Studies to Evaluate Achievement of Freshwater Inflow Standards and Ecological Response Final Report (open access)

Studies to Evaluate Achievement of Freshwater Inflow Standards and Ecological Response Final Report

Report on freshwater inflow standards and ecological responses on the Colorado and Lavaca Rivers and Matagorda and Lavaca Bays.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Anchor QEA, LLC
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Freshwater Delivery Alternatives to East Matagorda Bay: Final Report (open access)

Evaluation of Freshwater Delivery Alternatives to East Matagorda Bay: Final Report

This is the final report on the freshwater delivery from the Colorado River to East Matagorda Bay.
Date: August 26, 2015
Creator: Austin, Barney; Kennedy, Angela; Osting, Tim & Walker, Clint
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rangia Clam Investigations (open access)

Rangia Clam Investigations

Report on Rangia clams in the Upper San Antonio Bay system and coastal bays in Texas that records their locations and population numbers and studies environmental factors that effect their health.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Black, Bryan A. & Heaney, Marty
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Numerical Model Report for the High Plains Aquifer System Groundwater Availability Model (open access)

Numerical Model Report for the High Plains Aquifer System Groundwater Availability Model

Report on a numerical model for the High Plains aquifer system groundwater availability system.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Deeds, Neil E. & Jigmond, Marius
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Final Conceptual Model Report for the High Plains Aquifer System Groundwater Availability Model (open access)

Final Conceptual Model Report for the High Plains Aquifer System Groundwater Availability Model

Report on the final conceptual model for the High Plains aquifer groundwater availability system.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Deeds, Neil E.; Harding, Jevon J.; Jones, Toya L.; Singh, Abhishek; Hamlin, Scott & Reedy, Robert C.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Equipment Replacement/Retention Decision Making: Final Report (open access)

Equipment Replacement/Retention Decision Making: Final Report

Report on the results of a study examining the TxDOT equipment replacement and retention costs and benefits and a software program used to coordinate the process of replacement and retention at TxDOT.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Fan, Wei; Haile, Elias; Chavez, Tomas; Radley, Lee; Sorbet, Robert; Eifert, Annie et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nueces BBASC Work Plan Study No. 1: Re-Examination of the 2001 Agreed Order Monthly Targets and Safe Yield Versus Current Demand Evaluations (open access)

Nueces BBASC Work Plan Study No. 1: Re-Examination of the 2001 Agreed Order Monthly Targets and Safe Yield Versus Current Demand Evaluations

Report comparing the 2001 rules for monthly targets and safe yields of water from the Nueces River and Corpus Christi and Baffin Bay Basin area and current needs.
Date: August 2015
Creator: HDR Engineering, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nueces BBASC Work Plan Study No. 3: Nueces Watershed Pre- and Post-Development Nutrient Budgets (open access)

Nueces BBASC Work Plan Study No. 3: Nueces Watershed Pre- and Post-Development Nutrient Budgets

Report summarizing a nutrient budget study done for the Nueces Bay watershed in order to develop nutrient budgets and determine annual loads for the watershed.
Date: August 2015
Creator: HDR Engineering, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas GEAR UP State Grant Evaluation Annual Implementation Report: Year 2 (open access)

Texas GEAR UP State Grant Evaluation Annual Implementation Report: Year 2

Annual report on the Texas Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) state grant (SG) program outlining the objects of the program, implementation of the grant, evaluation based on surveys, recommendations, and supplementary appendices.
Date: August 2015
Creator: ICF International (Firm)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
International Center for Partnered Pavement Preservation (ICP3): First Year Progress Report (open access)

International Center for Partnered Pavement Preservation (ICP3): First Year Progress Report

The Accelerating Innovation in Partnered Pavement Preservation project was initiated to promote and streamline research in the area of pavement preservation and to optimize the use of TxDOT's research and implementation resources by fostering cooperation and collaboration with the US DOT Center for Highway Pavement Preservation (CHPP). CHPP is a research and innovation partnership lead by Michigan State University which members include: The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The University of Minnesota, The University of Hawaii at Manoa and North Carolina A&T University.
Date: August 2015
Creator: J. Prozzi; A. Smit; P. Serigos & S. Kouchaki
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lamar State College Orange Annual Financial Report: 2015 (open access)

Lamar State College Orange Annual Financial Report: 2015

Annual financial report of Lamar State College Orange documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2015.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Lamar State College-Orange
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forecasting Models to Investigate Future Uncertain Purchase Costs due to Technology Changes, and Estimate Down Time Costs and Operating and Maintenance Costs (open access)

Forecasting Models to Investigate Future Uncertain Purchase Costs due to Technology Changes, and Estimate Down Time Costs and Operating and Maintenance Costs

Report on forecast models for estimating future purchase costs.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Machemehl, Randy; Gemar, Mason & Fan, Wei
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forecasting the Impacts of Shale Gas Developments on Public Health and Transportation Systems on Both Sides of the Mexico-U.S. Border (open access)

Forecasting the Impacts of Shale Gas Developments on Public Health and Transportation Systems on Both Sides of the Mexico-U.S. Border

Report on an improvement of the Bayesian system for forecasting the impact of shale gas development on public health and transportation systems on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border near the Eagle Ford formation.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Medina-Cetina, Zenon & Varela, Patricia
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Final Study Report: Cypress Creek Overflow Management Plan (open access)

Final Study Report: Cypress Creek Overflow Management Plan

Report giving a flood management plan for the Cypress Creek overflow area in Harris County.
Date: August 15, 2015
Creator: SWA
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2015 (open access)

Stephen F. Austin State University Annual Financial Report: 2015

Annual financial report of Stephen F. Austin State University documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2015.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Stephen F. Austin State University
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Update, Volume 34, Number 7, August 2015 (open access)

Update, Volume 34, Number 7, August 2015

Newsletter of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas providing updated information about programs, benefits, and related topics.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Timber Price Trends, Volume 33, Number 4, July/August 2015 (open access)

Texas Timber Price Trends, Volume 33, Number 4, July/August 2015

Bi-monthly report on average prices paid for standing timber in Texas, calculated based on reported timber sales.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Texas A & M Forest Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Collection of Materials and Performance Data for Texas Flexible Pavements and Overlays (open access)

Project Summary: Collection of Materials and Performance Data for Texas Flexible Pavements and Overlays

Summary sheet describing research performed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute regarding materials and performance data for cost-effective flexible pavement designs.
Date: 2015-08~
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Summary: Creep Behavior of Soil Nail Walls in High Plasticity Index (PI) Soils (open access)

Project Summary: Creep Behavior of Soil Nail Walls in High Plasticity Index (PI) Soils

Document summarizing research performed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute regarding creep behavior of soil nailing in high-plasticity clays.
Date: 2015-08~
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal Audit of Business Continuity As of August 31, 2015 (open access)

Internal Audit of Business Continuity As of August 31, 2015

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Internal Audit of Business Continuity As of August 31, 2015.
Date: August 31, 2015
Creator: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural Outlook, August 2015 (open access)

Natural Outlook, August 2015

Newsletter discussing environmental issues and policies in Texas. This issue presents the benefits of managing water rights and the watermaster program in Brazos Basin.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Annual Report of Nonfinancial Data: 2015 (open access)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Annual Report of Nonfinancial Data: 2015

Annual report from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality documenting purchases and building operations costs for fiscal year 2015.
Date: August 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History