Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an opinion on the Office of the Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner's (Commission) basic financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the US.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to selected state entities' compliance or noncompliance with Salaries to be Proportional by Fund Requirements in the General Appropriations Act.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether projected savings from the Health and Human Services Commission's in-house management of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) drug benefit were realistic and attainable; whether the Commission used accurate data and reasonable assumptions when developing initial HMO premiums for CHIP; and whether the Commission established health maintenance organization (HMO) premiums for the second year of CHIP based on reliable, accurate data and a comprehensive analysis.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Commission on State Emergency Communications disburses state funds to the regional planning commissions (RPCs) only after RPCs spend all local funds.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the failure of the Department of Health to make significant progress in implementing important initiatives related to its core administrative support functions in its Business Improvement Plan, which has contributed to serious ongoing weaknesses in the Department's financial operations.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Transportation is managing the daily balance in the State Highway Fund (Fund 6) to minimize excess balances while ensuring that funds are available for prompt payments to contractors, providing accurate and useful financial information on Fund 6 activities to the Legislature and other external customers, and complying with the capital budget provisions of the General Appropriations Act.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to financial statements of the Permanent School Fund, which were materially correct and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

This 2003 Spring Semi-Annual Report contains a summary of the Final Technical Report being prepared for the Soil Remediation Requirements at Commercial and Centralized Drilling-Fluid Disposal (CCDD) Sites project funded by the United States Department of Energy under DOE Award No. DE-AC26-99BC15225. The summary describes (1) the objectives of the investigation, (2) a rationale and methodology of the investigation, (3) sources of data, assessment of data quality, and data availability, (4) examples of well documented centralized and commercial drilling-fluid disposal (CCDD) sites and other sites where drilling fluid was disposed of, and (5) examples of abandoned sites and measures undertaken for their assessment and remediation. The report also includes most of the figures, tables, and appendices that will be included in the final report.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to insufficient revenues of the Permanent School Fund (PSF); the PSF's governance structure, guiding parameters, spending policy, and asset allocation policy, which do not adequately reflect the interests of the Legislature; and the State Board of Education's management of the PSF.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether Texas Southern University (University) provides legislative budget committees and University management with accurate and consistent financial information; determining whether the University is using state appropriations and local funds in accordance with applicable state laws and regulations; reviewing the results of outcome performance measures; and following up on prior journal voucher issues.

Quarterly publication of the Texas Comptroller's Office regarding sales and use tax in the state of Texas, including an analysis by county, analysis by industry, and related notes.