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2014 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools: A Report to the 84th Legislature from the Texas Education Agency (open access)

2014 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools: A Report to the 84th Legislature from the Texas Education Agency

Biennial report on the progress that state public schools are making on performance indicators established in Texas law.
Date: January 2015
Creator: Texas Education Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
2014 Emissions Inventory Guidelines (open access)

2014 Emissions Inventory Guidelines

Book discussing emission inventories, including the applicable government policies and laws, a guide to producing an emission inventory, and the types of sites which require emission inventories.
Date: January 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
2014 Emissions Inventory Guidelines [Revised] (open access)

2014 Emissions Inventory Guidelines [Revised]

This is a guideline on emissions to assist owner or operators of regulated entities to determine whether an emissions inventory is required for a site and correctly prepare a complete emissions inventory submission.
Date: May 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
2014 Texas Military Value Task Force: Preparing for the Future (open access)

2014 Texas Military Value Task Force: Preparing for the Future

This report describes the findings of the Task Force related to Department of Defense missions, facilities and personnel. The report was prepared to address (1) “what is the right action” to benefit our nation’s defense, (2) how to drive down costs, (3) support those serving, and (4) provide tools to installations and communities to build even greater “military value”. All four of these actions would help our nation’s defense, save taxpayer dollars, help support the military personnel, and posture the State installations for upcoming change.
Date: 2015?
Creator: Texas Military Preparedness Commission. Texas Military Value Task Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
2015 Discipline Data Validation Manual (open access)

2015 Discipline Data Validation Manual

Manual on validating the data that is sent by school districts to the Performance-Based Monitoring system in Texas. The goal of this manual is to improve the quality of the data sent to the system, so that the system may be as accurate as possible.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas Education Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
2015 Leaver Records Data Validation Manual (open access)

2015 Leaver Records Data Validation Manual

Manual attempting to improve the accuracy of school districts reporting leaver data so that the Performance-Based Monitoring system can be more effective.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas Education Agency
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accessing the Mega-Region: Evaluating the Role of Livable Community Patterns in Gulf Coast Mega-Region Planning (open access)

Accessing the Mega-Region: Evaluating the Role of Livable Community Patterns in Gulf Coast Mega-Region Planning

Report on livable community patterns of transportation in Gulf Coast mega-regions.
Date: March 2015
Creator: Fields, Billy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Achieving Regional Fare Integration in New Orleans: Innovative Cost Sharing Arrangements and Technologies (open access)

Achieving Regional Fare Integration in New Orleans: Innovative Cost Sharing Arrangements and Technologies

This study will examine the history of regional fare integration in the New Orleans metropolitan region, and the challenges and successes of varying approaches taken by transit agencies in various metropolitan regions, to reveal options for achieving regional fare integration in New Orleans today.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Shah, Vivek; Heiligman, Rachel & Miller, Alexandra (Writer on transportation)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: A Report to the 84th Legislature (open access)

Activities and Recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee: A Report to the 84th Legislature

Report describing Texas Groundwater Protection Committee (TGPC) activities during 2013 and 2014, including select groundwater protection issues and recommendations to improve groundwater protection.
Date: January 2015
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Agricultural Water Conservation Demonstration Initiative in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Final Report (open access)

Agricultural Water Conservation Demonstration Initiative in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Final Report

Report on agricultural irrigation water systems in the lower Rio Grande Valley that conserve water while still effectively watering the crops.
Date: August 2015
Creator: McLemore, Tom; Arendt, Johanna; Ford, Karen & Fernandez, Linda
System: The Portal to Texas History
Angelina & Neches River Authority Annual Financial Report: 2014 and 2015 (open access)

Angelina & Neches River Authority Annual Financial Report: 2014 and 2015

Financial statements from the Angelina and Neches River Authority documenting expenses and revenues and an independent auditor's report of the agency for fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Angelina & Neches River Authority (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Angelo State University Annual Financial Report: 2015 (open access)

Angelo State University Annual Financial Report: 2015

Annual financial report of Angelo State University documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2015.
Date: Autumn 2015
Creator: Angelo State University
System: The Portal to Texas History
Angler Catch, Harvest, and Characteristics at Neighborhood Fishin' Program Lakes (open access)

Angler Catch, Harvest, and Characteristics at Neighborhood Fishin' Program Lakes

Report on the Fishin" Program that promotes fishing in urban areas describing amounts of catches and releases, participants, and satisfaction levels.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas. Inland Fisheries Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Assessing the Effects of Freshwater Inflows and Other Key Drivers on the Population Dynamics of Blue Crab and White Shrimp Using a Multivariate Time-Series Modeling Framework (open access)

Assessing the Effects of Freshwater Inflows and Other Key Drivers on the Population Dynamics of Blue Crab and White Shrimp Using a Multivariate Time-Series Modeling Framework

Report on the effects of freshwater inflows and other environmental factors on population numbers of Blue Crabs and White Shrimp.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Buskey, Edward J.; Scheef, Lindsay P. & Xue, Jianhong
System: The Portal to Texas History
Assessment of Short-term Preserved Milt for Mass Production of Striped Bass Morone saxatilis Fry (open access)

Assessment of Short-term Preserved Milt for Mass Production of Striped Bass Morone saxatilis Fry

A study of two experiments conducting the viability of extended milt for mass production of Striped Bass fry.
Date: 2015
Creator: Barkoh, Aaron; Schlechte, Warren; Kurten, Gerald; Hamby, Steven & Glenewinkel, Hugh
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automated Distress Surveys: Analysis of Network-Level Data (open access)

Automated Distress Surveys: Analysis of Network-Level Data

Report discussing the stress on different types of pavements in Houston and Bryan, Texas.
Date: March 2015
Creator: Murphy, Michael R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automated Distress Surveys: Analysis of Network Level Data (Phase III) (open access)

Automated Distress Surveys: Analysis of Network Level Data (Phase III)

Report on network level data related to automated distress surveys performed by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Serigos, Pedro A.; Chen, Kuan-Yu; Smit, Andre; Prozzi, Jorge A. & Murphy, Mike R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bayport Water System Project Annual Budget: 2016 (open access)

Bayport Water System Project Annual Budget: 2016

Annual budget for the Coastal Water Authority Bayport Water System Project including schedules of revenues and expenditures, with supporting documentation for fiscal year 2016. It includes the text of resolutions adopting the budget.
Date: November 15, 2015
Creator: Coastal Water Authority (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Be Water Wise at Home (open access)

Be Water Wise at Home

Provides information on things that need to be done to save water
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Behavior of the Splice Regions of Spliced I-Girder Bridges (open access)

Behavior of the Splice Regions of Spliced I-Girder Bridges

Technical report on the strength and serviceability of spliced girder bridge technology as opposed to traditional prestressed concrete.
Date: February 2015
Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report of the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders wtih Medical or Mental Impairments: 2014 (open access)

Biennial Report of the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders wtih Medical or Mental Impairments: 2014

This report complies with state legislation addressing all aspects of the criminal justice system.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report on School-Based Health Centers: Fiscal Years 2012-2013 (open access)

Biennial Report on School-Based Health Centers: Fiscal Years 2012-2013

The report describes on creating a program to fund school-based health centers with federal or state funds. The report presents background of the program, findings on the program, program recommendations and financing it. The report also discuss the process measures for subpopulation of students with chronic conditions.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Big Spring Independent School District, September 2015 (open access)

Big Spring Independent School District, September 2015

Report describing the performance of Big Spring Independent School District, including the management of the educational, financial, and operational functions.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Blue Sucker Movement and Habitat Use in the Lower Sabine River, Texas (open access)

Blue Sucker Movement and Habitat Use in the Lower Sabine River, Texas

Report on Blue Sucker fish movements and habitat use in the Lower Sabine River.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Mayes, Kevin B.
System: The Portal to Texas History