An Audit Report on Residential Child Care Contract Management at the Department of Family and Protective Services (open access)

An Audit Report on Residential Child Care Contract Management at the Department of Family and Protective Services

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the residential contract management employees of the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of Family and Protective Services, recommendations regarding the organization of, and skills and educational requirements for, those employees, and recommendations regarding the implementation of financial accountability provisions and processes to ensure effective and efficient expenditure of state and other contract funds.
Date: April 2007
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Routine Maintenance Contracts at the Department of Transportation (open access)

An Audit Report on Routine Maintenance Contracts at the Department of Transportation

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether contract management processes and controls over routine maintenance contracts reasonably assure that the Department of Transportation plans and identifies the contracting objectives and contracting strategy; selects the most qualified contractors fairly and objectively; ensures that contract provisions hold the contractor accountable for producing desired results; establishes prices that are cost-effective and aligned with the cost of providing the goods and services; and monitors and enforces the terms of the contract.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Selected Contracting Processes at the Commission on Environmental Quality (open access)

An Audit Report on Selected Contracting Processes at the Commission on Environmental Quality

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the systems and processes of the Commission on Environmental Quality (Commission) that provide reasonable assurance that contract payments and encumbrances comply with contract terms, state laws, Comptroller of Public Accounts guidelines, and Commission policy.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on State-Issued Bonds for Fiscal Year 2001 (open access)

An Audit Report on State-Issued Bonds for Fiscal Year 2001

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether state bond-issuing entities were in compliance with requirements in significant bond covenants and applicable laws and regulations, and verifying the accuracy of information reported in the bond schedules in each entity's annual financial report.
Date: April 2002
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Court of Criminal Appeals' Administration of Grant Funds from the Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund (open access)

An Audit Report on the Court of Criminal Appeals' Administration of Grant Funds from the Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Court of Criminal Appeals has processes that provide reasonable assurance that grant funds from the Judiciary and Court Personnel Training Fund are being awarded and used in accordance with Texas Government Code requirements, the terms of grant agreements, administrative and Court rules, and Court policy; and determining the status of implementation of recommendations made by MTG Management Consultants, L.L.C.
Date: April 2009
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on The Department of Health's Monitoring of Program Service Contractors' Financial Operations (open access)

An Audit Report on The Department of Health's Monitoring of Program Service Contractors' Financial Operations

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Health enforces financial accountability by ensuring that contractors provide the services for which they request payment, ensuring that contractors follow state and federal requirements related to contract and grant management activities, and having controls in place to ensure that it receives payment from performing contracts.
Date: April 2004
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Department of Information Resources and Security of the State's Data Centers (open access)

An Audit Report on the Department of Information Resources and Security of the State's Data Centers

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the information technology general controls, such as organizational, security, general operations, and disaster recovery controls, at the state data centers under the scope of Team for Texas's contract with the Department of Information Resources are operating effectively to protect state information technology assets and support state agency operations.
Date: April 2008
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Department of Transportation's Reported Funding Gap and Tax Gap Information (open access)

An Audit Report on the Department of Transportation's Reported Funding Gap and Tax Gap Information

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the $86 billion funding gap between transportation needs and available transportation funding and related tax gap information that the Department of Transportation has reported are based on a sound methodology using verifiable data and reasonable, supportable assumptions.
Date: April 2007
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account at the Parks and Wildlife Department (open access)

An Audit Report on the Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account at the Parks and Wildlife Department

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Parks and Wildlife Department (Department) has controls in place to ensure the collection of all revenue from hunting and fishing licenses and stamps and boat registrations, the proper accounting and reporting of revenue and expenditures in the Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account (Account 009), and adequate oversight of its contracted License Sales System (the point-of-sale system) and license agents; and to determining whether the Department administers Account 009 in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Health and Human Services Commission's Prescription Drug Rebate Program (open access)

An Audit Report on the Health and Human Services Commission's Prescription Drug Rebate Program

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to assessing the efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness of the Prescription Drug Rebate Program's (Program) collection process in connection with the Health and Human Services Commission's (Commission) Business Improvement Plan.
Date: April 2003
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Higher Education Coordinating Board's Facility Management Processes (open access)

An Audit Report on the Higher Education Coordinating Board's Facility Management Processes

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Higher Education Coordinating Board is operating as defined in Texas Education Code, Sections 61.0572 and 61.058, to ensure the efficient use of construction funds and the orderly development of physical plants to accommodate projected college student enrollments per Texas Education Code, Section 61.002.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Medical Transportation Program at the Department of Health (open access)

An Audit Report on the Medical Transportation Program at the Department of Health

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if the procedures the Department of Health uses to establish and monitor client service contracts provide reasonable assurance that contractors provide agreed-upon services at contractually specified prices, and that contractors spend funds in accordance with state and federal requirements.
Date: April 2002
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on the Texas Education Agency's Administration of the Foundation School Program (open access)

An Audit Report on the Texas Education Agency's Administration of the Foundation School Program

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Education Agency (Agency) has information technology systems adequate to support the administration of the Foundation School Program, inputs accurate data into its Foundation School Program model, incorporates all legislative mandates in its funding model (and whether that model functions properly), distributes funds to school districts in a timely and accurate manner, and accurately adjusts school districts' funding through a post-funding adjustment process
Date: April 2003
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
February 2001 Follow-up Report on Rider 5: Texas Southern University Accountability Systems (open access)

February 2001 Follow-up Report on Rider 5: Texas Southern University Accountability Systems

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the results of Texas Southern University's implementation and maintenance of key systems and controls, including finance and accounting, human resources, management information systems, planning and communications, and student financial aid.
Date: April 2001
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Financial Review of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (open access)

A Financial Review of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation's (Department) reporting processes enable it to provide legislative budget committees and board members with accurate and consistent financial information; determining whether the Department is using appropriated funds in accordance with applicable laws and regulations; and determining the relationship between funds expended and outcome results.
Date: April 2002
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Highlights from the 2000 Statewide Single Audit (open access)

Highlights from the 2000 Statewide Single Audit

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the 2000 Statewide Single Audit, an annual audit for the State of Texas conducted so that the State complies with the Single Audit Amendments of 1996 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133.
Date: April 2001
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Quarterly Report of Full-Time Equivalent State Employees for the Quarter Ending February 29, 2000 (open access)

A Quarterly Report of Full-Time Equivalent State Employees for the Quarter Ending February 29, 2000

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to information on the number of state employees and the number of consultants and contract individuals who perform services for state government.
Date: April 2000
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on Certification of the Permanent School Fund's Bond Guarantee Program (open access)

A Report on Certification of the Permanent School Fund's Bond Guarantee Program

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if the total amount of school district bonds guaranteed by the Permanent School Fund (Fund) exceeded the limits established by the statute or the IRS Letter Ruling.
Date: April 2001
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on Certification of the Permanent School Fund's Bond Guarantee Program (open access)

A Report on Certification of the Permanent School Fund's Bond Guarantee Program

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the total amount of school district bonds guaranteed by the Bond Guarantee Program (Program) exceeded the limits established by state statute and the Internal Revenue Service.
Date: April 2002
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on the Audit of the Permanent School Fund's Fiscal Year 2006 Financial Statements (open access)

A Report on the Audit of the Permanent School Fund's Fiscal Year 2006 Financial Statements

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an opinion on the Permanent School Fund's fiscal year 2006 financial statements, as well as a report on internal controls over financial reporting, compliance, and other matters.
Date: April 2007
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on the Fiscal Year 2002 University Accreditation Reviews (open access)

A Report on the Fiscal Year 2002 University Accreditation Reviews

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to six accreditation review reports published in fiscal year 2002, required as a part of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) university accreditation process.
Date: April 2002
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Review of Construction Project Management at the Texas Building and Procurement Commission (open access)

A Review of Construction Project Management at the Texas Building and Procurement Commission

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Building and Procurement Commission (Agency) has corrected long-standing problems with construction project management and established a project management system to effectively plan, monitor, and control schedules and budgets for construction and maintenance projects; whether construction and deferred maintenance expenditures are monitored and properly supported to ensure that funds are expended only for valid project costs and in accordance with the purpose for which the funds were appropriated; and whether management, including the governing body, has the information necessary to support decision making related to construction and maintenance projects.
Date: April 2005
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Review of Expenditures Related to Hurricane Ike at the General Land Office (open access)

A Review of Expenditures Related to Hurricane Ike at the General Land Office

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to examining the General Land Office's (Land Office) hurricane-related expenditures to determine whether the expenditures were supported and documented; examining the Land Offices' hurricane-related impact and costs to determine whether they were developed using reasonable methodologies; determining whether there are any indications of fraud, waste, or abuse with respect to the Land Office's hurricane-related expenditures; and identifying which cost estimates were subject to reimbursement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other non-state funding sources.
Date: April 2009
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Review of Expenditures Related to Hurricane Ike at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (open access)

A Review of Expenditures Related to Hurricane Ike at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to examining the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston's (Medical Branch) hurricane-related expenditures to determine whether the expenditures were supported and documented; examining the Medical Branch's hurricane-related impact and costs to determine whether they were developed using reasonable methodologies; determining whether there are any indications of fraud, waste, or abuse with respect to the Medical Branch's hurricane-related expenditures; and identifying the Medical Branch's estimates for reimbursement by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other non-state funding sources.
Date: April 2009
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
System: The Portal to Texas History