An Audit Report on Performance Measures at Five State Agencies (open access)

An Audit Report on Performance Measures at Five State Agencies

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether selected state agencies are accurately reporting their performance measures to the Automated Budget and Evaluation System of Texas and have adequate control systems in place over the collection, calculation, and reporting of their performance measures.
Date: December 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on the State's Law Enforcement Salary Schedule (Salary Schedule C) (open access)

A Report on the State's Law Enforcement Salary Schedule (Salary Schedule C)

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to analyzing the direct compensation package the State provides to law enforcement personnel who are paid according to the law enforcement salary schedule (salary schedule C).
Date: December 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Flight Services Provided by the Department of Transportation's Aviation Division Flight Services Section (open access)

An Audit Report on Flight Services Provided by the Department of Transportation's Aviation Division Flight Services Section

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Transportation's state aircraft operations comply with applicable agency and state rules, regulations, and statutes, and whether state maintenance of a fleet of aircraft with support staff and infrastructure is useful and economically feasible.
Date: September 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Expenditures at the Texas Medical Board (open access)

An Audit Report on Expenditures at the Texas Medical Board

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the proper authorization and timely processing of goods and services expenditures at the Texas Medical Board, and whether these expenditures are reasonable for the performance of Board functions.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Construction Management at the University of Texas at Austin (open access)

An Audit Report on Construction Management at the University of Texas at Austin

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the University of Texas at Austin (University) has construction project management controls that are sufficient to ensure that state laws and University requirements are met in the award of contracts and that projects are completed on time and within budget.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Higher Education Coordinating Board's Facility Management Processes (open access)

An Audit Report on the Higher Education Coordinating Board's Facility Management Processes

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Higher Education Coordinating Board is operating as defined in Texas Education Code, Sections 61.0572 and 61.058, to ensure the efficient use of construction funds and the orderly development of physical plants to accommodate projected college student enrollments per Texas Education Code, Section 61.002.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Texas Southern University's Management Practices for Endowment Funds (open access)

An Audit Report on Texas Southern University's Management Practices for Endowment Funds

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether Texas Southern University has endowment fund investment and annual distribution policies that are consistent with modern endowment management principles as embodied in the Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act; whether the University is in compliance with its endowment management policies; has adequate procedures to monitor and report endowment performance against stated objectives; and has controls that provide reasonable assurance of substantial compliance with donor restrictions.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Routine Maintenance Contracts at the Department of Transportation (open access)

An Audit Report on Routine Maintenance Contracts at the Department of Transportation

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether contract management processes and controls over routine maintenance contracts reasonably assure that the Department of Transportation plans and identifies the contracting objectives and contracting strategy; selects the most qualified contractors fairly and objectively; ensures that contract provisions hold the contractor accountable for producing desired results; establishes prices that are cost-effective and aligned with the cost of providing the goods and services; and monitors and enforces the terms of the contract.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the University of North Texas's Management Practices for Endowment Funds (open access)

An Audit Report on the University of North Texas's Management Practices for Endowment Funds

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the University of North Texas (University) has endowment fund investment and annual distribution policies that are consistent with modern endowment management principles as embodied in the Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act; whether it is in compliance with its endowment management policies; whether it has adequate procedures to monitor and report endowment performance against stated objectives; and whether it has controls that provide reasonable assurance of substantial compliance with donor restrictions.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account at the Parks and Wildlife Department (open access)

An Audit Report on the Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account at the Parks and Wildlife Department

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Parks and Wildlife Department (Department) has controls in place to ensure the collection of all revenue from hunting and fishing licenses and stamps and boat registrations, the proper accounting and reporting of revenue and expenditures in the Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account (Account 009), and adequate oversight of its contracted License Sales System (the point-of-sale system) and license agents; and to determining whether the Department administers Account 009 in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Cost of the State's Correctional Managed Health Care (open access)

An Audit Report on the Cost of the State's Correctional Managed Health Care

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the methodologies the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (Medical Branch) and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Health Sciences Center) use to allocate the overhead costs associated with providing inmate health care.
Date: October 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on the Audit of the Department of Transportation's Texas Mobility Fund Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2006 (open access)

A Report on the Audit of the Department of Transportation's Texas Mobility Fund Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2006

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an opinion on the Texas Mobility Fund's basic financial statements for fiscal year 2006, as well as a report on internal controls over financial reporting, compliance, and other matters.
Date: December 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Certification of the Permanent School Fund's Bond Guarantee Program for Fiscal Year 2005 (open access)

An Audit Report on Certification of the Permanent School Fund's Bond Guarantee Program for Fiscal Year 2005

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the total amount of school district bonds guaranteed by the Permanent School Fund's (PSF) Bond Guarantee Program (Program), whether these exceeded the limits established by Section 45.053(a) of the Texas Education Code and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and following up on related issues from the previous year.
Date: March 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Historically Underutilized Business Program at the Texas Building and Procurement Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on the Historically Underutilized Business Program at the Texas Building and Procurement Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Building and Procurement Commission (Commission) administers the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program in compliance with statutory requirements, including requirements for certification of HUBs, assistance to HUBs, and assistance to state agencies; determining the accuracy and completeness of the semi-annual report on contracts awarded to HUBs; and determining whether the Commission has taken steps to make statewide procurements accessible to HUBs.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Special Investigations Unit Report Regarding the City of Brackettville (open access)

A Special Investigations Unit Report Regarding the City of Brackettville

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an investigation by the State Auditor's Special Investigations Unit of the former city secretary of Brackettville, Texas, involving allegations of misappropriation of state monies, including funds from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Date: January 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on the Audit of the Teacher Retirement System's Fiscal Year 2006 Financial Statements (open access)

A Report on the Audit of the Teacher Retirement System's Fiscal Year 2006 Financial Statements

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an opinion on the Teacher Retirement System's fiscal year 2006 financial statements, as well as a report on internal controls over financial reporting, compliance, and other matters.
Date: December 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Expenditures at the State Office of Risk Management (open access)

An Audit Report on Expenditures at the State Office of Risk Management

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the proper authorization and timely processing of expenditures at the Office of Risk Management, and whether these expenditures are reasonable for the performance of Office functions.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Review of State Entity and Community College District Compliance with the Public Funds Investment Act and Investment Reporting Requirements (open access)

A Review of State Entity and Community College District Compliance with the Public Funds Investment Act and Investment Reporting Requirements

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether state agencies and most universities complied with the Public Funds Investment Act requirement to submit a compliance report to the State Auditor's Office by January of each even-numbered year; and whether universities complied with the Rider 5 (General Appropriations Act, 79th Legislature) reporting requirements as prescribed by the State Auditor's Office in a previous audit.
Date: March 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Department of Transportation's Purchase of the Camino Colombia Toll Road (open access)

An Audit Report on the Department of Transportation's Purchase of the Camino Colombia Toll Road

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the State will recoup its investment in the Camino Colombia Toll Road, and whether other projects are underway that would improve the usefulness and economic feasibility of the Camino Colombia Toll Road.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on an Audit of the Texas Lottery Commission's Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2006 (open access)

A Report on an Audit of the Texas Lottery Commission's Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2006

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining that the financial statements of the Texas Lottery Commission for the year ended August 31, 2006, are materially correct and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Date: December 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Commission on Jail Standards (open access)

An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Commission on Jail Standards

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Commission on Jail Standards is accurately reporting its performance measures to the Automated Budget and Evaluation System of Texas (ABEST) and has adequate controls in place over the collection and reporting of its performance measures.
Date: May 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on State Employee Benefits as a Percent of Total Compensation (open access)

A Report on State Employee Benefits as a Percent of Total Compensation

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to identifying the total compensation package, both salary and core benefits, and assessing the competitiveness of the package provided by the State of Texas.
Date: February 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on State Agencies' Use of Criminal History Records (open access)

An Audit Report on State Agencies' Use of Criminal History Records

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether criminal history background check requests submitted by state agencies and processed by the Department of Public Safety permit those agencies to correctly identify individuals who do not meet standards for activities such as licensing or employment, and the extent to which state agencies with authorized access to state and national criminal history records for licensing or permitting rely on this data for these activities.
Date: July 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Financial Operations at the Texas Education Agency (open access)

An Audit Report on Financial Operations at the Texas Education Agency

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the causes of the unanticipated funding shortfall in the Foundation School Program identified in June 2005, whether the Texas Education Agency's State Funding Division and Budget Office have controls in place to detect future funding shortfalls and ensure that accurate financial information is produced, and whether the development and implementation of new automated processes that support the Foundation School Program have controls that are adequate to (1) protect data from unauthorized alteration, loss, or improper use; (2) ensure that distributions to school districts are accurate and made in accordance with law; and (3) ensure the effective and efficient use of state resources.
Date: May 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History