U.S.-U.K. Free Trade Agreement: Prospects and Issues for Congress (open access)

U.S.-U.K. Free Trade Agreement: Prospects and Issues for Congress

This report discuses the prospects of a free trade agreement between the U.K. and the U.S. after Brexit and potential issues that might be addressed in such an agreement. Congress's role in free trade agreements is also discussed.
Date: April 14, 2017
Creator: Akhtar, Shayerah Ilias
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Implementing a Testing Protocol for Approving Alternative Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs): Natural Minerals and Reclaimed and Remediated Fly Ashes (open access)

Implementing a Testing Protocol for Approving Alternative Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs): Natural Minerals and Reclaimed and Remediated Fly Ashes

Report on implementing a testing protocol for approving alternative supplementary cementitious materials.
Date: August 2017
Creator: Al-Shmaisani, Saif; Kalina, Ryan; Rung, Michael; Ferron, Raissa & Juenger, Maria
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Staff Report with Final Results: State Board of Dental Examiners (open access)

Staff Report with Final Results: State Board of Dental Examiners

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the State Board of Dental Examiners, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2017
Creator: Allensworth, Anne; Davis, Julie; Roberson, Dawn & Walraven, Joe
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutrient Budget for Nueces Bay (open access)

Nutrient Budget for Nueces Bay

Studying environmental flow needs for Texas rivers and estuaries as part of the Adaptive Management Phase.
Date: August 2017
Creator: Anchor QEA, LLC
Object Type: Report
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
The European Union: Current Challenges and Future Prospects (open access)

The European Union: Current Challenges and Future Prospects

This report provides a brief history of the European Union (EU) and the major challenges currently confronting the EU as an institution. It also discusses the potential implications both for the EU itself and for U.S.-EU relations.
Date: February 27, 2017
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The European Union: Questions and Answers (open access)

The European Union: Questions and Answers

This report serves as a primer on the European Union and provides a brief description of U.S.-EU relations that may be of interest in the 114th Congress.
Date: February 21, 2017
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Northern Ireland: Current Issues and Ongoing Challenges in the Peace Process (open access)

Northern Ireland: Current Issues and Ongoing Challenges in the Peace Process

This report describes the Peace Agreement in Northern Ireland, which is one of four component "nations" of the United Kingdom (UK). The conflict, often referred to as "the Troubles," has its origins in the 1921 division of Ireland and has reflected a struggle between different national, cultural, and religious identities.
Date: March 14, 2017
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Northern Ireland's Snap Assembly Elections: Outcome and Implications (open access)

Northern Ireland's Snap Assembly Elections: Outcome and Implications

This report discusses the snap elections for Northern Ireland's Assembly, its regional legislature.
Date: March 7, 2017
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Security and Islamist Terrorism (open access)

European Security and Islamist Terrorism

This report briefly discusses the current security climate in Europe, as well as policy considerations for the U.S. Over the last two years, European governments and the European Union (EU) have grown increasingly alarmed by the rise of the Islamic State terrorist organization, its ability to attract European citizens to join the fighting in the Syria-Iraq region, and its use of violent extremist propaganda to inspire others.
Date: June 8, 2017
Creator: Archick, Kristin; Belkin, Paul & Mix, Derek E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues (open access)

Temporary Protected Status: Current Immigration Policy and Issues

This report is a brief overview of current policies regarding temporary protected status (TPS), which is relief from removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). It includes information about humanitarian migrants, temporary protected status, other blanket forms of relief, nationalities receiving protections, and issues with TPS, as well as recent legislation.
Date: January 17, 2017
Creator: Argueta, Carla N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Attack on U.S. Soldiers in Niger: Context and Issues for Congress (open access)

Attack on U.S. Soldiers in Niger: Context and Issues for Congress

This report discusses an attack on U.S. Special Operation Forces assisting local military forces in Niger in counterterrorism efforts which killed four U.S. military personnel and wounded two as well as killing several Niger military personnel. The U.S. response to the attack, the growing threat of Islamic extremism and terrorism in the Sahel of Africa, and terrorism and political and social instability in Niger are also discussed.
Date: October 5, 2017
Creator: Arieff, Alexis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Niger: Frequently Asked Questions About the October 2017 Attack on U.S. Soldiers (open access)

Niger: Frequently Asked Questions About the October 2017 Attack on U.S. Soldiers

This report provides background information in response to the following frequently asked questions regarding the October 4, 2017 attack on U.S. soldiers in Niger: What is the security situation in Niger?, How big is the U.S. military presence in Niger?, For what purposes are U.S. military personnel in Niger, and what role has Congress played in the U.S. military presence there?, Is the U.S. military presence in Niger related to the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF)?, What is the state of U.S.-Niger relations and aid?, Where else in Africa are U.S. military personnel deployed?, Medical evacuation: What is the "golden hour" and does it apply to troop deployments in Africa?, What are the broader implications of building partner capacity in Niger for DOD?, Who were the four U.S. soldiers killed in Niger on October 4?, and What do we know about the alleged perpetrators of the October 4 attack? It also identifies potential issues for Congress as Members look ahead to ongoing and future authorization, appropriations, and oversight activities. A chronology of terrorist attacks in the Sahel and related developments is provided in an Appendix. Additional details surrounding the October 4 ambush and its aftermath may continue …
Date: October 27, 2017
Creator: Arieff, Alexis; Blanchard, Lauren Ploch; Feickert, Andrew; McInnis, Kathleen J.; Rollins, John W. & Weed, Matthew C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011 (open access)

The Debt Limit Since 2011

This report discusses the federal debt increase, which can increase when the government sells debt to the public to finance budget deficits and acquire the financial resources needed to meet its obligations (increasing debt held by the public), or when the federal government issues debt to certain government accounts in exchange for their reported surpluses (increasing debt held by government accounts).
Date: January 31, 2017
Creator: Austin, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011 (open access)

The Debt Limit Since 2011

This report discusses the federal debt increase, which can increase when the government sells debt to the public to finance budget deficits and acquire the financial resources needed to meet its obligations (increasing debt held by the public), or when the federal government issues debt to certain government accounts in exchange for their reported surpluses (increasing debt held by government accounts).
Date: March 14, 2017
Creator: Austin, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011 (open access)

The Debt Limit Since 2011

This report discusses the federal debt increase, which can increase when the government sells debt to the public to finance budget deficits and acquire the financial resources needed to meet its obligations (increasing debt held by the public), or when the federal government issues debt to certain government accounts in exchange for their reported surpluses (increasing debt held by government accounts).
Date: February 13, 2017
Creator: Austin, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Debt Limit Since 2011 (open access)

The Debt Limit Since 2011

This report discusses the federal debt limit and the crisis of 2011 in reaching the debt limit. Subsequent developments in extending the debt limit and using extraordinary measures to meet government obligations since then are outlined up to the present.
Date: August 9, 2017
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and Debt Restructuring under PROMESA, P.L. 114-187 (open access)

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and Debt Restructuring under PROMESA, P.L. 114-187

This report discusses the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and its debt restructuring process under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA). The major debt the company is in has prevented it from maintaining power stations and transmission lines properly or diversifying its energy production methods leading to widespread unreliability of the power supply and high prices.
Date: August 8, 2017
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew & Campbell, Richard J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clearing the Air on the Debt Limit (open access)

Clearing the Air on the Debt Limit

This report provides clarifications on five common debt limit contentions or questions which are: The United States had debt limits before 1917, Did the Federal government default in the 1970s?, Were "clean" debt limit increases once the norm?, Could a platinum coin avoid a binding debt limit?, Would the Fourteenth Amendment allow the President to act unilaterally?, and Is the debt limit obsolete?
Date: November 2, 2017
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew & Thomas, Kenneth R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Statewide Water Conservation Quantification Project: Volume 1 (open access)

Statewide Water Conservation Quantification Project: Volume 1

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Date: August 2017
Creator: Averitt & Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statewide Water Conservation Quantification Project: Volume 2 of 4 (open access)

Statewide Water Conservation Quantification Project: Volume 2 of 4

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Date: August 2017
Creator: Averitt & Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statewide Water Conservation Quantification Project: Volume 3 of 4 (open access)

Statewide Water Conservation Quantification Project: Volume 3 of 4

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Date: August 2017
Creator: Averitt & Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statewide Water Conservation Quantification Project: Volume 4 of 4 (open access)

Statewide Water Conservation Quantification Project: Volume 4 of 4

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Date: August 2017
Creator: Averitt & Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2017 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Ernest Bailes: Volume 1, Issue 1, January 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 welcoming the 85th legislative session, a recap of Texas' biennial legislature, priorities for the 85th legislative session, committee assignments, and developing youth leaders.
Date: January 30, 2017
Creator: Bailes, Ernest James, IV
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History