Economics of Irrigation Systems (open access)

Economics of Irrigation Systems

This document provides information on irrigation systems for the AgriLife extension Texas A & M System.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Amosson, Stephen Harold
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Transportation Administration Research: Tasks Completed Fiscal Year 2011 (open access)

Texas Department of Transportation Administration Research: Tasks Completed Fiscal Year 2011

"This research project evaluates numerous transportation issues and develops findings and/or recommendations based on results. This project has been structured to address some of the emerging, critical, and unique considerations related to transportation."
Date: October 2011
Creator: Anderson, S. D.; Beaty, Curtis; Ding, Liang; Ellis, David; Epps, Jon; Estakhri, Cindy K. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of an Accessibility Formulation to Measure Customers’ Evaluations of Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) Systems (open access)

Development of an Accessibility Formulation to Measure Customers’ Evaluations of Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) Systems

Demand-responsive transit (DRT) is a critical mode of transportation for many population segments in Texas. Texas has 39 rural transit providers and all of them contend with area-specific challenges in responding to their respective DRT markets. Ensuring that these markets have affordable and reliable transit services is an important objective for transit providers.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Astroza, Sebastian; Hoklas, Megan; Wang, Tan; Loftus-Otway, Lisa; Castro, Marisol & Born, Katie
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design Parameters and Methodology for Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls (open access)

Design Parameters and Methodology for Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls

An evaluation and recommendation of design parameters for mechanically stabilized earth walls.
Date: October 2014
Creator: Aubeny, Charles P.; Biscontin, Giovanna; Huang, Jie; Dantal, Vishal S.; Sadat, Rafat & Bin-Shafique, Sazzad
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Implementation of New Specification Requirements for Course Backfill Materials for Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls (open access)

Implementation of New Specification Requirements for Course Backfill Materials for Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls

Technical memorandum outlining specifications to more precisely assess the service life of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Azari, Houman; Rocha, Sergio; Garibaym Jose; Walker, W. Shane; Bronson, Arturo & Nazarian, Soheil
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quantitative characterization of microstructure of asphalt mixtures (open access)

Quantitative characterization of microstructure of asphalt mixtures

"The main objective of this study was to quantitatively characterize the three dimensional micro-structure of the asphalt binder withing the fine aggregate matrix of an asphalt mixture and compare the influence of binder content, coarse aggregate gradation, and fine aggregate gradation on this micro-structure."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Badgekar, Swapneel; Bhasin, Amit & Izadi, Anoosha
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development and Testing of a Non-Pinned Low-Profile End Treatment (open access)

Development and Testing of a Non-Pinned Low-Profile End Treatment

This is report on the testing of Low-Profile barriers without anchoring vertical steel pins. The project was conducted to provide the Texas Department of Transportation to evaluate the performance of the Low-Profile barrier system.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Beason, W. Lynn; Brackin, Michael S.; Bligh, Roger P. & Menges, Wanda L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: October 22, 2013 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: October 22, 2013

Newsletter of Cecil Bell, Jr. for his constituents in district 3 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on the creation of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas (SWIRFT).
Date: October 22, 2013
Creator: Bell, Cecil Ivan, Jr.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: October 2013 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: October 2013

Newsletter of Cecil Bell, Jr. for his constituents in district 3 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature. It focuses on an upcoming Texas Constitutional Amendment Election.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Bell, Cecil Ivan, Jr.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of Runway Bay Water Distribution System Master Plan (open access)

City of Runway Bay Water Distribution System Master Plan

Report on a study to perform a water system evaluation and develop phased improvements for the City of Runway Bay water service area.
Date: October 8, 2013
Creator: Blackstone Engineering PLLC
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
MASH test 3-11 on the 5-inch cast in place deck barrier anchors (open access)

MASH test 3-11 on the 5-inch cast in place deck barrier anchors

Report on crash tests conducted to evaluate the performance of a Texas T223 concrete beam and post bridge rail anchored with 5-inch cast-in-place deck. The test concluded that the 5-inch cast-in-place deck met the required MASH regulations.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Bligh, Roger P.; Menges, Wanda L. & Arrington, Dusty R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
MASH test 3-37 of the TxDOT 31-inch w-beam downstream anchor terminal (open access)

MASH test 3-37 of the TxDOT 31-inch w-beam downstream anchor terminal

Report discussing the findings of a study exploring issues related to roadside safety devices. It includes background information, system details, test requirements and evaluation criteria, crash test procedures, crash test results, and conclusions.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Bligh, Roger P.; Menges, Wanda L. & Arrington, Dusty R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
School Traffic Workshop: Dealing With Texas-Sized Problems Around Schools (open access)

School Traffic Workshop: Dealing With Texas-Sized Problems Around Schools

"This report summarized the series of "Traffic around Schools"" workshops conducted throughout the state of Texas to familiarize TxDOT employees and partner agencies with two key products from previous research projects (0-4286 and 0-5470) and other tools and guidance that are available for dealing with problems around schools."
Date: October 2011
Creator: Brewer, Marcus A.; Fitzpatrick, Kay & Cooner, Scott A.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Long-Term Performance of a Drilled Shaft Retaining Wall in an Expansive Clay (open access)

The Long-Term Performance of a Drilled Shaft Retaining Wall in an Expansive Clay

This technical report contains information on the long-term performance of a drilled shaft retaining wall in expansive clay.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Brown, Andrew C.; Dellinger, Gregory F.; El-Mohtar, Chadi; Zornberg, Jorge G. & Gilbert, Robert B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valuing public sector risk exposure in transportation public-private partnerships (open access)

Valuing public sector risk exposure in transportation public-private partnerships

"This report presents a methodological framework to evaluate public sector financial risk exposure when delivering transportation infrastructure through public-private partnership (PPP) agreements in the United States (U.S.)."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Bujanda, Arturo & Valdez-Ceniceros, Gabriel Alejandro
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Equity Evaluation of Sustainable Mileage-Based User Fee Scenarios (open access)

Equity Evaluation of Sustainable Mileage-Based User Fee Scenarios

Report on a study looking at the potential equity changes resulting from rising gas prices and a shift from a state gas tax to a mileage-based user fee.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Burris, Mark; Lee, Sunghoon; Geiselbrecht, Tina & Baker, Trey
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Potential Effects of the Panama Canal Expansion on the Texas Transportation System: Final Report (open access)

Potential Effects of the Panama Canal Expansion on the Texas Transportation System: Final Report

This technical report is designed to help the Texas Department of Transportation more fully understand the potential impacts that the Panama Canal expansion may have on the Texas transportation system.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Cambridge Systematics
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, October/November 2010 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, October/November 2010

Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "CAPCOG Launches Regional Training Center," "CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy Graduates Another Class," "CAPCOG Completes Provider Database to the Regional Transit Coordination Committee," "9-1-1 Awards Presented," "Medicare Health Coverage Options and Change 2010-2011," "Regional Interoperable Communications Plan Created," and "Second Annual Construction and Demolition Waste Management Summit Set."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, October 2013 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, October 2013

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news, upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planning in the Austin, Texas area.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Multistate Survey of Provisions Regulating the Manufacture and Sale of Beer and Malt Beverages at Microbreweries and Brewpubs (open access)

Multistate Survey of Provisions Regulating the Manufacture and Sale of Beer and Malt Beverages at Microbreweries and Brewpubs

This document provides information regarding the regulation of the manufacture and sale of beer and malt beverages at microbreweries and brewpubs in 38 states, including Texas, selected for inclusion based on the following criteria.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Carona, John
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guadalupe Bayou Flow and Inundation Study Final Report (open access)

Guadalupe Bayou Flow and Inundation Study Final Report

Report focused on "studying environmental flow needs for Texas rivers and estuaries" (p. 1).
Date: October 30, 2015
Creator: Carothers, Richard; Hodges, Ben R. & Passalacqua, Paola
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction in the Brazos River Basin: Evidence from Lake Connection History and Chemical and Isotopic Compositions (open access)

Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction in the Brazos River Basin: Evidence from Lake Connection History and Chemical and Isotopic Compositions

This report describes study methods used in determining the sources of the water in oxbow lakes along the Brazos River, characteristics of the Brazos River and oxbow lakes, and the hydrogeologic setting that hydraulically connects the aquifer, river, and lakes.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Chowdhury, Ali H.; Osting, Tim; Furnans, Jordan & Mathews, Ray
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $500 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $500 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of $500 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local government.
Date: October 12, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) (open access)

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

A pamphlet describing the criteria required for Earned Income Tax Credit entitlement.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History