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[Letter from Robert H. Smith to Jack Davis, August 17, 1992]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Robert H. Smith, Senator, Mississippi State Senate, to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. To thank Davis for his success in promoting music and art in the curriculum as an instructional tool. Smith writes that he was successful on August 10, 1992 in having the Southern Legislative Conference adopt the resolution stating the need for music and arts education in public school curriculum and the success of the movement will… more
Date: August 17, 1992
Creator: Smith, Robert H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Shutdown]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 17, 1995, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Yarborough]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 17, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
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Congressional Budget Actions in 2003

Description: This report provides information about the Congressional Budget Actions in 2003. During 2003 congress considered various budgetary measures. most measures pertained to 2004 and beyond.
Date: December 17, 2004
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Constitutional Points of Order in the Senate

Description: In general, the Senate's presiding officer does not take the initiative in enforcing Senate rules and precedents. Instead, a Senator may raise a point of order if he or she believes the Senate is taking (or is about to take) an action that violates the rules. In most circumstances, the presiding officer rules on the point of order on advice of the Parliamentarian; that ruling is typically subject to an appeal on which the Senate votes (unless the appeal is tabled or withdrawn). Pursuant to Rule… more
Date: December 17, 2014
Creator: Heitshusen, Valerie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Video Broadcasting of Congressional Proceedings

Description: This report begins with a brief history of early congressional experiences with television coverage and background on the decisions to allow regular committee and floor broadcasts. The next sections describe how video coverage is administered within Congress, discussing rules, regulations, and authorities affecting video recording and broadcasting for House committees, House floor proceedings, Senate committees, and Senate floor proceedings. A brief overview of C-SPAN's history, organization, a… more
Date: April 17, 2017
Creator: Eckman, Sarah J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: News at ten]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Senate and House Conference Committee agreeing to reduce the oil depletion allowance, with the House passing a bill tax would cut the allowance from 27 cents to 20.
Date: December 17, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Train]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about efforts to end the rail strike.
Date: May 17, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: State banking]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas Senate General Investingting Committee pplanning to oopen its probe into state banking procedures.
Date: 1971-02-17T24:00:00
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
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[News Script: State banking probe]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas Senate General Investigating Committee planning to probe the state banking department procedures.
Date: February 17, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
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Energy Tax Policy

Description: This report discusses about energy tax policy. U.S energy tax policy promoted the supply of oil and gas but witnessed significant cutback, imposition of new excise taxes on oil and introduction of numerous tax preferences for energy conservation.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Lazzari, Salvatore
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Senate Committee Hearings: Preparation

Description: Committee hearings allow Senators an opportunity to gather information on, and draw attention to, legislation and issues within a committee’s purview, conduct oversight of programs or agencies, and investigate allegations of wrongdoing. This report contains a checklist that identifies many of the tasks that need to be performed by a full committee and, in most cases, subcommittees in advance of a hearing. Some of the tasks are required by Senate or committee rules; others are common committee p… more
Date: September 17, 2009
Creator: Palmer, Betsy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Kennedy]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a speech given by Robert Kennedy.
Date: November 17, 1959
Duration: 2 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.841218 -96.784517
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Smokey Joe posts bond]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Senate candidate J. D. (Smokey Joe) Smith appearing at the Dallas County sheriff's office to post bond on three theft indictments returned against him.
Date: June 17, 1958
Duration: 1 minute 57 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Senate Committee Rules in the 112th Congress: A Comparison of Key Provisions

Description: This report reviews the requirements contained in Senate rules pertaining to committees; it then explores how each Senate committee addresses 11 specific issues: meeting day, hearing and meeting notice requirements, scheduling of witnesses, hearing quorum, business quorum, amendment filing requirements, proxy voting, polling, nominations, investigations, and subpoenas. In addition, the report looks at the unique provisions some committees have included in their rules in the miscellaneous categ… more
Date: February 17, 2012
Creator: Palmer, Betsy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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