TMB Bulletin, January 2012 (open access)

TMB Bulletin, January 2012

Newsletter of the Texas Medical Board describing news and events as well as updates about medical licenses, disciplinary actions, and other regulatory information.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Medical Board
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Short Report on the Intensive Archeological Survey of the Brazos Electric Power Cooperative's Windham Road Electrical Susbstation on Ellis County, Texas (open access)

Short Report on the Intensive Archeological Survey of the Brazos Electric Power Cooperative's Windham Road Electrical Susbstation on Ellis County, Texas

This document provides information on a 100-precent intensive archeological survey for the proposed Windham Road electrical substation in Ellis County, Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Champion, Samantha Walden
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Expanding the CareerAdvance Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma (open access)

Expanding the CareerAdvance Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Report discussing the CareerAdvance program, which is designed as a two-generation strategy to lift people out of poverty.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Glover, Robert W.; King, Christopher T. & Smith, Tara Carter
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Short report on the archeological investigations of the City of Austin's proposed Boggy Creek bikeway improvements in Travis County, Texas (open access)

Short report on the archeological investigations of the City of Austin's proposed Boggy Creek bikeway improvements in Travis County, Texas

This report provides information on the 100 percent intensive linear archeological survey for the proposed City of Austin's Boggy Creek Bikeway Improvements project located in Travis County, Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Haefner, Josh & Fulmer, John
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas EMS Magazine, Volume 33, Number 1, January/February 2012 (open access)

Texas EMS Magazine, Volume 33, Number 1, January/February 2012

Bimonthly magazine containing news and information that pertains to Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers. "The magazine's goals are to help organizations function professionally as EMS providers, to educate individuals so they can perform lifesaving prehospital skills under stressful conditions, and to help the public get into the EMS system when they need it" (p. 4).
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on Fire Protection, Annual Financial Report for the year ended August 31, 2012 (open access)

Texas Commission on Fire Protection, Annual Financial Report for the year ended August 31, 2012

Annual financial report of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, including statements about net assets, governmental funds, revenues, expenditures, and other balance information, along with accompanying notes.
Date: January 1, 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
TxDOT uses of real-time commercial traffic data :  opportunity matrix (open access)

TxDOT uses of real-time commercial traffic data : opportunity matrix

Based on a TxDOT survey, a review of other state DOTs, and researcher understanding of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) needs, the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) team developed a comprehensive list of opportunities for TxDOT to consider pertaining to future use of private sector (PS) data. Specific opportunities for applying private data were reviewed in light of accuracy of the data, coverage areas, data availability, cost, and control of the data stream.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Middleton, Dan; Brydia, Robert; Kraus, Edgar; Cheu, Kelvin; Rajbhandari, Rajat, 1973-; Songchitruksa, Praprut et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidance for Requesting a Water Balance Alternative Final Cover for a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (open access)

Guidance for Requesting a Water Balance Alternative Final Cover for a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill

This guide is for owners and operators of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfill who are considering a water balance (WB) or evapotranspiration (ET) alternative final cover system.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Best Management Practices for Quarry Operations: Complying with Edwards Aquifer Rules (open access)

Best Management Practices for Quarry Operations: Complying with Edwards Aquifer Rules

This guide instructs quarry operators on how best to comply with Edwards Aquifer rules and standard TCEQ regulations.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Financial Assistance Programs (open access)

Financial Assistance Programs

Information sheet describing financial assistance programs available through the Texas Water Development Board.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
What is the Process to Appeal the Approval of a Desired Future Condition of an Aquifer? (open access)

What is the Process to Appeal the Approval of a Desired Future Condition of an Aquifer?

Information sheet describing conservation of groundwater and its management. This sheet covers petitions and how to file them.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Groundwater Technical Assistance (open access)

Groundwater Technical Assistance

Information sheet describing groundwater technical assistance. The Groundwater Technical Assistance aims to provide data on aquifers, groundwater, wells, and conservation conservation.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Groundwater District Loan Program (open access)

Groundwater District Loan Program

Information sheet describing the Groundwater District Loan program, eligible projects, and application requirements.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Natural Resources Information System (open access)

The Texas Natural Resources Information System

Document describing the Texas Natural Resource Information System and listing the types of data included in the system.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Desalination: Brackish Groundwater (open access)

Desalination: Brackish Groundwater

Document discussing brackish ground water and desalination projects in Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
How to Request a Groundwater Availability Model Run (open access)

How to Request a Groundwater Availability Model Run

Information sheet describing how to request a groundwater availability model run. The request tasks the Texas Water Development Board to develop groundwater availability models for major and minor aquifers in Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Water Development Fund State Financing for Water Supply, Wastewater and Flood Control Projects (open access)

Texas Water Development Fund State Financing for Water Supply, Wastewater and Flood Control Projects

Information sheet describing eligibility and the application process for Texas Water Development Fund loans.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Travel Log, January 2012 (open access)

Texas Travel Log, January 2012

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: January 2012
Creator: Texas. Travel and Information Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Flood Insurance Program (open access)

National Flood Insurance Program

Document describing the national flood insurance program and how local communities can obtain flood insurance.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Groundwater Availability Modeling (open access)

Groundwater Availability Modeling

Information sheet describing Groundwater Availability Models and their creation, use, and importance.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Water Bank (open access)

Texas Water Bank

Information sheet describing the Texas Water Bank and answering frequently asked questions.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Severe Repetitive Loss Grant Program (open access)

Severe Repetitive Loss Grant Program

Information sheet describing the Severe Repetitive Loss grant program under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rainwater Harvesting (open access)

Rainwater Harvesting

Information sheet describing what rainwater harvesting means, the advantages, the disadvantages, and tax incentives.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flood Protection Planning Grant Program (open access)

Flood Protection Planning Grant Program

Information sheet describing the Flood Protection Planning Grant program including eligible projects, how to apply for funding, and the cost sharing of funded studies.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History