An Audit Report on the LatinWorks Marketing Contract at the Texas Lottery Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on the LatinWorks Marketing Contract at the Texas Lottery Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Lottery Commission (Commission) planned, procured, and established the selected contract for goods and services in accordance with applicable statutes, rules, Comptroller's Office requirements, and state entity policies, and procedures to help ensure that the State's interests were protected; and whether the Commission managed and monitored the selected contract for goods and services to help ensure that the contractor performed according to the terms of the contract and that contractor billings were valid and supported, in accordance with applicable statutes, rules, Comptroller's Office requirements, and state entity policies and procedures.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Operations of the Department of Transportation's Flight Services Section (open access)

An Audit Report on the Operations of the Department of Transportation's Flight Services Section

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Transportation (Department) and the Department's Flight Services Section have controls designed and operating to help ensure that assets are properly safeguarded; expenditures are allowable, properly authorized, and reasonable for the performance of the Flight Services Section's functions; staff receive required training; selected human resources activities comply with applicable laws and agency policies; and flight activity and other selected operations of the Flight Services Section are fully and accurately documented.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Reading Program at the Juvenile Justice Department (open access)

An Audit Report on the Reading Program at the Juvenile Justice Department

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Juvenile Justice Department (Department) complied with selected provisions of Texas Education Code, Chapter 30, which requires the Department to implement a comprehensive plan to improve the reading skills of students; determining whether the Department's reporting of performance measure results for reading achievement was accurate and complete; and determining whether the Department designed and implemented effective processes and related controls to help ensure compliance with Department policy and state law governing student attendance.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Real Estate Commission: A Self-directed Semi-independent Agency (open access)

An Audit Report on the Real Estate Commission: A Self-directed Semi-independent Agency

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 Real Estate Commission, and to evaluating the Commission's process for setting fees and penalties.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the ReHabWorks System at the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (open access)

An Audit Report on the ReHabWorks System at the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (Department) has developed and implemented the ReHabWorks System in a manner to help ensure achievement of intended goals within anticipated time frames and budgets, and whether there are controls in the ReHabWorks System to help ensure current and future functionality, completeness, and security for the Division for Rehabilitation Services and the Division for Blind Services.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the State Securities Board (open access)

An Audit Report on the State Securities Board

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the State Securities Board has controls to provide assurance that securities filings comply with applicable laws and regulations, and whether it conducts inspections and investigates complaints in a consistent, risk-based manner.
Date: August 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at the Health and Human Services Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at the Health and Human Services Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the cause(s) of the current backlog in processing applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at the Health and Human Services Commission (Commission) and identifying opportunities for improvement; determining the Commission's compliance with selected federal and state laws, rules, and regulations regarding fraud prevention and detection in SNAP; and reviewing other processes, systems, and information related to SNAP.
Date: March 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the System Benefit Fund and the Low-Income Electric Discount Program at the Public Utility Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on the System Benefit Fund and the Low-Income Electric Discount Program at the Public Utility Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Public Utility Commission (Commission) makes expenditures from the System Benefit Fund (SBF) for the Low-Income Electric Discount Program (discount program) in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies and procedures; and to verifying the accuracy of the cash balance in General Revenue Dedicated Account - System Benefit Fund 5100 at the end of fiscal years 2009 and 2010.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners: A Self-directed, Semi-independent Agency (open access)

An Audit Report on the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners: A Self-directed, Semi-independent Agency

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 Texas Board of Architectural Examiners (Agency); verifying the accuracy of, and evaluating trends in, selected performance measures that the Agency uses; and evaluating the Agency's processes for setting fees and penalties.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Texas Education Agency's Investigation of the El Paso Independent School District (open access)

An Audit Report on the Texas Education Agency's Investigation of the El Paso Independent School District

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Education Agency (Agency) has effective processes and related controls to investigate possible noncompliance with school accountability requirements, and determining why the Agency's investigation of El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) failed to identify the reporting of inaccurate data and other instances of noncompliance with school accountability requirements.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Program at the Commission on Environmental Quality (open access)

An Audit Report on the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Program at the Commission on Environmental Quality

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether internal controls for Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) grant programs at the Commission on Environmental Quality (Commission) provide assurance that the programs comply with state law and that grant recipients comply with the terms of grant agreements and program guidelines; and determining whether TERP grant agreements protect the State's financial interests, comply with state contracting best practices, and allow the Commission to hold grantees accountable for grant requirements.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Texas Enterprise Fund at the Office of the Governor (open access)

An Audit Report on the Texas Enterprise Fund at the Office of the Governor

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Office of the Governor (Office) awards and amends grants from the Texas Enterprise Fund in accordance with relevant state laws, rules, and Office policies and procedures; whether the Office disburses money from the Texas Enterprise Fund in accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 481.078, and other relevant laws, rules, and standards; and whether the Office monitors the persons or entities awarded money from the Texas Enterprise Fund for compliance with the terms of any applicable agreements and with the requirements of Texas Government Code, 481.078, and other relevant laws, rules, and standards, including any terms related to job creation and capital investment.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Texas Records Exchange System at the Texas Education Agency (open access)

An Audit Report on the Texas Records Exchange System at the Texas Education Agency

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Records Exchange System (TREx) is being used by selected school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and higher education institutions as intended; whether it meets standards approved by the Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner of Higher Education; and whether it adheres to applicable federal and state statutes regarding data confidentiality and applicable Texas Education Agency (Agency) rules.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (open access)

An Audit Report on the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association's (Association) controls over selected financial processes produce accurate financial information and help ensure accountability for Association funds; whether the Association's claims processing procedures and related controls help ensure that claims payments are authorized, supported, processed in a timely manner, and made in compliance with applicable requirements; and whether selected Association expenses are reasonable and necessary, properly authorized, supported, and paid in accordance with applicable statutory, regulatory, and contractual requirements and Association policies and procedures.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Water Infrastructure Fund at the Water Development Board (open access)

An Audit Report on the Water Infrastructure Fund at the Water Development Board

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Water Development Board (Agency) has processes and controls for the Water Infrastructure Fund that are designed and operating to help ensure that the Agency provides financial assistance to projects that are eligible for Water Infrastructure Fund funding, prioritizes funding decisions in accordance with statute and Agency policy; determines that loan recipients meet criteria for financial soundness, and adequately monitors projects.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Unemployment Insurance Tax at the Texas Workforce Commission (open access)

An Audit Report on Unemployment Insurance Tax at the Texas Workforce Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Workforce Commission has effective processes and related controls to verify whether entities that are subject to unemployment insurance tax make proper tax payments.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Veterans' Services at Selected Institutions of Higher Education and Survey Results Related to Veterans' Services at All Texas Public Higher Education Institutions (open access)

An Audit Report on Veterans' Services at Selected Institutions of Higher Education and Survey Results Related to Veterans' Services at All Texas Public Higher Education Institutions

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether selected institutions inform service members and veterans about education opportunities, provide support while these individuals attend the institution, and have implemented other practices to assist these individuals.
Date: September 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Well-plugging within the Railroad Commission’s Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Program (open access)

An Audit Report on Well-plugging within the Railroad Commission’s Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Program

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Railroad Commission has established and adheres to a risk assessment process to prioritize the plugging of wells with state funds; and whether the Commission has designed and implemented effective processes and related controls to help ensure that regulated entities establish and maintain the financial assurance required by Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 91, in amounts consistent with state law, administrative rules, and Commission policy, and the Commission collects funds from those sources in accordance with Commission policies and procedures, the administrative rules, and the terms of agreements related to that financial assurance.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Workers' Compensation at the State Office of Risk Management (open access)

An Audit Report on Workers' Compensation at the State Office of Risk Management

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the State Office of Risk Management (Office) has processes and related controls for workers' compensation claims that provide assurance that only valid medical and indemnity claims are paid in the correct amounts and in a timely manner in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and Office policies and procedures.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report Related to the National Research University Fund (open access)

An Audit Report Related to the National Research University Fund

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to auditing all or a representative sample of restricted research funds awarded to eligible higher education institutions and the higher education institutions' expenditures of those funds.
Date: June 2012
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Biennial Report on the State's Position Classification Plan (open access)

A Biennial Report on the State's Position Classification Plan

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the competitiveness of the Position Classification Plan (Plan) with similar positions in the private and public sector, and whether changes to the Plan are needed.
Date: August 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Biennial Report on the State's Position Classification Plan for the 2014-2015 Biennium (open access)

A Biennial Report on the State's Position Classification Plan for the 2014-2015 Biennium

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the competitiveness of the Position Classification Plan (Plan) with similar positions in the private and public sector, and whether changes to the Plan are needed.
Date: September 2012
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Classification Compliance Audit Report on the Parks and Wildlife Department (open access)

A Classification Compliance Audit Report on the Parks and Wildlife Department

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Parks and Wildlife Department (Department) conforms to the State's Position Classification Plan in ensuring proper classification of positions.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Classification Compliance Review Report on the Department of Licensing and Regulation (open access)

A Classification Compliance Review Report on the Department of Licensing and Regulation

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department) conforms to the State's Position Classification Plan in ensuring proper classification of positions.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History