Introduction to Financial Services: International Supervision (open access)

Introduction to Financial Services: International Supervision

This report discusses the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and subsequent global economic turmoil that underscored the interconnectedness of the global financial system as well as its weaknesses. In the wake of the crisis, leaders from the United States and other countries have pursued a wide range of reforms to the international financial regulatory system.
Date: February 10, 2015
Creator: Weiss, Martin A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Funeral Honors and Military Cemeteries: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Military Funeral Honors and Military Cemeteries: Frequently Asked Questions

This report is written in response to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about military funeral honors and military cemeteries. It provides information to questions in three general areas: implementation of the funeral honors and eligibility criteria; components of the honor detail and the funeral ceremony; and specific questions on burial and honors at Arlington National Cemetery. It also cites legislation requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to make military funeral honors available to every eligible veteran upon request.
Date: April 10, 2015
Creator: Salazar Torreon, Barbara
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R. 3230; P.L. 113-146) (open access)

Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R. 3230; P.L. 113-146)

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Date: February 10, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legal Liability for Social Security Overpayments (open access)

Legal Liability for Social Security Overpayments

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Date: March 10, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Albelda Clayton-Matthews Paid Family and Medical leave Simulator Model Documentation (open access)

The Albelda Clayton-Matthews Paid Family and Medical leave Simulator Model Documentation

This document is a report and simulations model that was presented to the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor.
Date: November 10, 2015
Creator: Clayton-Matthews, Alan & Albeda, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0030 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0030

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a county attorney with criminal jurisdiction may, pursuant to section 41.005, Government Code, retain a commission on bond forfeiture collection (RQ-0010-KP).
Date: August 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0029 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0029

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of a county hospital district to create a charitable organization under section 281.0565 of the Health and Safety Code and related governance questions (RQ-0008-KP).
Date: August 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0032 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0032

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether an independent school district police chief may simultaneously serve as a constable in the precinct in which the school district is located (RQ-0012-KP).
Date: August 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0031 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0031

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Duty of a county to provide legal representation for a former county employee under subsections 157.901(a) and (b) of the Local Government Code (RQ-0011-KP).
Date: August 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2507, Chapter 410 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2507, Chapter 410

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment used for digital audio broadcasting.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2712, Chapter 412 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2712, Chapter 412

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to large data center projects from the sales and use tax.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 122, Chapter 387 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 122, Chapter 387

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the Texas Mobility Fund.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3067, Chapter 417 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3067, Chapter 417

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the amount that may be donated by contract by certain populous counties to crime stoppers or crime prevention organizations.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 65 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 65

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate designating the western honey bee as the official State Pollinator of Texas.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 797, Chapter 377 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 797, Chapter 377

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the Hunt Memorial Hospital District; authorizing the issuance of bonds.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1146, Chapter 392 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1146, Chapter 392

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to persons who may operate a public water supply system.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 745, Chapter 376 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 745, Chapter 376

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the installation of solar-powered stop signs by a property owners' association.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1466, Chapter 396 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1466, Chapter 396

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to Parks and Wildlife Department procedures for the transfer of ownership of boats or outboard motors; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 110 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 110

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing May 2015 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Month.
Date: June 10, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Gage Based Cross Section Data to Represent Habitat Conditions for Riverine Resources at the Reach Level (open access)

Evaluation of Gage Based Cross Section Data to Represent Habitat Conditions for Riverine Resources at the Reach Level

Report evaluating the use of gage based cross section data to represent river resources at reach level.
Date: May 10, 2015
Creator: Hardy, Thomas B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of Jordanian politics and current issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations. It provides a brief discussion of Jordan's government and economy and of its cooperation with U.S. policy objectives in the Middle East, including the promotion of Arab-Israeli peace.
Date: September 10, 2015
Creator: Sharp, Jeremy M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and presents potential issues for Congress concerning the Navy's ship force-structure goals and shipbuilding plans. The planned size of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans have been matters of concern for the congressional defense committees for the past several years.
Date: August 10, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nigeria's 2015 Elections and the Boko Haram Crisis (open access)

Nigeria's 2015 Elections and the Boko Haram Crisis

This report provides an overview of recent 2011 Nigerian elections, development challenges, reform initiatives, social issues, security concerns, and international relations in Nigeria. It ends with some concerns for Congress, including U.S.-Nigerian trade issues, Nigerian counter-terrorism efforts, and U.S. assistance to Nigeria.
Date: February 10, 2015
Creator: Ploch Blanchard, Lauren
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of current issues in U.S.-Palestinian relations. It also contains an overview of Palestinian society and politics and descriptions of key Palestinian individuals and groups--chiefly the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the Palestinian Authority (PA), Fatah, Hamas, and the Palestinian refugee population.
Date: February 10, 2015
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library