Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 7, Pages 961-1384, February 12, 2010 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 7, Pages 961-1384, February 12, 2010

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: February 12, 2010
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 8, Pages 1385-1522, February 19, 2010 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 8, Pages 1385-1522, February 19, 2010

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: February 19, 2010
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 9, Pages 1523-1830, February 26, 2010 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 9, Pages 1523-1830, February 26, 2010

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: February 26, 2010
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 6, Pages 711-960, February 5, 2010 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 6, Pages 711-960, February 5, 2010

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: February 5, 2010
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0757 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0757

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the Behavioral Health Unit of the Titus Regional Medical Center is a "private facility" for purposes of section 118.055, Local Government Code (RQ-0795-GA)
Date: February 3, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0758 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0758

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the South Texas Water Authority may adopt an effective tax rate under the provisions of chapter 26 of the Tax Code (RQ-0815-GA)
Date: February 9, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0759 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0759

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of a licensing agency to obtain criminal history information regarding an applicant (RQ-0820-GA).
Date: February 16, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0760 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0760

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification:Authority of a sheriff to accept a fee from a private organization that contracts with the sheriff's county to operate the county jail (RQ-0823-GA).
Date: February 17, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Training Manual for Pavement Concrete Proportioning Method (open access)

Training Manual for Pavement Concrete Proportioning Method

"This manual presents a method to proportion concrete paving mixtures made with manufactured sands and increased micro-fines percentages in a step-by-step manner. This method was adapted from Koehler's (2007) proportioning method for self-consolidating concrete" (p. 1).
Date: February 2010
Creator: McLeroy, Meredith; Fowler, David; Won, Moon & Whitney, David
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of precast bridge deck overhang system: technical report (open access)

Development of precast bridge deck overhang system: technical report

"The testing and analyses documented in this report (0-6100-3) provides a new equation for determining the number of shear pockets required for the various shear connector/coupler systems evaluated in this research. This equation was used to determine the number of shear pockets required for the newer TxDOT girders."
Date: February 2010
Creator: Kim, Young Hoon & Trejo, David
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Internal trip capture estimator for mixed-use developments (open access)

Internal trip capture estimator for mixed-use developments

Report describing a spreadsheet tool for estimating trip generation for mixed-use developments, single developments that include different types of land use.
Date: February 2010
Creator: Bochner, Brian S. & Sperry, Benjamin R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Methodology and Guidelines for Regulating Traffic Flows Under Air Quality Constraints in Metropolitan Areas: Final Report (open access)

Methodology and Guidelines for Regulating Traffic Flows Under Air Quality Constraints in Metropolitan Areas: Final Report

"This project developed a methodology to couple a new pollutant dispersion model with a traffic assignment process to contain air pollution while maximizing mobility."
Date: February 2010
Creator: Zhang, Yunlong; Ying, Qi; Lv, Jinpeng & Kota, Sri Harsha
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, February/March 2010 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, February/March 2010

Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "Capital Area Communities Receive Solid Waste Grants," "Help for Dementia Patients: CAPCOG 9-1-1 Centers Accept Calls from Locating Devices," "Holiday Projects Benefit Clients," "EPA Publishes More Stringent Standards for Ground-Level Ozone," "ENS Helps Capture Round Mountain Robbers," and "New Leadership Elected for CAPCOG."
Date: February 2010
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quest, Volume 2, Number 1, February 2010 (open access)

Quest, Volume 2, Number 1, February 2010

Quarterly newsletter with information from the A&M System's nine universities, seven state agencies and comprehensive health science center.
Date: February 2010
Creator: Texas A & M University System
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on the Audit of the Department of Transportation's Central Texas Turnpike System's Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2009 (open access)

A Report on the Audit of the Department of Transportation's Central Texas Turnpike System's Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2009

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an opinion on the Central Texas Turnpike System's basic financial statements for fiscal year 2009, as well as a report on internal controls over financial reporting, compliance, and other matters.
Date: February 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Follow-up Audit Report on the Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District (open access)

A Follow-up Audit Report on the Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District (District) has taken corrective action to address recommendations made in a previous audit; whether the District has accounting procedures and controls that ensure that it is able to meet its financial obligations, ensure that accurate, timely, and complete financial information is available for making management decisions, and protect against violations, abuse, and fraud; whether the Department achieves its management goals and objectives as outlined in its management plan; and whether it complies with selected statutes, rules, and regulations.
Date: February 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on the Audit of the Department of Transportation's Texas Mobility Fund Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2009 (open access)

A Report on the Audit of the Department of Transportation's Texas Mobility Fund Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2009

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an opinion on the Texas Mobility Fund's basic financial statements for fiscal year 2009, as well as a report on internal controls over financial reporting, compliance, and other matters.
Date: February 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report on State Employee Benefits as a Percentage of Total Compensation (open access)

A Report on State Employee Benefits as a Percentage of Total Compensation

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to identifying and determining the estimated value, including salary and benefits, of the compensation package provided to employees of the State of Texas.
Date: February 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Round Up, February/March 2010 (open access)

Round Up, February/March 2010

Magazine published for Texas lottery retailers with information about the lottery games, incentives for retailers, and other news.
Date: February 2010
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Health Professions Council Annual Report: 2009 (open access)

Texas Health Professions Council Annual Report: 2009

Report on the activities of the Health Professions Council for fiscal year 2009, highlighting the organization's accomplishments and budget.
Date: February 1, 2010
Creator: Texas. Health Professions Council.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Item Reductions by Method of Financing (open access)

Item Reductions by Method of Financing

Items for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation listed by priority, name and method of financing.
Date: February 16, 2010
Creator: Texas. Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Resaca de la Palma State Park: World Birding Center

This is a map of the Resaca de la Palma State Park located near Brownsville, Texas. The map provides the layout of the trails in the park along with their length. A legend is provided that shows the location of the parks various amenities. The park is listed as part of the World Birding Center.
Date: February 2010
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Criminal Justice 5% Biennial Budget Reduction Plan (open access)

Texas Department of Criminal Justice 5% Biennial Budget Reduction Plan

Tables outlining the Texas Department of Justice plan to reduce a total of 5% ($294.3 million) of the budget for fiscal years 2010-2011. Each cell describes an alternate funding source or change in activities with the amount of money that would be reduced in state funding.
Date: February 15, 2010
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hueco Tanks State Historic Site

Map of the Hueco Tanks State Historic Site outlining hiking trails and highlighting activities, facilities, and other features such as bathrooms, lodgings, water/electric, etc. It also contains general information for the park and for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date: February 2010
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History