Nuisance Heronries in Texas: Characteristics and Management (open access)

Nuisance Heronries in Texas: Characteristics and Management

Pamphlet on the nesting areas of herons and other water birds with considerations for the management of the many nuisances created when these nesting areas are near human habitation.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Telfair, Ray C., II; Thompson, Bruce C. & Tschirhart, Linda
System: The Portal to Texas History
2019 Summer Enrollment: Retirees and Families Guide (open access)

2019 Summer Enrollment: Retirees and Families Guide

Guide for retirees and families during summer enrollment, describing insurance benefits, various insurance offers, prescription drug coverage, and other relevant information.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
2019 Summer Enrollment: Former COBRA Unmarried Child Guide (open access)

2019 Summer Enrollment: Former COBRA Unmarried Child Guide

Guide for nonmarried persons with children under COBRA coverage during summer enrollment, describing insurance benefits, various insurance offers, prescription drug coverage, and other relevant information.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
2019 Summer Enrollment: Survivors Guide (open access)

2019 Summer Enrollment: Survivors Guide

Guide for survivors during summer enrollment, describing insurance benefits, various insurance offers, prescription drug coverage, and other relevant information.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planning Your Retirement (open access)

Planning Your Retirement

A guide to planning your retirement with the Employee Retirement System of Texas.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Lexicon (open access)

Legislative Lexicon

Pamphlet providing users with clear definitions of many of the words, terms, and phrases used in the Texas legislature.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Research Center.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Planning Your Retirement (open access)

Planning Your Retirement

Guide for planning retirement and information to consider beforehand. Covers retirement eligibility rules, how to calculate your retirement payment, and other important details for regular state employees.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chapter 572, [Texas] Government Code: Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest (open access)

Chapter 572, [Texas] Government Code: Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest

Booklet providing the text from the Texas government code specifically related to conflicts of interest and personal ethics for state officers and employees.
Date: August 1, 2019
Creator: Texas Ethics Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Road Map for Texas Communities Address Child Sex Trafficking (open access)

Road Map for Texas Communities Address Child Sex Trafficking

Document intended "to provide communities with information, research, emerging practices, models, lessons learned, and resources to end [Child Sex Trafficking (CST)]" (p. 4.) by outlining definitions and explanations, with an overview of specific activities that would contribute to preventing and identifying CST, and remedies for victims.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
System: The Portal to Texas History
2019 Summer Enrollment: Active Employee Guide (open access)

2019 Summer Enrollment: Active Employee Guide

Guide for active employees during fall enrollment, describing insurance benefits, various insurance offers, prescription drug coverage, and other relevant information.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
2019 Summer Enrollment: COBRA/COBRA Disability Guide (open access)

2019 Summer Enrollment: COBRA/COBRA Disability Guide

Guide for disabled persons under COBRA coverage during summer enrollment, describing insurance benefits, various insurance offers, prescription drug coverage, and other relevant information.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
2019 Summer Enrollment: Former Elected Officials, Former Legislative Employees, and Former Board Members Guide (open access)

2019 Summer Enrollment: Former Elected Officials, Former Legislative Employees, and Former Board Members Guide

Guide for former elected officials, former legislative employees, and former board members during summer enrollment, describing insurance benefits, various insurance offers, prescription drug coverage, and other relevant information.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
2019 Fall Enrollment: Medicare Retirees and Families Guide (open access)

2019 Fall Enrollment: Medicare Retirees and Families Guide

Guide for Medicare retirees and families during fall enrollment, describing retirement benefits, various insurance offers, and other relevant information.
Date: Autumn 2019
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Angler Education Area Chief Training Guide 2019 (open access)

Angler Education Area Chief Training Guide 2019

2019 training guide for Angler Education Area Chiefs with outlines of responsibilities, tips for running workshops, and workshop handouts.
Date: May 2019
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Basic and Intermediate Fly Fishing (open access)

Basic and Intermediate Fly Fishing

Instructor guide on basic and intermediate fly fishing.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Screening Target COCs from PCL Development (open access)

Screening Target COCs from PCL Development

The purpose of this report to describe a step-wise process to determine if protective concentration levels need to be developed for target chemicals of concern.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advocates for People With Disabilities in the Vocational Rehabilitation Process (open access)

Advocates for People With Disabilities in the Vocational Rehabilitation Process

Pamphlet providing an overview of the mission of the Rehabilitation Council of Texas and related agencies, and soliciting public feedback regarding the vocational rehabilitation program.
Date: December 2019
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Parks Centennial Plan: Visitor Experience Recommendations (open access)

Texas State Parks Centennial Plan: Visitor Experience Recommendations

An informative guide on visitor experience recommendations relating to Texas State Parks.
Date: 2019~
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Big Spring State Park: Guide to Historic Rock Carvings on Scenic Mountain (open access)

Big Spring State Park: Guide to Historic Rock Carvings on Scenic Mountain

Guide discussing over 300 carvings in Scenic Mountain's Edwards limestone.
Date: May 2019
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History