Striving for academic excellence: a profile of seven economically disadvantaged school districts (open access)

Striving for academic excellence: a profile of seven economically disadvantaged school districts

"This report identifies the programs and practices that characterize seven economically disadvantaged school districts that are on the road to academic excellence. The purpose of this study is to examine the various ways that school districts respond to their responsibility of educating the local community and the district's response to the demographics of the students they serve."
Date: December 2008
Creator: McConnell Jones Lanier & Murphy LLP
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Plan For The Implementation Of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) For The State Of Texas (open access)

A Plan For The Implementation Of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) For The State Of Texas

A report on the results of the Enterprise Resource Planning Advisory Council ERP plan for Texas authorized by the 80th Legislature of Texas.
Date: December 15, 2008
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joint Report: The Needs of Texas Public School Libraries (open access)

Joint Report: The Needs of Texas Public School Libraries

Report over a study conducted of public school libraries to determine their needs, which agency is best suited to meet them, and issue a joint report on the study with agency recommendations.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Business Review, December 2008 (open access)

Texas Business Review, December 2008

This document provides information on Texas business review for the University of Texas at Austin Bureau of Business Research Division.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Laszlo, Kathia C.; Laszlo, Alexander & De Fougères, Lorraine
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Round Up, December 2008/January 2009 (open access)

Round Up, December 2008/January 2009

Magazine published for Texas lottery retailers with information about the lottery games, incentives for retailers, and other news.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tracking the Fate of Scrap Tires in Texas: An Audit Report (open access)

Tracking the Fate of Scrap Tires in Texas: An Audit Report

The scrap tire program described in this report only monitors the handling of newly generated scrap tires and enforces environmental regulations to ensure that the illegal disposal of scrap tires is minimized throughout the state.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Field Operations Support Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report to the Legislature Pursuant to House Bill 429, 80th Legislature, Health Care Savings from Releasing Certain Offenders Age 55 and Over (open access)

Report to the Legislature Pursuant to House Bill 429, 80th Legislature, Health Care Savings from Releasing Certain Offenders Age 55 and Over

Report on the TDCJ's potential savings on health care costs by releasing some offenders aged 55+.
Date: December 1, 2008
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Central Texas Turnpike System Financial Statements: 2008 (open access)

Central Texas Turnpike System Financial Statements: 2008

Financial report of the Central Texas Turnpike System for the fiscal year 2008, including an overview of the organization and activities, audited and unaudited reports, and basic financial statements with notes.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation. Division of Finance.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Travel Log, December 2008 (open access)

Texas Travel Log, December 2008

Newsletter dedicated to traveling in Texas, including information about news, locations, and events of interest to visitors as well as statistics and summaries of travel in the state.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas. Travel and Information Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
International Trade Corridor Plan (open access)

International Trade Corridor Plan

This is an updated report to the 2006 version of the International Trade Corridor Plan. It consists of topics of trade, Texas roads, and truck traffic. There are charts and graphs showing the levels of trade between Mexico and the United States.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas Transportation Institute
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report to the 81st Texas Legislature: Department of Insurance (open access)

Biennial Report to the 81st Texas Legislature: Department of Insurance

Biennial report of the Texas Department of Insurance, summarizing needed changes in Texas laws relating to regulation of the insurance industry with statements of the reasons for the changes.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas. Department of Insurance.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lottery Security Study (open access)

Lottery Security Study

This document reports on the security, including computer security, systems security and all aspects of lottery security, of the Texas Lottery Commission and provides recommendations for improvement.
Date: December 19, 2008
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Demographic Study of Texas Lottery Players: 2008 (open access)

Demographic Study of Texas Lottery Players: 2008

This report provides the results of a random survey of adult Texas residents aged 18 and older to measure the citizen participation rates, the distribution and frequency of play, and the demographic profiles of the past-year lottery players and non-players.
Date: December 1, 2008
Creator: University of Houston. Center for Public Policy.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biennial Report to the 81st Texas Legislature: State Office of Risk Management (open access)

Biennial Report to the 81st Texas Legislature: State Office of Risk Management

Biennial report to the Texas Legislature describing the activities of the State Office of Risk Management (SORM) during fiscal years 2006 and 2007, including information on state agency financing, claims, losses, and expenditures.
Date: December 31, 2008
Creator: Texas. State Office of Risk Management.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Lottery Commission Internal Audit: Background Investigations (open access)

Texas Lottery Commission Internal Audit: Background Investigations

Report detailing the Internal Audit Division's review of Background Investigations in order to evaluate the effectiveness of controls in place for ensuring policies, procedures and practices are in compliance with statutory requirements, to ensure that background investigations are conducted in a consistent, efficient, effective and fair manner, and that records are adequately protected from inappropriate disclosure and unauthorized access.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission. Internal Audit Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Biennial Disability Report: 2008 (open access)

Texas Biennial Disability Report: 2008

A joint biennial report of the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities and the Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities describing each agency's activities and recommendation to the legislature to improve services to those with developmental disabilities. It also includes personal stories illustrating the needs of the community.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Office of Risk Management Annual Report of Nonfinancial Data: 2008 (open access)

Texas State Office of Risk Management Annual Report of Nonfinancial Data: 2008

Report on nonfinancial data of the Texas State Office of Risk Management for fiscal year 2008, including information about fees, spaces, progress on the HUB (historically underutilized business) plan, environmentally sensitive purchases, and indirect costs.
Date: December 16, 2008
Creator: Texas. State Office of Risk Management.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 81st Texas Legislature: House Committee on Business and Industry (open access)

Interim Report to the 81st Texas Legislature: House Committee on Business and Industry

Report from the Texas House Committee on Business and Industry describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 81st Texas Legislature.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Business and Industry.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2008 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Northwest Texas, December 2008

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Northwest Texas area.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archaeological Survey Within the Proposed Justin Community Park, Denton County, Texas (open access)

Archaeological Survey Within the Proposed Justin Community Park, Denton County, Texas

An archaeological survey report of the proposed site of Justin Community Park in Justin, Texas, performed to determine whether any historic resources were located on the proposed construction sites.
Date: December 30, 2008
Creator: Todd, Jesse
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guide to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (open access)

Guide to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Document discussing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, outlining its organizational structure, and the responsibilities of various departments.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Lottery Commission Annual Financial Report: 2008, with Auditor's Report (open access)

Texas Lottery Commission Annual Financial Report: 2008, with Auditor's Report

Annual financial report of the Texas Lottery Commission for fiscal year 2008, providing statements of assets, expenditures, revenues, and other relevant data as well as the report of an independent auditor.
Date: December 20, 2008
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
OncoLog, Volume 53, Number 12, December 2008 (open access)

OncoLog, Volume 53, Number 12, December 2008

Newsletter from the University of Texas System Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute discussing cancer care and research to inform physicians of recent developments in the field.
Date: December 2008
Creator: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Highways, Volume 55, Number 12, December 2008 (open access)

Texas Highways, Volume 55, Number 12, December 2008

Monthly travel magazine discussing locations and events in Texas to encourage travel within the state.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas. Travel Information Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History