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The 1776 Report (open access)

The 1776 Report

A report authored by historians, academics, and politicians to chronicle the American founding, the effect of the meaning of the Declaration of Independence on the U.S. history, the principles in the Constitution, and challenges to those principles, as well as suggestions for national renewal.
Date: January 2021
Creator: United States. President's Advisory 1776 Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2021 Small Business Profile (open access)

2021 Small Business Profile

This report provide infographic on Small Business Profile in Texas during 2021
Date: 2021
Creator: United States Small Business Administration
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
2021 State of The Art Report (open access)

2021 State of The Art Report

This report describes unequivocal impact the arts have in shaping the cultural, economic, and educational future of Texas. In this way, the State of the Arts Report serves as a resource for Texas artists, arts organizations and advocates, educators, policymakers, parents, philanthropists, and others to increase support and funding for arts and culture in the state.
Date: 2021~
Creator: Texas. Cultural Trust
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aging Texas Well Strategic Plan: 2022 - 2023 (open access)

Aging Texas Well Strategic Plan: 2022 - 2023

Strategic plan for the Aging Texas Well program outlining priorities and strategies for addressing them. The goal of the plan is to help older Texans and their informal caregivers plan for the future while providing community and state leadership with recommendations and guidance for establishing policies and the infrastructure to support healthy aging for all Texans.
Date: December 2021
Creator: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alternative career readiness measures for small and rural districts in Texas (open access)

Alternative career readiness measures for small and rural districts in Texas

This report describes information on the implications of the CCMR accountability standards for high school graduates by examining the extent to which the cohort of 2017–18 Texas public school graduates did not meet CCMR accountability standards, particularly for graduates in small districts and rural districts. The study also provides information on the extent to which graduates demonstrated career readiness via alternative career readiness options identified by TEA. Finally, the study explores whether graduates who met the alternative career readiness options attained similar postsecondary college and career outcomes to graduates who met CCMR accountability standards to inform the Commissioner of Education as he considers alternative career readiness options
Date: January 2021
Creator: Burkhauser, Susan; Mellor, Lynn; Garland, Marshall & Osman, David
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (open access)

Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876

This publication attempts to fill a gap in the body of research detailing Texas constitutional history. It charts the basics of all original sections and amendatory proposals and includes information on subject content, the dates and outcomes of constitutional amendment elections, and links to the joint resolutions containing the text of amendments.
Date: June 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Report on Federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Expenditures: 2020 (open access)

Annual Report on Federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Expenditures: 2020

This report describes all expenditures for programs that received SABG funds during fiscal year 2020 (September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2020). HHSC funds a variety of substance use programs across the substance use service continuum of care. These substance use programs use SABG funds to offer a comprehensive array of prevention, intervention, and treatment services
Date: December 2021
Creator: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Statewide Report on Language Acquisition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Deafblind Students 0-8 Years of Age (open access)

Annual Statewide Report on Language Acquisition for Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Deafblind Students 0-8 Years of Age

The report describes details to generate and monitor data on the language acquisition of children to determine if there is evidence of language delay and/or deprivation in DHH and DB students ages 8 years old and younger.
Date: August 31, 2021
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artificial Intelligence: An Accountability Framework for Federal Agenices and Other Entities (open access)

Artificial Intelligence: An Accountability Framework for Federal Agenices and Other Entities

This report describes an accountability framework for artificial intelligence (AI). The framework is organized around four complementary principles and describes key practices for federal agencies and other entities that are considering and implementing AI systems. Each practice includes a set of questions for entities, auditors, and third-party assessors to consider, along with audit procedures and types of evidence for auditors and third-party assessors to collect.
Date: June 2021
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Artificial Intelligence: Background, Selected Issues, and Policy Considerations (open access)

Artificial Intelligence: Background, Selected Issues, and Policy Considerations

Report containing an overview of artificial intelligence (AI), recent growth in the field of AI, federal activity in AI (i.e., Executive Branch and Congress), and selected issues for congressional consideration to assist Congress in its work on AI.
Date: May 19, 2021
Creator: Harris, Laurie A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biennial report to the 87nd Texas legislature (open access)

Biennial report to the 87nd Texas legislature

This is the the State Office of Risk Management Biennial Report, as the guidelines for oversight in developing and maintaining effective risk management programs; specialized assistance and training; comprehensive data collection, monitoring, and analysis; and the workers’ compensation program.
Date: January 12, 2021
Creator: Texas. State Office of Risk Management.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report to the 87th Texas Legislature: Public Utility Commission of Texas (open access)

Biennial Report to the 87th Texas Legislature: Public Utility Commission of Texas

Biennial report to the Texas legislature documenting the work of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, including "the scope of competition reports for the Texas electric and telecommunications markets, as well as a report on water and wastewater regulation" along with an overview of industry issues and recommendations.
Date: January 2021
Creator: Texas. Public Utility Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brazos Bend State Park: Geoarcheological Assessment and Test Excavations at Site 41FB320, Fort Bend County, Texas (open access)

Brazos Bend State Park: Geoarcheological Assessment and Test Excavations at Site 41FB320, Fort Bend County, Texas

Report detailing geoarchaeological investigations into site 41FB320 at Brazos Bend State Park in Fort Bend County, including an overview of the geology of the site, the cultural findings excavated there, and an assessment of a drainage control program.
Date: December 2021
Creator: Lawrence, Ken; Bury, Benjamin G. & Eyeington, Ashley
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Briefing, April 2021 (open access)

The Briefing, April 2021

Newsletter of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement dsecribing news, events, and activities of the Commission, as well as updates about changes to laws or other information of interest to readers.
Date: April 2021
Creator: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Briefing, December 2021 (open access)

The Briefing, December 2021

Newsletter of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement dsecribing news, events, and activities of the Commission, as well as updates about changes to laws or other information of interest to readers.
Date: December 2021
Creator: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Briefing, January 2021 (open access)

The Briefing, January 2021

Newsletter of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement dsecribing news, events, and activities of the Commission, as well as updates about changes to laws or other information of interest to readers.
Date: January 2021
Creator: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Briefing, June 2021 (open access)

The Briefing, June 2021

Newsletter of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement dsecribing news, events, and activities of the Commission, as well as updates about changes to laws or other information of interest to readers.
Date: June 2021
Creator: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Briefing, September 2021 (open access)

The Briefing, September 2021

Newsletter of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement dsecribing news, events, and activities of the Commission, as well as updates about changes to laws or other information of interest to readers.
Date: September 2021
Creator: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Broadband In Texas: A Briefing Prepared For The Governor's Broadband Development Council (open access)

Broadband In Texas: A Briefing Prepared For The Governor's Broadband Development Council

This report discusses broadband in Texas and how it compares to benchmarks in other states, particularly the deficits in rural areas compared to other parts of Texas.
Date: 2021
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Budget 101: A Guide to the Budget Process in Texas (open access)

Budget 101: A Guide to the Budget Process in Texas

Report compiled to provide a step-by-step explanation of the budget process in Texas, designed to be a budget primer for new staff or for those unfamiliar with the budget process. Includes a brief overview of the biennial budget process, a description of the different offices and agencies involved in developing the budget, a discussion of strategic planning, and a step-by-step explanation of what happens to the budget during the legislative session
Date: January 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Research Center.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Business Enterprises of Texas Customer Satisfaction Survey and Cost Analysis Report: 2021 (open access)

Business Enterprises of Texas Customer Satisfaction Survey and Cost Analysis Report: 2021

Report documenting methods, general analysis and other results for the 2021 survey on customer service regarding the Texas Workforce Commission, as well as financial information for the operation of Business Enterprises of Texas.
Date: 2021
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Caesar Kleberg Tracks, Volume 6, Issue 1, Spring 2021 (open access)

Caesar Kleberg Tracks, Volume 6, Issue 1, Spring 2021

Biannual newsletter of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute documenting progress on various research projects, news, and other information of interest to subscribers.
Date: Spring 2021
Creator: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Caesar Kleberg Tracks, Volume 6, Issue 2, Fall 2021 (open access)

Caesar Kleberg Tracks, Volume 6, Issue 2, Fall 2021

Biannual newsletter of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute documenting progress on various research projects, news, and other information of interest to subscribers.
Date: Autumn 2021
Creator: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Report of Current Research: 2021 (open access)

Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Report of Current Research: 2021

Annual report of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute discussing the institute's personnel and finances as well as compiled papers summarizing in-progress and completed research, with biographical information about authors and in-press publications.
Date: December 2021
Creator: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History