The Briefing, April 2015 (open access)

The Briefing, April 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement describing news, events, and activities of the Commission, as well as updates about changes to laws or other information of interest to readers.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative James Frank: April 20, 2015 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative James Frank: April 20, 2015

Newsletter of James Frank for his constituents in district 69 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on updates on HB 3413 Bed and Banks General Permit, HB 40, and HB (Open Carry) Passes.
Date: April 20, 2015
Creator: Frank, James Boisfeuillet
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative James Frank: April 13, 2015 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative James Frank: April 13, 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 debate of which taxes to cut, and an update on House Bill 1042.
Date: April 13, 2015
Creator: Frank, James Boisfeuillet
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative James Frank: April 6, 2015 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative James Frank: April 6, 2015

Newsletter of James Frank for his constituents discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on an update on the proposed House budget.
Date: April 6, 2015
Creator: Frank, James Boisfeuillet
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Matters, April 2015 (open access)

Main Street Matters, April 2015

Newsletter issued by the Texas Main Street Program discussing news, events, and other information related to the program as well as featuring designated participating communities and providing technical advice regarding conservation and restoration.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Answers to Common Questions: TCEQ Toxicity Factors and Protection of Human Health (open access)

Answers to Common Questions: TCEQ Toxicity Factors and Protection of Human Health

Document answering frequently asked questions about toxicity factors and human health.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kinship Quarterly, April 2015 (open access)

Kinship Quarterly, April 2015

Quarterly newsletter related to the "Kinship Care by Child Protective Services (CPS)" program run by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services containing departmental information and announcements, deadlines, and other information of importance to people involved in the program.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Family and Protective Services.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Education Today, Volume 30, Number 4, April 2015 (open access)

Texas Education Today, Volume 30, Number 4, April 2015

Periodic newsletter issued by the Texas Education Agency providing updates about Texas State Board of Education meetings as well as agency news, announcements, and other information related to education.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
TMB Bulletin, April 2015 (open access)

TMB Bulletin, April 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Medical Board describing news and events as well as updates about medical licenses, disciplinary actions, and other regulatory information.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas Medical Board
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eye on Nature, Spring 2015 (open access)

Eye on Nature, Spring 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Wildlife Division discussing news, events, programs, and other topics of interest related to wildlife management in Texas, and Texas Parks and Wildlife activities.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Wildlife Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CR News, Volume 20, Number 2, April-June 2015 (open access)

CR News, Volume 20, Number 2, April-June 2015

Quarterly newsletter of the Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records Division discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to crime records and other safety issue within Texas.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Crime Records Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hispanic Texans: Journey from Empire to Democracy (open access)

Hispanic Texans: Journey from Empire to Democracy

Booklet listing sites related to the history of the Hispanic community in Texas along with educational information about the context, such as chronologies and overviews of the topic. Each site has a brief description with location and contact information.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Connections, Volume 1, Number 3, April 2015 (open access)

Connections, Volume 1, Number 3, April 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other information related to 9-1-1 services and other emergency communication within Texas.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Commission on State Emergency Communications.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Update, Volume 34, Number 3, April 2015 (open access)

Update, Volume 34, Number 3, April 2015

Newsletter of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas providing updated information about programs, benefits, and related topics.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hunting & Fishing Licenses (open access)

Hunting & Fishing Licenses

Pamphlet listing available hunting and fishing licenses with the prices of each license.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ten Step Facilities: Helping Mothers Reach Their Breastfeeding Goals (open access)

Texas Ten Step Facilities: Helping Mothers Reach Their Breastfeeding Goals

Bilingual pamphlet listing 10 steps used by certain Texas medical facilities to assist new mothers with breastfeeding.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Official Travel Map

Map of the state of Texas noting roads, major cities, state parks, and historic sites.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0014 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0014

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 school board trustee, whose powers have been suspended by the Texas Education Commissioner under chapter 39 of the Education Code, may run and serve as a city council member for a city located within the school district's boundaries (RQ-0007-KP).
Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0015 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0015

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: Constitutionality of section 54.341 of the Education Code, the Hazlewood Act (RQ-0009-KP).
Date: April 29, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statutory Interpretation: Theories, Tools, and Trends (open access)

Statutory Interpretation: Theories, Tools, and Trends

This report begins by discussing the general goals of statutory interpretation, reviewing a variety of contemporary as well as historical approaches. The report then briefly describes the two primary theories of interpretation employed today, before examining the main types of tools that courts use to determine statutory meaning. The report concludes by exploring developing issues in statutory interpretation.
Date: April 5, 2015
Creator: Brannon, Valerie C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Direct Potable Reuse Resource Document, Final Report: Volume 1 (open access)

Direct Potable Reuse Resource Document, Final Report: Volume 1

Report on direct potable resuse of water that addresses common chemicals found in water, treatment methods, and standards for potability.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Direct Potable Reuse Resource Document, Final Report, Volume 2 (open access)

Direct Potable Reuse Resource Document, Final Report, Volume 2

Appendix to report on on direct potable resuse of water that addresses common chemicals found in water, treatment methods, and standards for potability.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Existing SmartPhone Applications and Data Needs for Travel Survey (open access)

Evaluation of Existing SmartPhone Applications and Data Needs for Travel Survey

Report on existing smartphone applications and how the data needs of travel surveys could be met through the use of smartphone applications.
Date: August 2014
Creator: Huang, Yan & Wang, Qian
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Novel Approach to Modeling and Predicting Crash Frequency at Rural Intersections by Crash Type and Injury Severity Level (open access)

A Novel Approach to Modeling and Predicting Crash Frequency at Rural Intersections by Crash Type and Injury Severity Level

Report on a new model for predicting crash frequency at rural intersections that accounts for both crash type and injury severity levels.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Deng, Jun; Castro, Marisol & Bhat, Chandra R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History