Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the general purpose financial statements of the Teacher Retirement System, which were accurately presented in all material respects and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to 20 state entities reviewed for compliance with state Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) requirements; these entities demonstrated "good-faith" efforts to increase purchases from HUB vendors.

This report discusses the foreign affairs appropriations passed within the last 21 years; nearly all of them were passed within omnibus, consolidated, or full-year continuing resolutions, and usually after the start of the new fiscal year. Many foreign policy experts contend that stand-alone appropriation legislation would allow for a more rigorous debate on specific foreign policy activities. They also believe that the practice of delayed appropriations has constrained ongoing program operating levels and the ability to introduce or fund new programs that did not exist in the previous year's budget.

This report briefly describes the budget sequestration process, including the ways in which a sequester could be avoided under the regular process, and then discusses in more detail various techniques that have been used since FY1991 to prevent a sequester by intervening in the regular process.

Annual report of the Texas Racing Commission describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 1997