Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the financial systems at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, opportunities for improvement in its policies and procedures in the areas of financial planning, budgeting, and expenditure monitoring, and ensuring the protection of its financial information.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Animal Health Commission (Agency) is delivering expected services as mandated by the Legislature and is in compliance with applicable statuses, rules, and regulations, and whether the Agency is maintaining financial viability by properly and accurately managing, monitoring, and reporting agency cash and budgets.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Public Safety's implementation of the Driver Responsibility Program (Program) ensures that all surcharges are collected and that statutory requirements for the Program are met.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (Department) has a process to deliver housing services to the neediest parts of the state, objectively awards contracts, effectively monitors contracts, and ensures that funds are disbursed in a timely manner for the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Housing Trust Fund programs; and determining whether the Department has used appropriations for the HOME and Housing Trust Fund programs in accordance with limitations and directions imposed by federal law, state law, or Department policy, including riders in the General Appropriations Act affecting these programs.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the La Joya Water Supply Corporation's (Corporation) controls over the acquisition and use of grants, contracts, and loans associated with the Economically Distressed Areas Program (EDAP) and the Colonias Waste Water Treatments Assistance Program (CWTAP) are adequate; and to determining whether the Corporation has controls to provide reasonable assurance that funds are used to accomplish stated objectives and expenditures of fund comply with applicable rules, laws, regulations, contract terms, and best practices.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether State Treasury cash and securities management operations (including the Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company) produce reasonable returns while protecting the State's assets, and whether the Trust Company and the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan (Plan) have implemented recommendations made by the State Auditor's Office, the Department of Banking, and their external auditors.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the Health and Human Services Commission's (Commission) progress in implementing recommendations for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) from a previous audit.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an investigation by the State Auditor's Special Investigations Unit, which led to an indictment for former Texas Lottery Commission employee Taneil Gage with one count of theft by a public servant.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether controls for the Railroad Commission's (Commission) Oil and Gas Migration Project are adequate to ensure that the project will be delivered on schedule, on budget, and with the desired level of user functionality upon implementation, including whether delivery of the agreed-upon functionality is supported by procurement documentation; project management has adequate and complete project planning documents, an adequate plan to address potential risks, and an adequate process to manage changes to the project; the administration of contracted services ensures appropriate use of state funds; and the actual costs incurred and projected cost estimates are adequately supported.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an investigation by the State Auditor's Special Investigations Unit into an allegation of a forged College Access Loan application, which led to an indictment for Manuel Guerrero on one count of securing execution of a document by deception.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to to determining whether the Department of Aging and Disability Services (Department) and the Health and Human Services Commission (Commission) have adequate contract administration processes for nursing facilities, including sufficient contractor oversight, methods used to establish contractor reimbursement, and contract provisions sufficient to hold contractors accountable for delivery of quality services and prevent the inappropriate or inefficient use of public funds.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the total amount of school district bonds guaranteed by the Permanent School Fund's (PSF) Bond Guarantee Program (Program), whether these exceeded the limits established by state statute and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and following up on related issues from the previous year.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Building and Procurement Commission (Agency) has corrected long-standing problems with construction project management and established a project management system to effectively plan, monitor, and control schedules and budgets for construction and maintenance projects; whether construction and deferred maintenance expenditures are monitored and properly supported to ensure that funds are expended only for valid project costs and in accordance with the purpose for which the funds were appropriated; and whether management, including the governing body, has the information necessary to support decision making related to construction and maintenance projects.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether selected higher education institutions have adequate processes and controls in place for the use of procurement cards to ensure that state funds are spent appropriately, and whether procurement cards are being used in accordance with state procurement laws and/or institutional policies and procedures.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether selected state agencies are accurately reporting their performance measures to the Automated Budget and Evaluation System of Texas and have adequate control systems in place over the collection and reporting of their performance measures.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards of the State of Texas (the Schedule) is free of material misstatement by examining evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Schedule, and assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the State's basic financial statements accurately reflect the balances and activities for the State of Texas for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2004.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to information regarding the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) estimated costs and actual expenditures for the Katy Freeway Reconstruction project.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining what corrective action the Board of Barber Examiners (Board) has taken to address the findings identified in "An Audit of Internal Controls and Financial Processes at the Board of Barber Examiners."

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining what corrective action the Texas Cosmetology Commission (Commission) has taken to address the findings identified in "An Audit of Internal Controls and Financial Processes at the Cosmetology Commission."

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Health and Human Services Commission (Commission) has made progress in correcting deficiencies in its contract management as identified in previous audit reports.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an opinion on the Permanent School Fund's fiscal year 2004 financial statements, as well as a report on compliance and internal controls over financial reporting.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to local mental health and mental retardation authorities' (local authorities) progress toward maximizing funds available to provide services as intended by Rider 68 of the General Appropriations Act.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to verifying: the accuracy of certain key financial statement balances on the Board of Professional Engineers' (Board) fiscal year 2004 annual financial report and the effectiveness of key financial controls that produce that data; whether the Board has taken corrective action to adequately address the issues regarding the accuracy of its performance measures identified in a prior audit; and the Board's compliance with selected sections of the Self-Directed Semi-Independent Agency Project Act.