Assessing the Effects of Freshwater Inflows and Other Key Drivers on the Population Dynamics of Blue Crab and White Shrimp Using a Multivariate Time-Series Modeling Framework (open access)

Assessing the Effects of Freshwater Inflows and Other Key Drivers on the Population Dynamics of Blue Crab and White Shrimp Using a Multivariate Time-Series Modeling Framework

Report on the effects of freshwater inflows and other environmental factors on population numbers of Blue Crabs and White Shrimp.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Buskey, Edward J.; Scheef, Lindsay P. & Xue, Jianhong
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Public Participation in Environmental Planning: Applications Filed Before September 1, 2015 (open access)

Public Participation in Environmental Planning: Applications Filed Before September 1, 2015

Report on public participation requirements for various types of permits filed before September 1, 2015.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Workforce Investment Council Briefing Materials: September 11, 2015 (open access)

Texas Workforce Investment Council Briefing Materials: September 11, 2015

Briefing materials compiled for a meeting of the Texas Workforce Investment Council held September 11,2015 in room 201 of the Highland Business Center at Austin Community College, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas 78752. The materials include minutes, reports and briefings, and upcoming project plans.
Date: September 11, 2015
Creator: Texas Workforce Investment Council
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compliance History: How it Works (open access)

Compliance History: How it Works

Pamphlet providing information about compliance history reports and classifications and ratings. It also includes resources to help small businesses and how to appeal compliance history classifications.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Enforcement Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resumen Ejecutivo de Big Spring Independent School District (ISD), September 2015 (open access)

Resumen Ejecutivo de Big Spring Independent School District (ISD), September 2015

Spanish language version of the executive summary of a report describing the performance of Big Spring Independent School District (ISD) including a general description of the district, education achievement statistics, special programs of the school, finances, curriculum, and recommendations for improvement.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sea Center Texas Self-Guided Tour (open access)

Sea Center Texas Self-Guided Tour

Brochure for taking a self-guide tour of Sea Center Texas with a map, hours, exhibit areas, and events calendar.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ECHO, Volume 87, Number 7, September 2015 (open access)

The ECHO, Volume 87, Number 7, September 2015

Monthly newspaper produced for inmates in the Texas criminal justice system containing news stories, policy updates, opinion pieces, creative works, and other information.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code (open access)

Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code

Text of act to regulate unemployment compensation effective as of September 1, 2015.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations

This report discusses the current state of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its relationship with the United States, and future initiatives to further develop U.S.-Saudi relations. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ruled by the Al Saud family since its founding in 1932, wields significant global political and economic influence. Close U.S.-Saudi official relations have survived a series of challenges since the 1940s, and, in recent years, shared concerns over Sunni Islamist extremist terrorism and Iranian regional ambitions have provided a renewed logic for continued strategic cooperation.
Date: September 8, 2015
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of Jordanian politics and current issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations. It provides a brief discussion of Jordan's government and economy and of its cooperation with U.S. policy objectives in the Middle East, including the promotion of Arab-Israeli peace.
Date: September 10, 2015
Creator: Sharp, Jeremy M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States (open access)

China's Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States

This report provides background on China's economic rise; describes its current economic structure; identifies the challenges China faces to maintain economic growth; and discusses the challenges, opportunities, and implications of China's economic rise.
Date: September 11, 2015
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to a Nuclear Agreement with Iran: In Brief (open access)

Procedures for Congressional Action in Relation to a Nuclear Agreement with Iran: In Brief

This report provides, in brief, analysis of the congressional procedural provisions laid out in the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-17). The act establishes a period for Congress to review any comprehensive agreement, during which certain presidential actions to provide relief from sanctions on Iran are barred.
Date: September 11, 2015
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie & Beth, Richard S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Statutory Qualifications for Executive Branch Positions (open access)

Statutory Qualifications for Executive Branch Positions

This report provides background on the framework for constitutional appointments, discusses Congress's constitutional authority to set qualifications for appointees, discusses congressional practices in this area, and provides related analysis and options. It also includes two tables with examples of existing positions with qualification requirements.
Date: September 9, 2015
Creator: Hogue, Henry B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DHS Appropriations FY2016: Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (open access)

DHS Appropriations FY2016: Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

This report is part of a suite of reports that discuss appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2016. It specifically discusses appropriations for the components of DHS included in the third title of the homeland security appropriations bill--the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), the Office of Health Affairs (OHA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Collectively, Congress has labeled these components in the appropriations act in recent years as "Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery."
Date: September 8, 2015
Creator: Painter, William L.; Moteff, John D.; Lister, Sarah A.; Lindsay, Bruce R.; McCarthy, Francis X. & Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet. Coast Guard polar icebreakers perform a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. The operational U.S. polar icebreaking fleet currently consists of one heavy polar icebreaker, Polar Star, and one medium polar icebreaker, Healy.
Date: September 2, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Hypervelocity Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Hypervelocity Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on three potential new weapons that could improve the ability of Navy surface ships to defend themselves against enemy missiles: solid state lasers (SSLs), the electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), and the hypervelocity projectile (HVP). Any one of these new weapon technologies, if successfully developed and deployed, might be regarded as a "game changer" for defending Navy surface ships against enemy missiles.
Date: September 2, 2015
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald &
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 73, Number 7, August/September 2015 (open access)

Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 73, Number 7, August/September 2015

Monthly magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Assistance for Wildfire Response and Recovery (open access)

Federal Assistance for Wildfire Response and Recovery

This report briefly describes the federal assistance for wildlife response and recovery.
Date: September 18, 2015
Creator: Hoover, Katie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Catfish Industry and Foreign Trade: A Fact Sheet (open access)

U.S. Catfish Industry and Foreign Trade: A Fact Sheet

This report is a fact sheet on the U.S. catfish industry and foreign trade.
Date: September 3, 2015
Creator: Miller, Andre F. & Upton, Harold F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements (open access)

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA): A Summary of the Act and Its Major Requirements

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Date: September 14, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Fact Sheet (open access)

National Hispanic Heritage Month: Fact Sheet

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Date: September 9, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Office of Surface Mining’s Proposed Stream Protection Rule: An Overview (open access)

The Office of Surface Mining’s Proposed Stream Protection Rule: An Overview

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Date: September 10, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library