Round Up, September 2015 (open access)

Round Up, September 2015

Monthly magazine for Texas Lottery retailers that contains news, retailer spotlights, and a list of lottery winners.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Education Today, Volume 31, Number 1, September 2015 (open access)

Texas Education Today, Volume 31, Number 1, September 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: September 2015
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Minuteman, September 2015 (open access)

The Minuteman, September 2015

Quarterly newsletter of the Texas Army National Guard Recruiting & Retention Command discussing news and activities of the organization as well as other related information.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas Army National Guard. Recruiting & Retention Command.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legal Information vs. Legal Advice: Guidelines and Instructions for Clerks and Court Personnel Who Work with Self-Represented Litigants in Texas State Courts (open access)

Legal Information vs. Legal Advice: Guidelines and Instructions for Clerks and Court Personnel Who Work with Self-Represented Litigants in Texas State Courts

Manual intended for court clerks and personnel who work with the public to provide guidance about answering questions from the self-represented without giving legal advice.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Office of Court Administration.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Legislative Update – 84th R.S.

Document containing presentation slides outlining various legislation during the 84th Texas regular session and the ways that the court system will be affected in terms of resources and procedures, with detailed descriptions of certain laws.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Slayton, David
Object Type: Presentation
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report on School-Based Health Centers: Fiscal Years 2012-2013 (open access)

Biennial Report on School-Based Health Centers: Fiscal Years 2012-2013

The report describes on creating a program to fund school-based health centers with federal or state funds. The report presents background of the program, findings on the program, program recommendations and financing it. The report also discuss the process measures for subpopulation of students with chronic conditions.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Healthy Plate (Pre-diabetes and diabetes)

Poster depicting a plate showing the proportions of different types of food as portions of a healthy meal for a person with pre-diabetes or diabetes. The back of the poster is a chart showing the carbohydrate content of various foods.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Rio Grande State Center (Tex.)
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History
Formula WIC package (open access)

Formula WIC package

Pamphlet for babies and mothers with description about food packages and formula respectively.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Be Water Wise at Home (open access)

Be Water Wise at Home

Provides information on things that need to be done to save water
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Zebra mussels attack lakes. (open access)

Zebra mussels attack lakes.

This pamphlet is about how to restrict the spread of the mussels spread and steps to curb it.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Exclusive Breastfeeding WIC package (open access)

Exclusive Breastfeeding WIC package

Bilingual pamphlet describing a Texas WIC program for new mothers who are breastfeeding to receive a food package that supports the health of the mom and the baby for the first year.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reglamentos de Caza y de Pesca Deportiva  en Texas: 2015-2016] (open access)

[Reglamentos de Caza y de Pesca Deportiva en Texas: 2015-2016]

Pamphlet on the different hunting seasons and the time period for such. Includes additional regulations. Folleto sobre las diversas temporadas de caza y el periodo de cada una. Incluye reglamentos adicionales
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
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. On the back are close-up maps of major cities, with their roads and interstates labelled.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: September 24, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: September 24, 2015

Transcript of a public teleconference held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) on September 24, 2015. This meeting includes opening remarks from Chairman Sanders, reactions to the revised National Strategy, and a discussion of a detailed outline of the final report.
Date: September 24, 2015
Creator: CQ Transcriptions
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0037 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0037

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 a county to reimburse a county commissioner for legal costs related to defending against criminal allegations for which the commissioner was found not guilty (RQ-0018-KP).
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0038 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0038

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 the Open Meetings Act applies to district and county court-at-law judges when they meet to appoint county officials (RQ-0019-KP).
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0048 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0048

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: Effect of the Governor's vetoes of the General Appropriations Act (RQ-0047-KP).
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0040 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0040

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 community college system may expend funds for attorney's fees incurred by a member of its board of trustees in a challenge to the member's qualification to serve as trustee (RQ-0022-KP).
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0039 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0039

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: Taxing authority of the Port IsabelSan Benito Navigation District (RQ-0021-KP).
Date: September 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Complete Streets Policy Implementation by Metropolitan Planning Organizations (open access)

Evaluation of Complete Streets Policy Implementation by Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Complete streets policy diffusion has been rapid, but uneven, and the extent to which policy adoption is making a difference in the implementation of projects at the local and regional level is unclear. This research project seeks to address this need through a national survey of the 385 metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) around the country, evaluating the extent to which complete streets policies are being adopted and implemented at the MPO level, what opportunities and barriers to complete streets exist,and implications for future policy diffusion and innovation effort
Date: September 2015
Creator: Tolford, Tara; Fields, Billy & Longoria, Tom
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Achieving Regional Fare Integration in New Orleans: Innovative Cost Sharing Arrangements and Technologies (open access)

Achieving Regional Fare Integration in New Orleans: Innovative Cost Sharing Arrangements and Technologies

This study will examine the history of regional fare integration in the New Orleans metropolitan region, and the challenges and successes of varying approaches taken by transit agencies in various metropolitan regions, to reveal options for achieving regional fare integration in New Orleans today.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Shah, Vivek; Heiligman, Rachel & Miller, Alexandra (Writer on transportation)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Drivers License (DL) Document Requirements (open access)

Texas Drivers License (DL) Document Requirements

Pamphlet outlining required documentation to apply for at Texas drivers license or state identification card.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Driver's License Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Revised Stock Boundaries for False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in Hawaiian Waters (open access)

Revised Stock Boundaries for False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in Hawaiian Waters

Report summarizing the stock boundary revision process for the 3 false killer populations that have been identified in the U. S. Exclusive Economic Zone of the Hawaiian Archipelago.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Bradford, Amanda L.; Oleson, Erin M.; Baird, Robin W.; Boggs, Christofer H.; Forney, Karin A. & Young, Nancy C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proceedings of the 2014 NOAA Economics of Protected Resources Workshop, September 9-11, 2014, La Jolla, California (open access)

Proceedings of the 2014 NOAA Economics of Protected Resources Workshop, September 9-11, 2014, La Jolla, California

The following document provides the results of a three-day workshop held in September of 2014 by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). This workshop was the first NMFS workshop focused exclusively on the economics of PR. The primary goal was to initiate the process of identifying national PR social science research needs and best practices.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Bisack, Kathryn D.; Squires, Dale E.; Lipton, Douglas W.; Hilger, James R.; Holland, Daniel S.; Johnson, Denise H. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library