Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 45, Pages 6629-6968, November 8, 2019 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 45, Pages 6629-6968, November 8, 2019

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: November 8, 2019
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 60 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 60

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate recognizing February 21, 2019, as Andrews County Day at the State Capitol.
Date: March 8, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 10, Pages 1213-1410, March 8, 2019 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 10, Pages 1213-1410, March 8, 2019

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: March 8, 2019
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 6, Pages 511-638, February 8, 2019 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 6, Pages 511-638, February 8, 2019

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: February 8, 2019
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Red River Authority of Texas Annual Financial Report: 2017 and 2018 (open access)

Red River Authority of Texas Annual Financial Report: 2017 and 2018

Annual financial report of the Red River Authority of Texas documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
Date: January 8, 2019
Creator: Red River Authority of Texas
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Defense Primer: Department of the Navy (open access)

Defense Primer: Department of the Navy

This report provides basic information on the Department of the Navy, which includes both the Navy and the Marine Corps. It also describes the Coast Guard's relationship to the Department.
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Geography, Strategy, and U.S. Force Design (open access)

Defense Primer: Geography, Strategy, and U.S. Force Design

This report describes how world geography influences U.S. military strategy. Of particular importance to U.S. policymakers is preventing the emergence of a regional hegemony in one part of Eurasia.
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Primer: Naval Forces (open access)

Defense Primer: Naval Forces

This report provides an overview of the United States Naval Forces, which includes the Navy and Marine Corps.
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Funding: Description of Process and Analysis of Disbursements (open access)

House Committee Funding: Description of Process and Analysis of Disbursements

This report discusses the funding process for House committees. It is organized in three sections: [1] an overview of the committee funding process in the House and analyzes funding levels since 1996; [2] a review of House floor and committee action on committee funding in the 115th Congress, and [3] a summary of the rules and regulations that structure the use of committee funds, with analysis of actual committee funding spending patterns during six previous years.
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Egar, William T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses (open access)

House Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses

This report documents, in tabular form, House committee party ratios for 18 Congresses -- covering the period from the 98th Congress (1983-1985) through February 2017, the first part of the 115th Congress (2017-2019).
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: Efforts to Preserve Economic Benefits of the Nuclear Deal (open access)

Iran: Efforts to Preserve Economic Benefits of the Nuclear Deal

This report discusses efforts by the non-U.S. parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)--the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China, the European Union (EU), and Iran--to preserve the accord after the United States announced they would cease implementation.
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Cimino-Isaacs, Cathleen D.; Katzman, Kenneth & Mix, Derek E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Medical Care: Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Military Medical Care: Frequently Asked Questions

This report answers selected frequently-asked questions about military health care, including: 1) How is the Military Health System structured?, 2) What is TRICARE?, 3) What are the different TRICARE plans and who is eligible?, 4) What are the costs of military health care to beneficiaries?, 5) What is the relationship of TRICARE to Medicare?, 6) How does the Affordable Care Act affect TRICARE?, 7) When can beneficiaries change their TRICARE plan?, and 8) What is the Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care fund, which funds TRICARE for Life?
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Mendez, Bryce H. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses (open access)

Senate Committee Party Ratios: 98th-115th Congresses

This report provides, in tabular form, Senate committee party ratios for 18 Congresses, covering the period of the 98th Congress (1983-1985) through April 2017, the first part of the 115th Congress (2017-2019).
Date: November 8, 2018
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion, Justice Kennedy, and Judge Kavanaugh (open access)

Abortion, Justice Kennedy, and Judge Kavanaugh

This report addresses the questions that have arisen about the future of the Supreme Court's abortion jurisprudence, after the recent retirement of Justice Kennedy, the last remaining justice from the Casey plurality. The report first reviews the undue burden standard set from the Casey decision and discusses Justice Kennedy's views on the standard in the case law that has developed since Casey. Then, in light of President Trump's July 9, 2018 nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Kennedy, it examines Judge Kavanaugh's only substantive abortion opinion: a dissent in the 2017 case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit), Garza v. Hargan. Finally, as lower courts continue to apply the undue burden standard to new abortion regulations, the report concludes by noting some of the abortion cases that the Supreme Court could possibly review in the near future.
Date: August 8, 2018
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, August 8, 2018] (open access)

[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, August 8, 2018]

News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for August,2018 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.
Date: August 8, 2018
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oops: When Does a Plain Error in Calculating a Defendant's Sentencing Guidelines Range Warrant Resentencing? (open access)

Oops: When Does a Plain Error in Calculating a Defendant's Sentencing Guidelines Range Warrant Resentencing?

This report discusses the Supreme Court opinion that an appellate court should exercise its discretion to correct an unpreserved error "if the error seriously affects the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings."
Date: August 8, 2018
Creator: Peck, Sarah Herman
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of U.S.-South Korea Agricultural Trade (open access)

Overview of U.S.-South Korea Agricultural Trade

This report provides an overview of U.S.-South Korea agricultural trade, including details of key agricultural products and issues affecting U.S. exports.
Date: August 8, 2018
Creator: Hopkinson, Jenny
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Capital Markets, Securities Offerings, and Related Policy Issues (open access)

Capital Markets, Securities Offerings, and Related Policy Issues

This report analyzes legislative proposals that would generally affect the terms and amounts of capital provided to companies by investors. It analyzes a number of current legislative proposals and agency actions to expand both public and private securities offerings through amendments to program design, investor access, and disclosure requirements, among other provisions.
Date: June 8, 2018
Creator: Su, Eva
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: FY2019 Budget and Appropriations (open access)

Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs: FY2019 Budget and Appropriations

This report outlines the 2019 fiscal year budget request for the U.S. State Department, foreign operations, and related programs such as foreign aid. It discusses information about funding levels requested, major projects for the year, and Congressional actions.
Date: June 8, 2018
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Lawson, Marian L. & Gill, Cory R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Commission on Fire Protection Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2019-2023 (open access)

Texas Commission on Fire Protection Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2019-2023

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Commission on Fire Protection describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
Date: June 8, 2018
Creator: Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 23, Pages 3667-3836, June 8, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 23, Pages 3667-3836, June 8, 2018

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: June 8, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Water Development Board Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2019-2023 (open access)

Texas Water Development Board Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2019-2023

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Water Development Board describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
Date: June 8, 2018
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
UPDATE: Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador: Key Takeaways and Analysis (open access)

UPDATE: Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador: Key Takeaways and Analysis

This report is an update to a February 2, 2018 report discussing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations and answering questions regarding the recent termination of TPS for El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Sudan. The update discusses the termination of TPS for Nepal and Honduras.
Date: June 8, 2018
Creator: Smith, Hillel R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements (open access)

Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements

This report provides an overview of many of the key arms control and nonproliferation agreements and endeavors of the past 40 years, divided into three sections. The first describes arms control efforts between the United States and the states of the former Soviet Union. The second section describes multilateral nuclear nonproliferation efforts. The final section reviews treaties and agreements that address chemical, biological, and conventional weapons.
Date: May 8, 2018
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.; Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library