Texas Water Development Board Facility Planning Report: Eastern Kerr County/Western Kendall County Regional Water Facility Plan (open access)

Texas Water Development Board Facility Planning Report: Eastern Kerr County/Western Kendall County Regional Water Facility Plan

Report on water facility plans in eastern Kerr County and western Kendall County, Texas including current facilities, area water supplies and geology, demographics, water demand, alternate water supplies, treatments, and storage, plan recommendations, letters between various organizations regarding the project, and public meeting documentation.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Drodzick, S. Keller
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Developing a Mode Choice Model for Small and Medium MPOs (open access)

Developing a Mode Choice Model for Small and Medium MPOs

Report on developing a process and framework for generating the inputs needed for estimating a travel mode choice model.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Dubey, Subodh; Deng, Jun; Hoklas, Megan Marie; Castrol, Marisol; Loftus-Otway, Lisa & Bhat, Chandra
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Hot Spot Analysis of Teenage Crashes: An Assessment of Crashes in Houston, Texas (open access)

A Hot Spot Analysis of Teenage Crashes: An Assessment of Crashes in Houston, Texas

A report of a study conducted in order to determine factors contributing to the high occurrence of car accidents among teenage drivers.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Goodwin, Gwendolyn C.; Schoby, Jamaal & Council, Walter
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Supplemental Biological Data Collection, Lower Guadalupe River Priority Instream Flow Study (open access)

Supplemental Biological Data Collection, Lower Guadalupe River Priority Instream Flow Study

This is a report on the biological data on the Lower Guadalupe River Priority Instream flow study on the effect of macroinvertebrates, mussels, and fish.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 60, Number 9, September 2014 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 60, Number 9, September 2014

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: September 2014
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
StarDate, Volume 42, Number 5, September/October 2014 (open access)

StarDate, Volume 42, Number 5, September/October 2014

This is a bimonthly publication of the McDonald Observatory discussing research, news, and other topics of interest related to astronomy and science. The publication offers key featured articles, miscellaneous astronomy information, a a current star chart, a calendar of astronomical events, and a Q&A titled Dear Merlin.
Date: September 2014
Creator: McDonald Observatory
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brackish Groundwater in the Gulf Coast Acquirer, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas (open access)

Brackish Groundwater in the Gulf Coast Acquirer, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Report examining the brackish groundwater in the Gulf Coast Aquifer with the goal of desalinating the water for public use.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Meyer, John E.; Croskrey, Andrea; Wise, Matthew R. & Kalaswad, Sanjeev
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Safety Performance for Freeway Weaving Segments (open access)

Safety Performance for Freeway Weaving Segments

A report of a study investigating the safety performance of freeway weaving sections.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Qi, Yi; Liu, Jie & Wang, Yubian
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sea Center Texas: Self-Guided Tour (open access)

Sea Center Texas: Self-Guided Tour

Pamphlet describing each area of interest in the Sea Center Texas Hatchery along with suggested guided tour route, operational hours, and yearly events.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Sea Center Texas
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truck-Rail Intermodal Toolkit: User Manual (open access)

Truck-Rail Intermodal Toolkit: User Manual

This report is on the truck-rail intermodal toolkit (TRIT) that was developed to assist planners to compare truck and rail freight movements.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Seedah, Dan P. K.; Owens, Travis D. & Harrison, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trade Flows and Texas Gulf Ports: Panama Canal Expansion and South American Markets (open access)

Trade Flows and Texas Gulf Ports: Panama Canal Expansion and South American Markets

This is a report sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation to look at the idea of providing the Panama Canal a new lock system to allow larger and more productive ships to serve global markets.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Seedah, Dan; Harrison, Robert; Boske, Leigh; Kruse, Jim & Protopapas, Annie
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

How Can You Take Care of Texas?

An activity sheet for kids with a word search, picture finding game, and maze about air quality and taking care of the environment.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Take Care of Texas (Campaign)
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forest Stewardship Briefings, September 2014 (open access)

Forest Stewardship Briefings, September 2014

Newsletter of the Texas A&M Forest Service describing trends and issues related to forestry.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas A & M Forest Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Water Source, September 2014 (open access)

The Texas Water Source, September 2014

Newsletter of the Texas A&M Forest Service describing forestry and water related issues, programs, and resources for forest owners in Anderson, Freestone, Henderson, Houston, and Leon Counties, Texas.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas A & M Forest Service
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
2014 Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Report of Progress (open access)

2014 Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Report of Progress

Report describing progress on the implementation of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) in Texas, part of a nationwide plan intended to reduce highway deaths. It includes background of the project, current statistics related to highway deaths, an overview of Texas drivers and behaviors that contribute to accidents, and information about how the program is being administered in Texas with next steps.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crash Test And Evaluation Of Locking Architectural Mailboxes (open access)

Crash Test And Evaluation Of Locking Architectural Mailboxes

Report on crash testing performed on lockable mailboxes in order to discover if lockable mailboxes are in compliance with Texas Department of Transportation roadside safety regulations.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Performance Measures For Multi-Vehicle Allowance Shuttle Transit (MAST) System (open access)

Performance Measures For Multi-Vehicle Allowance Shuttle Transit (MAST) System

A report on performance measures for multi-vehicle allowance shuttle transit (MAST) systems.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists Annual Financial Report: 2014 (open access)

Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists Annual Financial Report: 2014

Annual financial report of the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2014.
Date: September 30, 2014
Creator: Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural Outlook, September 2014 (open access)

Natural Outlook, September 2014

Newsletter discussing environmental issues and policies in Texas. This issue discusses the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan and outlines its programs.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Working for a Diverse Environment (open access)

Working for a Diverse Environment

Pamphlet promoting working in TCEQ along with benefits, programs, and listing of job positions.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Emissions Reduction Plan: Guidelines for Emissions Reduction Incentive Grants (open access)

Texas Emissions Reduction Plan: Guidelines for Emissions Reduction Incentive Grants

These guidelines contain the criteria for grants under the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP).
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Air Quality Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Emissions Reduction Plan: Guidelines for the Drayage Truck Incentive Program (open access)

Texas Emissions Reduction Plan: Guidelines for the Drayage Truck Incentive Program

Document explaining the criteria for grants under the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Drayage Truck Incentive Program (DTIP), administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Air Quality Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report to the Governor: Public Water System Capacity Development Program (open access)

Report to the Governor: Public Water System Capacity Development Program

Report on the public water system capacity development program and its activities and accomplishments.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grade-Level Retention in Texas Public Schools, 2012-2013 (open access)

Grade-Level Retention in Texas Public Schools, 2012-2013

Annual report providing information for the 2012-13 school year on grade-level retention in the Texas public school system.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas Education Agency. Division of Research and Analysis.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History