Public Utility Rulebook Updates: May 20, 2019 (open access)

Public Utility Rulebook Updates: May 20, 2019

Memorandum providing updates to rulebook related to public utilities with revised pages containing amendments and instructions for inserting the new pages into existing books.
Date: May 30, 2019
Creator: Texas. Public Utility Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Evaluation Process (IPPBE) (open access)

Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Evaluation Process (IPPBE)

This report describes the phases of the Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Evaluation Process (IPPBE). The Intelligence Community (IC) uses IPPBE to identify requirements and allocate resources that produce IC capabilities (e.g., human intelligence, signals intelligence, and geospatial intelligence) throughout development and execution of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and budget. The NIP addresses priorities described in national security-related strategy documents such as the National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) and Consolidated Intelligence Guidance (CIG).
Date: May 30, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Joint Resolution 21 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Joint Resolution 21

Joint resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead and harmonizing certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution.
Date: May 30, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Joint Resolution 100 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Joint Resolution 100

Joint resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate proposing a constitutional amendment on professional sports team charitable foundations conducting charitable raffles.
Date: May 30, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 11

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate authorizing the lieutenant governor and the speaker to appoint interim joint committees.
Date: May 30, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 57 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 57

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study state judicial salaries.
Date: May 30, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice (open access)

Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice

This report provides a an overview of the 2017 fiscal year appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) divided by department. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31) appropriates $28.962 billion for DOJ, an amount that is 0.4% less than the FY2016 appropriation and 2.9% less than what the Obama Administration requested.
Date: May 30, 2017
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice Grant Programs (open access)

Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice Grant Programs

This report outlines the 2017 fiscal year appropriations for the five Department of Justice (DOJ) grant programs which assist communities with various criminal justice related issues. Congress provided a total of $2.320 billion for DOJ's five grant accounts, an amount that is 6.7% less than the FY2016 appropriation and 1.8% less than the Administration's request. Funding for three of the five grant accounts decreased for FY2017, the exceptions being Violence Against Women Programs (+$2 million) and the Community Oriented Policing Services (+$10 million). However, the increase in funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services account is largely attributable to Congress moving funding for the Regional Information Sharing System from the Research, Evaluation, and Statistics account to the Community Oriented Policing Services account.
Date: May 30, 2017
Creator: James, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Net Neutrality: Back to the Future (Part One and Part Two) (open access)

Net Neutrality: Back to the Future (Part One and Part Two)

This report is the first two reports in a series discussing the Federal Communication Commission's proposal to reclassify broadband Internet access services and modify or eliminate "net neutrality" regulations. Various legal aspects of the debate and classification of telecommunications are discussed.
Date: May 30, 2017
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 115th Congress (open access)

Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 115th Congress

This report provides short summaries of legislative proposals with respect to unemployment insurance (UI) programs. It also gives a brief overview of the UI programs that may provide benefits to eligible unemployed workers. In addition, it briefly summarizes UI proposals included in the President's budget for FY2018. President Trump signed H.J.Res. 42 on March 30, 2017 (P.L. 115-17). This Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution negated 20 C.F.R. Part 620. This now-negated rule had set out the circumstances under which states were allowed to prospectively drug test UC claimants based upon the prevalence of drug testing in the occupations in which they were seeking employment.
Date: May 30, 2017
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Isaacs, Katelin P.
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 30, 2014
Creator: Tehan, Rita
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 113th Congress (open access)

Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 113th Congress

This report discusses domestic human-trafficking-related issues that have received legislative action or are of significant congressional interest in the 113th Congress.
Date: May 30, 2014
Creator: Siskin, Alison; Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L. & Finklea, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer (open access)

Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer

This report provides an overview of nanomanufacturing as well as public understanding of and attitudes toward nanotechnology.
Date: May 30, 2014
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Presidential Records Act: Background and Recent Issues for Congress (open access)

The Presidential Records Act: Background and Recent Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and examines policy options related to the capture, maintenance, and use of presidential records.
Date: May 30, 2014
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Syria: Overview of the Humanitarian Response (open access)

Syria: Overview of the Humanitarian Response

This report examines the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Syria and the U.S. and international response. It discusses the use of chemical weapons in Syria on August 21, 2013 that triggered an intense debate over possible U.S. military intervention.
Date: May 30, 2014
Creator: Margesson, Rhoda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 22, Pages 4065-4200, May 30, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 22, Pages 4065-4200, May 30, 2014

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 30, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tolling U.S. Highways (open access)

Tolling U.S. Highways

This report provides a brief history of tolling on federal roads and current law. The report discusses financial realities on toll roads and tolling policy issues.
Date: May 30, 2014
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Vietnam Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S.-Vietnam Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: Issues for Congress

This report discusses the U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on nuclear energy and nonproliferation that has grown in recent years along with closer bilateral economic, military, and diplomatic ties.
Date: May 30, 2014
Creator: Nikitin, Mary Beth D.; Holt, Mark & Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2D 'Shock-Jet' Problem (open access)

The 2D 'Shock-Jet' Problem

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Date: May 30, 2013
Creator: Morgan, B E
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 1 (open access)

83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 1

Joint resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas to assist in the financing of priority projects in the state water plan.
Date: May 30, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Application Of Mid-Ranging Control To Improve Thermal Disturbance Rejection for Cryogenic THD/DT Layering At The National Ignition Facility (open access)

The Application Of Mid-Ranging Control To Improve Thermal Disturbance Rejection for Cryogenic THD/DT Layering At The National Ignition Facility

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Date: May 30, 2013
Creator: Dayton, M & Haid, B
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues (open access)

Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues

This report provides an overview of major legal issues likely to arise as a result of executive and legislative action to close the Guantanamo detention facility.
Date: May 30, 2013
Creator: Mason, R. Chuck; Liu, Edward C.; Garcia, Michael J. & Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2012 (open access)

Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2012

This report responds to congressional inquiries concerning this process, and includes a historical examination and chronological list of these awards. It is intended to assist Members of Congress and staff in their consideration of future Gold Medal proposals, and will be updated as Gold Medals are approved.
Date: May 30, 2013
Creator: Glassman, Matthew E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corporate Income Tax: Effective Tax Rates Can Differ Significantly from the Statutory Rate (open access)

Corporate Income Tax: Effective Tax Rates Can Differ Significantly from the Statutory Rate

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Effective tax rates (ETR) differ from statutory tax rates in that they attempt to measure taxes paid as a proportion of economic income, while statutory rates indicate the amount of tax liability (before any credits) relative to taxable income, which is defined by tax law and reflects tax benefits and subsidies built into the law. Lacking access to detailed data from tax returns, most researchers have estimated ETRs based on data from financial statements. A common measure of tax liability used in past estimates has been the current tax expense--either federal only or worldwide (which comprises federal, foreign, and U.S. state and local income taxes). The most common measure of income for these estimates has been some variant of pretax net book income. GAO was able to compare book tax expenses to tax liabilities actually reported on corporate income tax returns."
Date: May 30, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library