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Still Creek Flood Protection Study (open access)

Still Creek Flood Protection Study

"The City of Bryan (City) has contracted Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) to perform a detailed study of existing flooding issues within the Still Creek watershed...This report provides a summary of FNI's study methodologies, results, and recommendations for mitigating each flooding hazard." (p. 3-4).
Date: February 2012
Creator: Hubley, Scott K. & Johnston, J. Garrett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Using Real Time Traveler Demand Data to Optimize Commuter Rail Feeder Systems (open access)

Using Real Time Traveler Demand Data to Optimize Commuter Rail Feeder Systems

This report focuses on real time optimization of the Commuter Rail Circulator Route Network Design Problem (CRCNDP).
Date: August 2012
Creator: Yu, Yao & Machemehl, Randy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study (open access)

Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study

The purpose of the Austin to Houston Passenger Rail Study is to analyze the feasibility of implementing 110 mph intercity passenger rail service between Austin and Houston including possible service to Bryan/ College Station. This feasibility analysis consisted of identifying the characteristics of existing rail infrastructure and operations in the study corridors, analyzing potential alternative alignments for the passenger rail operations, and determining required infrastructure and impacts for potential passenger rail service in the study area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Predicting the Incremental Effects on Transit Ridership Due to Bus-on-Shoulder Operations (open access)

Predicting the Incremental Effects on Transit Ridership Due to Bus-on-Shoulder Operations

Report exploring how the residents of Austin, Texas would respond to a Bus-on-Shoulder operation on local freeways, which allows buses to use the freeway shoulder as a passing lane.
Date: August 2010
Creator: Machemehl, Randy B. & Pappas, Elani
System: The Portal to Texas History
Master Facilities Plan: State Government Space and Facility Needs in Travis County (open access)

Master Facilities Plan: State Government Space and Facility Needs in Travis County

"The purpose of this document is threefold: to comply with the long range planning and reporting requirements of …1989, to establish a context for decisions on continuously providing space for the functions of state government in Travis County, and to provide a data base for continued support to budget office in development of capital budget estimates" (p. 3).
Date: 1990
Creator: Texas. State Purchasing and General Services Commission. Facilities Construction and Space Management Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region K (Lower Colorado), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region K (Lower Colorado), 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region K describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, recommendations for water management for different suppliers and areas, drought response measures, and plan creation activities.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region K (Lower Colorado), 2016, Volume 2. Water Management Strategies and Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region K (Lower Colorado), 2016, Volume 2. Water Management Strategies and Appendices

Volume two of the water plan for Region K (Lower Colorado) describing water management strategies, drought response plans, the process of creating the plan and appendices with with related reports.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Lower Colorado Regional Water Planning Group
System: The Portal to Texas History
Short report on the archeological investigations of the City of Austin's proposed Boggy Creek bikeway improvements in Travis County, Texas (open access)

Short report on the archeological investigations of the City of Austin's proposed Boggy Creek bikeway improvements in Travis County, Texas

This report provides information on the 100 percent intensive linear archeological survey for the proposed City of Austin's Boggy Creek Bikeway Improvements project located in Travis County, Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Haefner, Josh & Fulmer, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
TWDB Regional Water Feasibility Study: Pflugerville-130 Regional Water Conveyance Plan (open access)

TWDB Regional Water Feasibility Study: Pflugerville-130 Regional Water Conveyance Plan

Report on a regional water conveyance plan for the City of Pflugerville, Texas.
Date: June 2015
Creator: Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design and application of accessible land-use modeling tools for Texas regions (open access)

Design and application of accessible land-use modeling tools for Texas regions

"This report consists of two parts. The first summarizes key details of the Suitability Analysis (SA) model, while the second illustrates the implementation details of the Gravity Land-Use Model (G-LUM). Both modeling approaches have been applied to the Austin region of Texas, but for different case study examples."
Date: August 2010
Creator: Kockelman, Kara; Anjomani, Ardeshir; Paul, Binny M.; Nostikasai, Dian; Tayyebi, Ali & Kharel, Gehandra
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at Austin Annual Financial Report: 2011 (open access)

University of Texas at Austin Annual Financial Report: 2011

Annual financial report of The University of Texas at Austin for fiscal year 2011, including financial statements and supporting schedules.
Date: 2011~
Creator: University of Texas at Austin
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Long-Term Performance of a Drilled Shaft Retaining Wall in an Expansive Clay (open access)

The Long-Term Performance of a Drilled Shaft Retaining Wall in an Expansive Clay

This technical report contains information on the long-term performance of a drilled shaft retaining wall in expansive clay.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Brown, Andrew C.; Dellinger, Gregory F.; El-Mohtar, Chadi; Zornberg, Jorge G. & Gilbert, Robert B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Final Report: Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (open access)

Sunset Commission Final Report: Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Ninaud, Christian; Fajardo, Erick; Martin, Ken; Wood, Janet & McKay, Ginny
System: The Portal to Texas History
Changes in Groundwater Conditions in the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers, 1987-1997, for Portions of Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam, Travis, and Williamson Counties, Texas (open access)

Changes in Groundwater Conditions in the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers, 1987-1997, for Portions of Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam, Travis, and Williamson Counties, Texas

The purpose of this report is to update the Texas Water Development Board's Report 326, addressing groundwater problems in the study area related to unreliable supplies during short-term drought demands and long-term economic development.
Date: November 1999
Creator: Ridgeway, Cindy & Petrini, Harald
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Performance Review of Austin Independent School District (ISD), February 1993 (open access)

A Performance Review of Austin Independent School District (ISD), February 1993

A performance review of Austin Independent School District (ISD) examining their use of funds in different areas of the school system.
Date: February 22, 1993
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
School Performance Review of Austin Independent School District (ISD), April 2000 (open access)

School Performance Review of Austin Independent School District (ISD), April 2000

A performance review of the Austin Independent School District (ISD) to assess the use of state funds in different areas of the school system.
Date: April 2000
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Capital Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: Capital Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Capital Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: August 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Central Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: Central Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the Central Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Performance Review of Austin Community College, November 2002 (open access)

A Performance Review of Austin Community College, November 2002

A performance review of Austin Community College on its use of funding in different areas of the college.
Date: November 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Complying with the Edwards Aquifier Rules: Administrative Guidance (open access)

Complying with the Edwards Aquifier Rules: Administrative Guidance

A guide to how to comply with the Edwards Aquifer rules for landowners in Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Travis, and Williamson Counties, Texas.
Date: June 1999
Creator: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. Field Operations Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence, Availability, and Quality of Ground Water in Travis County, Texas (open access)

Occurrence, Availability, and Quality of Ground Water in Travis County, Texas

Report on the ground water investigation of Travis County, including an analytical discussion of the occurrence and availability of supplies, basic data tables, chemical quality, and estimates for development.
Date: June 1983
Creator: Brune, Gunnar & Duffin, Gail L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
I-35 Statewide Corridor Plan: A Path to 2040 (open access)

I-35 Statewide Corridor Plan: A Path to 2040

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Date: October 2016
Creator: Texas. Transportation Planning and Programming Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Master Facilities Plan: State Government Space and Facility Needs in Travis County (open access)

Master Facilities Plan: State Government Space and Facility Needs in Travis County

Report detailing the master facilities plan covering 1991-1997, with space surveys, projections, budgetary considerations, and recommendations.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. General Services Commission. Facilities Construction and Space Management Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Master Facilities Plan: State Government Space and Facility Needs in Travis County. Appendix (open access)

Master Facilities Plan: State Government Space and Facility Needs in Travis County. Appendix

Plan for the space facilities of the Texas state government, including office space allocations, planning maps, projected needs, and more.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. General Services Commission. Facilities Construction and Space Management Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History