Electing the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Electing the Speaker of the House of Representatives: Frequently Asked Questions

This report briefly poses and answers several "frequently asked questions" in relation to the floor proceedings used to elect a Speaker of the House.
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: October 30, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities Hearing: October 30, 2015

Transcript of a public teleconference held by the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities (CECANF) on October 30, 2015. This hearing includes opening remarks by Chairman Sanders and a discussion by the Commission on parts of the early draft of the CECANF final report.
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: CQ Transcriptions
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guadalupe Bayou Flow and Inundation Study Final Report (open access)

Guadalupe Bayou Flow and Inundation Study Final Report

Report focused on "studying environmental flow needs for Texas rivers and estuaries" (p. 1).
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: Carothers, Richard; Hodges, Ben R. & Passalacqua, Paola
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Modeling Salinity Fluxes in the Nueces Delta (open access)

Modeling Salinity Fluxes in the Nueces Delta

Report that summarizes the accomplishments of the the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Interagency contract to make improvements to the Nueces Delta Hydrodynamic Model (NDHM).
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: Li, Zhi & Hodges, Ben R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Police Use of Force: Rules, Remedies, and Reforms (open access)

Police Use of Force: Rules, Remedies, and Reforms

This report addresses three overarching questions to provide legal context for the debate concerning the appropriate level of force police officers should wield: (1) what are the constitutional rules governing an officer's use of force; (2) what role has Congress played in providing a remedy for a violation of these rules; and (3) what are the potential reforms to these rules and remedies?
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: Thompson, Richard M., II
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aiding Israel after the Iran Nuclear Deal: Issues for Congress (open access)

Aiding Israel after the Iran Nuclear Deal: Issues for Congress

This report discusses recent indications from the Obama administration that the United States may provide Israel with additional military aid during the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran.
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: Sharp, Jeremy M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB): Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB): Frequently Asked Questions

This report responds to frequently asked questions about the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), including the board's background, current status, controversial issues including legal challenges, and recent legislative efforts to repeal the IPAB.
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: Hahn, Jim; Davis, Christopher M. & Liu, Edward C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Party Leaders in the United States Congress, 1789-2015 (open access)

Party Leaders in the United States Congress, 1789-2015

This report briefly describes current responsibilities and selection mechanisms for 15 House and Senate party leadership posts and provides tables with historical data, including service dates, party affiliation, and other information for each.
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Apportioning Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives Using the 2013 Estimated Citizen Population (open access)

Apportioning Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives Using the 2013 Estimated Citizen Population

This report examines the impact on the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives if such a change were to occur, using an estimate of the 2013 citizen population in place of the 2010 apportionment population to determine the potential distribution of seats in the House of Representatives for the 114th Congress.
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: Crocker, Royce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 44, Pages 7495-7734, October 30, 2015 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 44, Pages 7495-7734, October 30, 2015

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History