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This report presents the substantive findings of a cultural resources survey for the Granbury East Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Project, which is a component to the Wastewater Phase I Improvements Project reviewed by the Texas Water Development Board [TWDB] under Project No. 73813. The proposed Granbury East WWTP is located within a 10.6-acre (ac) property located at 3121 Old Granbury Road in the City of Granbury, Hood County, Texas. As the City of Granbury is a political entity of the State of Texas, the City is required to comply with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). In addition, as the project will require federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency through the TWDB Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) the project must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The goal of the survey was to locate, identify, and document any cultural resources, which include architectural features and archeological sites, and to evaluate such resources for their potential eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The cultural resources survey was conducted by Project Archeologist Thomas Chapman on 30 April 2020 within an approximate 10.6-ac project area or Area of Potential Effects (APE). All work conformed to 13 Texas Administrative Code 26 (13 TAC 26), which outlines the regulations for implementing the ACT, and was conducted under Antiquities Permit No. 9401. During the survey, the site boundaries for one previously recorded archeological site (41HD96), were expanded to include a portion of the current APE. Based on the lack of association with historically important individuals or events, absence of significant architectural features, and the limited archeological data potential of the site, it is the recommendation of IES that 41HD96 be considered not eligible for listing in the NRHP or designation as a SAL. Based on the findings of this cultural resources survey, IES is requesting concurrence for the APE and a "no historic properties affected" determination per 36 Code of Federal Regulations 800.4(d)(1). It is the recommendation of IES that the Texas Historical Commission (THC) concur with these findings and the Granbury East WWTP (TWDB Project No. 73813) be permitted to continue without the need for further cultural resources investigations. However, if any cultural resources (other than those documented within this report) are encountered during construction, the operators should immediately cease work in the area of the inadvertent discovery. The project cultural resources consultant should then be contacted to initiate further consultation with the THC prior to resuming construction activities. All project records generated by this project will be permanently stored at the IES office in McKinney, Texas.

This report presents the substantive findings of a cultural resources survey for the Granbury East Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Project, which is a component to the Wastewater Phase I Improvements Project reviewed by the Texas Water Development Board [TWDB] under Project No. 73813. The proposed Granbury East WWTP is located within a 10.6-acre (ac) property located at 3121 Old Granbury Road in the City of Granbury, Hood County, Texas. As the City of Granbury is a political entity of the State of Texas, the City is required to comply with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). In addition, as the project will require federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency through the TWDB Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) the project must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The goal of the survey was to locate, identify, and document any cultural resources, which include architectural features and archeological sites, and to evaluate such resources for their potential eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The cultural resources survey was conducted by Project Archeologist Thomas Chapman on 30 April 2020 within an approximate 10.6-ac project area or Area of Potential Effects (APE). All work conformed to 13 Texas Administrative Code 26 (13 TAC 26), which outlines the regulations for implementing the ACT, and was conducted under Antiquities Permit No. 9401. During the survey, the site boundaries for one previously recorded archeological site (41HD96), were expanded to include a portion of the current APE. Based on the lack of association with historically important individuals or events, absence of significant architectural features, and the limited archeological data potential of the site, it is the recommendation of IES that 41HD96 be considered not eligible for listing in the NRHP or designation as a SAL. Based on the findings of this cultural resources survey, IES is requesting concurrence for the APE and a "no historic properties affected" determination per 36 Code of Federal Regulations 800.4(d)(1). It is the recommendation of IES that the Texas Historical Commission (THC) concur with these findings and the Granbury East WWTP (TWDB Project No. 73813) be permitted to continue without the need for further cultural resources investigations. However, if any cultural resources (other than those documented within this report) are encountered during construction, the operators should immediately cease work in the area of the inadvertent discovery. The project cultural resources consultant should then be contacted to initiate further consultation with the THC prior to resuming construction activities. All project records generated by this project will be permanently stored at the IES office in McKinney, Texas.

This report presents the substantive findings of a cultural resources survey for the Granbury East Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Project, which is a component to the Wastewater Phase I Improvements Project reviewed by the Texas Water Development Board [TWDB] under Project No. 73813. The proposed Granbury East WWTP is located within a 10.6-acre (ac) property located at 3121 Old Granbury Road in the City of Granbury, Hood County, Texas. As the City of Granbury is a political entity of the State of Texas, the City is required to comply with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). In addition, as the project will require federal funding from the Environmental Protection Agency through the TWDB Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) the project must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The goal of the survey was to locate, identify, and document any cultural resources, which include architectural features and archeological sites, and to evaluate such resources for their potential eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The cultural resources survey was conducted by Project Archeologist Thomas Chapman on 30 April 2020 within an approximate 10.6-ac project area or Area of Potential Effects (APE). All work conformed to 13 Texas Administrative Code 26 (13 TAC 26), which outlines the regulations for implementing the ACT, and was conducted under Antiquities Permit No. 9401. During the survey, the site boundaries for one previously recorded archeological site (41HD96), were expanded to include a portion of the current APE. Based on the lack of association with historically important individuals or events, absence of significant architectural features, and the limited archeological data potential of the site, it is the recommendation of IES that 41HD96 be considered not eligible for listing in the NRHP or designation as a SAL. Based on the findings of this cultural resources survey, IES is requesting concurrence for the APE and a "no historic properties affected" determination per 36 Code of Federal Regulations 800.4(d)(1). It is the recommendation of IES that the Texas Historical Commission (THC) concur with these findings and the Granbury East WWTP (TWDB Project No. 73813) be permitted to continue without the need for further cultural resources investigations. However, if any cultural resources (other than those documented within this report) are encountered during construction, the operators should immediately cease work in the area of the inadvertent discovery. The project cultural resources consultant should then be contacted to initiate further consultation with the THC prior to resuming construction activities. All project records generated by this project will be permanently stored at the IES office in McKinney, Texas.

Civil war settlements create institutional arrangements that in turn shape postsettlement politics among the parties to the previous conflict. Following civil wars that involve competing nation-state projects, partition is more likely than alternative institutional arrangements—specifically, unitarism, de facto separation, and autonomy arrangements—to preserve the peace and facilitate democratization. A theory of domestic political institutions as a constraint on reescalation of conflict explains this unexpected relationship through four intermediate effects—specifically, the likelihood that each institutional arrangement will reinforce incompatible national identities, focus the pursuit of greed and grievance on a single zero-sum conflict over the allocation of decision rights, empower the parties to the previous conflict with multiple escalatory options, and foster incompatible expectations of victory. The theory's predictions stand up under statistical tests that use four alternative datasets.

This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resources survey conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the proposed Loop at Johnson Creek project. The proposed project pertains to a recreational park development within a 6.9-acre Area of Potential Effects (APE) located along Johnson Creek between East Randol Mill Road and Cowboys Way in the City of Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas. As the project will require compliance with a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project will be subjected to the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. Additionally, as the City of Arlington is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the project is subject to the provisions of the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). The goal of this survey was to locate cultural resources that could be adversely affected by the proposed development, and to provide an evaluation of the eligibility potential of each identified resource for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or for designation as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL). This cultural resources survey was conducted by Principal Investigator Christopher Goodmaster and Field Technician Josh McCormick on 05 February 2019. All work conformed to 13 Texas Administrative Code 26, which outlines the regulations for implementing the ACT, and was conducted under Antiquities Permit No. 8738. No archeological sites and no historic-age architectural resources were identified within the APE during this survey. No artifacts were collected as part of this survey. All project-related records and field data will be temporarily stored at the IES McKinney office and permanently curated at the Center for Archeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio. No further cultural resources investigation or evaluation of the APE is recommended. However, if any cultural resources are encountered during construction, the operators should stop construction activities in the vicinity of the inadvertent discovery, and immediately contact the project cultural resources consultant to initiate coordination with the USACE and Texas Historical Commission (THC) prior to resuming construction activities.

This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of the cultural resources survey conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the proposed Trinity Skyline Trail Phase II Project in the City of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. The proposed project pertains to the construction of a 4.9-mile (9.6 acre) trail system within the Dallas Floodway from the Sylvan Avenue/Wycliff Avenue bridge to the Campion Trail within Trinity View Park. As the proposed project will be constructed within federal property regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the project is subject to the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), as amended. In addition, as the City of Dallas is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the project must comply with the provisions of the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). The goal of this survey was to locate archeological resources that could be adversely affected by the proposed construction and to provide an evaluation of the eligibility potential of each identified resource for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or for designation as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL). All work conformed to 13 Texas Administrative Code 26, which outlines the regulations for implementing the ACT, and was conducted under Antiquities Permit No. 8865. During the survey, no archeological resources were identified. No artifacts were collected as part of this survey. All project-related records and field data will be temporarily stored at the IES McKinney office and permanently curated at the Center for Archeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio. No further archeological investigation or evaluation of the APE is recommended. However, if any archeological deposits are encountered during construction, the operators should stop construction activities in the vicinity of the inadvertent discovery, and immediately contact the project cultural resources consultant to initiate coordination with the USACE and Texas Historical Commission (THC) prior to resuming construction activities.

This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resources survey conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the proposed MGR Bikeway (Duck Creek Trail Connections) project in the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas. The proposed project pertains to the construction of new trail segments to connect existing trails along Duck Creek. As the project will require compliance with a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project will be subjected to the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. Additionally, as the City of Garland is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the project is subject to the provisions of the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). The goal of this survey was to locate cultural resources that could be adversely affected by the proposed project, and to provide an evaluation of the eligibility potential of each identified resource for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or for designation as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL). This cultural resources survey was conducted by Principal Investigator Christopher Goodmaster, Project Archeologist Thomas Chapman, and Field Technician Josh McCormick on 28 and 31 January 2019. All work conformed to 13 Texas Administrative Code 26, which outlines the regulations for implementing the ACT, and was conducted under Antiquities Permit No. 8721. No artifacts were collected as part of this survey. All project-related records and field data will be temporarily stored at the IES McKinney office and permanently curated at the Center for Archeological Research (CAR) at The University of Texas at San Antonio. No further cultural resources investigation or evaluation of the APE is recommended. However, if any cultural resources are encountered during construction, the operators should stop construction activities in the vicinity of the inadvertent discovery, and immediately contact the project cultural resources consultant to initiate coordination with the USACE and Texas Historical Commission (THC) prior to resuming construction activities.

This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resource inventory conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the West State Highway (SH) 130 Interceptor Phases I and II Project in the City Of Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas. As the City of Pflugerville is a political entity of the State of Texas, it is required to comply with the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). In addition, as the project will require a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Nationwide Permit (NWP) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project would be subject to the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. All work conformed to 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 800, and 13 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 26, which outline the regulations for implementing Section 106 of the NHPA and the ACT, respectively. The goal of the survey was to locate, identify, and assess any cultural resources, which include standing buildings/structures and archeological sites that could be adversely affected by the proposed development, and to evaluate such resources for their potential eligibility for listing as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL) or eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The cultural resources inventory was conducted by archeologists Thomas Chapman and Anne Gibson on 19 through 21 June 2017, under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8041. The Area of Potential Effects will encompass approximately 83.57 acres. The proposed project will span the 3.25-mile stretch between Pflugerville Parkway and City of Pflugerville Central Wastewater Treatment Plant at 15500 Sun Light Near Way. Although one historical-period site and one multi-component site (41TV2542 and 41TV2543, respectively) were documented during the field survey and the sites were considered ineligible for listing on the NRHP or as a SAL. All records will be temporarily curated at the IES McKinney office and permanently curated at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL). No further work is warranted. However, if any cultural resources, other than those documented within this report, are unearthed during construction, the operators should stop construction activities, and immediately contact the project environmental representative to initiate coordination with the THC prior to resuming any construction activities.

This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resource inventory conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the Sparks Drive Connector Project, City of Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas. Per the provisions of the Antiquities Code of Texas, as the project will transpire on land owned or controlled by the City of Cleburne, which is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the proposed project will require coordination with the Texas Historical Commission (THC) prior to construction. In addition, as the project will require a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project within USACE jurisdiction will also be subject to the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. All work conformed to 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 800, and 13 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 26, which outline the regulations for implementing Section 106 of the NHPA and the ACT, respectively. The goal of the survey was to locate, identify, and assess any cultural resources that could be adversely affected by the proposed development, and to evaluate such resources for their potential eligibility for listing as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL) or eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The cultural resources inventory was conducted by archeologist Thomas Chapman on 03 August 2017, under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8126. During the IES survey, no cultural resources were encountered within the 19.1-acre Area of Potential Effects. No artifacts were collected as part of this survey. All records will be temporarily curated at the IES McKinney office and permanently curated at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL). No further work is warranted. However, if any archeological sites are encountered during construction, the operators should stop construction activities, and immediately contact the project environment representative to initiate coordination with the THC prior to resuming any construction activities.

This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resource inventory conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the American Airlines Trinity River Complex Building 6 Project, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Tarrant County, Texas. As the DFW will need approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to modify their Airport Layout Plan to reflect the permanent alterations, the project requires compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Additionally, as the DFW is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the project will be subjected to the provisions of the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). The goal of the survey was to locate, identify, and assess any cultural resources that could be adversely affected by the proposed development, and to evaluate such resources for their potential eligibility for listing as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL) or eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The cultural resources inventory was conducted by archeologists Kevin Stone and Anne Gibson on 23 May 2017, under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8034. During the IES survey, one newly recorded prehistoric site (41TR304) was encountered within the 12.15- acre Area of Potential Effects (APE). Based on the degree of disturbance, it was deemed ineligible for listing on the NRHP or as a SAL. In addition, portions of the FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center and the American Airlines Training and Convention Center greater than 50 years in age were assessed within the indirect APE. No artifacts were collected as part of this survey. All records will be temporarily curated at the IES McKinney office and permanently curated at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL). No further work is warranted. However, if any cultural resources are unearthed during construction, the operators should stop construction activities, and immediately contact the project environmental representative to initiate coordination with the Texas Historical Commission (THC) prior to resuming any construction activities.

This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resource inventory conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the Grapevine Creek Bank Stabilization Project, Dallas County, Texas. As the City of Coppell is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the proposed project will require coordination with the Texas Historical Commission (THC) prior to construction, per the provisions of the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT). In addition, as the project will require a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Nationwide Permit (NWP) 13 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project will be subject to the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. The goal of the survey was to locate, identify, and assess any cultural resources that could be adversely affected by the proposed project, and to evaluate such resources for their potential eligibility for listing as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL) or eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The cultural resources inventory was conducted by archeologist Anne Gibson on 06 June 2017, under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8046. During the IES survey, no cultural resources were encountered within the 0.30-acre Area of Potential Effects. No artifacts were collected as part of this survey. All records will be temporarily curated at the IES McKinney office and permanently curated at the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL). No further work is warranted. However, if any cultural resources are unearthed during construction, the operators should stop construction activities, and immediately contact the project environmental representative to initiate coordination with the THC prior to resuming any construction activities.

This report documents the substantive findings and management recommendations of a cultural resource inventory conducted by Integrated Environmental Solutions, LLC (IES) for the Indian Creek Channel Improvements Project, City of Carrollton, Denton County, Texas. Per the provisions of the Antiquities Code of Texas, as the project will transpire on land owned or controlled by the City of Carrollton, which is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, the proposed project will require coordination with the Texas Historical Commission (THC) prior to construction. In addition, as the project will require a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), portions of the project within USACE jurisdiction will also be subject to the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. All work conformed to 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 800, and 13 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 26, which outline the regulations for implementing Section 106 of the NHPA and the ACT, respectively. The goal of the survey was to locate, identify, and assess any cultural resources that could be adversely affected by the proposed development, and to evaluate such resources for their potential eligibility for listing as a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL) or eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The cultural resources inventory was conducted by archeologists Kevin Stone and Anne Gibson 08 June 2017, under Texas Antiquities Permit No. 8016. During the IES survey, no cultural resources were encountered within the 17.6-acre Area of Potential Effects. No artifacts were collected as part of this survey. All records will be temporarily curated at the IES McKinney office and permanently curated at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum (CSM) in Denton, Texas. No further work is warranted. However, if any archeological sites are encountered during construction, the operators should stop construction activities, and immediately contact the project environment representative to initiate coordination with the THC prior to resuming any construction activities.