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Current Articles & Research Resources, August 18, 2022

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

  • Review laws, rules, and procedures related to the protection of classified information. (Congressional Research Service, updated August 12, 2022)
  • Explore flood, fire, and heat risk factors by address or zip code. (First Street Foundation, accessed August 16, 2022)
  • Read about the new rule which provides for access to over-the-counter hearing aids. (U.S. Food & Drug Administration, August 16, 2022)
  • Nominate Texas State Artists before the October 15, 2022 deadline. (Texas Commission on the Arts, accessed August 17, 2022)
  • Track changes in the Consumer Price Index. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 10, 2022)

 

Librarians review and select articles from more than 1,000 print and online sources to compile a weekly annotated list of Current Articles of interest to the legislative community. View this week's Current Articles.

 

Members of the Texas legislative community may request articles by using our online form or by calling 512-463-1252.

Current Articles & Research Resources, August 11, 2022

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

  • Explore the history of business-related court opinions at the U.S. Supreme Court. (SSRN, August 6, 2022)
  • Consider how teens use social media. (Pew Research Center, August 10, 2022)
  • Find out how to block spam calls and texts. (Wired, August 6, 2022)
  • Purchase hunting and fishing licenses online. (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Accessed August 10, 2022)

 

Librarians review and select articles from more than 1,000 print and online sources to compile a weekly annotated list of Current Articles of interest to the legislative community. View this week's Current Articles.

 

Members of the Texas legislative community may request articles by using our online form or by calling 512-463-1252.

Current Articles & Research Resources, August 4, 2022

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

  • Find which counties are under a burn ban. (Texas A&M Forest Service, ©2022)
  • Track monkeypox cases by state. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, updated August 2, 2022)
  • Explore the global Fortune 500 list. (Fortune, ©2022)
  • See how the global economy breaks down by country. (Visual Capitalist, accessed August 3, 2022)
  • Review the 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) preliminary dataset. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, updated July 28, 2022)

 

Librarians review and select articles from more than 1,000 print and online sources to compile a weekly annotated list of Current Articles of interest to the legislative community. View this week's Current Articles.

 

Members of the Texas legislative community may request articles by using our online form or by calling 512-463-1252.

Current Articles & Research Resources, July 28, 2022

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

  • Review the draft 2023 Unified Transportation Program and public involvement. (Texas Department of Transportation, July 8, 2022)
  • Find the highest performing hospitals in your area. (U.S. News & World Report, ©2022)
  • Explore cryptocurrency state legislation. (National Conference of State Legislatures, June 7, 2022)
  • Read about the forest carbon cycle in U.S. forests. (Congressional Research Service, updated July 26, 2022)
  • Track health information related to extreme heat. (National Integrated Heat Health Information System, accessed July 27, 2022)

 

Librarians review and select articles from more than 1,000 print and online sources to compile a weekly annotated list of Current Articles of interest to the legislative community. View this week's Current Articles.

 

Members of the Texas legislative community may request articles by using our online form or by calling 512-463-1252.

Current Articles & Research Resources, July 21, 2022

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

  • Track current wildfire activity in Texas. (Texas A&M Forest Service, accessed July 21, 2022)
  • Review federal legislation related to market-based greenhouse gas emission reduction. (Congressional Research Service, updated July 18, 2022)
  • Explore introduced and enacted state legislation related to cybersecurity. (National Conference of State Legislatures, July 5, 2022)
  • Consider how heat and humidity affect the ability of the human body to cool itself. (The Conversation, July 6, 2022)

 

Librarians review and select articles from more than 1,000 print and online sources to compile a weekly annotated list of Current Articles of interest to the legislative community. View this week's Current Articles.

 

Members of the Texas legislative community may request articles by using our online form or by calling 512-463-1252.

Current Articles & Research Resources, July 14, 2022

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

  • Explore crime statistics and information by location or topic with the FBI's Crime Data Explorer. (Federal Bureau of Investigation, accessed July 13, 2022)
  • Review housing conditions across the U.S. (Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, 2022)
  • Read about how cities are planning for heat. (Environmental Research Letters, June 10, 2022)
  • Track grid and market conditions dashboards. (Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), accessed July 13, 2022)

 

Librarians review and select articles from more than 1,000 print and online sources to compile a weekly annotated list of Current Articles of interest to the legislative community. View this week's Current Articles.

 

Members of the Texas legislative community may request articles by using our online form or by calling 512-463-1252.

Current Articles & Research Resources, June 30, 2022

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

  • Read about stare decisis and the U.S. Supreme Court's role in legal precedent. (ABA Legal Fact Check, June 24, 2022)
  • Explore polarization in American politics. (University of Chicago Institute of Politics, accessed June 28, 2022)
  • Consider how journalists view their job and the press. (Pew Research Center, June 14, 2022)
  • Review an economic outlook for the U.S. (Congressional Research Service, June 28, 2022)

 

Librarians review and select articles from more than 1,000 print and online sources to compile a weekly annotated list of Current Articles of interest to the legislative community. View this week's Current Articles.

 

Members of the Texas legislative community may request articles by using our online form or by calling 512-463-1252.

Current Articles & Research Resources, June 16, 2022

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

  • Review information related to school shootings by location. (Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), accessed June 15, 2022)
  • Track air quality on Google Maps. (The Verge, June 9, 2022)
  • Explore statistics related to the Compassionate Use Program. (Texas Department of Public Safety, accessed June 15, 2022)
  • Read about how data brokers sell cell phone location data to the federal government. (Electronic Frontier Foundation, June 13, 2022)

 

Librarians review and select articles from more than 1,000 print and online sources to compile a weekly annotated list of Current Articles of interest to the legislative community. View this week's Current Articles.

 

Members of the Texas legislative community may request articles by using our online form or by calling 512-463-1252.

Current Articles & Research Resources, June 9, 2022

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

  • Consider how executive pay has climbed recently. (Institute for Policy Studies, June 2022)
  • Read about Americans' views on government. (Pew Research Center, June 6, 2022)
  • Review wildfire statistics. (Congressional Research Service, June 1, 2022)
  • Explore the U.S. Drought Monitor. (National Drought Mitigation Center, released June 9, 2022)

 

Librarians review and select articles from more than 1,000 print and online sources to compile a weekly annotated list of Current Articles of interest to the legislative community. View this week's Current Articles.

 

Members of the Texas legislative community may request articles by using our online form or by calling 512-463-1252.

Current Articles & Research Resources, June 2, 2022

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community.

  • Review the outlook for the 2022 hurricane season. (Congressional Research Service, May 31, 2022)
  • Discover the shelf life of many foods. (StillTasty, accessed June 1, 2022)
  • Search the land grant database. (Texas General Land Office, accessed June 1, 2022)
  • Explore COVID-19 data by county. (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, accessed June 1, 2022, updated daily)

 

Librarians review and select articles from more than 1,000 print and online sources to compile a weekly annotated list of Current Articles of interest to the legislative community. View this week's Current Articles.

 

Members of the Texas legislative community may request articles by using our online form or by calling 512-463-1252.

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