Geomorphic Responses to Changes in Flow Regimes in Texas Rivers (open access)

Geomorphic Responses to Changes in Flow Regimes in Texas Rivers

This reports purpose is to develop a model to predict the geomorphic response of alluvial rivers in Texas to changes in flow regimes.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Phillips, Jonathan D.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Teacher Retirement System of Texas Service Credit (open access)

Teacher Retirement System of Texas Service Credit

This document provides information about the verification requirements, costs, and types of service credit available for purchase by eligible members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Advocate, Volume 17, Issue 1, January-March 2012 (open access)

The Advocate, Volume 17, Issue 1, January-March 2012

Quarterly update providing information on environmental regulations for small businesses and local governments in Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inmate Monthly Report: December 2011 (open access)

Inmate Monthly Report: December 2011

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: January 2012
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guideline for Texas Retailers Selling Cigarettes, Cigars and Tobacco Products (open access)

Guideline for Texas Retailers Selling Cigarettes, Cigars and Tobacco Products

This pamphlet provides guidelines about selling any tobacco related product in the state of Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Combs, Susan
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stormwater Management : Rain Gardens (open access)

Stormwater Management : Rain Gardens

This document provides information on rain gardens for stormwater management.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Jaber, Fouad
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unemployment Benefits Handbook (open access)

Unemployment Benefits Handbook

This handbook is sent out by the Texas Workforce Commission "to individuals who apply for unemployment benefits. The handbook explains [their] rights and responsibilities" (p. 20).
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southeast Cameron County Unserved Areas Study Report (open access)

Southeast Cameron County Unserved Areas Study Report

"This study is intended to define the potential demand for water and waste water service within the unreserved area, to evaluate alternative service options, and to recommend a plan for such service to meet future needs of this type in the study area. The results of the study can then be incorporated into the planning for local service providers." (p. 1).
Date: January 2012
Creator: Hunter, Wayne K.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Panhandle Water News, January 2012 (open access)

Panhandle Water News, January 2012

Quarterly newsletter of the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District discussing the news, activities, and events of the organization and other information related to water in Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regulations on Medical Waste (open access)

Texas Regulations on Medical Waste

This is a guide to regulatory requirements for generators of medical waste, transporters of untreated medical waste, and operators of medical-waste treatment facilities or mobile treatment units.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
City-wide Flood Protection Planning Study for the City of Texarkana, Texas - Final Report (open access)

City-wide Flood Protection Planning Study for the City of Texarkana, Texas - Final Report

Final report on the city-wide Flood Protection Planning study for the city of Texarkana, Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Halff Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Positive Feedback:  Exploring Current Approaches in Iterative Travel Demand Model Implementation (open access)

Positive Feedback: Exploring Current Approaches in Iterative Travel Demand Model Implementation

This report looked at the current Texas Department of Transportation Travel Demand Model (TxDOT TDM) and found that they do not include any impedance or accessibility measures in the trip generation step and found that the best approach is to feed back the output from the traffic assignment step to the trip distribution step.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Reeder, Phillip; Bhat, Chandra & Hall, Kevin
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Design of a Comprehensive Microsimulator of Household Vehicle Fleet Composition, Utilization, and Evolution (open access)

The Design of a Comprehensive Microsimulator of Household Vehicle Fleet Composition, Utilization, and Evolution

Report on a comprehensive vehicle fleet composition, utilization, and evolution simulator that can be used to forecast household vehicle ownership and mileage by type of vehicle over time.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Paleti, Rajesh; Eluru, Naveen; Bhat, Chandra R.; Pendyala, Ram M.; Adler, Thomas J. & Goulias, Konstadinos G.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water for Texas 2012 State Water Plan (open access)

Water for Texas 2012 State Water Plan

"This document provides recommended actions to provide long-term water supply solutions to meet water supply needs during drought of record conditions."
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reviewing, analyzing and updating marketing strategies to increase public transit ridership (open access)

Reviewing, analyzing and updating marketing strategies to increase public transit ridership

This report explains that with the fuel prices increasing and environmental impact getting special attention, it is important to increase our knowledge of the best marketing practices to attract riders to public transits. In order to move people to public transit a deeper analysis of the decision variables and a strategy to promote public transit is required.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Lewis, Carol Abek
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fiscal Size-up: 2012-2013 (open access)

Fiscal Size-up: 2012-2013

Biennial report produced by the Texas Legislative Budget Board providing information about the structure and operation of the state government including an overview of the budget, descriptions of revenue sources and funds, the economic outlook and demographic information, and descriptions of the programs, activities, and issues of state agencies and institutions.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Oncor Electric Delivery Company Central Bluff to Bluff Creek 345-kV Transmission Line, Taylor and Nolan Counties, Texas (open access)

Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Oncor Electric Delivery Company Central Bluff to Bluff Creek 345-kV Transmission Line, Taylor and Nolan Counties, Texas

Report on the findings of an archaeological survey along the proposed route of the Oncor Electric Deliver Company's new transmission line in Taylor and Nolan Counties, Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Atkins North America, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watershed Protection for Texas Reservoirs: Addressing Sedimentation and Water Quality Risks (open access)

Watershed Protection for Texas Reservoirs: Addressing Sedimentation and Water Quality Risks

Report on a study examining sedimentation in Texas reservoirs. The study identified which reservoirs were most at risk of losing volume and water quality due to sedimentation and looked at regional characteristics which affect sedimentation.
Date: January 31, 2012
Creator: RPS Espey
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Habitats and History, 2012 Summer Day Camp: San Jacinto Battleground/Battleship Texas SHS (open access)

Habitats and History, 2012 Summer Day Camp: San Jacinto Battleground/Battleship Texas SHS

Pamphlet on a summer camp exploring the San Jacinto battleground and the Battleship Texas. The camp schedule includes a tour of the battleground, a bike through a state park, activities on a battleship, archery, canoeing, fishing, and a party as the grand finale. Also provides registration information.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Geomorphic Responses to Changes in Flow Regimes in Texas Rivers: Final Report (open access)

Geomorphic Responses to Changes in Flow Regimes in Texas Rivers: Final Report

Final report describin a study "to develop a model to predict the geomorphic response of alluvial rivers in Texas to changes in flow regimes" (p. 5).
Date: January 2012
Creator: Phillips, Jonathan D.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cigarette tax recovery trust fund (open access)

Cigarette tax recovery trust fund

This document provides information about "the Cigarette Tax Recovery Trust Fund which is established outside the state treasury to secure the payment of cigarette taxes by distributors who contribute to the fund."
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calhoun County Regional Wastewater Facility Study (open access)

Calhoun County Regional Wastewater Facility Study

Report on the results of a study about a regional wastewater facility for Calhoun County, Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: CDM
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Matters, January 2012 (open access)

Main Street Matters, January 2012

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: January 2012
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultural Resource Survey of the Proposed Liberty Deposit Mine Area: Rusk County, Texas (open access)

Cultural Resource Survey of the Proposed Liberty Deposit Mine Area: Rusk County, Texas

Report by Atkins to conduct a cultural resources survey of the proposed 3,865.94 acres Liberty Deposit Mine Area in Rusk County, Texas. The report covers the NRHP eligibility status for three prehistoric sites (41Rk32, 41RK187, and 41RK629).
Date: January 2012
Creator: Atkins
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History