Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 8, Pages 753-866, February 20, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 8, Pages 753-866, February 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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: February 20, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The U.S. Tsunami Program: A Brief Overview (open access)

The U.S. Tsunami Program: A Brief Overview

This report provides an introduction to U.S. Tsunami warning centers and discusses the national Tsunami hazard mitigation program.
Date: February 20, 2015
Creator: Folger, Peter
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): FY2015 Appropriations (open access)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): FY2015 Appropriations

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Date: February 19, 2015
Creator: Esworthy, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Care for Dependents and Survivors of Veterans (open access)

Health Care for Dependents and Survivors of Veterans

This report is categorized into six categories: (I) Overview, (II) Questions and Answers, (III) Eligibility, (IV) Benefits, (V) Payments and (VI) Other Payments.
Date: February 19, 2015
Creator: Panagala, Sidath Viranga
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Is Biopower Carbon Neutral? (open access)

Is Biopower Carbon Neutral?

This report discusses some factors taken into account when considering whether biopower is carbon neutral. It does not discuss carbon accounting for other bioenergy pathways.
Date: February 19, 2015
Creator: Bracmort, Kelsi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit (open access)

Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit

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Date: February 19, 2015
Creator: Kirchhoff, Suzanne M. & Davis, Patricia A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview and Issues for Implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative: Implications for Federal Information Technology Reform Management (open access)

Overview and Issues for Implementation of the Federal Cloud Computing Initiative: Implications for Federal Information Technology Reform Management

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Date: February 19, 2015
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney & Fischer, Eric A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Overview of the Housing Finance System in the United States (open access)

An Overview of the Housing Finance System in the United States

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Date: February 19, 2015
Creator: Hoskins, Sean M.; Jones, Katie & Weiss, N. Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Small Business Administration 504/CDC Loan Guaranty Program (open access)

Small Business Administration 504/CDC Loan Guaranty Program

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Date: February 19, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
USCIS Funding and Accountability to Congress (open access)

USCIS Funding and Accountability to Congress

This report briefly discusses funding for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). USCIS handles many immigration administration functions, the most prominent of which is processing and adjudicating immigrant petitions and applications.
Date: February 19, 2015
Creator: Kandel, William A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2015 Appropriations (open access)

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2015 Appropriations

This report will track and describe actions taken by the administration and congress to provide FY2015 appropriations for CJS accounts.
Date: February 18, 2015
Creator: James, Nathan; Williams, Jennifer D. & Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2014 (open access)

Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2014

This report responds to congressional inquiries concerning this process, and includes a historical examination and chronological list of these awards.
Date: February 18, 2015
Creator: Glassman, Matthew E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 02-15, February 2015 (open access)

Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 02-15, February 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Credit Union Department containing departmental news and announcements, deadlines, and other information of importance to credit unions. Information included covers cyber risks, operating fee, and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Date: February 18, 2015
Creator: Texas. Credit Union Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
House Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction (open access)

House Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction

This report briefly outlines the background of ethics enforcement in the House of Representatives, including the creation of both the Select Committee on Ethics and the Committee on Ethics. The report also focuses on various jurisdictional and procedural changes that the committee has experienced since 1967 and discusses the committee's current jurisdiction and procedures.
Date: February 18, 2015
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
International Law and Agreements: Their Effect upon U.S. Law (open access)

International Law and Agreements: Their Effect upon U.S. Law

This report provides an introduction to the roles that international law and agreements play in the United States. This includes the role of different branches of government play in navigating such laws.
Date: February 18, 2015
Creator: Garcia, Michael J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy (open access)

Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy

This report discusses the annual number of refugees that can be admitted into the United States, known as the refugee ceiling, and the allocation of these numbers by region that are set by the President after consultation with Congress at the start of each fiscal year.
Date: February 18, 2015
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Deductions for Individuals: A Summary (open access)

Tax Deductions for Individuals: A Summary

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Date: February 18, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Farm Income Outlook for 2015 (open access)

U.S. Farm Income Outlook for 2015

This report discusses national net farm income, which is a key indicator of U.S. farm well-being. The outlook for lower net farm income, coupled with record farm wealth, suggests a mixed financial picture heading into 2015 for the agricultural sector as a whole, with substantial regional variation.
Date: February 18, 2015
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 50 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 50

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Thursday, January 29, 2015, and ending on Monday, February 2, 2015.
Date: February 17, 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 53 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 53

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate inviting the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas to address a joint session of the legislature on February 18, 2015.
Date: February 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bee Health: The Role of Pesticides (open access)

Bee Health: The Role of Pesticides

This report briefly describes recent scientific research and analysis regarding the potential role of pesticides among the factors affecting the health and well-being of bees.
Date: February 17, 2015
Creator: Johnson, Renée & Corn, M. Lynne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Code (open access)

Tax Code

This code supersedes any provision of a municipal charter or ordinance relating to property taxation and provides general provisions for the definition of property and taxation.
Date: February 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0003 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0003

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 sheriff may solicit and receive public donations for programs of the sheriffs department (RQ-1214-GA).
Date: February 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cuba Sanctions: Legislative Restrictions Limiting the Normalization of Relations (open access)

Cuba Sanctions: Legislative Restrictions Limiting the Normalization of Relations

This report provides information on legislative provisions restricting relations with Cuba. It lists the various provisions of law comprising economic sanctions on Cuba, including key laws that are the statutory basis of the embargo, and provides information on the authority to lift or waive these restrictions.
Date: February 13, 2015
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E. & Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library