Main Street Matters, May 2014 (open access)

Main Street Matters, May 2014

Newsletter issued by the Texas Main Street Program discussing news, events, and other information related to the program as well as featuring designated participating communities and providing technical advice regarding conservation and restoration.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bill of Costs – Who, What, When, Where, Why? (open access)

The Bill of Costs – Who, What, When, Where, Why?

Document intended for clerks regarding information about bills of costs, answering questions about how they are to be prepared, directed, etc. based on opinions from the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Wood, Ted
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chisolm trail and Denton county (open access)

Chisolm trail and Denton county

This Report is being provided by the Denton County Historical Commission. This report describe the Chisolm trail research, identification and documentation through Denton County.
Date: May 8, 2014
Creator: Denton County Historical Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forty Years of Research: Recovery Records of Green Turtles Observed or Originally Tagged at French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1973-2013 (open access)

Forty Years of Research: Recovery Records of Green Turtles Observed or Originally Tagged at French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1973-2013

Report that brings a 1983 NOAA Technical Memorandum titled "recovery records of adult green turtles observed or originally tagged at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands" up to date. Report includes some novel ways to present information gathered in more than 40 years of systematic monitoring at FFS. (pg. iii)
Date: May 2014
Creator: Humburg, Irene Nurzia & Balazs, George H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strategic Transportation Fiance Clearinghouse (open access)

Strategic Transportation Fiance Clearinghouse

Report on the creation of a strategic transportation clearinghouse to fund projects through public-private partnerships.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Farley, Robert; Ellis, David & Weldon, Allison
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Water Development Board Manual for Permitting Process: Guidance Manual for Permitting Class I and Class II Wells for the Injection and Disposal of Desalination Concentrate (open access)

Texas Water Development Board Manual for Permitting Process: Guidance Manual for Permitting Class I and Class II Wells for the Injection and Disposal of Desalination Concentrate

Report on the permitting process for the use and disposal of desalination concentrate in Class I and II wells.
Date: May 6, 2014
Creator: CDM Smith
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proceedings of the 26th Biennial Pronghorn Workshop May 12-14, 2014 "Managing Pronghorn on Private Land" (open access)

Proceedings of the 26th Biennial Pronghorn Workshop May 12-14, 2014 "Managing Pronghorn on Private Land"

Report on the proceedings of the 26th Biennial Pronghorn Workshop with listings of the all the speakers with brief bios, the papers presented, awards given out, bylaws of the organization, and attendance statistics for the workshop.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aid Transparency Country Pilot Assessment (open access)

Aid Transparency Country Pilot Assessment

The primary goals of this report is to find how much demand partnering countries have for information the U.S. Government is making available for international aid, review how well partnering countries are able to access the information, inform partnering countries of the available international aid data, and recommend ways to improve data sharing and use.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Unites States. Agency International Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[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.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Indicators in the United States, 2014 Third Edition: Technical Documentation (open access)

Climate Change Indicators in the United States, 2014 Third Edition: Technical Documentation

This is a technical document in regards to climate change. The document covers measurements and calculation methods, explains how to obtaining data, estimates of variability and uncertainty, and provides references and sources.
Date: May 2014
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library