Charleston, SC, Mass Shooter Might Have Been Denied a Handgun If Not for Possible Recordkeeping Oversights (open access)

Charleston, SC, Mass Shooter Might Have Been Denied a Handgun If Not for Possible Recordkeeping Oversights

This report briefly discusses the announcement by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey that the alleged assailant in the Charleston, SC, mass murder/shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church might have been prevented from acquiring a handgun if not for possible recordkeeping oversights on the part of the FBI and Columbia, SC, city police and county sheriff's departments.
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Krouse, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DRIVE Act Would Increase Highway Funding Faster than Projected Inflation (open access)

DRIVE Act Would Increase Highway Funding Faster than Projected Inflation

This report briefly discusses the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act; S. 1647). The DRIVE Act would authorize $278 billion for a six-year federal highway program.
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Kirk, Robert S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Power over Local Law Enforcement Reform: Legal Issues (open access)

Federal Power over Local Law Enforcement Reform: Legal Issues

This report will examine several constitutional principles relevant to this issue and apply them to the various legislative proposals.
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Cole, Jared P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydraulic Fracturing and Safe Drinking Water Act Regulatory Issues (open access)

Hydraulic Fracturing and Safe Drinking Water Act Regulatory Issues

This report reviews past and proposed treatment of hydraulic fracturing under the SDWA, which authorizes regulation of the underground injection of fluids to protect groundwater sources of drinking water.
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Tiemann, Mary & Vann, Adam
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0026 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0026

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: Question relating to the Galveston City Charter and atax increment reinvestment zone governed by chapter 311 of the Tax Code (RQ-0004-KP).
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0027 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0027

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 section 157.901 of the Local Government Code requires a county to provide representation to a county judge involved in a disciplinary proceeding before the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (RQ-0005-KP).
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0028 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0028

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 Type C municipality may levy an ad valorem property tax (RQ-0006-KP).
Date: July 13, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History