Main Street Matters, June 2015 (open access)

Main Street Matters, June 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: June 2015
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Take Care of Texas" Bookmarks] (open access)

["Take Care of Texas" Bookmarks]

Series of detachable bookmarks describing ways to help "Take Care of Texas" each with a different message regarding: grease in drains, being a responsible pet owner, participating in watershed protection, acting as a citizen scientist, and taking proper care of septic systems. Each one includes a general description with a logo or illustration as well as additional, more specific bullet points on the back.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas STEMI/Heart Attack Hospital  Performance Measures: ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and Heart Attack System of Care Report (open access)

Texas STEMI/Heart Attack Hospital Performance Measures: ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and Heart Attack System of Care Report

Report documenting findings from data collection and analysis, "Conducted to advance heart attack reduction efforts, assess policies and practices regarding delivery of care across the state, and identify areas of opportunity for quality improvement" (cover).
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas. Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Connections, Volume 1, Number 4, June 2015 (open access)

Connections, Volume 1, Number 4, June 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: June 2015
Creator: Texas. Commission on State Emergency Communications.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Update, Volume 34, Number 5, June 2015 (open access)

Update, Volume 34, Number 5, June 2015

Newsletter of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas providing updated information about programs, benefits, and related topics.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices (open access)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices

Sheet from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) listing contact information for each of the 16 Texas regional offices as well as the watermasters. The back includes a map showing the counties included in each of the corresponding regions.
Date: June 1, 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices (open access)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices

Sheet from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) listing contact information for each of the 16 Texas regional offices as well as the watermasters. The back includes a map showing the counties included in each of the corresponding regions.
Date: June 15, 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

To Your Child, You Are the Greatest Show on Earth

Poster of a small child wearing a gingham dress and clapping her hands and discussing the importance of playing with children.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History
Show Your Texas Pride (open access)

Show Your Texas Pride

A pamphlet about a program to buy themed license plates to support the "Take Care of Texas" program, which will fund projects that protect natural resources.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0024 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0024

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: Construction of section 1304.1581 of the Occupations Code, governing cancellations and refunds of service contracts (RQ-0001-KP).
Date: June 9, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0023 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0023

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 member of a board of trustees of an independent school district may also serve as a trustee of a county hospital board with overlapping jurisdiction (RQ-1234-GA).
Date: June 9, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0022 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0022

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: Authority of investment pools under the Public Funds Investment Act (RQ-1233-GA).
Date: June 9, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0025 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0025

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: Rights of government officials involved with issuing same-sex marriage licenses and conducting same-sex wedding ceremonies (RQ-0031-KP).
Date: June 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Injury Determinations for Humpback Whales and Other Cetaceans Reported to NOAA Response Networks in the Hawaiian Islands during 2007-2012 (open access)

Injury Determinations for Humpback Whales and Other Cetaceans Reported to NOAA Response Networks in the Hawaiian Islands during 2007-2012

From introduction: the present paper provides a summary of injury determinations for cetaceans in and around the Hawaiian EEZ reported injured by human causes to the PIR-MMRN and HIERN during 2007-2012... This paper also summarizes reports from previous years of cetaceans other than humpback whales injured by human causes for the purpose of obtaining additional qualitative information on the sources of injuries and the species involved. (pg. 1)
Date: June 2015
Creator: Bradford, Amanda L. & Lyman, Ed
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Depth Derivation Using Multispectral WorldView-2 Satellite Imagery (open access)

Depth Derivation Using Multispectral WorldView-2 Satellite Imagery

Report discussing high-resolution multibeam bathymetry data. Results show that in the absence of shallow (0-20 m) high-resolution bathymetric data, satellite-derived depths are an important resource for assessing, monitoring, and managing shallow coral reef ecosystems. (pg. iii)
Date: June 2015
Creator: Ehses, Julia S. & Rooney, John J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guía De Programas Y Servicois Útiles (open access)

Guía De Programas Y Servicois Útiles

An information sheet on programs and services of the Texas WIC Program.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
2015 Summer Enrollment: Retirees and Families Guide (open access)

2015 Summer Enrollment: Retirees and Families Guide

Guide for Retirees and Families Guide during Summer enrollment, describing changes in health care, HealthSelect of Texas,health benefits, prescription drugs, life insurance, and enrollment events.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Upper Barker Watershed Flood Protection Planning Study Final Report (open access)

Upper Barker Watershed Flood Protection Planning Study Final Report

Report on a flood protection and management plan for the Upper Barker Watershed.
Date: June 26, 2015
Creator: Halff Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
2015 Summer Enrollment: Active Employee Guide (open access)

2015 Summer Enrollment: Active Employee Guide

Guide for active employee guide during Summer enrollment, describing whats new for the year, HealthSelect, enrollments, prescription drugs, life insurance, and health plan comparison chart.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site (open access)

Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site

Brochure for Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site with a short history of the lighthouse and a drawing showing the height of different areas of the lighthouse.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Take Care of Texas Lone Star Activity Book (open access)

Take Care of Texas Lone Star Activity Book

Activity and information book for kids from the Take Care of Texas Campaign about how they can help take care of the environment. Includes the winning picture for the 2015 Take Care of Texas Kids Art Contest by Ava White of Frisco, Texas.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Changing Perceptions of Cycling in the African American Community to Encourage Participation in a Sport that Promotes Health in Adults (open access)

Changing Perceptions of Cycling in the African American Community to Encourage Participation in a Sport that Promotes Health in Adults

Report studying negative perceptions of cycling in the African American community and ways to change them to promote health in the community.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Torcat, Adriana; McCray, Talia & Durden, Teri
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
City Mixed Beverage Comparison Summary: Second Quarter 2015 (open access)

City Mixed Beverage Comparison Summary: Second Quarter 2015

Quarterly report outlining tax revenues and remittances for alcoholic beverages, listed by city, for April-June 2015. It also compares the statistics to the same period for the previous year.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Law Review, Volume 93, Number 7, June 2015 (open access)

Texas Law Review, Volume 93, Number 7, June 2015

Journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of law and legal cases.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Texas Law Review Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History