Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 6, April 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 6, April 2017

Newsletter of Ernest Bailes for his constituents in district 18 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on explaining the process of bills becoming Texas laws, and it updates information on the House passing the budget, the decision to deny the use of vouchers in Texas, firefighters' pensions, and the discussion of annexation.
Date: April 11, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Art Fierro: Volume 2, July 2019 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Art Fierro: Volume 2, July 2019

Newsletter of Art Fierro for his constituents in district 79 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on the 86th Legislative Session, including bills signed signed by the Governor and other actions.
Date: July 11, 2019
Creator: Fierro, Peter Arthur
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 41, Pages 5823-5954, October 11, 2019 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 41, Pages 5823-5954, October 11, 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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: October 11, 2019
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, July 11, 2018] (open access)

[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, July 11, 2018]

News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for July, 2015 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.
Date: July 11, 2018
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 9, October 2018 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 85, Number 9, October 2018

Report on policy responses to opioid crisis for the 85th Legislature.
Date: October 11, 2018
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register: 2018 Annual Index, Index of Rules, Pages 119-186, and Index of Non-Rulemaking Notices, Pages 187-218, January 11, 2019 (open access)

Texas Register: 2018 Annual Index, Index of Rules, Pages 119-186, and Index of Non-Rulemaking Notices, Pages 187-218, January 11, 2019

This annual index includes both index of rules and Index of Non-Rulemaking Notices published January to December 2017. 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: January 11, 2019
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 2, Pages 167-296, January 11, 2019 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 2, Pages 167-296, January 11, 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: January 11, 2019
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, April 11, 2018] (open access)

[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, April 11, 2018]

News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for April 2018 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.
Date: April 11, 2018
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.)
Object Type: Report
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.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan Hearing: June 6, 2011 (open access)

Transcript of Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan Hearing: June 6, 2011

Transcript of a public hearing held by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan held June 6, 2011 in Washington, D.C. This hearing includes testimony from Ambassador Patrick Kennedy on the Department of State's response to the Commission's second interim report to Congress. Other topics discussed include contingency contracting in the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review and the transition of responsibilities in Iraq from the Department of Defense to the Department of State.
Date: June 11, 2011
Creator: CQ Transcriptions
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
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.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript of Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan Hearing: April 11, 2011 (open access)

Transcript of Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan Hearing: April 11, 2011

Transcript of a public hearing held by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq & Afghanistan held April 11, 2011 in Washington, D.C. This hearing includes an examination of the role of NGOs in the development of nations in a wartime environment. Testimony was received from four witnesses representing NGOs.
Date: April 11, 2011
Creator: CQ Transcriptions
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library