Advocates for People With Disabilities in the Vocational Rehabilitation Process (open access)

Advocates for People With Disabilities in the Vocational Rehabilitation Process

Pamphlet providing an overview of the mission of the Rehabilitation Council of Texas and related agencies, and soliciting public feedback regarding the vocational rehabilitation program.
Date: December 2019
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rehabilitation Council of Texas Annual Report: 2019 (open access)

Rehabilitation Council of Texas Annual Report: 2019

Annual report describing the organization, programs, and other data related to the Rehabilitation Council of Texas and Texas Workforce Commission.
Date: December 2019
Creator: Rehabilitation Council of Texas
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Bank Report, December 2019 (open access)

Texas Bank Report, December 2019

This report describes elder financial exploitation On The Rise, Community Banks and the IT Factor,
Date: December 2019
Creator: Texas. Department of Banking.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Briefing, October 2019 (open access)

The Briefing, October 2019

Newsletter of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement dsecribing news, events, and activities of the Commission, as well as updates about changes to laws or other information of interest to readers.
Date: October 2019
Creator: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Bank Report, October 2019 (open access)

Texas Bank Report, October 2019

This report describes When is a Change of Control Filing Required?, Cybercrime : will Texas ride to the rescue, Sound Internal Controls, Audit Program Crucial to Managing Risk and the 86th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature: New Legislation Affecting Banks.
Date: October 2019
Creator: Texas. Department of Banking.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin, Volume 50, Number 4, October 2019 (open access)

Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin, Volume 50, Number 4, October 2019

Quarterly newsletter of the Texas Board of Nursing discussing news and events, activities of the organization, and other information of interst to nurses.
Date: October 2019
Creator: Texas Board of Nursing
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Independent School District Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: 2019 (open access)

Denton Independent School District Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: 2019

This report describes all funds of the Denton Independent School District in fiscal year 2019. The DISD maintains a fully accredited early childhood through grade twelve program and is accredited by both the Texas Education Agency and AdvancED. The District provides a full range of services. These services include general education for grades pre-kindergarten through twelve, special education for students from birth through twenty-one years of age, accelerated education for students requiring remediation, a variety of technical courses and a number of elective and advanced placement courses for those students who wish additional experiences or challenges.
Date: Autumn 2019
Creator: Denton Independent School District. Division of Administrative Services.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Safety Action Report (open access)

Texas Safety Action Report

Report regarding immediate and future actions to improve safety for Texans related to mass shootings and other attacks, and including explanations of relevant executive orders.
Date: September 12, 2019
Creator: Abbott, Greg, 1957-
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year In Review, 2018 (open access)

Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year In Review, 2018

Report that summarizes the data on the types and the amount of waste disposed and processed at Texas' permitted and registered MSW facilities, as well as an estimate of the state's remaining MSW landfill disposal capacity.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Universities and Health-Related Institutions Research Expenditures Report: 2018 (open access)

Texas Universities and Health-Related Institutions Research Expenditures Report: 2018

Annual report summarizing data about research activities submitted (as required) by higher education institutions in Texas. It includes information about expenditures, funding sources, and other analysis.
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chapter 572, [Texas] Government Code: Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest (open access)

Chapter 572, [Texas] Government Code: Personal Financial Disclosure, Standards of Conduct, and Conflict of Interest

Booklet providing the text from the Texas government code specifically related to conflicts of interest and personal ethics for state officers and employees.
Date: August 1, 2019
Creator: Texas Ethics Commission
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Briefing, July 2019 (open access)

The Briefing, July 2019

Newsletter of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement dsecribing news, events, and activities of the Commission, as well as updates about changes to laws or other information of interest to readers.
Date: July 2019
Creator: Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin, Volume 50, Number 3, July 2019 (open access)

Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin, Volume 50, Number 3, July 2019

Quarterly newsletter of the Texas Board of Nursing discussing news and events, activities of the organization, and other information of interst to nurses.
Date: July 2019
Creator: Texas Board of Nursing
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clarify cost-recovery requirements and agency fees to improve transparency and efficiency (open access)

Clarify cost-recovery requirements and agency fees to improve transparency and efficiency

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to transparency for certain programs or services financed by user fees rather than with general tax revenue.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clarify oversight of regionalization at the Texas juvenile justice department (open access)

Clarify oversight of regionalization at the Texas juvenile justice department

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to efforts to reform the state’s juvenile justice system by establishing a regionalization model.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Decrease state agencies’ customer call wait times (open access)

Decrease state agencies’ customer call wait times

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to reducing overall waiting times when customers call Texas state agencies.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiscal impact of hurricane Harvey on state agencies (open access)

Fiscal impact of hurricane Harvey on state agencies

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to "Hurricane Harvey's fiscal impact on state agencies" (p. 1)
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Funding options for the Texas coastal resiliency master plan (open access)

Funding options for the Texas coastal resiliency master plan

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to plans for coastal protection and programs to increase resiliency.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Funding trends and challenges in community mental health services (open access)

Funding trends and challenges in community mental health services

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to the expiration of federal funding for mental health services and various ways to meet needs of Texas residents.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Implement strategies to increase capacity and manage workload at state crime laboratories and improve state laboratory accreditation (open access)

Implement strategies to increase capacity and manage workload at state crime laboratories and improve state laboratory accreditation

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to the inability 13 crime laboratories administered by the Department of Public Safety to keep up with demand by the many law enforcement agencies that rely on them.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improve access to accountability and technical information for the virtual school network online schools program (open access)

Improve access to accountability and technical information for the virtual school network online schools program

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to the inaccessibility of information about enrollment and other data for virtual/online schools in Texas compared to in-person schools.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improve alignment of skills development fund grants with workforce training goals (open access)

Improve alignment of skills development fund grants with workforce training goals

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to various state-funded workforce training programs including their administration and evaluation metrics.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improve major consulting contract reporting requirements and processes (open access)

Improve major consulting contract reporting requirements and processes

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to the lack of consistency in reporting requirements for state agencies and institutions of higher education.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improve operation of the star kids program (open access)

Improve operation of the star kids program

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to improving the management and evaluation of the "STAR Kids" program, intended to coordinate Medicaid care for children with disabilities.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History