This report discusses the economic impacts of existing activities and gives a preliminary feasibility assessment for new fairgrounds and expo center. The economic and fiscal impacts generated by fairs, rodeos, horse shows, and cattle shows nationwide are significant. Impacts estimated in the millions of dollars are not uncommon for regional and state events. It is against this backdrop that the University of North Texas Center for Economic Development and Research has been asked to estimate the economic and fiscal impacts of the North Texas State Fair & Rodeo, as well as examine the potential market for and economic and fiscal impacts of building a new exposition center in Denton County. Later in this report, we will also examine the experiences of ten exposition centers across Texas and the U.S. that illustrate the types of events, and the associated costs, that would likely attend construction and operation of such a center in Denton County.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether state agencies are conforming to the State's Position Classification Plan by ensuring proper classification of program specialist positions.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to verifying the accuracy of certain key financial statement balances and the effectiveness of key financial controls at the Board; verifying the accuracy of, and evaluate trends in, selected performance measures that the Board uses; and evaluating the Board's process for setting fees and penalties.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an investigation by the State Auditor's Special Investigations Unit into allegations from Texas Tech University's Office of Audit Services that James Dannis Mitchell was operating a private business selling Institute-developed training materials for his own profit.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to examining the Parks and Wildlife Department's (Department) hurricane-related expenditures to determine whether the expenditures were supported and documented; examining the Department's hurricane-related impact and costs to determine whether they were developed using reasonable methodologies; determining whether there are any indications of fraud, waste, or abuse with respect to the Department's hurricane-related expenditures; and identifying which cost estimates are subject to reimbursement by FEMA and other non-state funding sources.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Banking (Department) complies with applicable statutes, administrative rules, and agency policy in monitoring the safety and soundness of state-chartered commercial banks, and overseeing the commercial banks identified as having a poor or deteriorating financial condition.

Reconciliation detail and summary with an ending balance of $6,675.35 for the period ending on July 31, 2009.

Officer Reports for the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, compiled for the July 31 - August 2, 2009 Board of Managers meeting.

Supplementary compilation summarizing data regarding graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools broken down by counties (alphabetically) and by various demographic characteristics.

Supplementary compilation summarizing data regarding graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools broken down by school district (alphabetically) and by various district characteristics.

Supplementary compilation summarizing data regarding graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools broken down by school district (alphabetically) and by various district characteristics.

Annual compilation summarizing data regarding graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools, including historical information and longitudinal analyses, with information about data collection and other related information.