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Below is a list of books the Library has received during the past two months.

Week of Monday, Sep 18 2023

The second most important book you will ever read : a personal challenge to read the Bible / Dan Patrick.
Nashville, Tenn. : Royal Books, Ã2002.
220.071 P314SE 2002
Received: 9/21/2023
Reading. fast (OCoLC)fst01090626
Education. fast (OCoLC)fst00902499

The civic bargain : how democracy survives / Brook Manville and Josiah Ober.
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023]
321.8072 M295 2023
Received: 9/20/2023
Democracy--Case studies.
Civics--Study and teaching--Case studies.
Citizenship--Social aspects--Case studies.
Political participation--Case studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy. bisacsh
HISTORY / World. bisacsh
Citizenship--Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst00861929
Civics--Study and teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst00862347
Democracy. fast (OCoLC)fst00890077
Political participation. fast (OCoLC)fst01069386

Week of Monday, Sep 11 2023

Rules / Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.
[Austin, Texas] : State Board of Medical Examiners ; 1996-
M800.4 R935 1997
Received: 9/14/2023
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners--Rules and practice.
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.

Rules / Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.
[Austin, Texas] : State Board of Medical Examiners ; 1996-
M800.4 R935 1996
Received: 9/14/2023
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners--Rules and practice.
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.

Laws relating to adoption in Texas / State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin, Texas State Dept. of public welfare 1947-
P3800.4 AD239 1967
Received: 9/14/2023
Adoption--Texas.
Adoption ?0 (CaQQLa)201-0041204 ?z Texas. ?0 (CaQQLa)201-0460855
Adoption. ?2 fast ?0 (OCoLC)fst00797076
Texas. ?2 fast ?0 (OCoLC)fst01210336

Laws relating to adoption in Texas / State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin, Texas State Dept. of public welfare 1947-
P3800.4 AD239 1961 1963 1665
Received: 9/14/2023
Adoption--Texas.
Adoption ?0 (CaQQLa)201-0041204 ?z Texas. ?0 (CaQQLa)201-0460855
Adoption. ?2 fast ?0 (OCoLC)fst00797076
Texas. ?2 fast ?0 (OCoLC)fst01210336

Laws relating to adoption in Texas / State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin, Texas State Dept. of public welfare 1947-
P3800.4 AD239 1947
Received: 9/14/2023
Adoption--Texas.
Adoption ?0 (CaQQLa)201-0041204 ?z Texas. ?0 (CaQQLa)201-0460855
Adoption. ?2 fast ?0 (OCoLC)fst00797076
Texas. ?2 fast ?0 (OCoLC)fst01210336

Laws relating to public assistance in Texas under the Social Security Act / prepared by State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin, Texas : State Department of Public Welfare, [1949]
P3800.4 P976 1949
Received: 9/12/2023
Public welfare--Law and legislation--Texas.
Social security.
Public welfare--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst01083290

Public Assistance Laws Administered by The Texas State Department of Public Welfare / Prepared by the State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin, Texas : State Department of Public Welfare, [1953]
P3800.4 P976 1964
Received: 9/12/2023
Public welfare--Law and legislation--Texas.
Public welfare--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst01083290

Public Assistance Laws Administered by The Texas State Department of Public Welfare / Prepared by the State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin, Texas : State Department of Public Welfare, [1953]
P3800.4 P976 1962
Received: 9/12/2023
Public welfare--Law and legislation--Texas.
Public welfare--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst01083290

Public Assistance Laws Administered by The Texas State Department of Public Welfare / Prepared by the State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin, Texas : State Department of Public Welfare, [1953]
P3800.4 P976 1961
Received: 9/12/2023
Public welfare--Law and legislation--Texas.
Public welfare--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst01083290

Public Assistance Laws Administered by The Texas State Department of Public Welfare / Prepared by the State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin, Texas : State Department of Public Welfare, [1953]
P3800.4 P976 1960
Received: 9/12/2023
Public welfare--Law and legislation--Texas.
Public welfare--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst01083290

Public Assistance Laws Administered by The Texas State Department of Public Welfare / Prepared by the State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin, Texas : State Department of Public Welfare, [1953]
P3800.4 P976 1957
Received: 9/12/2023
Public welfare--Law and legislation--Texas.
Public welfare--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst01083290

Public Assistance Laws Administered by The Texas State Department of Public Welfare / Prepared by the State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin, Texas : State Department of Public Welfare, [1953]
P3800.4 P976 1953
Received: 9/12/2023
Public welfare--Law and legislation--Texas.
Public welfare--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst01083290

Laws relating to children / Administered by the Texas State Deparmtne of Public Welfare.
Austin, Texas : State Department of Public Welfare, [1966]
P3800 C536 1967
Received: 9/11/2023
Children--Legal status, laws, etc.--Texas.
Children--Legal status, laws, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst00855046

Laws relating to children / Administered by the Texas State Deparmtne of Public Welfare.
Austin, Texas : State Department of Public Welfare, [1966]
P3800 C536 1966
Received: 9/11/2023
Children--Legal status, laws, etc.--Texas.
Children--Legal status, laws, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst00855046

Plumbing license law of 1947 / Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners.
Austin, Texas. : Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, [1947?]
P1900.4 P734 1947
Received: 9/11/2023
Plumbers--Licenses--Texas.
Plumbing--Law and legislation--Texas.

The sum of us : What racism costs everyone and how we can prosper together / Heather McGhee.
New York : One World, [2021]
305.800973 M478 2021
Received: 9/11/2023
Racism--United States.
Race discrimination--United States.
Race discrimination. (DLC)sj2021053151
Racism (DNLM)D063505
Race Relations (DNLM)D011822
Racisme (CaQQLa)201-0001691--âEtats-Unis. (CaQQLa)201-0407727
Race relations--Economic aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01086512
Race discrimination. fast (OCoLC)fst01086465
Racism. fast (OCoLC)fst01086616

Recoding America : Why government is failing in the digital age and how we can do better / Jennifer Pahlka.
New York, New York : Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2023.
352.7 P141 2023
Received: 9/11/2023
Administrative agencies--United States--Data processing.
Information storage and retrieval systems--Public administration.
Technology and state--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy. bisacsh
Administrative agencies--Data processing. fast (OCoLC)fst00796749
Information storage and retrieval systems--Public administration. fast (OCoLC)fst02026788
Politics and government. fast (OCoLC)fst01919741
Technology and state. fast (OCoLC)fst01145265

Baby ninth amendments : How Americans embraced unenumerated rights and why it matters / Anthony B. Sanders.
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2023.
342.7308 SA194 2023
Received: 9/11/2023
Civil rights--United States--States.
Constitutional law--United States--States.
Civil rights--U.S. states. fast (OCoLC)fst00862695
Constitutional law--U.S. states. fast (OCoLC)fst00875844

Week of Monday, Sep 04 2023

Texas Dangerous Drug law / Distributed by Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
Austin, Texas : Texas State Board of Pharmacy, 959.
P1200 D182 1959
Received: 9/8/2023
Drugs.
Pharmacy--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst01060303
Pharmacy--Law and legislation--Texas.

The Texas pharmacy law / Published by Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
Austin, Texas : Texas State Board of Pharmacy, 959.
P1200 P536 1959
Received: 9/7/2023
Pharmacy--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst01060303
Pharmacy--Law and legislation--Texas.

Child care licensing act of 1975 / 1975.
[Austin, Texas] : State Dept. of Public Welfare, 1975.
P3800.4 C536 1975
Received: 9/7/2023
Child care.
State governments.
Health

Historic Galveston / photographed by Richard Payne ; written by Geoffrey Leavenworth ; foreword by Cynthia Mitchell ; edited by Stephen Barnhill.
Houston : Herring Press ; [Austin] : [Distributed by Texas Monthly Press], [1985]
720.9764139 P346H 1985
Received: 9/7/2023
Architecture, Victorian--Texas--Galveston.
Architecture--Texas--Galveston.
Historic buildings--Texas--Galveston.
Architecture victorienne (CaQQLa)201-0020218--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0470721--Galveston. (CaQQLa)201-0470721
Architecture. fast (OCoLC)fst00813346
Architecture, Victorian. fast (OCoLC)fst00813976
Buildings. fast (OCoLC)fst00840962
Historic buildings. fast (OCoLC)fst00957723

Texas extra : a newspaper history of the Lone Star State, 1835-1935 / [compiled by Eric C. Caren from the collection of Caren Archives, Inc.].
Edison, N.J. : Castle Books, Ã1999.
070.172 C271T 1999
Received: 9/7/2023
Texas History. sears

LBJ all the way.
Tyler, Tex. : Lone Star Pub., Inc., 1962.
973.922 J65L 1962
Received: 9/7/2023

My city, friends, life : a 50 year love story of a man and his city, 1935-1985, Richardson, Texas / autobiography by Clifford Huffhines.
[Place of publication not identified] : C. Huffhines, Ã1986.
976.400992 H889MY
Received: 9/7/2023

Sunset in Texas, 2024-2025.
[Austin, TX] : Sunset Advisory Commission, [2023]
S1500.8 SU74 2023
Received: 9/7/2023
Sunset reviews of government programs--Texas.
Legislation--Texas.

Laws relating to old-age, survivors, and disability insurance / administered by the Texas State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin, Tex. : State Dept. of Public Welfare.
P3800.4 P976 1965
Received: 9/6/2023
Old age.
Public welfare--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst01083290
Disability insurance.

Constitutional amendments proposed for November 2023 ballot / House Research Organization, Texas House of Representatives.
Austin TX : House Research Organization, Texas House of Representatives, [2021]
L1801.9 ST94 88-3
Received: 9/6/2023
Constitutional amendments--Texas.
Constitutions--Texas.-3

Week of Monday, Aug 28 2023

Rules for construction of power boilers / formulated by the Boiler Code Committee.
New York : American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1949. Publication info: 1950
621.18 P887 1949
Received: 8/31/2023
Steam-boilers.

Volatility in state spending for higher education / edited by Jennifer A. Delaney.
Washington, DC : American Educational Research Association, [2023]
379.1 D337 2023
Received: 8/31/2023
Education, Higher--Finance--Government policy--United States--States.
Public universities and colleges--Finance--Government policy--United States--States.
Government aid to higher education--United States--States.
Higher education and state--United States--States.
Government aid to higher education--U.S. states. fast (OCoLC)fst00945158
Higher education and state--U.S. states. fast (OCoLC)fst00956559

Week of Monday, Aug 21 2023

Executive order GA-42 relating to designation of Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
Austin, Tex. : Office of the Governor, [2022]
G648.1 EX31 42
Received: 8/23/2023
Border security--Texas.
Drug control--Texas.
Drug traffic--Texas.

Executive order GA-41 relating to returning illegal immigrants to the border.
Austin, Tex. : Office of the Governor, [2022]
G648.1 EX31 41
Received: 8/23/2023
Border security--Texas.
Immigration enforcement--Texas.

Condensed analyses of proposed constitutional amendments, 88th Texas Legislature, November 7, 2023, election / published by the Texas Legislative Council.
Austin, TX : Texas Legislative Council, [2023]
L1400.7 C766C 2023
Received: 8/22/2023
Constitutional amendments--Texas.
Constitutions--Texas.

Analyses of proposed constitutional amendments, 88th Texas Legislature, November 7, 2023, election / Texas Legislative Council.
Austin, TX : Texas Legislative Council, [2023]
L1400.7 C766 2023
Received: 8/22/2023
Constitutional amendments--Texas.
Constitutions--Texas.

Week of Monday, Aug 14 2023

Merchants of the right : gun sellers and the crisis of American democracy / Jennifer Carlson.
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2023]
363.330973 C284 2023
Received: 8/17/2023
Firearms ownership--Political aspects--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Conservatism--United States.
Right-wing extremists--United States.
Polarization (Social sciences)--United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society. bisacsh
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. bisacsh
Conservatism. fast (OCoLC)fst00875582
Democracy. fast (OCoLC)fst00890077
Polarization (Social sciences) fast (OCoLC)fst01068309
Right-wing extremists. fast (OCoLC)fst01097938

The buying and selling of American education : reimagining a system of schools for all children / Susan Tave Zelman and Margaret Erlandson Sorensen.
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
370.973 Z51 2023
Received: 8/17/2023
Education--United States--History.
Education--Evaluation--Research--United States.
Education. fast (OCoLC)fst00902499

News clippings relating to the Texas Separate Coach Law, 1889 and 1891 / compiled by Vince Leibowitz.
[Austin, TX] : [s.n.], 2023
388 L525C 2023
Received: 8/15/2023
Transportation--Law and legislation--Texas.

House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment, Texas House of Representatives, initial interim report 2023 : a report to the House of Representatives, 88th Texas Legislature / Brad Buckley, chairman ; committee clerk, Jack Reed.
Austin, TX : The Committee, [2023]
L1836.88 IN8H
Received: 8/15/2023
Education and state--Texas.
Education law and legislation--Texas.

House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment, Texas House of Representatives, initial interim report 2023 : a report to the House of Representatives, 88th Texas Legislature / Brad Buckley, chairman ; committee clerk, Jack Reed.
Austin, TX : The Committee, [2023]
L1836.88 EN59
Received: 8/15/2023
Education and state--Texas.
Education law and legislation--Texas.

Week of Monday, Aug 07 2023

Safety rules of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Division : a manual of rules and procedures for handling and odorizing liquefied petroleum gases in Texas, including specifications for design, construction, and installation of equipment used in transportation, storage, and distribution / Railroad Commission of Texas.
Austin, Tex. (P.O. Drawer 12967, Capitol Station, Austin 78711-2967) : LP-Gas Division, [1985]
R500.4 L925 1985
Received: 8/9/2023
Liquefied petroleum gas--Texas--Safety regulations.
Liquefied petroleum gas. fast (OCoLC)fst00999493

Hazardous liquids pipeline safety rules / Railroad Commission of Texas.
Austin, Tex. (P.O. Drawer 12967, Capitol Station, Austin 78711-2967) : Gas Utilities Division, Pipeline Safety Section, 1987 printing.
R500.4 G246 1987
Received: 8/9/2023
Petroleum pipelines--Safety regulations--Texas.
Liquefied petroleum gas pipelines--Safety regulations--Texas.
Pâetrole (CaQQLa)201-0031834--Pipelines (CaQQLa)201-0031834--Sâecuritâe (CaQQLa)201-0379364--Ráeglements (CaQQLa)201-0379364--Texas. (CaQQLa)201-0460855
Liquefied petroleum gas pipelines--Safety regulations. fast (OCoLC)fst00999515
Petroleum pipelines--Safety regulations. fast (OCoLC)fst01059721

Text 325 : property tax law.
[Austin, Tex.] : State Property Tax Board, [1987]
P3225.5 P965 1987
Received: 8/9/2023

Public welfare laws relating to medical care under Title XIX for old age assistance, aid to the blind, aid to families with dependent children, aid to the permanently and totally disabled administered by the Texas State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin [1968]
P3800.4 P976T 1968
Received: 8/9/2023
Public welfare--Law and legislation--Texas.
Medical care--Texas.
Medical care. fast (OCoLC)fst01013753
Public welfare--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst01083290

Public welfare laws relating to old age assistance, aid to the blind, aid to families with dependent children, aid to the permanently and totally disabled, child welfare services, other welfare services administered by the Texas State Department of Public Welfare.
Austin [1968]
P3800.4 P976 1968
Received: 8/9/2023
Public welfare--Law and legislation--Texas.
Public welfare--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst01083290

Week of Monday, Jul 31 2023

Reassessing constraints on the economy and policy : a symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Aug. 25-27, 2022
[Kansas City, Missouri] : Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, [2022]
332.46 R288 2022
Received: 8/3/2023
Macroeconomics--Congresses.
Monetary policy--Congresses.
Economic policy--Congresses.
Financial crises--Government policy--Congresses.
Financial institutions--Law and legislation--Congresses.
International finance--Law and legislation--Congresses.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- --Economic aspects--Congresses.
Banks and banking, Central--Congresses.
Macroeconomics. fast (OCoLC)fst01005221
Monetary policy. fast (OCoLC)fst01025230
Economic policy fast (OCoLC)fst00902025
Financial crises--Government policy. fast (OCoLC)fst01941272
Financial institutions--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst00924669
International finance--Law and legislation. fast (OCoLC)fst00976955
COVID-19 (Disease)--Economic aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst02021810
Banks and banking, Central. fast (OCoLC)fst00827036