A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In the secondary market for municipal securities, both institutional and individual investors trade through brokers, dealers, and banks (broker-dealers). However, GAO analysis of trade data showed that institutional investors generally trade at more favorable prices than individual investors. Broker-dealers said these differences generally reflected the higher average transaction costs associated with trading individual investors’ smaller blocks of securities. Market participants added that institutional investors have more resources, including networks of broker-dealers, and the expertise to independently assess prices. In recent years, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB)—an SRO that writes rules regulating the broker-dealers that trade municipal securities—has required timely and public posting of trade prices in an effort to make post-trade price information more widely available. However, unlike the equities market, the relatively illiquid municipal market lacks centrally posted and continuous quotes, and other sources of pretrade price information are not centralized or publicly available to individual investors. In 2010, SEC began a review of the municipal securities market, in part to examine pretrade price information. MSRB has also begun a study that includes a review of the market structure to determine whether access to …

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins ""

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Navy relied on its 2009 Radar/Hull Study as the basis to select DDG 51 over DDG 1000 to carry the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) as its preferred future surface combatant—a decision that may result in a procurement of up to 43 destroyers and cost up to $80 billion over the next several decades. The Radar/Hull Study may not provide a sufficient analytical basis for a decision of this magnitude. Specifically, the Radar/Hull Study:"

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to providing the Legislature and the public with information related to full-time equivalent (FTE) employees who perform services for the state government.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to providing the Legislature and the public with information and historical/trend data related to full-time equivalent employees who perform services for state government.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Parks and Wildlife Department (Department) conforms to the State's Position Classification Plan in ensuring proper classification of positions.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an opinion on the Permanent School Fund's fiscal year 2011 financial statements, as well as a report on internal controls over financial reporting, compliance, and other matters.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an opinion on the Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner's fiscal year 2011 financial statements, as well as a report on internal controls over financial reporting, compliance, and other matters.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to an investigation by the State Auditor's Special Investigations Unit into the allegations that the former executive director of the Asian Chamber of Commerce of Austin submitted false payroll records to the Texas Education Agency for reimbursement of payroll expenses through an English Literacy and Civics Education grant.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the fiscal year 2011 financial statements of the Central Texas Turnpike System, as well as a report on internal control over financial reporting, compliance, and other matters.

This reports purpose is to develop a model to predict the geomorphic response of alluvial rivers in Texas to changes in flow regimes.

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.

Quarterly update providing information on environmental regulations for small businesses and local governments in Texas.

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.

This pamphlet provides guidelines about selling any tobacco related product in the state of Texas.

This document provides information on rain gardens for stormwater management.

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).

"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).

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.

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.

Final report on the city-wide Flood Protection Planning study for the city of Texarkana, Texas.

This report discusses issues regarding the Presidential Nomination Process including information about the 2008 election, calendar changes from 1988 to 2008, changes to national party rules for 2012, an evaluation of the primary system, reform proposals, and legislative considerations.

This report discusses the manner in which a Member of Congress may be removed from office by “expulsion,” and then examines the issue of “recall” of legislators.

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.