Texas Department of Insurance Demographic Analysis: September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019 (open access)

Texas Department of Insurance Demographic Analysis: September 1, 2018 - August 31, 2019

This is an annual report for Fiscal Year 2019 which reviews any disparities in pass rates for licensing examinations.
Date: September 30, 2019
Creator: Pearson VUE
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 35, Pages 4565-4776, August 30, 2019 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 35, Pages 4565-4776, August 30, 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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: August 30, 2019
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Public Utility Rulebook Updates: May 20, 2019 (open access)

Public Utility Rulebook Updates: May 20, 2019

Memorandum providing updates to rulebook related to public utilities with revised pages containing amendments and instructions for inserting the new pages into existing books.
Date: May 30, 2019
Creator: Texas. Public Utility Commission.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Weather Service Hydrologic Model Calibration: Calibration of Flood Forecasting Models for Sub-basins of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou in Texas (open access)

National Weather Service Hydrologic Model Calibration: Calibration of Flood Forecasting Models for Sub-basins of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou in Texas

Report detailing the findings of a study designed to help understand and prevent major flooding incidents in Southeast Texas. The study seeks to enhance the accuracy of its flood forecasting models to help warn the public in the event of a flood and focuses specifically on the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou basins.
Date: April 30, 2019
Creator: RTI International
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Legislative Report on Market Conditions: 2018 (open access)

Annual Legislative Report on Market Conditions: 2018

Annual report documenting "insurance company market shares, profits and losses, loss ratios, complaints, and the rates filed during the [calendar] year" (p. 1).
Date: March 30, 2019
Creator: Texas. Department of Insurance.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 12

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate inviting the governor to address a joint session of the legislature on February 6, 2007.
Date: January 30, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: November 2018, Part 1 (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: November 2018, Part 1

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: November 30, 2018
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 48, Pages 7743-7834, November 30, 2018 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 48, Pages 7743-7834, November 30, 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: November 30, 2018
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Law Examiners Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Board of Law Examiners Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Texas Board of Law Examiners documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018
Date: October 30, 2018
Creator: Texas Board of Law Examiners
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The U.S. Export Control System and the Export Control Reform Initiative (open access)

The U.S. Export Control System and the Export Control Reform Initiative

This report discusses the U.S. export control system for defense-related exports. It examines the current split administration of the various parts of the system and outlines the proposals to unify and streamline the system.
Date: October 30, 2018
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F. & Kerr, Paul K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Coastal Water Authority Pension Plan Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Coastal Water Authority Pension Plan Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Texas Coastal Water Authority Pension Plan documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018.
Date: September 30, 2018
Creator: Texas. Coastal Water Authority.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on the Arts Annual Financial Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Commission on the Arts Annual Financial Report: 2018

Annual financial report of the Texas Commission on the Arts documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2018.
Date: September 30, 2018
Creator: Texas Commission on the Arts
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Questioning Judicial Nominees: Legal Limitations and Practice (open access)

Questioning Judicial Nominees: Legal Limitations and Practice

This report examines the relevant considerations for questioning judicial nominees. It describes applicable canons of judicial ethics that may discourage judicial nominees from answering certain questions posed by Members of Congress; which types of questions prior federal judicial nominees have answered or declined to answer, focusing on nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court; and some takeaways for Members.
Date: August 30, 2018
Creator: Lewis, Kevin M. & Brannon, Valerie C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
China-U.S. Trade Issues (open access)

China-U.S. Trade Issues

This report provides an overview of U.S.-China commercial ties, identifies major issues of contention, describes the Trump Administration's trade policies toward China, and reviews possible outcomes.
Date: July 30, 2018
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hostage-Taking Statute Covers Kidnapping for Ransom Abroad (open access)

Hostage-Taking Statute Covers Kidnapping for Ransom Abroad

This report discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals case United States v. Noel, in which Noel challenged his conviction for seizing an American citizen in Haiti to hold for ransom.
Date: July 30, 2018
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Inmate Monthly Report: June 2018, Part 1 (open access)

Texas Inmate Monthly Report: June 2018, Part 1

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: June 30, 2018
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Evaluation Process (IPPBE) (open access)

Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Evaluation Process (IPPBE)

This report describes the phases of the Intelligence Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Evaluation Process (IPPBE). The Intelligence Community (IC) uses IPPBE to identify requirements and allocate resources that produce IC capabilities (e.g., human intelligence, signals intelligence, and geospatial intelligence) throughout development and execution of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and budget. The NIP addresses priorities described in national security-related strategy documents such as the National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) and Consolidated Intelligence Guidance (CIG).
Date: May 30, 2018
Creator: DeVine, Michael E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps of Engineers: Water Resource Authorization and Project Delivery Processes (open access)

Army Corps of Engineers: Water Resource Authorization and Project Delivery Processes

This report summarizes congressional authorization legislation for U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) water resource development projects, the standard project delivery process, authorities for alternative water resource project delivery, and other USACE authorities.
Date: April 30, 2018
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Establishment of Task Force on the U.S. Postal Service (open access)

Establishment of Task Force on the U.S. Postal Service

This report discusses the task force on the U.S. Postal Service established by President Trump's Executive Order on April 12, 2018, (EO 13829) and the topics the task force is directed to address. It concludes with potential issues for congressional consideration.
Date: April 30, 2018
Creator: Stuessy, Meghan M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Public Transportation Program: In Brief (open access)

Federal Public Transportation Program: In Brief

This report provides a brief description of the Federal Public Transportation Program and its functions and funding.
Date: April 30, 2018
Creator: Mallett, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (open access)

Introduction to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

This report provides introductory information on key components of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), ranging from floodplain mapping to the standard flood insurance forms. This report will be updated as significant revisions are made to the NFIP through legislation or administrative action. However, this report does not provide detail on current or future legislative issues for Congress, which are covered in a separate report
Date: April 30, 2018
Creator: Horn, Diane P. & Brown, Jared T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Suicide Prevention and Response (open access)

Military Suicide Prevention and Response

This report discusses suicide among military service members, including the scope of the issue, efforts previously taken to address it, and considerations for confronting the issue in the future.
Date: April 30, 2018
Creator: Kamarck, Kristy N. & McKinsey, Eva G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Options to Cease Implementing the Iran Nuclear Agreement (open access)

Options to Cease Implementing the Iran Nuclear Agreement

This report analyzes some of the options the Administration and Congress might use to end or alter U.S. implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) AKA the Iran Nuclear deal. Potential implications of these options are analyzed as well. This report bases its analysis primarily on the text of key documents involved in the issue--the JCPOA itself;3 U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231 of July 20, 2015,4 which endorsed the JCPOA; and the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA, P.L. 114-17, of May 22, 2015).
Date: April 30, 2018
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth; Kerr, Paul K. & Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teen Birth Trends: In Brief (open access)

Teen Birth Trends: In Brief

This report provides context for Congress about the U.S. teen birth rate--or the number of births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19 each year--and its changes since the 1950s. Over this period, the teen birth rate has generally been in decline. This decline has been most significant in recent years, with the rate reaching a record low in 2016. Multiple factors have likely contributed to the decrease, though the influence of any single factor is not fully known. Reduced teen sexual activity, particularly among younger adolescents, could be one explanation. Increases in use of contraceptives, including highly effective and multiple methods, among sexually active teens could be another. Other factors, such as broader social and economic trends, may also be at play.
Date: April 30, 2018
Creator: Fernandes-Alcantara, Adrienne L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library