Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to various proposals made to the 78th Texas Legislature that could reduce operating risk with regards to financial management and accountability, strategic human resources and people management, contract and grant administration, information resources and technology management, and performance measurement and management, and result in potential savings between $1 billion and $1.8 billion for the 2004-2005 biennium.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the full-time classified state employee turnover rate for Fiscal Year 1996. This report provides classified employee turnover information that can be used to evaluate and address areas of concern related to turnover and potentially reduce turnover costs to the State. Turnover rates greater than 35 percent were specifically analyzed and reported by agency, occupational categories, and class series because a rate greater than 35 percent is indicative of organization problems.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Office of the Attorney General being in full compliance with the General Appropriations Act provisions dealing with collections of debts owed to the State and the reappropriation of these collections to the Office of the Attorney General.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to management controls at the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (Commission). The report evaluates the existing management control systems at the Commission, which enable the Commission to accomplish its mission, goals, and strategies, and also provides suggestions for improvements to existing practices and systems.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Department of Transportation's management and effective controls over the highway design function, specifically in regard to increased construction funding which is putting additional pressure on a highway design function that appears to be at capacity.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to state agencies' and higher education institutions' compliance with benefits paid proportional to the source of the fund by requirements of the General Appropriations Act.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the shortfall at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reported by the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee for fiscal year 2009, the projected shortfall reported by the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee for the 2010-2011 biennium, and any projected shortfall reported in the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee's legislative appropriations request for fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the shortfall at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston reported by the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee for fiscal year 2009, the projected shortfall reported by the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee for the 2010-2011 biennium, and any projected shortfall reported in the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee's legislative appropriations request for fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the growing correctional officer shortage in the Department of Criminal Justice. The report assesses how current correctional officer staffing levels compare to authorized staffing patterns, evaluates whether the Department has an effective process for determining the number of correctional officers needed at its institutions, determines if the Department ensures the safety of staff members and inmates in light of its current staffing situation, and evaluates whether the Department has a sound process for recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining qualified correctional officers.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to reviewing financial management practices at the Texas Medical Board to determine whether funds are budgeted and spent as required by the General Appropriations Act, resources are used to accomplish the Board's mission, and financial information is reliable, accurate, and consistent.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the gross fiscal mismanagement at the Cosmetology Commission (Commission) during fiscal years 2002 and 2003, the Commission's improper control over assets, its failure to discharge fiscal obligations in a timely manner, its misuse of state funds, its failure to maintain adequate fiscal records, and the plans for immediate corrective action and implementing a long-term financial remediation plan.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to Lamar University - Beaumont's (University) poor fiscal controls, lack of and/or failure to follow established policies and procedures, inadequate planning, and insufficient oversight from executive management, which have resulted in a material weakness in fiscal management, weaknesses in information and resource management, and significant problems in several University operations.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to opportunities for Sul Ross State University to improve its management of student financial assistance (critical), policy development, human resources, and construction.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to improvements in contract administration and strategic planning for research at Texas Tech University (University), which have a direct impact on the University's growth as a higher education institution with increased focus on research.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to opportunities for the Employees Retirement System of Texas (System) to enhance control systems used to monitor customer satisfaction, health maintenance organization (HMO) contract compliance, and compliance with the Texas Employees Uniform Group Insurance Benefits Act.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to adequate controls relating to policy, performance, and resource management at the University of Texas at San Antonio (University), and opportunities for improvement in certain operational areas in order to increase accountability.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if the Texas Department of Health has sufficient management controls in place to manage and monitor Medicaid managed care, evaluate and ensure that the program is cost effective, and evaluate and ensure that the program outcomes are met.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners is accurately reporting its performance measures to ABEST and has adequate controls in place over the collection, calculation, and reporting of its performance measures.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to recommendations to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of land parcels to be sold, leased, or used for prison operations.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the State has ensured that agencies and universities have controls over procurement card use to provide adequate assurance of compliance with state procurement law and to prevent detect fraud.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to a general summary of the network security, system access, and Texas Administrative Code compliance issues we identified at selected health and human services agencies.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Criminal Justice procured selected contracts for goods and services in accordance with various statutes, rules, and guidelines to help ensure that the State's interests were protected, and whether the Department managed and monitored selected contracts for goods and services to help ensure that contractors performed according to the terms of the contracts and that contractor billings were valid and supported.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether selected entities complied with statutory Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) requirements, to assessing the entities' efforts to comply with those requirements, and to reviewing the accuracy of the entities' self-reported HUB information to the Texas Building and Procurement Commission.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Office of the Attorney General's (Office) design for two-day processing of child support payments as required by Welfare Reform legislation, and modifications needed for existing information systems that are critical meeting the two-day federal requirement.