Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to identifying instances of fraud, waste, or abuse of taxpayer funds and identifying specific systemic weakness at the Texas Department of Human Services, Texas Department of Health, Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission which would allow such instances to occur.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission's (Commission) recently enhanced contract administration, which established a centralized contract management function, and improvements that are still needed at both the agency and individual programs levels.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an overview of the Senate's policies and procedures over human resources, fixed assets and expenditures, as well as the process for developing and maintaining policies and procedures in general.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to providing recommendation for changes to the State Classification Plan (Plan) in order to ensure the Plan is able to effectively meet the needs of its users.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to assessing the adequacy of management controls in the areas of policy management, information management, resource management, and performance management within six of the twenty education service centers.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to analyzing the standards adopted by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice established under the authority of the General Appropriations Act as they regard custodial officer service credit; and to determining what criteria are used in establishing standards for determining the eligibility for custodial officer service credit and whether these criteria are reasonable and appropriate.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the State's expectations for increased effectiveness and efficiency of service delivery in health and human services programs and activities, and the responsibilities of the Health and Human Services Commission as prescribed by House Bill 7, House Bill 7 amending legislation, and General Appropriations Act riders.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to Texas Southern University's accountability systems and significant concerns with the finance and accounting, human resources, planning and communication, and student financial aid systems.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the cost benefit of outsourcing the administration of Texas A&M University System (System) research grants and contracts to the Texas A&M Research Foundation (Foundation), and determining if the Foundation's controls over key operations effectively minimize risks associated with the administration of research grants and contracts.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to analyzing and assessing the key management control systems with the State Parks Division at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Department) to ensure that the systems are in place to enable the Parks Division to achieve its mission and goals in an efficient and effective manner.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an investigation by the State Auditor's Special Investigations Unit of allegations that a husband and wife stole more than $20,000 in checks from the State of Texas and a substance abuse facility known as The Cottage.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to reviewing the Texas Education Agency's (Agency) management controls for the administration of the Instructional Facilities Allotment (IFA) Program, specifically evaluating the Agency's process for assessing facility needs and allocating resources among districts, and determining whether districts participating in the IFA Program have appropriately managed funds and complied with IFA Program requirements.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to reviewing the adequacy of the governance structure and oversight mechanisms of the State Use Program, including the respective roles and responsibilities of the Texas Council on Purchasing From People With Disabilities (Council), the central nonprofit agency, and the General Services Commission; analyzing the adequacy of administrative rules and policies formulated by the Council; reviewing the adequacy of financial controls over program resources and expenditures; and reviewing the adequacy of product development and marketing functions.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the improvement of accountability systems and controls and a review in the areas of enrollment, finance and accounting, and facilities and construction for Texas Southern University.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if the Office of the Attorney General (Attorney General) complied with the debt collection rider in the General Appropriations Act.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the projected balance of the Smart Jobs fund at the conclusion of the Smart Jobs program and the remaining obligations and costs necessary to terminate the program; determining whether the Texas Workforce Commission follows an established process and uses reliable data in preparing monthly projected balances in the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund and the Smart Jobs Holding Fund and identify factors used in the projections; and identifying the reasons for the increase in the projected amount below the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund floor between the May and June 2001 projections.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the State's salary structures are competitive with the appropriate labor market, whether classified employees' salaries are competitive with those of employees in similar jobs in government and industry, whether the Position Classification Plan (Plan) requires any realignment, additions, or deletions of positions, and whether other aspects of the State's compensation system could be enhanced.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's (Commission) reporting processes allow it to provide legislative budget committees and Commission management with accurate and reliable financial information; whether the Commission is using appropriated funds in accordance with applicable state laws and regulations; whether there is alignment between funds expended and outcomes; whether the Commission protects its information resources and uses them efficiently; and whether the Commission has implemented recommendations made by the Sunset Advisory Commission.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if the University of Texas at Brownsville's (University) reporting processes enable it to provide legislative budget committees and University management with accurate and consistent financial information; determining if the University is using state appropriations and local funds in accordance with applicable state laws and regulations; determining the relationship between funds expended and outcomes; and determining if enrollment data the University reported to the Higher Education Coordinating Board (for both the University and Texas Southmost College) is reliable.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an investigation by the State Auditor's Special Investigations Unit, which led to the indictment of Cristi Trevino by the Travis County Grand Jury on the charges of forgery and securing execution of a document by deception.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to verifying the accuracy of certain key financial statement balances and the effectiveness of key financial controls at the Board of Public Accountancy (Board), and verifying the accuracy of certain key Board performance measures and the controls responsible for ensuring that they are accurate.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an investigation by the State Auditor's Special Investigations Unit into allegations of forged College Access Loan applications and promissory notes, which led to three separate indictments of Myrna Chavarria, Onyekachi Ibekwe, and Johnny Villarreal.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an investigation by the State Auditor's Special Investigations Unit into allegations of fraud reported by the Cosmetology Commission, which led to the indictment of Genie O. Diaz on counts of forgery.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Department of Criminal Justice's Community Justice Assistance Division (CJAD), and the accuracy and completeness of the information it uses to allocate funds for adult probation services and the monitoring of its agreements with the community supervision and correction departments (CSCDs) that provide these services.