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Perkins and JTPA: Adequacy, Effectiveness, Coordination (open access)

Perkins and JTPA: Adequacy, Effectiveness, Coordination

Biennial report about the impact of two federal laws -- the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act & Job Training Partnership Act -- including the effectiveness of Texas programs, coordination between the vocational education and the JTPA, and recommendations of the Council.
Date: April 1989
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Ground-Water Resources in Parts of Midland, Reagan and Upton Counties, Texas (open access)

Evaluation of Ground-Water Resources in Parts of Midland, Reagan and Upton Counties, Texas

Report on the evaluation of ground-water conditions in parts of Midland, Reagan and Upton Counties. Includes chemical analysis of water quality, water level measurements, recommendations, and projections.
Date: February 1989
Creator: Ashworth, John B. & Christian, Prescott C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Public Supply Ground-Water Use in Western Texas (open access)

Public Supply Ground-Water Use in Western Texas

Report documenting an inventory of West Texas underground water supply for public use and consumption.
Date: January 1989
Creator: Ashworth, John B. & Nordstrom, Phillip L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testing for Pesticide Residues in Texas Well Water (open access)

Testing for Pesticide Residues in Texas Well Water

Report of findings, causes, and solutions of different pesticides in Texas Well Water
Date: 1989
Creator: Aurelius, Lee A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Ground-Water Resources in Dallam County, Texas (open access)

Evaluation of Ground-Water Resources in Dallam County, Texas

Report evaluating the ground-water resources of Dallam County, Texas. Includes information on the geography of the area, geohydrology, ground-water problems due to water-level declines, projected water demands, the availability of water, and scientific tables.
Date: November 1989
Creator: Christian, Prescott
System: The Portal to Texas History
Preliminary Evaluation of the Use of Calcified Structures for Separating Spotted Seatrout Stocks (open access)

Preliminary Evaluation of the Use of Calcified Structures for Separating Spotted Seatrout Stocks

Report on a study "to provide a preliminary evaluation of computer assisted analysis of shape and growth patterns of calcified structures of spotted seatrout collected from the lower Laguna Madre, Matagorda, and Galveston Bays" (p. 1). It includes data collected using the OPRS software and discusses how the analysis can assist in separating stocks.
Date: November 1989
Creator: Colura, Robert L. & King, Timothy L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attempted Maturation of Snook in Ponds and Cages (open access)

Attempted Maturation of Snook in Ponds and Cages

Report on a study examining the pond and cage maturation and spawning for snook. The study found that neither males or females matured in cages.
Date: December 1989
Creator: Colura, Robert L. & Matlock, Gary C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish Stocking in Texas Bays: 1975-1988 (open access)

Fish Stocking in Texas Bays: 1975-1988

Abstract: In 1988, 67,610,285 red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) eggs, fry and fingerlings were stocked into Texas bays. Matagorda Bay received 14,127,903 fry and fingerling spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). Galveston Bay received 4,464,400 striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fry and 313,454 fingerlings. The Brazos River received 570 striped bass fingerlings.
Date: August 1989
Creator: Dailey, James A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Underground Water District Annual Report: 1989 (open access)

Edwards Underground Water District Annual Report: 1989

Annual report of the Edwards Underground Water District describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 1989.
Date: September 30, 1989
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Role of Pension Funds in Real Estate Investment (open access)

The Role of Pension Funds in Real Estate Investment

Technical report that discusses pension funds and the lack of investment into real estate.
Date: June 1989
Creator: Etter, Wayne E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrogeology of Lower Cretaceous Strata Under the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico (open access)

Hydrogeology of Lower Cretaceous Strata Under the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico

Report detailing the movement of ground water through the aquifers of Texas and New Mexico, with analysis of the ground water quality, their yields, and potential for further development.
Date: March 1989
Creator: Fallin, J. A. Tony
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Author's Guide to Real Estate Publications (open access)

An Author's Guide to Real Estate Publications

A report that offers information about various real estate publication, intended to help potential contributors decide where to submit a manuscript and to aid contributors and editors by detailing ideal. manuscript formats.
Date: August 1989
Creator: Friedman, Jack P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Rural Land Prices, 1988 (open access)

Texas Rural Land Prices, 1988

Technical report that analyzes Texas rural land sales in 1988 to look at the patterns of land prices and changes to the market.
Date: August 1989
Creator: Gilliland, Charles E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rural Land Values in the Southwest: Second Half, 1988 (open access)

Rural Land Values in the Southwest: Second Half, 1988

Technical report describes the estimated values of land markets in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas for the second half of 1988. Charts, maps, and tables are included.
Date: March 1989
Creator: Gilliland, Charles E. & Roberson, Barry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Asset Management in a Down Market: A Suggested Valuation-Underwriting Process (open access)

Asset Management in a Down Market: A Suggested Valuation-Underwriting Process

A report of a case study involving the valuation-underwriting model and its role in real estate.
Date: January 1989
Creator: Grissom, Terry V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Real Estate Review and Outlook 1989 (open access)

Real Estate Review and Outlook 1989

Report that discusses the dynamics of the 1989 Real Estate market, how it was effected by the slow economic recovery and possibilities for the future.
Date: January 1989
Creator: Harris, Jack C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Should Mortgage Rate Commitments Be Enforced? (open access)

Should Mortgage Rate Commitments Be Enforced?

Report that discusses the existing Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) and the lack of need for any specific laws regarding interest rate lock-ins.
Date: January 1989
Creator: Harris, Jack C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
What Do Affordability Indexes Reveal about Local Housing? (open access)

What Do Affordability Indexes Reveal about Local Housing?

Report that examines what the Texas Housing Affordability Index (THAI) reveals about the changes to the local Texas housing market from 1973-1985. There is evidence that affordability is linked to rapid price appreciation.
Date: April 1989
Creator: Harris, Jack C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Understanding Appraisal Reports (open access)

Understanding Appraisal Reports

Technical report that provides background information on appraisal reports, and how to analyze them for people who need to use them.
Date: March 1989
Creator: Harris, Jack C. & Grissom, Terry V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A List of Indigenous Fish, Shellfish, and Aquatic Plant Species of Texas (open access)

A List of Indigenous Fish, Shellfish, and Aquatic Plant Species of Texas

Report documenting the process of compiling indigenous species to Texas public waters, for the purpose of later identifying exotic species. It includes the full list of native species of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants in Texas with scientific name and common name.
Date: 1989
Creator: Harvey, William D.; Neck, Raymond W.; Johnson, N. Joyce; Garrett, Gary P.; Howells, Robert G. & Cody, Terry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intensive Survey of Cedar Bayou Segments 0901 and 0902: July 6-8, 1987; May 23-26, 1988 (open access)

Intensive Survey of Cedar Bayou Segments 0901 and 0902: July 6-8, 1987; May 23-26, 1988

Survey report documenting the findings in the waters of Cedar Bayou from July 6-8, 1987 to May 23-26, 1988.
Date: June 1989
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intensive Survey of Navasota River - Segment 1209: July 25-28, 1988 (open access)

Intensive Survey of Navasota River - Segment 1209: July 25-28, 1988

Survey report documenting the findings in the waters of the Navasota River from July 25 to July 28, 1988.
Date: May 1989
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lower Colorado River Authority Annual Report: 1988 (open access)

Lower Colorado River Authority Annual Report: 1988

Annual report of the Lower Colorado River Authority describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 1988. This report "focuses on some of the people, businesses and communities which benefit from electric, water, and environmental services provided by Lower Colorado River Authority and its customers" (p. 1).
Date: 1989~
Creator: Lower Colorado River Authority
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compilation of the Hydrologic Data for the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio Area, Texas, 1988, with 1934-88 Summary (open access)

Compilation of the Hydrologic Data for the Edwards Aquifer, San Antonio Area, Texas, 1988, with 1934-88 Summary

Compilation of records of ground-water recharge, dischagre water levels, and water quality for the Edwards Aquifer.
Date: November 1989
Creator: Malley, G. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History