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Connecting the Dots: School Spending and Student Progress, [Part] 1. Executive Summary (open access)

Connecting the Dots: School Spending and Student Progress, [Part] 1. Executive Summary

First part of the Financial Allocation Study for Texas (FAST), a project to study school districts and campuses to find better ways of allocating resources. This section contains an executive summary of the project and results.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Connecting the Dots: School Spending and Student Progress, [Part] 3. Smart Practices for Minimizing Costs (open access)

Connecting the Dots: School Spending and Student Progress, [Part] 3. Smart Practices for Minimizing Costs

Third part of the Financial Allocation Study for Texas (FAST), a project to study school districts and campuses to find better ways of allocating resources. This section describes strategies and practices related to spending in Texas school districts.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Connecting the Dots: School Spending and Student Progress, [Part] 4. Beyond K-12: Cost Efficiencies in Higher Education (open access)

Connecting the Dots: School Spending and Student Progress, [Part] 4. Beyond K-12: Cost Efficiencies in Higher Education

Fourth part of the Financial Allocation Study for Texas (FAST), a project to study school districts and campuses to find better ways of allocating resources. This section describes methods used in universities and community colleges to save money, such as resource sharing and schedule stacking.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
General Information Guide for Families of Offenders (open access)

General Information Guide for Families of Offenders

This pamphlet provides information about programs intended to assist and support criminal offenders and their loved ones.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TxDOT] RTI: University Handbook (open access)

[TxDOT] RTI: University Handbook

This is a research manual designed by the Research and Technology Implementation Office (RTI) to present program policies and establish procedures for universities involved in research with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bluebirds in Texas (open access)

Bluebirds in Texas

"Included in this publication is information about bluebirds and cavity nesting birds, the proper placement of nest boxes and simple plans for building wood nest boxes should you choose to do so in the future" (p. 1).
Date: November 2010
Creator: Damude, Noreen; Pavlas, Melanie; Klym, Mark & Tom, Pauline
System: The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Aquifer Protection Program Contractor's Guide (open access)

Edwards Aquifer Protection Program Contractor's Guide

This document provides rules, regulations, and responsibilities of contractors that have been given approved Edwards Aquifer protection plans or Contributing Zone plans and approval letters. (p. 1).
Date: November 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Children in Nature Strategic Plan (open access)

The Texas Children in Nature Strategic Plan

This document "focuses on the role of Health, Education, Access and Community in furthering engagement with nature and increasing understanding of Texas' natural resources. Stakeholder teams of content experts examined relevant issues, reviewed current research and developed recommendations for each focus area. The plan optimizes partnerships and relies on implementation across multiple public and private sectors. The full report includes their analyses of the problem, objectives and suggested action items" (p. 5).
Date: November 2010
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Transportation Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 (open access)

Texas Department of Transportation Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013

Report submitted by the Texas Department of Transportation containing background information on the department, and summaries of requests for appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal years 2012 and 2013 with supporting documentation.
Date: November 1, 2010
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of North Texas Requests for Legislative Appropriations For Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 (open access)

University of North Texas Requests for Legislative Appropriations For Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013

Report submitted by the University of North Texas to the Texas 81st regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund university programming and activities. It includes an overview of the university's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and supporting documentation.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: University of North Texas
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of North Texas Requests for Legislative Appropriations For Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 (open access)

University of North Texas Requests for Legislative Appropriations For Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013

Report submitted by the University of North Texas to the Texas 81st regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund university programming and activities. It includes an overview of the university's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and supporting documentation.
Date: October 18, 2010
Creator: University of North Texas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bat Control in Schools (open access)

Bat Control in Schools

This document provides information on how to "prevent or minimize problems associated with bats" in a school environment. (p. 1).
Date: October 2010
Creator: Hurley, Janet A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
International Fuel Tax Agreement, Texas Guidebook (open access)

International Fuel Tax Agreement, Texas Guidebook

"This guidebook will help you with the application, licensing, reporting, record-keeping requirements and audit procedures under IFTA".(p. 1).
Date: October 2010
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Employee Benefits Guide: Plan Year 2011 (open access)

New Employee Benefits Guide: Plan Year 2011

Guide to benefits for new Texas state employees outlining optional benefits and coverage. "This booklet provides information on benefits for new employees of state agencies, higher education institutions, Community Supervision & Corrections Department (CSCD), the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS), the Texas County and District Retirement System (TCDRS), and the Windham School District" (inside cover).
Date: October 2010
Creator: Employees Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013, Revised (open access)

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013, Revised

Revised report submitted by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, to the Texas 82nd regular legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and supporting documentation.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Texas. Department of Motor Vehicles.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Employment after retirement (open access)

Employment after retirement

This document provides information about employment after retirement and how to "avoid any loss of annuity payment."
Date: September 17, 2010
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History

Savage Frontier: Rangers, Riflemen, and Indian Wars in Texas, Volume 4, 1842-1845

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
This fourth and final volume of the Savage Frontier series completes the history of the Texas Rangers and frontier warfare in the Republic of Texas era. During this period of time, fabled Captain John Coffee Hays and his small band of Rangers were often the only government-authorized frontier fighters employed to keep the peace. Author Stephen L. Moore covers the assembly of Texan forces to repel two Mexican incursions during 1842, the Vasquez and Woll invasions. This volume covers the resulting battle at Salado Creek, the defeat of Dawson’s men, and a skirmish at Hondo Creek near San Antonio. Texas Rangers also played a role in the ill-fated Somervell and Mier expeditions. By 1844, Captain Hays’ Rangers had forever changed the nature of frontier warfare with the use of the Colt five-shooter repeating pistol. This new weapon allowed his men to remain on horseback and keep up a continuous and deadly fire in the face of overwhelming odds, especially at Walker’s Creek. Through extensive use of primary military documents and first-person accounts, Moore sets the record straight on some of Jack Hays’ lesser-known Comanche encounters. “Moore’s fourth and final volume of the Savage Frontier series contains many compelling battle narratives, …
Date: September 15, 2010
Creator: Moore, Stephen L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of the University of Texas Southwestern School of Health Professions: 2010-2013 (open access)

Catalog of the University of Texas Southwestern School of Health Professions: 2010-2013

Catalog of courses and regulations for the University of Texas Southwestern School of Health Professions, 2010-2013. Index of faculty on page 122.
Date: September 2010
Creator: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Issues in Texas : A Survey of Public Perceptions and Attitudes about Water (open access)

Water Issues in Texas : A Survey of Public Perceptions and Attitudes about Water

"The Texas AgriLife Extension Service facilitated a random sample survey of Texas residents to evaluate their awareness of, attitudes about and willingness to act on water issues. The results of this survey will be useful to citizens, local governments, state agencies and policy makers in planning for the future" (p. 6).
Date: September 2010
Creator: Boellstorff, Diane E.; Boleman, Chris T. & McFarland, Mark Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Criminal Justice Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 (open access)

Texas Board of Criminal Justice Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013

Request submitted by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to the Texas 81st regular legislature for appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, and supporting documentation.
Date: August 30, 2010
Creator: Texas. Board of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Lottery Commission Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 (open access)

Texas Lottery Commission Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013

Report submitted by the Texas Lottery Commission to the 82nd regular state legislature requesting appropriations to fund programming and activities. It includes an overview of the institution's goals, summaries of appropriations requests for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 with supporting documentation.
Date: August 30, 2010
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Animal Health Commission Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 (open access)

Texas Animal Health Commission Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013

The legislative appropriations request from the Texas Animal Health Commission for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 including budget outlines and specific requests.
Date: August 23, 2010
Creator: Texas Animal Health Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 (open access)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013

Report submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality containing background information on the commission, and summaries of requests for appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal years 2012 and 2013 with supporting documentation.
Date: August 23, 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Office of Risk Management Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 (open access)

Texas State Office of Risk Management Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013

A legislative appropriation request for the biennium 2012-2013, in order to provide more effective claims administration and risk management services and ultimately result in savings to state agencies in the form of reduced workers' compensation claims and costs, reduced insurance purchases and improved insurance coverages, and more effective risk management programs.
Date: August 23, 2010
Creator: Texas. State Office of Risk Management.
System: The Portal to Texas History