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First Timers and Old Timers: the Texas Folklore Society Fire Burns On (open access)

First Timers and Old Timers: the Texas Folklore Society Fire Burns On

The Texas Folklore Society has been alive and kicking for over one hundred years now, and I don’t really think there’s any mystery as to what keeps the organization going strong. The secret to our longevity is simply the constant replenishment of our body of contributors. We are especially fortunate in recent years to have had papers given at our annual meetings by new members—young members, many of whom are college or even high school students. These presentations are oftentimes given during sessions right alongside some of our oldest members. We’ve also had long-time members who’ve been around for years but had never yet given papers; thankfully, they finally took the opportunity to present their research, fulfilling the mission of the TFS: to collect, preserve, and present the lore of Texas and the Southwest. You’ll find in this book some of the best articles from those presentations. The first fruits of our youngest or newest members include Acayla Haile on the folklore of plants. Familiar and well-respected names like J. Rhett Rushing and Kenneth W. Davis discuss folklore about monsters and the classic “widow’s revenge” tale. These works—and the people who produced them—represent the secret behind the history of the …
Date: December 15, 2012
Creator: Untiedt, Kenneth L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas School Recycling Guide (open access)

Texas School Recycling Guide

This manual is designed to help develop recycling programs in schools.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Rural Planning Organization Workshop Implementation Project Summary (open access)

Texas Rural Planning Organization Workshop Implementation Project Summary

This report documents rural planning organization (RPO) workshops conducted throughout Texas.
Date: March 2012
Creator: Overman, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eminent Domain Authority in Texas (open access)

Eminent Domain Authority in Texas

This documents purpose of the publication is to identify the constitutional provisions and statutes that grant, limit, or restrict the power of eminent domain or prohibit the exercise of that power, and to identify the entity to which each provision applies.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council. Research Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Impact of the 2011 Drought and Beyond (open access)

The Impact of the 2011 Drought and Beyond

This document discusses the current drought and its impacts on the state; current and future water resources in Texas; and innovative solutions governments in Texas and elsewhere are using to solve the water crisis.
Date: February 6, 2012
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fees, Standards, and Reporting Requirements for Public Water Systems (open access)

Fees, Standards, and Reporting Requirements for Public Water Systems

This guidance document is revised to incorporate the most current rule language as of November 2011.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Important TEXNET Information and Due Date Schedule (open access)

Important TEXNET Information and Due Date Schedule

This document is an instruction booklet for the Texnet Electronic Payment Network.
Date: December 2012
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Planning Study: Roma, Texas (open access)

Regional Water Planning Study: Roma, Texas

This document provides information on a Regional Water Planning Study by the city of Roma, Texas discussing existing conditions, development of water supplies, water treatment system alternatives, water distribution system alternatives, water operation alternatives, determination of costs and recommendations, an implementation schedule, evaluation of funding options and alternative district consolidations/regional structure, meetings, and an environmental assessment, with associated appendices.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Teacher Retirement System of Texas Service Credit (open access)

Teacher Retirement System of Texas Service Credit

This document provides information about the verification requirements, costs, and types of service credit available for purchase by eligible members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $559 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $559 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of monthly sales tax revenues to local governments.
Date: September 12, 2012
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $514 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $514 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of $514 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local government.
Date: June 6, 2012
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $633 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $633 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of $633 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local governments.
Date: May 9, 2012
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Investigating and Reporting Releases from Petroleum Storage Tanks (open access)

Investigating and Reporting Releases from Petroleum Storage Tanks

This document pertains to the requirements for investigating and reporting releases from underground and aboveground storage tanks.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tax Information: Franchise Tax Reporting Tips for Combined Groups (open access)

Tax Information: Franchise Tax Reporting Tips for Combined Groups

This document provides tips for combined groups on franchise tax reporting.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sea Center Texas: Self-Guided Tour (open access)

Sea Center Texas: Self-Guided Tour

This document provides information on the Sea Center Texas marine aquarium, fish hatchery and education center.
Date: September 2012
Creator: Sea Center Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texnet Payment Instructions Booklet (open access)

Texnet Payment Instructions Booklet

This document provides an overview of our Texnet system and how to transmit payment information. (Taxpayer Letter).
Date: December 2012
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eagle Mountain Watershed Management (open access)

Eagle Mountain Watershed Management

This document provides information on watershed management for Eagle Mountain Lake.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Clayton, Brent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Multistate Survey of Provisions Regulating the Manufacture and Sale of Beer and Malt Beverages at Microbreweries and Brewpubs (open access)

Multistate Survey of Provisions Regulating the Manufacture and Sale of Beer and Malt Beverages at Microbreweries and Brewpubs

This document provides information regarding the regulation of the manufacture and sale of beer and malt beverages at microbreweries and brewpubs in 38 states, including Texas, selected for inclusion based on the following criteria.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Carona, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drivers of Vegetation Change on Texas Rangelands (open access)

Drivers of Vegetation Change on Texas Rangelands

This document provides information on vegetation changes on the Texas Rangelands.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Ansley, Jim & Hart, Charles R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Employment After Retirement (open access)

Employment After Retirement

This document contains information for of Teacher Retirement System of Texas members who are not yet retired, already retired, and disability retired.
Date: April 2012
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automate your TERP monitoring (open access)

Automate your TERP monitoring

This document provides information on how to Automate Your Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Monitoring.
Date: December 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidelines for Developing Emergency Action Plans for Dams in Texas (open access)

Guidelines for Developing Emergency Action Plans for Dams in Texas

These guidelines define the requirements of an acceptable emergency action plan (EAP) and facilitate its preparation, distribution, annual testing, and update.
Date: March 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Filing and Paying Your Texas Taxes Electronically (open access)

Filing and Paying Your Texas Taxes Electronically

This document provides information on filing and paying Texas taxes electronically.
Date: September 2012
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Real Estate Commission and Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board: Strategic Plan 2013-2017 (open access)

Texas Real Estate Commission and Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board: Strategic Plan 2013-2017

The Texas Real Estate Commission and Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board mission is to safeguard the public interest and protect consumers of real estate services.
Date: July 6, 2012
Creator: Texas Real Estate Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History