Stuxnet); international efforts; education/training/workforce; and research and development (R&D).
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Holds" in the Senate (open access)

"Holds" in the Senate

This report discusses a wide range of proposals aimed at reforming holds (an informal practice among Senators to communicate policy views and scheduling preferences) to infuse more accountability, uniformity, and transparency in their use and to make it clear that holds are not a veto on the majority leader's prerogative of calling up measures or matters.
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Oleszek, Mark J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy (open access)

Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the revolution and post-conflict transition in Libya, triggered in mid-February 2011 by a chain of events resulting in the death of the Prime Minister (Qadhafi); a new government was elected in July. The report also looks at the military and economic state of the country, including human rights, Islam and politics, and Libya's oil assets.
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recently Expired Community Assistance Related Tax Provisions ("Tax Extenders"): In Brief (open access)

Recently Expired Community Assistance Related Tax Provisions ("Tax Extenders"): In Brief

This report briefly summarizes four community assistance-related tax provisions included in the EXPIRE Act, which are (1) the New Markets Tax Credit, (2) Empowerment Zone Tax Incentives, (3) allocation of bond limitations for Qualified Zone Academy Bonds, and (4) the American Samoa Economic Development Credit.
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Lowry, Sean
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spectrum Policy: Provisions in the 2012 Spectrum Act (open access)

Spectrum Policy: Provisions in the 2012 Spectrum Act

This report discusses the Spectrum Act, a provision of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. It includes an overview of the Spectrum Act, the specific policy revisions (deficit reduction, directed auctions, incentive auctions, federal spectrum use and reallocation, and unlicensed spectrum) and a conclusion discussing geographic coverage of spectrum licenses, spectrum caps, and planning for future needs.
Date: May 22, 2014
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 54 (open access)

83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 54

Joint resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the constitutional provision authorizing the creation of a hospital district in Hidalgo County.
Date: May 22, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Campaign Finance Guide for Judicial Candidates and Officeholders (open access)

Campaign Finance Guide for Judicial Candidates and Officeholders

This guide is a summary of the judicial campaign finance regulations set out in title 15 of the Election Code and in the rules adopted by the Texas Ethics Commission.
Date: May 22, 2013
Creator: Texas Ethics Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charmless B Decays at BaBar and Belle (open access)

Charmless B Decays at BaBar and Belle

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Date: May 22, 2013
Creator: Sitt, Simon & Polytechnique, /Ecole
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library