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The Advocate: Volume 20, Issue 2, April - June 2015 (open access)

The Advocate: Volume 20, Issue 2, April - June 2015

Quarterly update providing information on environmental regulations for small businesses and local governments in Texas.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Highways, Volume 62, Number 4, April 2015 (open access)

Texas Highways, Volume 62, Number 4, April 2015

Monthly travel magazine discussing locations and events in Texas to encourage travel within the state.Topics featured in this issue are four scenic drives routes across Texas featuring wildflowers, Dallas Barbecue Renaissance, and the Llano River. Also included is the departments segment that highlights scenic locations, choice food spots, special events, and outdoor adventures.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Birds of Inks Lake and Longhorn Cavern State Parks: A Field Checklist (open access)

Birds of Inks Lake and Longhorn Cavern State Parks: A Field Checklist

A checklist of different bird species that live in and around Inks Lake and Longhorn Cavern State Parks.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Birds of Lake Corpus Christi State Park: A Field Checklist (open access)

Birds of Lake Corpus Christi State Park: A Field Checklist

Checklist and guide for seeing different bird species that live around Lake Corpus Christi State Park.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Birds of Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway: A Field Checklist (open access)

Birds of Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway: A Field Checklist

This is a checklist of bird species found at the Lake Mineral Wells State Park.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
OncoLog, Volume 60, Number 4, April 2015 (open access)

OncoLog, Volume 60, Number 4, April 2015

Newsletter from the University of Texas System Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute discussing cancer care and research to inform physicians of recent developments in the field.
Date: April 2015
Creator: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural Outlook, April 2015 (open access)

Natural Outlook, April 2015

Newsletter discussing environmental issues and policies in Texas. This issue is about Texas air quality, stating that 2014 ozone levels are the lowest on record to date.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 73, Number 3, April 2015 (open access)

Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 73, Number 3, April 2015

Monthly magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas. This issue has a segment titled Departments that covers events, food, outdoors, and places in Texas. Featured articles offer information on photographer Jim Bones blindness and his work in Big Bend, managing wildlife and habitat in Big Bend, and symphony conductor Bob Linders performance art calling wild turkeys.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Skill Standards Board Briefing Materials: May 5, 2015 (open access)

Texas Skill Standards Board Briefing Materials: May 5, 2015

Briefing materials compiled for a meeting of the Texas Skill Standards Board (TSSB) held May 5, 2015 at the State Insurance Building in Austin, Texas. The materials include an agenda for the meeting -- which lists digital game and simulation programming, fiscal year 2015 Perkins Skill Standards-Based Curriculum Development projects, program recognition renewal update, legislative updates and skill standards system futures, and a presentation by the Office of the Governor -- and supplemental materials to provide additional information.
Date: April 28, 2015
Creator: Texas Skill Standards Board
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Managing the TADM Process: Developing MPO Institutional Capacity-Technical Report (open access)

Managing the TADM Process: Developing MPO Institutional Capacity-Technical Report

This is a report by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on the development of urban travel demand modes (TDMs) to play an important role in model development by providing the demographic data and regional roadway information required for accurate and reliable TDMs.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Lorenzini, Karen; Bhat, Chandra; Geiselbrecht, Tina; Overman, John; Narayanamoorthy, Sriram & Paleti, Rajesh
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Design and Construction Issues of Thin HMA Overlays (open access)

Evaluation of Design and Construction Issues of Thin HMA Overlays

This is a report to address issues from the implementation of thin HMA overlays in Texas. The report addresses the concerns of best practices to achieve adequate bonding and quality assurance test methods through laboratory and field testing.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Wilson, Bryan; Scullion, Tom & Faruk, Abu
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unclaimed Property: Texas Statutes Title 6-- Property Code Chapters 72-76 (open access)

Unclaimed Property: Texas Statutes Title 6-- Property Code Chapters 72-76

Summary of Texas Property Code, Title 6, Chapters 72-76, governing unclaimed property in Texas.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Hegar, Glenn
Object Type: Review
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Consistency with Transportation Plans and Air Quality Conformity Workshops: Technical Report (open access)

Project Consistency with Transportation Plans and Air Quality Conformity Workshops: Technical Report

This implementation project supports streamlined project delivery, one of the goals outlined by TxDOT leadership to achieve an efficient and effective transportation system in Texas.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Children with Special Health Care Needs: Newsletter for Families, April 2015 (open access)

Children with Special Health Care Needs: Newsletter for Families, April 2015

Bilingual newsletter from the Texas Department of State Health Services providing information on health care for children with special needs, including resources for medical help and community services.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Health.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hunting License Fees for 2015-2016 License Year (open access)

Hunting License Fees for 2015-2016 License Year

This is a listing of the hunting and fishing license fees for the State of Texas during the 2015-2016 license year.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
City Mixed Beverage Comparison Summary: First Quarter 2015 (open access)

City Mixed Beverage Comparison Summary: First Quarter 2015

Quarterly report outlining tax revenues and remittances for alcoholic beverages, listed by city for January-March 2015. It also compares the statistics to the same period for the previous year.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Active Military Licenses (open access)

Active Military Licenses

Information sheet on Texas resident active duty military free hunting and fishing licenses.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ECHO, Volume 87, Number 3, April 2015 (open access)

The ECHO, Volume 87, Number 3, April 2015

Monthly newspaper produced for inmates in the Texas criminal justice system containing news stories, policy updates, opinion pieces, creative works, and other information.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
TEXNET Electronic Funds Transfer: University Lands Payment Instructions (open access)

TEXNET Electronic Funds Transfer: University Lands Payment Instructions

An instruction sheet on how to make payments using TEXNET.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sea Center Texas, Lake Jackson, Texas (open access)

Sea Center Texas, Lake Jackson, Texas

Brochure for Sea Center Texas in Lake Jackson, Texas. One side has a photo of two children at a pool, and the reverse side has information about the center and a map of its location.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 04-15, April 2015 (open access)

Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 04-15, April 2015

Newsletter of the Texas Credit Union Department containing departmental news and announcements, deadlines, and other information of importance to credit unions. Information included covers credit union financial trends, credit union rankings, and annual survey deadlines.
Date: April 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Credit Union Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
TEXNET Electronic Funds Transfer Teacher Retirement System Payment Instructions, April 2015 (open access)

TEXNET Electronic Funds Transfer Teacher Retirement System Payment Instructions, April 2015

Instruction sheet on how to use the electronic funds transfer system of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Panhandle Water News, April 2015 (open access)

Panhandle Water News, April 2015

This is a quarterly newsletter of the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District discussing the news, activities, and events of the organization and other information related to water in Texas.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inmate Monthly Report: March 2015 (open access)

Inmate Monthly Report: March 2015

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History