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State and Local Government Debt: An Analysis
This report examines state and local government debt. It provides an overview of state and local government finances and how these governments incorporate borrowing into their budget, reports data on state and local government debt and how that debt has changed over time, and discusses different economic perspectives on the use of debt by governments and if governments are intrinsically biased toward borrowing more than is considered economically optimal. Issues related to state and local government finances, such as government pensions and health benefits, are also addressed.
Date:
March 31, 2011
Creator:
Maguire, Steven
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Health Service (PHS) Agencies: Overview and Funding, FY2010-FY2012
This report discusses the eleven agencies that consist of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including their purposes and funding.
Date:
March 31, 2011
Creator:
Redhead, C. Stephen & Smith, Pamela W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Military Justice: Courts-Martial, An Overview
This report gives a detailed overview of the military court-martial system, including a discussion of the three types of court-martials: summary, special, and general. It includes a chart showing procedural safeguards in federal and military courts.
Date:
March 31, 2011
Creator:
Mason, R. Chuck
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Protecting Classified Information and the Rights of Criminal Defendants: The Classified Information Procedures Act
This report gives an overview of the Classified Information Procedures Act, enacted by the 96th Congress, which provides uniform procedures for prosecutions involving classified information. It provides a background of the act and discusses its various sections.
Date:
March 31, 2011
Creator:
Liu, Edward C. & Garvey, Todd
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
International Corporate Tax Rate Comparisons and Policy Implications
This report focuses on the global issues relating to tax rate differentials between the United States and other countries. It provides tax rate comparisons; discusses policy implications, including the effect of a corporate rate cut on revenue, output, and national welfare; and discusses the outlook for and consequences of a revenue neutral corporate tax reform.
Date:
March 31, 2011
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rare Earth Elements in National Defense: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
This report covers concerns that Congress has expressed over U.S. acquisition of rare earth elements, particularly those used in various components of defense weapon systems. Specific concerns are the acquisition of these elements, especially from foreign sources such as China; how dependence of foreign sources affects national security; and methods for decreasing the relationship between reliance on foreign sources and national security.
Date:
March 31, 2011
Creator:
Bailey Grasso, Valerie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 35, Pages 6819-7008, August 31, 2012
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 31, 2012
Creator:
Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: the Mérida Initiative and Beyond
This report looks at the funding and Congressional oversight for this the joint U.S.-Mexico effort to curb drug trafficking and violence via the Initiative.
Date:
January 31, 2011
Creator:
Ribando Seelke, Clare & Finklea, Kristin M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP): Implementation and Status
The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was created by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) enacted on October 3, 2008 to address the ongoing financial crisis. This report provides a brief outline of the programs created under TARP, recent changes made by Congress, and a summary of the current status and estimated costs of the program. It also provides an Appendix that contains detailed discussions of the individual TARP programs.
Date:
January 31, 2011
Creator:
Webel, Baird
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, As Enacted
This report identifies and examines selected changes that the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 makes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill and other GI Bills, including expanded eligibility.
Date:
January 31, 2011
Creator:
Dortch, Cassandria
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chinese Tire Imports: Section 421 Safeguards and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
This report covers the Chinese-filed World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint against the U.S. over Section 421 of the Trade Acts of 1941, which has been renewed several times since. Section 421 authorizes the President to impose safeguards—that is, temporary measures such as import surcharges or quotas—on Chinese goods if domestic market disruption is found.
Date:
January 31, 2011
Creator:
Grimmett, Jeanne J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0959
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a local election under section 1502.055, Government Code, is required before a municipality may sell its sewage collection system and treatment plant to a river authority: Possible conflict with chapter 30, Water Code.
Date:
July 31, 2012
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Researching Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources for Congressional Staff
This report is designed to introduce congressional staff to selected governmental and nongovernmental sources that are useful in tracking and obtaining information federal legislation and regulations. It includes governmental sources such as the Legislative Information System (LIS), THOMAS, the Government Printing Office's Federal Digital System (FDsys), and U.S. Senate and House websites. Nongovernmental or commercial sources include resources such as HeinOnline and the Congressional Quarterly (CQ) websites. It also highlights classes offered by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the Library of Congress Law Library.
Date:
August 31, 2012
Creator:
Mansfield, Jerry W.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
When Congressional Legislation Interferes with Existing Contracts: Legal Issues
This report surveys the legal theories invoked when laws enacted by Congress interfere with contracts entered into before enactment, prompting suits against the United States by disappointed contract parties.
Date:
May 31, 2012
Creator:
Meltz, Robert
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2403, Vetoed
Proclamation issued by Governor Rick Perry vetoing a bill passed by the Texas House of Representatives relating to retailers engaged in business in this state for purposes of sales and use taxes.
Date:
May 31, 2011
Creator:
Texas. Governor (2000- : Perry)
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 38, Number 22, Pages 3397-3446, May 31, 2013
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:
May 31, 2013
Creator:
Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Velocity Data Collection in the Corpus Christi Bay Ship Channel
Report documenting velocity data collected from the main shipping channel and in non-channelized portions of Corpus Christi Bay. The study was designed to provide data that can be used to better understand how the wind-driven flow through the main basin is coupled or decoupled from the tidally-driven flow in the ship channel.
Date:
October 31, 2010
Creator:
Gundlach, Laura C. & Hodges, Ben R.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Finance Report, Volume 82, Number 4, March 31, 2011
Report containing an overview of the proposed state budget and of each article of CSHB 1. It highlights significant budget issues, including different proposals for funding agencies and programs.
Date:
March 31, 2011
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending Savings Institutions Annual Report: 2010
Annual report of the Texas Department of Savings & Mortgage Lending, containing relevant financial summaries and statistical tables for associations in Texas.
Date:
December 31, 2010
Creator:
Texas. Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor
Report that describes the well-established routine that occurs on the opening day of a new Congress.
Date:
October 31, 2012
Creator:
Schneider, Judy & Koempel, Michael L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
Report that provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Coast Guard's programs for procuring eight National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs).
Date:
October 31, 2012
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Detainers: Legal Issues
Report that surveys the various authorities governing immigration detainers, including the standard detainer form (Form I-247) sent by ICE to other law enforcement agencies. The report also discusses key legal issues raised by immigration detainers.
Date:
August 31, 2012
Creator:
Manuel, Kate M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Stafford Act Declarations 1953-2011: Trends and Analyses, and Implications for Congress
Report that describes the declaration process of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and the types of declarations that can be made under the Stafford Act.
Date:
August 31, 2012
Creator:
Lindsay, Bruce R. & McCarthy, Francis X.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Involvement in Flood Response and Flood Infrastructure Repair: Storm Sandy Recovery
Report regarding congressional efforts to structure federal actions and programs so they provide incentives to reduce flood risk without unduly infringing on private property rights or usurping local decision making.
Date:
October 31, 2012
Creator:
Carter, Nicole T.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library