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.

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.

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).

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).

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).

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).

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain equipment used for digital audio broadcasting.

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.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the Texas Mobility Fund.

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.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate designating the western honey bee as the official State Pollinator of Texas.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the Hunt Memorial Hospital District; authorizing the issuance of bonds.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to persons who may operate a public water supply system.

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the installation of solar-powered stop signs by a property owners' association.

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.

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing May 2015 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Month.

Report evaluating the use of gage based cross section data to represent river resources at reach level.

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.

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.

This report discusses the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), which is an independent federal agency that administers the programs authorized by two statutes.

This report is a research aid which lists the Department of Defense authorization bills and appropriations bills for FY1970-FY2015. This report includes all the pertinent information on the passage of these bills through the legislative process: bill numbers, report numbers, dates reported and passed, recorded vote numbers and vote tallies, dates of passage of the conference reports with their numbers and votes, vetoes, substitutions, dates of final passage, and public law numbers.

This report provides an overview of U.S.-Mexico economic relations, trade trends, the Mexican economy, NAFTA, and trade issues between the United States and Mexico.

This report examines the current status, legislative history, and main economic effects (including their efficacy as an economic stimulus tool) of the Section 179 and bonus depreciation allowances. It concludes with a discussion of the key policy issues facing the 114th Congress as it considers what to do with the allowances that expired at the end of 2014.

This report examines policy considerations for Congress in response to the recent influx of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) from Central American countries being apprehended at the U.S. border. The report also discusses current policy framework and the Obama Administration's diplomatic response.