84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 35 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 35

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 Wednesday, March 25, 2015, and ending on Monday, March 30, 2015.
Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
East Asia’s Foreign Exchange Rate Policies (open access)

East Asia’s Foreign Exchange Rate Policies

This report examines the de facto foreign exchange rate policies adopted by the monetary authorities of East Asian governments.
Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: Martin, Miachael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy and Water Development: FY2016 Appropriations (open access)

Energy and Water Development: FY2016 Appropriations

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Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: Holt, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2015 Appropriations (open access)

Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2015 Appropriations

This report provides an overview of actions taken by Congress and the President to provide FY2015 appropriations for the accounts funded by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: Lynch, Karen E.; McCallion, Gail; Cornell, Ada S.; Szymendera, Scott D & Bradley, David H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile (open access)

Membership of the 114th Congress: A Profile

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Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peace Talks in Colombia (open access)

Peace Talks in Colombia

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Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reauthorizing the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (open access)

Reauthorizing the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000

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Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0011 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0011

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 public school district may expend funds for the management of county school lands to determine if a lessee of a mineral estate is fulfilling its duty to explore and develop the mineral estate (RQ-1225-GA).
Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0012 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0012

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: Validity of a salary increase for the sheriff that exceeded the amount listed in the initial public notice required by section 152.013 of the Local Government Code (RQ-1226-GA).
Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0013 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0013

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: Commencement of term of office of a person elected sheriff as a successor to an individual who was appointed to fill a vacancy in that office (RQ-1227-GA).
Date: March 31, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Domestic Drones and Privacy: A Primer (open access)

Domestic Drones and Privacy: A Primer

This report will provide a primer on privacy issues related to various UAS operations, both public and private, including an overview of current UAS uses, the privacy interests implicated by these operations, and various potential approaches to UAS privacy regulations.
Date: March 30, 2015
Creator: Thompson, Richard M., 2
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 47 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 47

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating San Patricio County Judge Terry Simpson on being named the 2014 Newsmaker of the Year by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
Date: March 27, 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 79 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 79

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing musician Phil Collins as an honorary Texan and commending him for his donation of Alamo artifacts to the State of Texas.
Date: March 27, 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 100 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 100

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate commemorating the centennial of the King Ranch Main House.
Date: March 27, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cyberwarfare and Cyberterrorism: In Brief (open access)

Cyberwarfare and Cyberterrorism: In Brief

This report discusses current domestic legal framework surrounding cyber warfare and cyber terrorism. It also points out cyber warfare ecosystem and Use of the Military: Offensive Cyberspace Operations.
Date: March 27, 2015
Creator: Theohary, Catherine A. & Rollins, John W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOE’s Office of Science and the FY2016 Budget Request (open access)

DOE’s Office of Science and the FY2016 Budget Request

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Date: March 27, 2015
Creator: Gonzalez, Heather B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
H.R. 37 Derivatives Provision May Create Broader Exemption (open access)

H.R. 37 Derivatives Provision May Create Broader Exemption

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Date: March 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: Interim Nuclear Agreement and Talks on a Comprehensive Accord (open access)

Iran: Interim Nuclear Agreement and Talks on a Comprehensive Accord

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Date: March 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Newsletter of Texas State Representative James Frank: March 27, 2015 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative James Frank: March 27, 2015

Newsletter of James Frank for his constituents discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on the proposition of the House budget and the passing of House Bill 80 making texting and driving illegal while the vehicle is in motion.
Date: March 27, 2015
Creator: Frank, James Boisfeuillet
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations (open access)

Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations

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Date: March 27, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 13, Pages 1771-1922, March 27, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 13, Pages 1771-1922, March 27, 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: March 27, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
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: March 26, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses The Coast Guard's Program of Record (POR) calls for procuring 8 national security cutters (NSCs), 25 offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard cutters and Patrol Craft.
Date: March 26, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011 (open access)

The Debt Limit Since 2011

This report discusses the federal debt increase. Total federal debt can increase when the government sells debt to the public to finance budget deficits and acquire the financial resources needed to meet its obligations (increasing debt held by the public), or when the federal government issues debt to certain government accounts, such as the Social Security, Medicare, and Transportation trust funds, in exchange for their reported surpluses (increasing debt held by government accounts).
Date: March 26, 2015
Creator: Austin, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library