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
Birds of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park: A Field Checklist (open access)

Birds of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park: A Field Checklist

Pamphlet containing a checklist of birds that may be spotted at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park (part of the World Birding Center), as well as brief background information.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department. Natural Resource Program.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle-Feeding Your Breastfed Baby: A Guide For Success (open access)

Bottle-Feeding Your Breastfed Baby: A Guide For Success

A guide to successfully switching a breastfed baby to bottle feeding.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
Breastfeeding and Family Planning Facts (open access)

Breastfeeding and Family Planning Facts

A bi-lingual information sheet on types of birth control and their effects on breastfeeding mothers milk supplies.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Las Comidas Son Un Buen Momento Para Jugar a Seguir AL Líder y Usted es el Líder (open access)

Las Comidas Son Un Buen Momento Para Jugar a Seguir AL Líder y Usted es el Líder

An Information sheet on the importance of parents setting a good example of nutrition for their kids to follow.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cómo Alimentar Con Biberón Al Bebé Amamantado: Una Guía Para El Éxito (open access)

Cómo Alimentar Con Biberón Al Bebé Amamantado: Una Guía Para El Éxito

A guide to successfully switching a breastfed baby to bottle feeding.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Correctional Officer Recruiting Flyer (open access)

Correctional Officer Recruiting Flyer

Flyer advertising availability for correctional officer positions, describing requirements, salary, and benefits of the position.
Date: September 1, 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
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
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
Definitions of "Rural" in Texas Statutes and the Texas Administrative Code as of July 2014  (Revised) (open access)

Definitions of "Rural" in Texas Statutes and the Texas Administrative Code as of July 2014 (Revised)

A guide to the various uses of the word "rural" in Texas laws and codes.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council. Research Division.
Object Type: Book
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
The ECHO, Volume 86, Number 7, September 2014 (open access)

The ECHO, Volume 86, Number 7, September 2014

Monthly newspaper produced for inmates in the Texas criminal justice system containing news stories, policy updates, opinion pieces, creative works, and other information.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Newspaper
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
Get to Know Your WIC Family (open access)

Get to Know Your WIC Family

This is flyer in order for parents to better understand what their children think of them.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Get To Know Your WIC Family (open access)

Get To Know Your WIC Family

An sheet of potential questions for Texas WIC employees to ask to get to to know their client families.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Get to Know Your WIC Family (open access)

Get to Know Your WIC Family

Document titled "Get to know your WIC family" with three questions and spaces for answers in the center of the sheet.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
Grade-Level Retention In Texas Public Schools, 2012-2013 [Revised] (open access)

Grade-Level Retention In Texas Public Schools, 2012-2013 [Revised]

Annual report of compiled data regarding student retention in Texas public schools, broken down by grade levels, various demographic criteria, and participation in special programs, as well as information regarding data collection and analysis.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas Education Agency. Division of Research and Analysis.
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

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
Inmate Monthly Report: August 2014 (open access)

Inmate Monthly Report: August 2014

Monthly report issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice providing statistical information about numbers and categories of inmates held in various locations across Texas.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Matters, September 2014 (open access)

Main Street Matters, September 2014

Newsletter issued by the Texas Main Street Program discussing news, events, and other information related to the program as well as featuring designated participating communities and providing technical advice regarding conservation and restoration.
Date: September 2014
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Managing Lawn Problems in Texas (open access)

Managing Lawn Problems in Texas

Guide to Managing lawn problems in Texas describing different types of turf, general lawn maintenance tips, descriptions and pictures of fungal diseases and lawn stress types, weed problems, and soil testing. A
Date: September 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History