North American Leaders' Summit (open access)

North American Leaders' Summit

This report discusses the 10th annual North American Leaders' Summit (NALS), in which Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Date: July 5, 2016
Creator: Villarreal, M. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Trafficking and Forced Labor: Trends in Import Restrictions (open access)

Human Trafficking and Forced Labor: Trends in Import Restrictions

This report discusses issues regarding a provision against forced labor in the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307), which prohibited from import into the United States "all goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor or/and forced labor or/and indentured labor under penal sanctions" (Section 307 of the Act).
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Rosen, Liana W.; Villarreal, M. A. & Feng, Ashley
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Assistance as Colombia's Peace Talks on Cusp of Completion (open access)

U.S. Foreign Assistance as Colombia's Peace Talks on Cusp of Completion

This report discusses the ongoing peace process in Colombia and the potential effects for U.S. policy. On July 18, 2016, the Colombian Constitutional Court approved a plebiscite to allow Colombian voters to decide the fate of the peace accord under negotiation between the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the country's largest insurgent group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Does the Supreme Court's 4-4 Split in Texas Mean for Future Executive Action as to Immigration? (open access)

What Does the Supreme Court's 4-4 Split in Texas Mean for Future Executive Action as to Immigration?

This legal sidebar discusses the Supreme Court's recent 4-4 split in Texas v. United States and how it might affect the Executive's ability to "go it alone" on immigration in the future. The nominee or presumptive nominee for President of both major political parties has expressed a willingness to take certain actions as to immigration on his or her own, without waiting for Congress to enact further legislation (although the specific actions they would take vary, depending upon their policies on immigration and other issues).
Date: July 25, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Special Rule for the African Elephant (open access)

Revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Special Rule for the African Elephant

This report answers questions about the revisions to the Endangered Species Act Special Rule for the African elephant. Questions include: why didn't the Service ban all ivory trade, What is the U.S. role in illegal elephant ivory trade, how do the changes to the African elephant rule affect trade in African elephant ivory. Additional questions and answers are included in the report.
Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: United States. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
AVoided Emissions and geneRation Tool (AVERT): User Manual Version 1.4 (open access)

AVoided Emissions and geneRation Tool (AVERT): User Manual Version 1.4

This is the user manual for using the AVoided Emissions and geneRation Tool (AVERT).
Date: July 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air and Radiation.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Instructions for Using Microsoft Excel to Import the Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) Results (open access)

Instructions for Using Microsoft Excel to Import the Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) Results

An instructional document for using Microsoft excel to import Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule Results.
Date: July 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public Water System Surface Water Intakes (open access)

Public Water System Surface Water Intakes

Report describing the public water supply surface water intake sites in Texas, including location data, the entities owning the water intake sites, and more.
Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
AVERT Overview and Step- by Step Instructions (open access)

AVERT Overview and Step- by Step Instructions

This is an overview for the AVoided Emissions and geneRation Tool (AVERT) tool.
Date: July 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Public water system wells (open access)

Public water system wells

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Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) (open access)

The Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3)

A paper that provides a dataset that represents the eleventh NCOD release of analytical results for UCMR 3. The Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) program is used by the EPA to collect data for contaminants suspected to be present in drinking water.
Date: July 2016
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Synthesis of IES-Funded Research on Mathematics: 2002-2013 (open access)

Synthesis of IES-Funded Research on Mathematics: 2002-2013

This report synthesizes peer-reviewed publications that were products of IES-funded research project that focused on mathematics teaching and learning from students in kindergarten through high school.
Date: July 2016
Creator: Rittle-Johnson, Bethany & Jordan, Nancy C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The ECHO, Volume 88, Number 6, July/August 2016 (open access)

The ECHO, Volume 88, Number 6, July/August 2016

Monthly newspaper produced for inmates in the Texas criminal justice system containing news stories, policy updates, opinion pieces, creative works, and other information.
Date: July 2016
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 74, Number 6, July 2016 (open access)

Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 74, Number 6, July 2016

Monthly magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: July 2016
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Round Up, July 2016 (open access)

Round Up, July 2016

Magazine for Texas Lottery retailers that contains news, retailer spotlights, and a list of lottery winners.
Date: July 2016
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
StarDate, Volume 44, Number 4, July/August 2016 (open access)

StarDate, Volume 44, Number 4, July/August 2016

Bimonthly publication of the McDonald Observatory discussing research, news, and other topics of interest related to astronomy and science.
Date: 2016-07/2016-08
Creator: McDonald Observatory
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Highways, Volume 63, Number 7, July 2016 (open access)

Texas Highways, Volume 63, Number 7, July 2016

Monthly travel magazine discussing locations and events in Texas to encourage travel within the state.
Date: July 2016
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
OncoLog, Volume 61, Number 7, July 2016 (open access)

OncoLog, Volume 61, Number 7, July 2016

Newsletter from the University of Texas System Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute discussing cancer care and research to inform physicians of recent developments in the field.
Date: July 2016
Creator: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 07-16, July 2016 (open access)

Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 07-16, July 2016

Newsletter of the Texas Credit Union Department containing departmental news and announcements, deadlines, and other information of importance to credit unions. Information provided covers CDFI guarantee bond program, FFIEC announces cyber security assessments, and policies and procedures
Date: July 20, 2016
Creator: Texas. Credit Union Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural Outlook, July, 2016 (open access)

Natural Outlook, July, 2016

Newsletter discussing environmental issues and policies in Texas. This issue profiles the role of environmental investigators of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Date: July 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Riparian Productivity along the Lower Brazos River (open access)

Riparian Productivity along the Lower Brazos River

Report on riparian productivity along the lower Brazos River (LBR) concerns two riparian research sites (Wallis and San Felipe).
Date: July 18, 2016
Creator: Hayes, Tom
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Integrating Underground freight Transportation into existing intermodal systems (open access)

Integrating Underground freight Transportation into existing intermodal systems

Report detailing the possibility of underground transportation options to increase the capacity of the freight transportation system in Texas, which is predicted to have a large increase in freight tonnage.
Date: July 31, 2016
Creator: Najafi, Mohammad; Ardekani, Siamak & Shahandahti, Seyed Mohsen
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mash Test 3-11 of the TxTOT T222 Bridge Rail (open access)

Mash Test 3-11 of the TxTOT T222 Bridge Rail

"The objective of this research was to evaluate the impact performance of the TxDOT Type T222 Bridge Rail according to the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) TL-3.
Date: July 2016
Creator: Williams, William F.; Bligh, Roger P. & Menges, Wanda L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Panhandle Water News, July 2016 (open access)

Panhandle Water News, July 2016

Quarterly newsletter of the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District discussing the news, activities, and events of the organization and other information related to water in Texas.
Date: July 2016
Creator: Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History