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Highlights of the 80th Texas Legislature: A Summary of Significant Legislation (open access)

Highlights of the 80th Texas Legislature: A Summary of Significant Legislation

Report providing summaries of significant legislative actions conducted by the 80th Texas Legislature, broken down by topical categories.
Date: September 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Research Center.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Education and Work After High School: A First Look at the Class of 2006 (open access)

Education and Work After High School: A First Look at the Class of 2006

This report focuses on youth who were classified as seniors as of October 2005 in the participating school districts
Date: November 2007
Creator: Schexnayder, Deanna; King, Christopher T.; Cumpton, Greg; Smith, Tara Carter & Stolp, Chandler
System: The Portal to Texas History
It's a New IDEA, The Manual for Parents and Students About Special Education Services in Texas (open access)

It's a New IDEA, The Manual for Parents and Students About Special Education Services in Texas

"This manual is designed to help you become familiar with the requirements of the IDEA [Individuals With Disabilities Education Act] so you can act as an equal partner in planning your child's education. You will learn, by using this manual and by working with school staff, how to plan an educational program that will lead to an independent and productive life for your child and yourself" (p. 2).
Date: August 2007
Creator: Arc of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic and Workforce Impacts of Hurricane Katrina, Demographic and Related Changes on National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Space Shuttle Program: Findings and Recommendations (open access)

Economic and Workforce Impacts of Hurricane Katrina, Demographic and Related Changes on National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Space Shuttle Program: Findings and Recommendations

This report assesses factors that adversely affect the NASA's ability to fly up to sixteen missions between late 2006 and 2010, which include Hurricane Katrina and the aging of the shuttle program workforce. The report also offers findings and recommends strategies for consideration by NASA and its major contractors. (p. 1).
Date: March 30, 2007
Creator: King, Christopher T.; Smith, Tara; Anderson, MaryAnn; Hadley, Bryan; Kellison, J. B.; Evans, Eliza et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Contracts Reported by Texas State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education: 2006 (open access)

Contracts Reported by Texas State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education: 2006

Summary of contracts reported to the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) by Texas state agencies and institutions of higher learning during fiscal year 2006. Reports include "information regarding professional services, construction or consulting contract that totals $14,000 or more, or a major information systems contract that totals $100,000 or more. The requirement also covers any amendments, modifications, renewals, and extensions for specified contracts" (p. v).
Date: February 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legislative Budget Board, Annual Report on Major State Investment Funds: Fiscal Year 2006 (open access)

Texas Legislative Budget Board, Annual Report on Major State Investment Funds: Fiscal Year 2006

This fiscal year Annual Report on Major State Investment Funds presents the financial performance for Texas' major investment funds.
Date: July 25, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non-vital advance rail preemption of signalized intersections near highway-rail grade crossings (open access)

Non-vital advance rail preemption of signalized intersections near highway-rail grade crossings

Technical report examining two strategies were investigated to ensure pedestrian clearance time in intersections near highway-rail grade crossings. The first utilizes a lower-level preemption sequence to guarantee full pedestrian clearance to a terminating phase before the traffic signal starts the preemption sequence. The second strategy uses the pedestrian-omit feature to prevent the controller from activating the pedestrian interval if there is not sufficient time in advance of the start of the preemption sequence to provide full pedestrian clearance.
Date: June 2007
Creator: Balke, Kevin N.; Engelbrecht, Roelof Johannes & Ruback, Leonard G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Transit Statistics: 2006 (open access)

Texas Transit Statistics: 2006

Annual compilation of tabulated data regarding public transit and other transportation in the state of Texas.
Date: November 2007
Creator: Texas. Division of Public Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Transit Statistics: 2002-2005 (open access)

Texas Transit Statistics: 2002-2005

Annual compilation of tabulated data regarding public transit and other transportation in the state of Texas.
Date: October 2007
Creator: Texas. Division of Public Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Racing Commission Annual Report: 2005 (open access)

Texas Racing Commission Annual Report: 2005

Annual report of the Texas Racing Commission describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 2005.
Date: March 2, 2007
Creator: Texas Racing Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Annual Report: 2007 (open access)

Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Annual Report: 2007

Annual report of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority of Texas describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 2007. It also includes feature articles about barbecue businesses in each of the counties within the Authority's district.
Date: 2007~
Creator: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (Tex.). Office of Communications and Education.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority of Texas Annual Financial Report: 2006 (open access)

Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority of Texas Annual Financial Report: 2006

Annual financial report of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority of Texas documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year ending August 31, 2006.
Date: 2007~
Creator: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Annual Cash Report: 2007 (open access)

Texas Annual Cash Report: 2007

Report containing details regarding revenues and expenditures of the Texas State Treasury for fiscal year 2007.
Date: November 5, 2007
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unified Transportation Program, [Volume 1]: Statewide Preservation Program (open access)

Unified Transportation Program, [Volume 1]: Statewide Preservation Program

This document contains funding information on highway construction programs as well as highway maintenance-funding strategies and waterway and railroad preservation projects.
Date: 2007
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unified Transportation Program, [Volume 2]: Statewide Mobility Program (open access)

Unified Transportation Program, [Volume 2]: Statewide Mobility Program

This document contains information regarding transportation project developments and construction, including proposed and existing programming amounts in a funding distribution summary.
Date: 2007
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas School and Appraisal Districts' Property Value Study: Final Report, 2006 (open access)

Texas School and Appraisal Districts' Property Value Study: Final Report, 2006

Final report of a study conducted by the Texas Comptroller's Office to "determine the total taxable value of all property in each school district" (Government Code Section 403.302), to inform the distribution of state funding for public education.
Date: September 2007
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joint Groundwater Monitoring and Contamination Report: 2006 (open access)

Joint Groundwater Monitoring and Contamination Report: 2006

Annual report compiling information about required groundwater monitoring activities and cases of contamination by state-regulated activities during the YYYY calendar year. Includes tables with the enforcement status of each case of contamination.
Date: July 2007
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Archaeological Survey of the South Tyler Park Trails Extension Reroute (open access)

An Archaeological Survey of the South Tyler Park Trails Extension Reroute

A report of a pedestrian archaeological survey for a proposed nature trail extension reroute along West Mud Creek for the City of Tyler.
Date: February 26, 2007
Creator: Todd, Jesse
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Annual Report: 2006 (open access)

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Annual Report: 2006

Annual report of the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 2006.
Date: 2007
Creator: Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Annual Report: 2006 (open access)

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Annual Report: 2006

Annual report of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department describing each departments duties and activities during fiscal year 2006.
Date: January 2007
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Capabilities/Limitations and recommendations for transporting Texas Department of Transportation's heavy-duty off-road construction and maintenance equipment fleet (open access)

Capabilities/Limitations and recommendations for transporting Texas Department of Transportation's heavy-duty off-road construction and maintenance equipment fleet

"This report reviewed Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) off-road, heavy-duty construction and maintenance equipment transport requirements and assessed TxDOT's current equipment transport knowledge base and practices."
Date: May 2007
Creator: Lawson, William D. & Leaverton, Michael
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Annual Review: 2006 (open access)

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Annual Review: 2006

Annual report on the activities of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, including information about their structure, programs, and finances for fiscal year 2006.
Date: August 2007
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report of the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical and Mental Impairments: 2007 (open access)

Biennial Report of the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical and Mental Impairments: 2007

This report complies with state legislation addressing all aspects of the criminal justice system.
Date: February 2007
Creator: Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical and Mental Impairments
System: The Portal to Texas History
Central Texas Turnpike System Financial Statements: 2007 (open access)

Central Texas Turnpike System Financial Statements: 2007

Financial report of the Central Texas Turnpike System for the fiscal year 2007, including an overview of the organization and activities, audited and unaudited reports, and basic financial statements with notes.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation. Division of Finance.
System: The Portal to Texas History