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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Community Mental Health Mental Retardation Centers' Expenditures (open access)

An Audit Report on Community Mental Health Mental Retardation Centers' Expenditures

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) ensuring that community mental health mental retardation centers are spending state funds as intended by the Legislature.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Construction Management at the Texas Tech University System (open access)

An Audit Report on Construction Management at the Texas Tech University System

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Tech University System (System) has construction project management controls that are sufficient to ensure that state laws and System 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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Contract Management at the Texas Education Agency (open access)

An Audit Report on Contract Management at the Texas Education Agency

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the assessment controls over contract management and procedures on payments for purchasing contracts at the Texas Education Agency (Agency).
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Contracts Related to the Texas Workers' Compensation System (open access)

An Audit Report on Contracts Related to the Texas Workers' Compensation System

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the administration of contracted services for the Texas Workers' Compensation System (TxCOMP) project ensures appropriate use of state funds.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Expenditures at the Alcoholic Beverage Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on Expenditures at the Alcoholic Beverage Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether expenditures for goods and services at the Alcoholic Beverage Commission (Commission) are properly authorized, processed correctly and in a timely manner, and reasonable for the performance of Commission functions.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Expenditures at the Board of Nurse Examiners (open access)

An Audit Report on Expenditures at the Board of Nurse Examiners

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the proper authorization and processing goods and services expenditures at the Board of Nurse Examiners, and whether these expenditures are reasonable for the performance of agency functions.
Date: March 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Expenditures at the Office of Rural Community Affairs (open access)

An Audit Report on Expenditures at the Office of Rural Community Affairs

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the proper authorization and timely processing of goods and services expenditures at the Office of Rural Community Affairs, and whether these expenditures are reasonable for the performance of agency functions.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Indirect Cost Recovery Funds at State General Academic Universities (open access)

An Audit Report on Indirect Cost Recovery Funds at State General Academic Universities

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to reviewing institutional budgets to determine whether indirect cost recovery funds are properly budgeted to ensure compliance with Texas Education Code, Chapter 145, and surveying general academic universities to identify dollar amounts expended from indirect cost recovery monies and the purposes for which these monies were spent for fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Lotto Texas Activities at the Texas Lottery Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on Lotto Texas Activities at the Texas Lottery Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to whether selected Lotto Texas activities are conducted in accordance with rules and policies and procedures, including determining whether all instances in which advertised jackpot amounts exceeded estimated sales amounts have been identified, prize payments were calculated and paid in accordance with rules, policies, and procedures, and whether amounts transferred to the Foundation School Fund were calculated accurately and in accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 466.355.
Date: July 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Performance Measures at Four Colleges in the Texas State Technical College System (open access)

An Audit Report on Performance Measures at Four Colleges in the Texas State Technical College System

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas State Technical College System is accurately reporting performance measures to ABEST and has adequate control systems in place over the collection and reporting of its performance measures.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Procurement at the Texas Lottery Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on Procurement at the Texas Lottery Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether purchases are necessary and reasonable and made in accordance with state laws and regulations and Texas Lottery Commission (Agency) rules, policies, and procedures; whether the Agency manages selected contracts to ensure that the contracts are monitored and the terms of these contracts are enforced; and determining the status of findings and recommendations related to Agency contracts reported by the State Auditor's Office in a previous audit.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Revenues and Expenditures at the Texas Ethics Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on Revenues and Expenditures at the Texas Ethics Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Ethics Commission (Commission) has effective controls for receiving revenues, ensuring expenditures are for valid purposes, and maintaining accurate and complete accounting and record keeping of revenues and expenditures.
Date: May 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Security at the Texas Lottery Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on Security at the Texas Lottery Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to certain significant security-related weaknesses which the Texas Lottery Commission should make efforts to correct, particularly in the area of system access.
Date: May 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Selected Contracting Processes at the Commission on Environmental Quality (open access)

An Audit Report on Selected Contracting Processes at the Commission on Environmental Quality

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the systems and processes of the Commission on Environmental Quality (Commission) that provide reasonable assurance that contract payments and encumbrances comply with contract terms, state laws, Comptroller of Public Accounts guidelines, and Commission policy.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History