Public Water System Surface Water Intakes (open access)

Public Water System Surface Water Intakes

Report describing the public water supply surface water intake sites in Texas, including location data, the entities owning the water intake sites, and more.
Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Residential Heating in Remote Arctic Villages: Research Needs (open access)

Residential Heating in Remote Arctic Villages: Research Needs

This report provides information on data gaps and research needs related to how heat is used in villages in order to better understand how renewable energy systems, energy efficiencies, and education and/or policy level efforts might best address heating needs for remote communities.
Date: January 20, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical Memorandum: 2010 National Coastal Condition Assessment: Great Lakes (open access)

Technical Memorandum: 2010 National Coastal Condition Assessment: Great Lakes

"The purpose of this memorandum is to present a snapshot of the condition of the nearshore waters of the Great Lakes as sampled by the Great Lake States, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and its partners during the summer of 2010."
Date: April 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comission Performance Measures: Fiscal Year 2016, Quarter 3 (open access)

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comission Performance Measures: Fiscal Year 2016, Quarter 3

Report comparing several performance measures for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in the third quarter of the 2016 fiscal year. Each measure lists the target result, the actual result, and the percentage of the target result accomplished.
Date: June 30, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions (open access)

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Brief document describing how U.S. greenhouse gas emissions function as an indicator of climate change. It includes background on climate change indicators, an explanation of how emissions are measured, and key points about greenhouse gases in relation to climate.
Date: August 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: The Mérida Initiative and Beyond (open access)

U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: The Mérida Initiative and Beyond

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Date: January 15, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Does Justice Scalia's Death Mean for Congress and the Nation? (open access)

What Does Justice Scalia's Death Mean for Congress and the Nation?

This legal sidebar briefly provides an overview of the major implications of Justice Scalia's death for Congress. Justice Scalia's absence may alter the outcome of several cases of interest to Congress pending before the Court and could mark a seismic shift in many legal doctrines, depending on who is confirmed to fill the newly vacant seat on the Court. The job of confirming the President's nomination to fill the vacancy resides with the Senate, making Justice Scalia's death likely to have a profound impact in both the short and long term on Congress.
Date: February 16, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What Does the Supreme Court's 4-4 Split in Texas Mean for Future Executive Action as to Immigration? (open access)

What Does the Supreme Court's 4-4 Split in Texas Mean for Future Executive Action as to Immigration?

This legal sidebar discusses the Supreme Court's recent 4-4 split in Texas v. United States and how it might affect the Executive's ability to "go it alone" on immigration in the future. The nominee or presumptive nominee for President of both major political parties has expressed a willingness to take certain actions as to immigration on his or her own, without waiting for Congress to enact further legislation (although the specific actions they would take vary, depending upon their policies on immigration and other issues).
Date: July 25, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What, If Anything, Has Judge Garland Said About the Second Amendment and Guns? (open access)

What, If Anything, Has Judge Garland Said About the Second Amendment and Guns?

This legal sidebar briefly examines D.C. Circuit Judge Merrick Garland's views on the second amendment.
Date: May 6, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What's RICO? (open access)

What's RICO?

This legal sidebar briefly discusses the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) portion of Title 18 of the United States Code. In spite of its name and origin, RICO is not limited to "mobsters" or members of "organized crime" as those terms are popularly understood. Rather, it covers those activities which Congress felt characterized the conduct of organized crime, no matter who actually engages in them.
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
When Are Violent Crimes Federal Hate Crimes? (open access)

When Are Violent Crimes Federal Hate Crimes?

This legal sidebar briefly explains federal law in regards to hate crimes.
Date: June 14, 2016
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library