Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: June 23, 2014 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: June 23, 2014

Newsletter of Cecil Bell, Jr. for his constituents in district 3 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Bell, Cecil Ivan, Jr.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Matters, June 2014 (open access)

Main Street Matters, June 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: June 2014
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Official Travel Map

Map of the state of Texas noting roads, major cities, state parks, and historic sites. On the back are close-up maps of major cities, with their roads and interstates labelled.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1065 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1065

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 the Lottery Commission may deny or revoke an entity's bingo-related license based on the criminal history of an individual associated with that entity (RQ-1173-GA).
Date: June 9, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1067 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1067

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: Use of the Common Core State Standards Initiative by Texas school districts to teach state standards (RQ-1175-GA).
Date: June 17, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1066 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1066

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 Type B economic development corporation may use sales tax funds to hire an independent contractor for the purpose of developing a comprehensive plan for future development of the city (RQ-1174-GA).
Date: June 16, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1068 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1068

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: Implementation of section 601.123 of the Transportation Code, concerning the establishment of financial responsibility by making a deposit with the county judge (RQ-1176-GA).
Date: June 25, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1063 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1063

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: Assessment and distribution of criminal court costs (RQ-1171-GA).
Date: June 3, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1064 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-1064

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: Application of the nepotism exception in Education Code subsection 11.1513(g) to a school district when the county's population increases to exceed 35,000 (RQ-1172-GA).
Date: June 4, 2014
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
TxDOT Wildland Fire Management Training (open access)

TxDOT Wildland Fire Management Training

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Date: June 2014
Creator: Nash, Phillip T.; Senadheera, Sanjaya; Kumfer, Wesley & Beierle, Micah-John
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Your ERS Connection, Volume 19, Number 1, June 2014 (open access)

Your ERS Connection, Volume 19, Number 1, June 2014

Newsletter of the Employees Retirement System of Texas discussing news, policy changes, and other information about retirement and benefits.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Working Families Across the Country: Highlights of the Department of Labor's Regional Forums (open access)

Working Families Across the Country: Highlights of the Department of Labor's Regional Forums

This is a fact-sheet by the Department of labor on fulfilling the organizations vision on promoting and protecting opportunities for all workers.
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Labor.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Onshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure to Support Development in the Mid-Atlantic OCS Region (open access)

Onshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure to Support Development in the Mid-Atlantic OCS Region

"This report examines the wide range of energy infrastructure assets that would be required if the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Mid-Atlantic region were opened to oil and gas production.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Dismukes, D. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Economic Effects of Paid and Unpaid Leave (open access)

The Economic Effects of Paid and Unpaid Leave

This report examines the demographic of workers with access to paid and unpaid leave as well as the economic implication of leave policies and their effect on businesses.
Date: June 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
User's Guide for the 2014 Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System (GOADS-2014) (open access)

User's Guide for the 2014 Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System (GOADS-2014)

A guide on how to use the Gulfwide Offshore Activities Data System, including system requirements and installation processes.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Wilson, Darcy & Boyer, Brian
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
California's Paid Family Leave Law-Lessons from the First Decade (open access)

California's Paid Family Leave Law-Lessons from the First Decade

This report looks at the first ten years of California's paid family leave law.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: Bartel, Ann, Ph.D.; Baum, Charles, Ph.D.; Rossin-Slater, Maya, Ph.D.; Ruhm, Christopher, Ph.D. & Waldfogel, Jane, Ph.D.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Characterization and Potential Impacts of Noise Producing Construction and Operation Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf] (open access)

[Project Summary: Characterization and Potential Impacts of Noise Producing Construction and Operation Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf]

Summary describing the work completed at JASCO Applied Sciences for the Characterization and Potential Impacts of Noise Producing Construction and Operation Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: June 2014
Creator: JASCO Applied Sciences
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Forcing Functions Governing Salt Transport Processes in OCS Navigation Canals and the Surrounding Wetland Landscape Using Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) as Surrogate Canal] (open access)

[Project Summary: Forcing Functions Governing Salt Transport Processes in OCS Navigation Canals and the Surrounding Wetland Landscape Using Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) as Surrogate Canal]

Summary describing the work completed at United States Geological Survey National Wetlands Center for Forcing Functions Governing Salt Transport Processes in OCS Navigation Canals and the Surrounding Wetland Landscape Using Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) as Surrogate Canal. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States Geological Survey National Wetlands Center
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Microenterprise Results Reporting: Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2013 (open access)

Microenterprise Results Reporting: Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2013

"This report presents the progress of USAID's microenterprise development efforts for Fiscal Year 2013."
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States. Agency for International Development
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forcing Functions Governing Salt Transports Processes in Coastal Navigation Canals and Connectivity to Surrounding Wetland Landscapes in South Louisiana Using Houma Navigation Canal as a Surrogate (open access)

Forcing Functions Governing Salt Transports Processes in Coastal Navigation Canals and Connectivity to Surrounding Wetland Landscapes in South Louisiana Using Houma Navigation Canal as a Surrogate

A report describing how buoyancy forcing and mixing from tidal stirring and OCS vessel wakes influence dispersive and advective fluxes through the Houma Navigation Canal and impact of the salt flux on salinity in nearby marshes.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Snedden, Gregg A.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Characterization and Potential Impacts of Noise Producing Construction and Operation Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf: Data Synthesis (open access)

Characterization and Potential Impacts of Noise Producing Construction and Operation Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf: Data Synthesis

A report providing a statistical description of ambient sound levels for one year at two locations on the outer continental shelf likely to be developed for offshore wind-energy production.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Martin, Bruce; Zeddies, David; MacDonnell, Jeff; Vallarta, Jonathan & Delarue, Julien
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Year 2014 Gulfwide Emissions Inventory Study] (open access)

[Project Summary: Year 2014 Gulfwide Emissions Inventory Study]

Summary describing the work completed at Eastern Research Group, Inc. for the Year 2014 Gulfwide Emissions Inventory Study. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Eastern Research Group, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Increasing Employment Opportunities and Improving Working Conditions for Women (open access)

Increasing Employment Opportunities and Improving Working Conditions for Women

Fact sheet describing highlights of both the Equal Pay Act and Civil Rights Act which discusses laws for hiring female employees, overtime, minimum wage, and worker protection.
Date: June 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Labor.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of Defense Acquisition System - 2014 Annual Report (open access)

Performance of Defense Acquisition System - 2014 Annual Report

This report examines the effects of statutes, policies, and tradecraft on the outcomes of the defense acquisition system.
Date: June 13, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library