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Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the eligibility of a landman for unemployment compensation.

This In Focus discusses the Obama Administration's proposed changes to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education efforts.

This report provides information about the Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies. This list of about 200 congressional Liaison is intended to help congressional offices in placing telephone calls and addressing correspondence to government agencies.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and functions of the Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor recipients of certain military medals.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to certain title insurance policy liability and reinsurance requirements.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to a temporary restraining order for preservation of property and protection of the parties in a suit for the dissolution of marriage.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the use of electronic processes by and electronic information submitted to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; authorizing a fee.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the regulation of certain industrialized housing and industrialized buildings.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to painting and marking requirements for certain meteorological evaluation towers; creating an offense.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the issuance of Texas Medical Center specialty license plates.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the employment of persons under 18 years of age on the premises of certain businesses selling or serving alcoholic beverages; adding a provision that is subject to a criminal penalty.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to own risk and solvency assessment by insurers and insurance groups; providing a penalty.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to eligibility for course credit and high school diplomas of students enrolled in educational programs provided by the Windham School District in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to collection and use of certain information reported to and by the Texas Department of Insurance and certain approval authority and hearings held in connection with reported information.

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 16 in Young County as the Texas Game Warden Joseph Marshall Evans Memorial Highway.

This report discusses the legal background associated with the sunset of various provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and of subsequent related legislation.

This report discusses issues regarding Iran's political history and structure. It also takes a look at economic and defense policy responses for Congress.

This report outlines an array of homeland security issues that may come before the 114th Congress. After a brief discussion of the definitions of homeland security, the homeland security budget, and the role of homeland security actors in the intelligence community, the report divides the specific issues into four broad categories: Counterterrorism and Security Management, Border Security and Trade, Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, and DHS Management Issues.

This report briefly discusses the current campaign finance environment and the implications of changes to campaign finance policy over the past several decades.

This report gives a brief overview of the pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which as of May 15, 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported 168 cases.

This report discusses the legal background associated with the sunset of various provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act and of subsequent related legislation.

This report discusses the Budget Control Act, which sets limits on defense spending between FY2012 and FY2021. The current debate in Congress has centered on whether to adjust the BCA defense caps upward; move base budget spending to accounts designated for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) that are not subject to spending limits; reduce the defense spending in the Administration's request to comply with BCA revised caps; or use some combination of these approaches, all in order to avoid a sequester.