FSA News - Lone Star State Edition: July 2022 (open access)

FSA News - Lone Star State Edition: July 2022

Monthly newsletter from the Texas State Office of the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) discussing news and activities of the FSA, funding opportunities, and other information related to farming and agriculture in Texas.
Date: July 22, 2022
Creator: United States. Farm Service Agency. Texas State Office.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 29, Pages 4207-4386, July 22, 2022 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 29, Pages 4207-4386, July 22, 2022

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: July 22, 2022
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Early Warning Notification System for City of Leon Valley (open access)

Early Warning Notification System for City of Leon Valley

Paper describing the implementation of an early warning notification system for the city of Leon Valley, with the goal of mitigating a new flood risk in the city.
Date: July 22, 2017
Creator: Texas. Leon Valley
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congress and the Budget: 2016 Actions and Events (open access)

Congress and the Budget: 2016 Actions and Events

This report seeks to assist in (1) anticipating what budget-related actions might occur within the upcoming year, and (2) staying abreast of budget actions that occur this year. It provides a general description of the recurrent types of budgetary actions, and reflects on current events that unfold in each category during 2016.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Driessen, Grant A. & Lynch, Megan S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 30, Pages 5277-5476, July 22, 2016 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 30, Pages 5277-5476, July 22, 2016

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: July 22, 2016
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Defense Spending and the Budget Control Act Limits (open access)

Defense Spending and the Budget Control Act Limits

This report discusses the Budget Control Act, which sets limits on defense spending between fiscal years 2012 and 2021 and possible measures to avoid a sequester. 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.
Date: July 22, 2015
Creator: Belasco, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2007-2014 (open access)

Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2007-2014

This report provides background information for Congress on troop and contractor levels in the Department of Defense (DOD) in support of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Date: July 22, 2015
Creator: Peters, Heidi M.; Schwartz, Moshe & Kapp, Lawrence
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues (open access)

FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues

This report provides a brief synopsis of sections in H.R. 1735 that pertain to selected personnel policy. These include major military retirement reforms, end strengths, compensation, health care, and sexual assault, as well as less prominent issues that nonetheless generate significant public interest. This report focuses exclusively on the annual defense authorization process.
Date: July 22, 2015
Creator: Jansen, Don J.; Kamarck, Kristy N.; Kapp, Lawrence & Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Office of Congressional Ethics: History, Authority, and Procedures (open access)

House Office of Congressional Ethics: History, Authority, and Procedures

This report describes the history and rationale behind the creation of the House Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), its operations, and its relationship with the House Committee on Ethics, and potential options available for Congress if further amendments to the House ethics process are desired.
Date: July 22, 2015
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laws Affecting the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program (open access)

Laws Affecting the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program

This report tracks legislative changes to the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. It includes brief discussions of how Congress has changed FEHB through legislative action, including restrictions on the use of federal funds; changing the formula for determining the government's share of FEHB premiums; expanding eligibility for the program; and implementing policies that affect the relationship between Medicare and FEHB.
Date: July 22, 2015
Creator: Blom, Kirstin B. & Cornell, Ada S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations (open access)

Mexico: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking Organizations

This report provides background on drug trafficking and organized crime inside Mexico: it identifies the major DTOs, and it examines how the organized crime "landscape" has been significantly altered by fragmentation.
Date: July 22, 2015
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
War Funding and the Budget Control Act: In Brief (open access)

War Funding and the Budget Control Act: In Brief

This report provides a brief overview of the war funding and the budget control act.
Date: July 22, 2015
Creator: Belasco, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Black Boxes" in Passenger Vehicles: Policy Issues (open access)

"Black Boxes" in Passenger Vehicles: Policy Issues

This report provides an introduction to event data recorder (EDR) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regulation of EDRs. The report discusses the EDR policy issues and privacy concerns.
Date: July 22, 2014
Creator: Canis, Bill & Peterman, David Randall
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information (open access)

Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information

This report discusses the Department of Defense (DOD) policy via the Defense Utilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for disposing of government equipment and supplies considered surplus or deemed unnecessary to the agency's currently designated mission. The report focuses on DRMS background, as well as the most recent DRMS policy modifications.
Date: July 22, 2014
Creator: Grasso, Valerie Bailey
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Individual Income Tax Terms: An Explanation (open access)

Federal Individual Income Tax Terms: An Explanation

This report describes the terms most commonly used when discussing the federal individual income tax.
Date: July 22, 2014
Creator: Keightley, Mark P. & Stupak, Jeffrey M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Student Loan Forgiveness and Loan Repayment Programs (open access)

Federal Student Loan Forgiveness and Loan Repayment Programs

This report discusses loan forgiveness and loan repayment benefits that provide debt relief to borrowers of federal student loans who make an active choice to enter public service or obtain employment in particular professions, occupations, or specialties, or to repay their loans according to an income-dependent repayment plan.
Date: July 22, 2014
Creator: Hegji, Alexandra; Smole, David P. & Heisler, Elayne J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Funding for the Impact Aid Program: Options for Budget Year Appropriations, Forward Funding, and Advance Appropriations (open access)

Funding for the Impact Aid Program: Options for Budget Year Appropriations, Forward Funding, and Advance Appropriations

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Date: July 22, 2014
Creator: Skinner, Rebecca R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Israel: Background and U.S. Relations

This report describes issues related to U.S. aid provided to Palestine to support prevention/combating against terrorism, creating coexistence with Israel and self-governance, and meeting humanitarian needs. In includes introductory and historical background as well as in-depth analysis of the types of U.S. bilateral aid to Palestine, U.S. contributions to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the near East (UNRWA), and the issues involved in determining future aid.
Date: July 22, 2014
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Categorical Eligibility (open access)

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Categorical Eligibility

This report discusses categorical eligibility and some of the issues raised by it. It first describes the three different types of categorical eligibility: traditional categorical eligibility conveyed through receipt of need-based cash assistance, and the newer "narrow" and "broad-based" categorical eligibilities conveyed via TANF "noncash" benefits. It also provides recent information on current state practices with regard to categorical eligibility. Finally, the report discusses proposals to restrict categorical eligibility.
Date: July 22, 2014
Creator: Falk, Gene & Aussenberg, Randy Alison
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Eligibility and Benefit Amounts in State TANF Cash Assistance Programs (open access)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Eligibility and Benefit Amounts in State TANF Cash Assistance Programs

This report describes state the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) financial eligibility rules and maximum benefit amounts. The report discusses cash assistance benefit amounts for needy families that are not automatically adjusted for inflation by the states, and have lost considerable value in terms of their purchasing power over time.
Date: July 22, 2014
Creator: Falk, Gene
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Background and Overview (open access)

The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Background and Overview

This report provides background information on the historical circumstances that led to the adoption of the VRA, a summary of its major provisions, and a brief discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court decision and related legislation in the 113th Congress.
Date: July 22, 2014
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
83rd Texas Legislature, Second Called Session, Senate Bill 2 (open access)

83rd Texas Legislature, Second Called Session, Senate Bill 2

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by an individual younger than 18 years of age.
Date: July 22, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate (open access)

Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

This report discusses the current debate over "net neutrality." While there is no single accepted definition of "net neutrality," most agree that any such definition should include the general principles that owners of the networks that compose and provide access to the Internet should not control how consumers lawfully use that network, and they should not be able to discriminate against content provider access to that network.
Date: July 22, 2013
Creator: Gilroy, Angele A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) (open access)

Analysis of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)

Report that outlines the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and the current Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN) system, discusses the current market for various RINs, and outlines policy considerations to address RIN fraud going forward.
Date: July 22, 2013
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library