84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 975, Chapter 47 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 975, Chapter 47

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to charitable raffles conducted by certain professional sports team charitable foundations; creating a criminal offense.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1042, Chapter 48 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1042, Chapter 48

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a site of unique value for the construction of a reservoir.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1051, Chapter 49 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1051, Chapter 49

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Ellis County.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1219, Chapter 50 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1219, Chapter 50

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to a provisional license to practice funeral directing or embalming; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1443, Chapter 51 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1443, Chapter 51

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the Texas Identification Number system.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1740, Chapter 52 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1740, Chapter 52

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the administration of rabies vaccine under a local rabies control program.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3031, Chapter 53 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3031, Chapter 53

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the decertification of a certified capital company.
Date: May 21, 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 38 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 38

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating the Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce on its receipt of five-star accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Date: April 21, 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 86 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 86

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of Amarillo City Council member James Harold Simms.
Date: April 21, 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 87 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 87

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate in memory of Gene Earl Parker of Amarillo.
Date: April 21, 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 92 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 92

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating Dr. Stephen C. Head on his appointment as president of the Lone Star College System.
Date: April 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 901, Chapter 54 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 901, Chapter 54

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the amount of temporary income benefits to which an injured employee is entitled under the workers' compensation system.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 925, Chapter 55 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 925, Chapter 55

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to providing training academies for public school teachers who provide reading instruction to students in kindergarten through grade three.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1353, Chapter 56 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1353, Chapter 56

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the provision and administration of indigent defense services.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 22 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Joint Resolution 22

Joint resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2016 Appropriations (open access)

Agriculture and Related Agencies: FY2016 Appropriations

This report discusses the Agriculture appropriations bill for FY 2016, which funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -- except for the Forest Service -- as well as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and, in even-numbered fiscal years, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: Monke, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airline Passenger Rights: The Federal Role in Aviation Consumer Protection (open access)

Airline Passenger Rights: The Federal Role in Aviation Consumer Protection

This report examines aviation consumer protections following the 1978 elimination of most governmental control regarding airline business practices. It explains the roles of Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in protecting airline consumers, and discusses some major passenger rights issues and related laws and regulations.
Date: July 21, 2015
Creator: Tang, Rachel Y.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amendments in the House: Types and Forms (open access)

Amendments in the House: Types and Forms

This report addresses Types and Forms of Amendments in the House.
Date: August 21, 2015
Creator: Davis, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the issues related to changes in the Arctic sea. It's background and issues for Congress.
Date: May 21, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress

This report focuses on the potential implications of China's naval modernization for future required U.S. Navy capabilities. Other CRS reports address separate issues relating to China. This report is based on unclassified open-source information.
Date: September 21, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States (open access)

China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States

This report provides background on China's economic rise; describes its current economic structure; identifies the challenges China faces to maintain economic growth; and discusses the challenges, opportunities, and implications of China's economic rise for the United States.
Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Recent Stock Market Volatility: What Are the Implications? (open access)

China's Recent Stock Market Volatility: What Are the Implications?

China's two main stock markets, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), experienced rapid price increases from about mid-2014 to mid-2015. However, from June 12 to July 7, 2015, the Shanghai and Shenzhen Composite Indices fell by 32% and 40%, respectively. This report briefly examines this volatility and the Chinese government's response.
Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M. & Nelson, Gabriel M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clean Energy Incentive Program Next Steps (open access)

Clean Energy Incentive Program Next Steps

This is a brief on the EPA's Clean Power Plan (CCP).
Date: October 21, 2015
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Competition in Federal Contracting: Legal Overview (open access)

Competition in Federal Contracting: Legal Overview

Competition in federal procurement contracting has long been of interest to Congress and the executive branch, in part because of the belief that increased competition among potential vendors results in lower prices for the government. The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (CICA) generally governs competition in federal procurement contracting. This report contains information on contracts not subject to CICA, contracts subject to CICA, specifics within the implementation of the law, and related figures and data.
Date: January 21, 2015
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library