Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if Lamar University - Beaumont has implemented corrective actions that result in improved service to students and accountability for its resources, and determining if there are specific functions for which the University needs technical assistance to attain the desired improvements.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to reviewing agency use of long-term contract and temporary workers and determining the agencies' reasons for using a contract workforce, decision-making processes used when hiring contract versus state workers, and levels of management exercised with contract workforce; to determining how to improve collection and reporting of contract workforce information to the Legislature; and to providing agencies with information on what considerations they should take into account when creating a contract workforce.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to business systems in place at Tarleton State University to ensure resources are spent appropriately, and minor issues in information management, service department operations, and the Office of Human Resources which were identified during the audit.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to evaluating plans for the House Bill 2377 pilot project, reviewing selected management controls at the community centers participating in the pilot, and evaluating the plans to convert the state-operated services to local control.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to helping governing boards and college management ensure that their Texas public community colleges receive high-quality opinion audits on annual financial statements.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to enhancements of control systems and overall operations made at Southwest Texas State University, Texas A&M University - Commerce, and Texas A&M University - Galveston.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Texas Education Agency's (Agency) 93 percent rate of compliance with the Position Classification Plan (Plan) for the number of positions that were reviewed, ten of which were mis-classified and five of which had inappropriate reporting relationships.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to following up on recommendations identified during the review of fiscal years 1993 and 1994 workers' compensation and unemployment reimbursements, and identifying opportunities for enhanced efficiency and compliance.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to identifying instances of fraud, waste, or abuse of taxpayer funds and identifying specific systemic weakness at the Texas Department of Human Services, Texas Department of Health, Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission which would allow such instances to occur.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Permanent School Fund Bond Guarantee Program in compliance with Section 45.053(a) of the Texas Education Code.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to evaluating the existing management control systems within Angelo State University to identify strengths and weaknesses.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to a profile of four Texas public university systems, including information on each system's size and finances, location of components, board committees and key administrative positions, services provided to its board of regents and components, statutory requirements, and comparisons to systems in six other states.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the financial information of the Senate's Annual Financial Report was presented in accordance with established criteria and whether the Senate adhered to applicable financial compliance requirements.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to information on the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs, including program background and history, state funding, per-student costs at selected counties, attendance rates, student academic progress, student demographics, and program implementation at selected sites.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the implementation of a managed health care system by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in order to control increasing costs of providing health care to inmates, and opportunities for improvement of the management controls in the prison health care system.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Texas Department of Commerce's (Department) management and staff's significant progress in resolving issues and recommendations related to the Department's foreign office operations, information resources management, human resources management, and oversight of revenues and expenditures.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (Commission) has implemented the significant recommendations from three previous audit reports.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to evaluating the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation's (Department) management controls over Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR) and Home and Community Services (HCS) programs.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the completion of the appeal audit requested by the Texas Department of Health regarding the classification of Administrative Technician.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the financial analyses and assessments of management control systems at thirteen small agencies in order to establish reasonable controls to enable them to meet legislative mandates and deliver intended benefits.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the financial statements of the State present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; fulfilling audit requirements of the Single Audit Act (Federal Compliance); determining compliance with significant bond covenants; and issuing individual management letters on reportable conditions.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Department of Human Services' (DHS) compliance rate of 99 percent with the Position Classification Plan, based on the sample of positions selected for review.

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 determining how the Commission on Jail Standards ensures that jails are complying with its standards, and to assessing how the Commission is fulfilling the statutory requirement that it oversee jails that house out-of-state prisoners.