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Angelina & Neches River Authority Annual Financial Report: 2017 (open access)

Angelina & Neches River Authority Annual Financial Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the Angelina & Neches River Authority documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date: November 11, 2017
Creator: Angelina & Neches River Authority (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Coastal Water Authority Annual Financial Report: 2017 (open access)

Texas Coastal Water Authority Annual Financial Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the Coastal Water Authority documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017.
Date: April 11, 2018
Creator: Coastal Water Authority (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Commercial Real Estate Losses and the Risk to Financial Stability (open access)

Commercial Real Estate Losses and the Risk to Financial Stability

February report of the U.S. Congressional Oversight Panel describing their activities and findings regarding the state of commercial real estate and the impact of real estate losses to the stability of the economy.
Date: February 11, 2010
Creator: United States. Congressional Oversight Panel.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vehicle Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Standards (open access)

Vehicle Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Standards

This report discusses the amendments to the federal standards that regulate fuel economy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new passenger cars and light trucks. The amendments were proposed by the Trump Administration on August 24, 2018.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Lattanzio, Richard K.; Tsang, Linda & Canis, Bill
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hurricane Michael: Brief Overview of FEMA Programs and Resources (open access)

Hurricane Michael: Brief Overview of FEMA Programs and Resources

This report provides a brief overview of emergency and major disaster declarations relevant to Hurricane Michael, and selected federal resources and links to CRS products related to Stafford Act declarations, disaster response, and recovery.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Lindsay, Bruce R.; Reese, Shawn; Brown, Jared T.; Horn, Diane P. & Painter, William L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Passes Bill to Amend the Federal "Crime of Violence" Definition (open access)

House Passes Bill to Amend the Federal "Crime of Violence" Definition

This report discusses the Community Safety and Security Act of 2018 (CSSA), which was recently passed in the House and which would amend the federal "crime of violence" (COV) definition.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Smith, Hillel R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deference and its Discontents: Will the Supreme Court Overrule Chevron? (open access)

Deference and its Discontents: Will the Supreme Court Overrule Chevron?

The Chevron deference is a seminal administrative law doctrine established by the Court's opinion in the 1984 case of Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. As several members of the Supreme Court are critical of the doctrine, this report discusses the possibility of the Court reconsidering Chevron in the near future.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Brannon, Valerie C. & Cole, Jared P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Postelection Issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina (open access)

Postelection Issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina

This report discusses the political structure, presidency, legislative elections of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the role of the Unites States.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Garding, Sarah E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bahrain: Unrest, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Bahrain: Unrest, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the political structure and human rights issues in Bahrain, including the 2011 uprising and its aftermath. Additionally, the report discusses Bahrain's relations with the United States and with the other countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) alliance.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Reinsurance, and Catastrophe Bonds (open access)

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Reinsurance, and Catastrophe Bonds

This report discusses the use of reinsurance to transfer some of the risk of an insurance policy from the primary insurer to a secondary insurer, and the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) decision to use reinsurance through the issuance of catastrophe bonds (which pay out when a particular type of disaster set out in the bond agreement occurs) by the secondary private insurers.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Horn, Diane P. & Webel, Baird
System: The UNT Digital Library
3D-Printed Guns: An Overview of Recent Legal Developments (open access)

3D-Printed Guns: An Overview of Recent Legal Developments

This report addresses the various legal questions that have arisen in recent litigation over 3D-printed guns by providing an overview of the issues and developments that have culminated in the injunction.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Foster, Michael A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Taiwan Trade Relations (open access)

U.S.-Taiwan Trade Relations

This report discusses Taiwan's economic situation and U.S.-Taiwan trade relations.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities (open access)

Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities

This report discusses cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). It includes the formulas used to calculate rates of inflation, amounts paid, and a table of retirement benefits.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Isaacs, Katelin P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Policy and Disaster Recovery (open access)

Tax Policy and Disaster Recovery

This report discusses, in broad terms, disaster-related tax policy. Challenges associated with using the tax code to deliver federal financial assistance following natural disasters are also discussed.
Date: September 11, 2018
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) (open access)

National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)

This report provides a brief description of the establishment, purposes, and organization of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).
Date: July 11, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E. & Peters, Heidi M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Channel Morphology and Hydraulics of Select Reaches along the Lower San Antonio River, Texas (open access)

Analysis of Channel Morphology and Hydraulics of Select Reaches along the Lower San Antonio River, Texas

Characterize the channel morphology and flow hydraulics of select reaches on the Lower San Antonio river and its tributary the Lower Cibolo Creek (LCC), Texas.
Date: July 11, 2017
Creator: Güneralp, İnci & Hales, Billy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: August 2017, Part 5 (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: August 2017, Part 5

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: September 11, 2017
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: August 2017, Part 3 (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: August 2017, Part 3

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: September 11, 2017
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Korea: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions (open access)

North Korea: Legislative Basis for U.S. Economic Sanctions

This report discusses the economic sanctions the United States imposes on North Korea for activities related to weapons proliferation, destabilizing the region, anti-terrorism, and undemocratic governance.
Date: June 11, 2018
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Expedited Citizenship through Military Service (open access)

Expedited Citizenship through Military Service

This report discusses current law and policy regarding naturalization based on military service, controversy over deportation of veterans, and current legislative proposals.
Date: May 11, 2018
Creator: Kandel, William A. & Kapp, Lawrence
System: The UNT Digital Library
CIA Ethics Education: Background and Perspectives (open access)

CIA Ethics Education: Background and Perspectives

This report discusses the ethics education of CIA officers. Topics include baseline approaches to ethics education, perspectives on intelligence ethics, personal standards of conduct, and principles of professional ethics.
Date: June 11, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Class Action Lawsuits: A Legal Overview for the 115th Congress (open access)

Class Action Lawsuits: A Legal Overview for the 115th Congress

This report serves as a primer on class action litigation in the federal courts. It begins by discussing the purpose of class actions, as well as the risks class actions may pose to defendants, class members, and society at large. The report also discusses the prerequisites that a class action must satisfy before a court may "certify" it--that is, before a federal court may allow a case to proceed as a class action. An Appendix to the report also contains a reference chart that graphically illustrates those prerequisites for class certification. The report then discusses Rule 23's restrictions on the parties' ability to settle a certified class action. The report concludes by identifying ways in which Congress could modify the legal framework governing class actions if it were so inclined, with a particular focus on a bill currently pending in the 115th Congress that would effectuate a variety of changes to the class action system.
Date: April 11, 2018
Creator: Lewis, Kevin M. & Freeman, Wilson C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Changes in the Estate and Gift Tax Provisions (open access)

Recent Changes in the Estate and Gift Tax Provisions

This report describes the basic structure of the estate and gift tax, provides a brief history of recent developments, discusses the revenue effects and distribution of the tax, and briefly discusses issues and options.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
District Court Enjoins DACA Phase-Out: Explanation and Takeaways (open access)

District Court Enjoins DACA Phase-Out: Explanation and Takeaways

This report discusses the case of "Regents of University of California v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security" and the district court ruling which limits the DACA phase-out to aliens not yet enrolled in DACA.
Date: January 11, 2018
Creator: Garcia, Michael John
System: The UNT Digital Library