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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Texas Woman's University's Management Practices for Endowment Funds (open access)

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

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether Texas Woman's 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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Community Based Alternatives Program at the Department of Aging and Disability Services (open access)

An Audit Report on the Community Based Alternatives Program at the Department of Aging and Disability Services

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Aging and Disability Services has controls in place in its Community Based Alternatives (CBA) waiver program to provide reasonable assurance that expenditures are made and services are delivered in accordance with program criteria; whether the Department appropriately monitors and audits CBA contractors; whether the Department is awarding openings in the CBA program to individuals who are functionally eligible; and whether the Department is managing the CBA interest list in accordance with program criteria and as intended by the Legislature.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Criminal Justice Information System (open access)

An Audit Report on the Criminal Justice Information System

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether controls over data in the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) provide reasonable assurance that data in this system is complete, accurate, and timely.
Date: February 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Department of Licensing and Regulation (open access)

An Audit Report on the Department of Licensing and Regulation

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Licensing and Regulation is collecting and expending funds as the Legislature intended; performing regulatory functions that protect Texans from unqualified or noncompliant license holders; and managing its licensing software application to ensure data accuracy, security, completeness, and reliability.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Health and Human Services Commission's Consolidation of Administrative Support Services (open access)

An Audit Report on the Health and Human Services Commission's Consolidation of Administrative Support Services

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to examining the Health and Human Services Commission's (Commission) consolidation efforts centralizing its administrative support functions and to determine whether the Commission's efforts improved the efficiency and effectiveness of its administrative support services' operations as intended by House Bill 2292, specifically reviewing the implementation of the outsourced human rights management contract, the Commission's consolidation of financial services processes, and the consolidation of information technology services and automated systems.
Date: January 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District (open access)

An Audit Report on the Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District (Distric) has accounting procedures and controls that ensure accurate, timely, and complete financial information is available for making management decisions, ensure it is able to meet its financial obligations, and protects against violations, abuse, and fraud; whether the District achieves its management goals and objectives as outlined in its management plan; and whether the Department complies with applicable statutes, rules, and regulations.
Date: January 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Office of Inspector General at the Health and Human Services Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on the Office of Inspector General at the Health and Human Services Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Health and Human Services Commission's Office of Inspector General (OIG) is investigating fraud, waste, and abuse as intended by state law; whether the OIG maintains complete and accurate records of complaints and investigations in the Waste, Abuse, and Fraud Electronic Reporting System (WAFERS); and whether the OIG is effectively coordinating and communicating with sister agencies and departments such as the Office of the Attorney General, the Health and Human Services Commission's Rate Analysis Division, and the health and human services programmatic contract monitors.
Date: November 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Office of Public Utility Counsel's Performance Measure for Utility Bill Savings (open access)

An Audit Report on the Office of Public Utility Counsel's Performance Measure for Utility Bill Savings

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to evaluating the Office of Public Utility Counsel's (Office) performance measures to determine the accuracy of the calculations and whether the measures accurately depict the impact of the office, including estimation of savings to residential and small commercial consumers directly attributable to office participation in proceedings.
Date: February 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the State Office of Administrative Hearings (open access)

An Audit Report on the State Office of Administrative Hearings

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the State Office of Administrative Hearings (Office) produces accurate billing statements in accordance with client agencies' contracts or agreements, and complies with its rules of practice and procedures in the Texas Administrative Code and its Administrative Law Judge Code of Conduct to ensure that cases are initiated, processed, and scheduled objectively and within standards.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Texas Racing Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on the Texas Racing Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if the Texas Racing Commission (Commission) has the appropriate controls in place to ensure that racetracks are reporting all wagers completely and accurately and forwarding the appropriate portion to the State; if the Commission is ensuring that funds from the Texas Bred Incentive Program are distributed in accordance with all program requirements; if the Commission's enforcement function is compliant with the Texas Racing Act and Commission Rules of Racing; and if the Commission is performing all required human and animal testing as required by the Texas Racing Act and the Commission's Rules of Racing.
Date: May 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the University of Houston System's Management Practices for Endowment Funds (open access)

An Audit Report on the University of Houston System's Management Practices for Endowment Funds

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the University of Houston System (System) 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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Workforce Management at the Texas Lottery Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on Workforce Management at the Texas Lottery Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Lottery Commission's (Agency) organizational design and human resources processes protect the Agency from business and financial risk; determining the status of prior audit findings related to human resources management reported in a previous audit; and determining whether the Agency appropriately classifies employees.
Date: July 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Biennial Report on the State's Classification Plan (open access)

A Biennial Report on the State's Classification Plan

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the competitiveness of the State's Classification Plan (Plan) with the labor market, and whether changes are needed.
Date: September 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Biennial Report on the Total Compensation Package for State of Texas Employees (open access)

A Biennial Report on the Total Compensation Package for State of Texas Employees

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to identifying the total compensation package, including salary, benefits, and other components, provided by the State of Texas to employees working in state agencies and higher education institutions.
Date: September 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Classification Compliance Review Report on the State's Employment Positions (open access)

A Classification Compliance Review Report on the State's Employment Positions

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether state agencies conform to the Position Classification Plan by ensuring proper classification of positions.
Date: May 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Classification Compliance Review Report on the State's Inspector and Investigator Positions (open access)

A Classification Compliance Review Report on the State's Inspector and Investigator Positions

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether state agencies conform to the Position Classification Plan by ensuring proper classification of inspector and investigator positions.
Date: January 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Classification Compliance Review Report on the Texas Building and Procurement Commission (open access)

A Classification Compliance Review Report on 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) conforms to the State's Classification Plan in ensuring proper classifications of positions.
Date: October 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History