Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the determination of adequate controls in six small agencies to meet legislative mandates and deliver intended benefits, and to the identification of weaknesses in controls over human resources, financial management, policy management, management information systems, and licensing/enforcement.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the full-time classification state employee turnover rate for Fiscal Year 1998. This report provides information on employee turnover for use in evaluating and analyzing trends in state employment and in addressing the causes of state employee turnover.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the financial statements of the Office of the Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner (Commission). The report discusses the changes that the Commission has implemented to reduce investment operations risk, and the reportable conditions related to internal controls that, if not corrected, could adversely affect the Commission's ability record, process, summarize, and report its financial data accurately.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to Texas entities' leave accounting practices, specifically those concerning Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime and state compensatory time, being generally in compliance with state and federal regulations. The report notes some areas of improvement for the four state agencies that were audited.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the management controls at the Department of Health's (Department) Licensing and Certification Division (Division) and opportunities for improvements in efficiency and effectiveness. The objective of the audit was to determine if the Department and Division have implemented controls which will allow the Division to fulfill its mission.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to management controls at the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (Commission). The report evaluates the existing management control systems at the Commission, which enable the Commission to accomplish its mission, goals, and strategies, and also provides suggestions for improvements to existing practices and systems.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Texas Permanent School Fund's (Fund) financial statements and the Fund's material accounts reported by the Texas Education Agency (Agency) for fiscal year 1997, which are accurately presented in all material respects, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to status updates from various state agencies regarding their progress in implementing significant State Auditor's Office (SAO) audit recommendations.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the financial statements of the Teacher Retirement System (System) for fiscal year 1998, and the implementation of Portfolio and Accounting Management for Securities System (PAM), a new investment accounting software package.

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.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the sufficiency and effectiveness of financial controls over expansion activities at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if expenditures for home and community-based services at the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services are properly controlled, if the appropriate agencies are using their resources economically and efficiently, and if the appropriate agencies are complying with laws and regulations.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if management controls for the selected segments of the Texas Department of Transportation's (Department) inventories and fixed assets were adequate and if related performance goals were routinely and accurately measured.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to a high-level assessment of key management control systems within The University of Texas at Austin, conducted to identify opportunities for improvement and determine established strengths.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the implementation of a managed health care system by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in order to control increasing costs of providing health care to inmates, and opportunities for improvement of the management controls in the prison health care system.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to Lamar University - Beaumont's (University) poor fiscal controls, lack of and/or failure to follow established policies and procedures, inadequate planning, and insufficient oversight from executive management, which have resulted in a material weakness in fiscal management, weaknesses in information and resource management, and significant problems in several University operations.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to several opportunities for Prairie View A&M University's (University) management to improve aspects of policy development and implementation; the management of personnel, revenues, and expenditures; and the accuracy and usefulness of data and performance information.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to opportunities for Sul Ross State University to improve its management of student financial assistance (critical), policy development, human resources, and construction.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to Texas A&M University - Kingsville's (University) effective management of current fund revenues, and opportunities for improvement to prevent financial or compliance problems.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to ways to improve accountability to help Texas Woman's University management better protect the State's resources and achieve its goals, particularly in the areas of internal financial reporting, student loans, Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) requirements, and personnel processes.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to evaluating the management control systems within the Alcoholic Beverage Commission and identifying strengths and opportunities for improvement.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the evaluation of the existing management control systems at the Department of Public Safety and identifying both strengths and opportunities for improvement.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to opportunities for the Employees Retirement System of Texas (System) to enhance control systems used to monitor customer satisfaction, health maintenance organization (HMO) contract compliance, and compliance with the Texas Employees Uniform Group Insurance Benefits Act.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to how the Juvenile Probation Commission (Commission) ensures that local juvenile probation departments (local departments) accomplish the tasks that the Legislature expects, and how the Commission ensures that the information it provides to the Legislature and others is accurate.