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A Consumer Guide to Better Health Care (open access)

A Consumer Guide to Better Health Care

This document explains the services provided by Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Children's Medicaid as well as how to access those programs and services.
Date: 2007
Creator: Texas. Health and Human Service Commission.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Property Value Study and How to Protest: 2007 (open access)

The Property Value Study and How to Protest: 2007

Book providing background on the annual study conducted by the Texas Comptroller's Office to "determine the total taxable value of all property in each school district" (Government Code Section 403.302), as well as explanations for when and how the preliminary results may be disputed.
Date: 2007
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009 (open access)

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009

Report submitted by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts containing background information on the agency, and summaries of requests for appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal years 2008 and 2009 with supporting documentation.
Date: 2007~
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Travel Guide: 2007 (open access)

Texas State Travel Guide: 2007

Travel guide for the state of Texas containing information of interest to tourists including events, parks and historic sites, recreation opportunities, and other attractions. Index to cities and attractions starts on page 253.
Date: 2007
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Curatorial Facility Certification Program: Benchmarking Excellence (open access)

Curatorial Facility Certification Program: Benchmarking Excellence

Document providing information for applicants who want to certify a facility in Texas to house and manage certain cultural resources, antiquities, etc.: "The purpose of this handbook is to guide the applicant curatorial facility through the entire [Curatorial Facility Certification Program] process, from Application through to Self Evaluation and Field Review" (p. 5).
Date: January 25, 2007
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Debt Affordability Study, First Edition (open access)

Debt Affordability Study, First Edition

This document is a "report on the current debt position of and the debt burden carried by the state government of Texas. This project was requested by the Senate Finance Committee during the Seventy-Ninth Legislature as a joint effort between the Legislative Budget Board, the Texas Bond Review Board, and the Texas Public Finance Authority" (Legislative Budget Board Letter).
Date: February 16, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan Student Handbook: 2007 (open access)

Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan Student Handbook: 2007

Annual handbook documenting information for college students about the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan, including general information about the program and how it works, fees and scholarships, how the plan applies to various institutions, and other information about using the program.
Date: March 2007
Creator: Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Serving of Fun! (open access)

A Serving of Fun!

The document is a visual guide for understanding and remembering serving sizes for various food groups. It is "based on recommendations for active children aged 7 to 10" (p. 1).
Date: April 2007
Creator: Staples, Todd
System: The Portal to Texas History
Property Classification Guide: Reports of Property Value. (open access)

Property Classification Guide: Reports of Property Value.

Guide to assist appraisal districts in classifying property, including separate sections on each type of property with overview information and a series of classification questions.
Date: May 2007
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Applications for Drawings on Public Hunting Lands: 2007-2008 (open access)

Applications for Drawings on Public Hunting Lands: 2007-2008

Yearly newsletter of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department's Public Hunting Program discussing hunting permits, drawings to win special permits, and hunting locations.
Date: June 2007
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Waxahachie Independent School District June 2007 (open access)

Waxahachie Independent School District June 2007

This report reviews the management and performance of the Waxahachie Independent School District's (WISD's) educational, financial, and operational functions.
Date: July 9, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
System: The Portal to Texas History
TDCJ - CJAD Data Manual (open access)

TDCJ - CJAD Data Manual

Manual detailing the methods for monitoring and evaluating the procedures of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice - Community Justice Assistance Division in compliance with legislative oversight.
Date: September 2007
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conducting a Watershed Survey (open access)

Conducting a Watershed Survey

This booklet will equip your group to survey your watershed and make a record of its history and geography, land and water uses, and potential and actual pollution sources.
Date: October 2007
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legislature Summary of Enactments: 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007 (open access)

Texas Legislature Summary of Enactments: 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007

Summary of laws passed by the 80th Legislature of Texas, including enacted legislation organized by topic and an index of passed bills (starting on page 443).
Date: October 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council. Research Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Municipal court financial management handbook  for Texas cities (open access)

Municipal court financial management handbook for Texas cities

Handbook for court administrators including judges and clerks, providing an explanation of internal controls and practical information ragarding financial management operations to improve accounting and audit results.
Date: November 2007
Creator: Texas. Office of Court Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Lottery Commission Comprehensive Business Plan: Fiscal Years 2008-2011 (open access)

Texas Lottery Commission Comprehensive Business Plan: Fiscal Years 2008-2011

Business plan developed by the Texas Lottery Commission including organizational information about the Commission as well as the projected business plan with objects, strategies, and action plans.
Date: 2007-11?
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
New, Renamed, and Abolished State Governmental Entities: 80th Legislature (open access)

New, Renamed, and Abolished State Governmental Entities: 80th Legislature

Overview of Texas "statutory state agencies, interagency panels, advisory committees, and other state governmental entities that were created, restructured, or eliminated by the legislature" (p. 1) including summary information about each entity's name, legislative backing, functions, composition, and expiration/sunset date as applicable.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council. Research Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Insurance Operating Budget: 2008 [Summaries] (open access)

Texas Department of Insurance Operating Budget: 2008 [Summaries]

Operating budget submitted by the Texas Department of Insurance for fiscal year 2008, containing summarized schedules of budgeted funds with comparisons to previous fiscal years.
Date: December 3, 2007
Creator: Texas. Department of Insurance.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Office of Risk Management Operating Budget: 2008 (open access)

Texas State Office of Risk Management Operating Budget: 2008

Proposed budget for the Texas State Office of Risk Management outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: December 6, 2007
Creator: Texas. State Office of Risk Management.
System: The Portal to Texas History