Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (open access)

Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876

Report summarizing amendments to the Texas Constitution from 1876 through the November 2013 Constitutional Amendment Election, prepared by the Research Division of the Texas Legislative Council.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bird Wintering Ranges (open access)

Bird Wintering Ranges

This study examines the changes in winter ranges of North American birds from the winters of 1966-1967 thru 2013.
Date: May 2014
Creator: National Audubon Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chapter 2: Our Changing Climate (open access)

Chapter 2: Our Changing Climate

This report focuses on the causes and future implications of climate change.
Date: May 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Impacts in the United States (open access)

Climate Change Impacts in the United States

This report documents observed global climate changes as well as projected climate changes for the future.
Date: May 2014
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Indicators in the United States, 2014 (open access)

Climate Change Indicators in the United States, 2014

EPA publishes this report to communicate information about the science and impacts of climate change, assess trends in environmental quality, and inform decision-making. This report presents 30 indicators to help readers understand observed long-term trends related to the causes and effects of climate change, the significance of these changes, and their possible consequences for people, the environment, and society.
Date: May 2014
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
EcoSpatial Information Database: U.S. Atlantic Region (open access)

EcoSpatial Information Database: U.S. Atlantic Region

A report detailing how to search for, prioritize, and collect literature and data sets from the EcoSpatial Information Database.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Madsen, Keld; Zimmer, Beth; Fritze, Brett; Manzello, Leslie & Metzger, Kristen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final EIS for the Modified Blythe Solar Power Project (open access)

Final EIS for the Modified Blythe Solar Power Project

This report analyzes the Grant Holder's proposal to construct, operate, maintain, and decommission the Modified Project as well as a No Action Alternative.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Bureau of Land Management
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guide to Helpful Programs and Services (open access)

Guide to Helpful Programs and Services

This document is a guide to helpful health and social programs and services for Texas residents.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Project Summary: EcoSpatial Information Database (ESID)] (open access)

[Project Summary: EcoSpatial Information Database (ESID)]

Summary describing the work completed at AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc. for the EcoSpatial Information Database (ESID). It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: May 2014
Creator: AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Queen City and Sparta Aquifers Atascosa and McMullen Counties, Texas: Structure and Brackish Groundwater (open access)

Queen City and Sparta Aquifers Atascosa and McMullen Counties, Texas: Structure and Brackish Groundwater

Study on brackish groundwater in or around Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) designated aquifers.
Date: May 1, 2014
Creator: Wise, Matthew R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Key Points from Climate Change Indicators in the United States, 2014 (open access)

Summary of Key Points from Climate Change Indicators in the United States, 2014

This fact sheet by the EPA offers that climate change indicators offer compelling evidence of the impact of on-going climate change.
Date: May 2014
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1055 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1055

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: The scope of subsection 51.607(a) of the Government Code concerning the Comptroller of Public Accounts' identification of new or changed court costs and fees (RQ-1162-GA).
Date: May 5, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1056 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1056

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: Whether section 720.002 of the Transportation Code prohibits a political subdivision or state agency from requiring peace officers to issue a certain number of warning citations (RQ-1164-GA).
Date: May 7, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1058 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1058

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: Whether a municipal development district may fund a new building for a senior civic center if the center will be operated by a private nonprofit corporation (RQ-1165-GA).
Date: May 13, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1059 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1059

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: Whether Code of Criminal Procedure article 59.06 authorizes a district attorney to use asset forfeiture funds in specific circumstances (RQ-1166-GA).
Date: May 20, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1060 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1060

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 the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs over implementation of the at-risk development setasides under the low income housing tax credit program in Government Code sections 2306.6702(a)(5) and 2306.6714 (RQ-1167-GA).
Date: May 20, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1061 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1061

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: Whether state agencies, including institutions of higher education, must obtain approval from the State Office of Risk Management prior to purchasing msurance coverage (RQ-1169-GA).
Date: May 21, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1062 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1062

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: Salary increases for assistant auditors and administrative assistants after passage of the county budget (RQ-1170-GA).
Date: May 27, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Is Still In Drought, Pledge To Take Care Of Texas (open access)

Texas Is Still In Drought, Pledge To Take Care Of Texas

A bilingual information sheet on the ongoing drought in Texas and the importance of conserving water.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions (open access)

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions

"This indicator describes emissions of greenhouse gases in the United States."
Date: May 2014
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
System: The UNT Digital Library