City of Denton debt summary report as of September 30, 2015 (open access)

City of Denton debt summary report as of September 30, 2015

This report describes the City two types of long-term debt: General Obligation Debt and Revenue Bond Debt. The City also differentiates between tax-supported and revenue-supported debt to provide the public with a clear understanding of what debt will be paid by property taxes versus rate revenues. However, Data provided in this report is as of the date of publication and constitutes existing long-term debt obligations only. This report does not include forward looking statements nor does it include debt that may be incurred in the future. Interested parties should refer to the City’s audited financial statements and other disclosure documents when investing.
Date: November 20, 2015
Creator: Denton. Finance Department
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet. Congressional decisions on this issue could affect Coast Guard funding requirements, the Coast Guard's ability to perform its polar missions, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: November 20, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Internet Governance and the Domain Name System: Issues for Congress (open access)

Internet Governance and the Domain Name System: Issues for Congress

This report provides a definition regarding Internet governance and how the Internet is currently governed, and discusses the role of United States government and future model of Internet governance.
Date: November 20, 2015
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran Nuclear Agreement (open access)

Iran Nuclear Agreement

This report provides background on the agreement negotiated by Iran and six other countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany--collectively known as the P5+1) regarding Iran's nuclear program, and discusses the implications for U.S.-Iran relations.
Date: November 20, 2015
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth & Kerr, Paul K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Legislation Eliminating the Federal Reserve's Surplus (open access)

Legislation Eliminating the Federal Reserve's Surplus

The Fed retains some of its profits in a surplus account, which currently has a balance of $29.3 billion. This report discusses H.Amdt. 824 to the highway bill (H.R. 22) and H.R. 3189, which would permanently eliminate the surplus.
Date: November 20, 2015
Creator: Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Obama Administration's November 20, 2014, Actions as to Immigration: Pending Legal Challenges One Year Later (open access)

The Obama Administration's November 20, 2014, Actions as to Immigration: Pending Legal Challenges One Year Later

This legal sidebar discusses the Obama Administration announcement regarding a number of actions to "fix" what the President has repeatedly described as a "broken" immigration system.
Date: November 20, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proposed Clean Power Plan Federal Plan and Model Rules Public Hearings (open access)

Proposed Clean Power Plan Federal Plan and Model Rules Public Hearings

This document lists the speakers and their affiliations for a public hearing that took place in Atlanta, GA.
Date: November 20, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense--Issues for Congress (open access)

A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense--Issues for Congress

This report briefly describes the shift in the international security environment that some observers believe has occurred, and identifies some defense related issues for Congress that could arise from it. Congress's decisions on these issues could have significant implications for U.S. defense capabilities and funding requirements.
Date: November 20, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas A&M University System Annual Financial Report: 2015 (open access)

Texas A&M University System Annual Financial Report: 2015

Annual financial report of Texas A&M University System documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2015.
Date: November 20, 2015
Creator: Texas A & M University System
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Annual Financial Report: 2015 (open access)

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Annual Financial Report: 2015

Annual financial report of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2015.
Date: November 20, 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Motor Vehicles. Finance & Administrative Services Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 47, Pages 8065-8414, November 20, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 47, Pages 8065-8414, November 20, 2015

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: November 20, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Technical College Annual Financial Report: August 31, 2015 (open access)

Texas State Technical College Annual Financial Report: August 31, 2015

Annual financial report of Texas State Technical College documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2015.
Date: November 20, 2015
Creator: Texas State Technical College
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elections in Haiti (open access)

Elections in Haiti

This report briefly discusses various issues regarding the election process in Haiti. Haiti is in the midst of a national election cycle to fill all 119 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, 20 seats in the 30-seat Senate, and most municipal offices - and to elect a new president.
Date: October 20, 2015
Creator: Taft-Morales, Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions

This report contains links to contacts for specific Affordable Care Act (ACA) questions and provides basic consumer sources, including a glossary of health coverage terms.
Date: October 20, 2015
Creator: Napili, Angela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process (open access)

Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process

This report summarizes the points of order currently in effect under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, as well as related points of order established in various other measures that have a direct impact on budget enforcement.
Date: October 20, 2015
Creator: Saturno, James V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Potential Impact of No Social Security COLA on Medicare Part B Premiums in 2016 (open access)

Potential Impact of No Social Security COLA on Medicare Part B Premiums in 2016

This report provides an overview of Medicare Part B premiums, the relationship between the Social Security cost-of-living increase (COLA) and Part B premiums, and the potential impact of a projected 0% Social Security COLA in 2016 on Medicare premiums, based on recent projections by the Medicare Trustees.
Date: October 20, 2015
Creator: Davis, Patricia A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sanctuary Jurisdictions and Criminal Aliens: In Brief (open access)

Sanctuary Jurisdictions and Criminal Aliens: In Brief

This report examines the interplay between the federal government (i.e., ICE) and state and local jurisdictions in enforcing immigration law, with a specific focus on noncitizens who have been convicted of a crime. It explores major programs and federal resources available to state and local law enforcement agencies that cooperate with ICE to enforce immigration law.
Date: October 20, 2015
Creator: Kandel, William A. & Seghetti, Lisa
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation Following "El Chapo" Guzmán's Escape (open access)

U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation Following "El Chapo" Guzmán's Escape

This report discusses U.S.-Mexican security cooperation in the wake of the escape of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán on July 11, 2015, from a maximum security federal prison near Mexico City.
Date: October 20, 2015
Creator: Beittel, June S. & Seelke, Clare Ribando
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations Process: A Brief Explanation (open access)

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Appropriations Process: A Brief Explanation

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Date: October 20, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automatic Continuing Resolutions: Background and Overview of Recent Proposals (open access)

Automatic Continuing Resolutions: Background and Overview of Recent Proposals

This report provides background on the historical frequency of federal funding gaps and shutdowns. It also discusses features of Automatic Continuing Resolutions (ACRs), arguments for and against ACRs, relevant Congressional actions, and proposals in the 112th through 114th Congresses.
Date: August 20, 2015
Creator: Tollestrup, Jessica
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Birthright Citizenship Under the 14th Amendment of Persons Born in the United States to Alien Parents (open access)

Birthright Citizenship Under the 14th Amendment of Persons Born in the United States to Alien Parents

This report traces the history of birthright citizenship under U.S. law and discusses some of the legislation in recent Congresses intended to alter it. In the current and recent Congresses, some Members have introduced or supported legislation that would revise or reinterpret the Citizenship Clause to address several concerns.
Date: August 20, 2015
Creator: Lee, Margaret M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Brazil: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Brazil: Background and U.S. Relations

This report discusses the current political and economic situation in Brazil, and examines the U.S.'s commercial relationship with the country. The United States traditionally has enjoyed robust economic and political relations with Brazil, which is the seventh-largest economy in the world and is recognized by the Obama Administration as a "major global player" and an "indispensable partner" on issues ranging from international development to climate change.
Date: August 20, 2015
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bundling and Consolidation of Contract Requirements Under the Small Business Act: Legal Overview (open access)

Bundling and Consolidation of Contract Requirements Under the Small Business Act: Legal Overview

This report consists of the bundling and consolidation of contract requirements under the small business act and legal overview.
Date: August 20, 2015
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determining Cost Benefit and Demand Savings of Municipal Water Conservation Efforts (open access)

Determining Cost Benefit and Demand Savings of Municipal Water Conservation Efforts

Quantifies the water saved by individual conservation measures and identifies the most effective method. Estimates the cost benefit on the revenue and plans for future water supply and waste water capacity
Date: August 20, 2015
Creator: Watearth
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History