An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Parks and Wildlife Department (open access)

An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Parks and Wildlife Department

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Parks and Wildlife Department is accurately reporting its performance measures to ABEST and has adequate controls in place over the collection, calculation, and reporting of its performance measures.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3 (open access)

An Audit Report on the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3 (District) has controls that are designed and operating to help ensure that financial transactions comply with applicable law, policies and procedures, and contract terms; to providing information on rates and fees the District charges; and to providing information related to water use by the District.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Incentive Compensation at the Teacher Retirement System, the Employees Retirement System, and the Permanent School Fund (open access)

An Audit Report on Incentive Compensation at the Teacher Retirement System, the Employees Retirement System, and the Permanent School Fund

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to whether incentive compensation at the Teacher Retirement System (TRS), the Employees Retirement System (ERS), and the Permanent School Fund (PSF) was calculated and paid in accordance with policies and procedures.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Follow-up Audit Report on the Texas Education Agency's Monitoring of Average Daily Attendance Reporting (open access)

A Follow-up Audit Report on the Texas Education Agency's Monitoring of Average Daily Attendance Reporting

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the status of corrective action the Texas Education Agency (Agency) has taken to address recommendation in "An Audit Report on the Texas Education Agency's Monitoring of Average Daily Attendance Reporting."
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fees, Standards, and Reporting Requirements for Public Water Systems (open access)

Fees, Standards, and Reporting Requirements for Public Water Systems

This guidance document is revised to incorporate the most current rule language as of November 2011.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inmate Monthly Report: April 2012 (open access)

Inmate Monthly Report: April 2012

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aerial Assessment of Aquatic and Riparian Habitat in the Brazos River and Blanco River, Texas (open access)

Aerial Assessment of Aquatic and Riparian Habitat in the Brazos River and Blanco River, Texas

This report's purpose is "to evaluate the use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UVA) to acquire high resolution multispectral aerial imagery from Texas rivers supporting natural resource management objectives" (p. 2).
Date: May 6, 2012
Creator: Hardy, Thomas B.; Kollaus, Kristy; Tolman, Kristina; Heard, Thomas & Tennant, James
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Training for Underground Storage Tank Operators: A guide for owners and operators of USTs (open access)

Training for Underground Storage Tank Operators: A guide for owners and operators of USTs

"This a general guide to laws and regulations for underground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks" (p. 1).
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $633 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $633 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of $633 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local governments.
Date: May 9, 2012
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tax Information: Franchise Tax Reporting Tips for Combined Groups (open access)

Tax Information: Franchise Tax Reporting Tips for Combined Groups

This document provides tips for combined groups on franchise tax reporting.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Combs, Susan
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Affidavit for Direct Campaign Expenditure Report: Electronic Filing Exemption - Individual (open access)

Affidavit for Direct Campaign Expenditure Report: Electronic Filing Exemption - Individual

Blank form to file an affidavit for an individual filing exemptions related to campaign expenditures.
Date: May 29, 2012
Creator: Texas Ethics Commission
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Affidavit for Direct Campaign Expenditure Report: Electronic Filing Exemption - Entity (open access)

Affidavit for Direct Campaign Expenditure Report: Electronic Filing Exemption - Entity

Blank form to file an affidavit for an entity filing exemptions related to campaign expenditures.
Date: May 29, 2012
Creator: Texas Ethics Commission
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Examining the Design and Developmental Factors Associated with Crashes Involving Pedestrians, Cyclists, and Motorists in Urban Environments (open access)

Examining the Design and Developmental Factors Associated with Crashes Involving Pedestrians, Cyclists, and Motorists in Urban Environments

This report study examines how urban form-related variables affect the incidence of crashes involving pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Dumbaugh, Eric; Li, Wenhao & Joh, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Operations of the Department of Transportation's Flight Services Section (open access)

An Audit Report on the Operations of the Department of Transportation's Flight Services Section

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Transportation (Department) and the Department's Flight Services Section have controls designed and operating to help ensure that assets are properly safeguarded; expenditures are allowable, properly authorized, and reasonable for the performance of the Flight Services Section's functions; staff receive required training; selected human resources activities comply with applicable laws and agency policies; and flight activity and other selected operations of the Flight Services Section are fully and accurately documented.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alternative Methods of Flexible Base Compaction Acceptance (open access)

Alternative Methods of Flexible Base Compaction Acceptance

"This report summarizes the concerns expressed with the current Texas Department of Transportation(TxDOT) methods, presents approaches some TxDOT districts have taken to overcome problems, and summarizes the current status of other agencies' efforts at mechanistic based acceptance for flexible base. Also this report presents results and findings from a full-scale compaction experiment."
Date: May 2012
Creator: Sebesta, Stephen; Taylor, Ross & Frazier, James
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of an Early-Stage Toll Revenue Estimation Model (open access)

Development of an Early-Stage Toll Revenue Estimation Model

This report contains a standalone, spreadsheet-based model that prepares early-stage traffic and toll revenue estimates.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Beaty, Curtis & Lieu, Henry
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rational Use of terminal Achorages in Portland Cement Concrete Pavements (open access)

Rational Use of terminal Achorages in Portland Cement Concrete Pavements

Report describing the results of a study to look at various systems used to protect bridges from expansion of Portland cement concrete (PCC) due to changes in temperatures. It includes background information on the problem, identifies particular bridges that have concerns, a literature review on the topic, results of field experimentation, collection and analysis of data, and conclusions and recommendations, with supplementary references and appendices.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Jaiswal, Harshita; Ryu, Sungwoo; Choi, Pangil; Choi, Seongcheol; Jayawickrama, Priyantha; Senadheera, Sanjaya et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compendium of student papers: 2011 undergraduate transportation scholars program. (open access)

Compendium of student papers: 2011 undergraduate transportation scholars program.

Report compiling the research papers written by students participating in the 2011 Undergraduate Transportation Scholars Program. The papers in this compendium report on the following topics: evaluating the impact of nighttime work zone lighting characteristics n motorists; late night roadway visibility; investigation of the use and pricing of the I-15 express lanes in San Diego; intercity passenger rail access to airports: a case study at the Milwaukee airport; development of a background complexity assessment tool; identifying pavement preservation treatments suitable for performance-related specifications; and arsenic content and retro-reflectivity of glass beads used in pavement markings.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Desorcie, Felicia; Jian, Ruoxin; Kelly, Pete; Larson, Shawn; Rasulo, Marcus; Rivera, Joshua et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Bond Review Board Local Government Annual Report: 2011 (open access)

Texas Bond Review Board Local Government Annual Report: 2011

Annual report of local government debt in Texas, broken down by areas and categories, with statistics and other relevant information.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas Bond Review Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 18, Pages 3247-3480, May 04, 2012 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 18, Pages 3247-3480, May 04, 2012

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 4, 2012
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 19, Pages 3481-3644, May 11, 2012 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 19, Pages 3481-3644, May 11, 2012

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 11, 2012
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 20, Pages 3645-3760, May 18, 2012 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 20, Pages 3645-3760, May 18, 2012

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 18, 2012
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 21, Pages 3761-3908, May 25, 2012 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 37, Number 21, Pages 3761-3908, May 25, 2012

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 25, 2012
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0921 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0921

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a member of the State Committee of Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Instruments may sell hearing instruments at retail as part of his practice of otolaryngology (RQ-0984-GA)
Date: May 7, 2012
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History