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Vocational Education: A Choice for the Future (open access)

Vocational Education: A Choice for the Future

Report detailing the plan for vocational education in Texas from 1987 onwards. In reaction to the oil and agriculture industries facing economic hardship, vocational education to diversify the state's economic prospects for the future became a priority in this report.
Date: December 1, 1986
Creator: Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education in Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trends in Texas Homebuying: 1982-85 (open access)

Trends in Texas Homebuying: 1982-85

Technical report analyzing the trends and recent habits of home buyers in Texas from 1982-85.
Date: September 1986
Creator: Albrecht, Don E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Turning The Young Chronic Into A Young Adult: A Model Of Treatment And Placement For The Young Adult Chronic (open access)

Turning The Young Chronic Into A Young Adult: A Model Of Treatment And Placement For The Young Adult Chronic

A report on a program that was started at the San Antonio State Hospital for young adults with severe chronic mental illness to help them to become as successful as possible.
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Allen, Pauline O. & Menchaca, Enrique S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydrology of the Jasper Aquifer in the Southeast Texas Coastal Plain (open access)

Hydrology of the Jasper Aquifer in the Southeast Texas Coastal Plain

Report documenting the construction and calibration of a digital-computer model that stimulates water flow in the Jasper aquifer of Miocene age in southeast Texas, and to present an account of the improvement in our understanding of the hydrology of interconnected aquifers and confining layers.
Date: October 1986
Creator: Baker, E. T. (Ernest T.), 1931-
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Inventory of Texas Saltwater Fishing Tournaments: Spatial, Temporal and Participation Patterns in 1983 (open access)

An Inventory of Texas Saltwater Fishing Tournaments: Spatial, Temporal and Participation Patterns in 1983

Report documenting compiled information about range of length, participation, participant spending, preferred species, and other data for 56 fishing tournaments that occurred in six regions along the Texas coast in 1983.
Date: April 1986
Creator: Christian, Richard T. & Trimm, David L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comparison of Two Sampling Methods for Estimating Zooplankton Densities in Fish Culture Ponds (open access)

Comparison of Two Sampling Methods for Estimating Zooplankton Densities in Fish Culture Ponds

Report discussing results of a study comparing selected zooplankton population densities estimated by pooling samples - from five locations in saltwater fish culture ponds with one sample collected from a single pond location.
Date: January 1986
Creator: Colura, Robert L. & Matlock, Gary C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statistical Supplement to the Texas College and University System Coordinating Board Annual Report: 1985 (open access)

Statistical Supplement to the Texas College and University System Coordinating Board Annual Report: 1985

Statistical report about various data collected on Texas state colleges and universities during fiscal year 1985 such as enrollment, faculty, credit hours, facilities, state appropriations, and student loans.
Date: January 1986
Creator: Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Summary of Artificial Reef Construction on the Texas Coast (open access)

A Summary of Artificial Reef Construction on the Texas Coast

The report summarizes the reef building activities in Texas since 1947 and comparision, where possible, the longevity of particular construction materials over time.
Date: March 1986
Creator: Crowe, A. L. (Arthur Lemoine), 1949- & McEachron, Lawrence W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tax-Free Exchanges Under Section 1031 As Enhanced by Tax Reform (open access)

Tax-Free Exchanges Under Section 1031 As Enhanced by Tax Reform

Technical report that discusses the 1986 Tax Act, Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, the 1986 Tax Act, and the 1984 Tax Act. Provides information on how to avoid a tax on appreciated property that has been transferred.
Date: October 1986
Creator: Friedman, Jack & Harris, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tax Reform Act of 1986: Highlights that Affect Real Estate Investors (open access)

Tax Reform Act of 1986: Highlights that Affect Real Estate Investors

Technical report that describes the specific parts of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 that affect the real estate market.
Date: December 1986
Creator: Friedman, Jack P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Rural Land as an Investment, A Retrospective Analysis: 1966 (open access)

Texas Rural Land as an Investment, A Retrospective Analysis: 1966

Technical report that analyzes land investments and their profits or losses in rural Texas from 1966-84.
Date: March 1986
Creator: Gilliland, Charles E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Rural Land Prices-1985 (open access)

Texas Rural Land Prices-1985

Technical report that covers the developments of Texas rural land markets from 1966-1985.
Date: October 1986
Creator: Gilliland, Charles E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Number and Distribution of Crab Traps in Texas Bays (open access)

Number and Distribution of Crab Traps in Texas Bays

This report is about the number and distribution of crabs traps fished in Texas bays determined by conducting arl surveys during fall-spring 1977-1978 and fall 1985.
Date: February 1986
Creator: Hammerschmidt, Paul C. & Benefield, Richard L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intensive Survey of Dickinson Bayou Above Tidal Segment 1104: May 6-7, 1985 (open access)

Intensive Survey of Dickinson Bayou Above Tidal Segment 1104: May 6-7, 1985

Survey report documenting the findings in the waters of Dickinson Bayou above Tidal from May 6 to May 7, 1985.
Date: June 1986
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intensive Survey of Dickinson Bayou Tidal Segment 1103: November 27-29, 1984 (open access)

Intensive Survey of Dickinson Bayou Tidal Segment 1103: November 27-29, 1984

Survey report documenting the findings in the waters of Dickinson Bayou Tidal from November 27 to November 29, 1984.
Date: April 1986
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intensive Survey of Houston Ship Channel System [Segments 1001, 1005, 1006, 1007, 2426, 2427, 2429, and 2430]: August 3-4, 1982 (open access)

Intensive Survey of Houston Ship Channel System [Segments 1001, 1005, 1006, 1007, 2426, 2427, 2429, and 2430]: August 3-4, 1982

Survey report documenting the findings in the waters of the Houston Ship Channel System from August 3 to August 4, 1982.
Date: December 1986
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intensive Survey of Oyster Creek Above Tidal Segment 1110: October 4-6, 1983 (open access)

Intensive Survey of Oyster Creek Above Tidal Segment 1110: October 4-6, 1983

Survey report documenting the findings in the waters of Oyster Creek above Tidal from October 4 to October 6, 1983.
Date: February 1986
Creator: Kirkpatrick, Jeff
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carbonate Geology and Hydrology of the Edwards Aquifier in the San Antonio Area, Texas (open access)

Carbonate Geology and Hydrology of the Edwards Aquifier in the San Antonio Area, Texas

Report on the geology and hydrology of the Edwards Aquifer near San Antonio.
Date: November 1986
Creator: Maclay, R. W. & Small, T. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence of Select Juvenile Fishes During Post Spawning Periods in Texas Bay-Gulf Passes (open access)

Occurrence of Select Juvenile Fishes During Post Spawning Periods in Texas Bay-Gulf Passes

Report
Date: April 1986
Creator: Martin, J. H. & McEachron, L. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Summary of Fish Tagging in Texas Bays: 1975-1982 (open access)

A Summary of Fish Tagging in Texas Bays: 1975-1982

Report on red drum, spotted seatrout, and tag rates of these fish by fishermen.
Date: May 1986
Creator: Marwitz, Steven R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Red Drum Sex Ratio And Size Of Sexual Maturity (open access)

Red Drum Sex Ratio And Size Of Sexual Maturity

Report issued by Texas Park and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries Branch, examining the sex and maturity stages of Red Drum fish by collecting samples of gonads with gill nets.
Date: January 1986
Creator: Matlock, Gary C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Estimated Number of Dredge Tows Required to Detect Changes in Oyster Abundance in Galveston Bay (open access)

Estimated Number of Dredge Tows Required to Detect Changes in Oyster Abundance in Galveston Bay

This report is about estimated number of Dredge Tows required to detect changes in Oyster abundance in Galveston Bay.
Date: March 1986
Creator: Matlock, Gary C. & Hofstetter, Robert P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stocking as a Management Tool For a Red Drum Fishery, A Preliminary Evaluation (open access)

Stocking as a Management Tool For a Red Drum Fishery, A Preliminary Evaluation

Report of a study conducted in St. Charles Bay and Aransas Bay to determine if stocked fish could potentially enhance native populations of red drum fishes in these waters.
Date: 1986
Creator: Matlock, Gary C.; Kemp, Robert J., Jr. & Heffernan, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of the Commercial Trotline Fishery in the Laguna Madre during Fall 1984 (open access)

Evaluation of the Commercial Trotline Fishery in the Laguna Madre during Fall 1984

Report detailing the results of fishing evaluations of the Laguna Madre commercial trotlines.
Date: 1986
Creator: McEachron, Lawrence W.; Green, A. W.; Matlock, Gary C. & Saul, G. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History