OASIS Matters, April 2017 (open access)

OASIS Matters, April 2017

Periodic newsletter from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission "help desk" regarding the OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) program used to collect data related to Medicare and Medicaid. It includes information about news and updates, suggestions for using the OASIS system, and related topics of interest to users.
Date: April 2017
Creator: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus on State Finance, Number 87-2, April 2021 (open access)

Focus on State Finance, Number 87-2, April 2021

This report presents an overview of the proposed state budget and of each article of CSSB 1. It highlights some of the significant budget issues, including different proposals for funding individual agencies and programs.
Date: April 12, 2021
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hispanic Texans: Journey from Empire to Democracy (open access)

Hispanic Texans: Journey from Empire to Democracy

Booklet listing sites related to the history of the Hispanic community in Texas along with educational information about the context, such as chronologies and overviews of the topic. Each site has a brief description with location and contact information.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clarify cost-recovery requirements and agency fees to improve transparency and efficiency (open access)

Clarify cost-recovery requirements and agency fees to improve transparency and efficiency

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to transparency for certain programs or services financed by user fees rather than with general tax revenue.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improve oversight of mental health targeted case management and rehabilitative services in the Texas Medicaid program (open access)

Improve oversight of mental health targeted case management and rehabilitative services in the Texas Medicaid program

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to targeted Medicaid services including oversight and regular feedback.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improve oversight of the Texas county judge salary supplement (open access)

Improve oversight of the Texas county judge salary supplement

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to auditing or providing more oversight for salary supplements provided to county judges for specific kinds of work.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improve state management of financial programs for local law enforcement agencies (open access)

Improve state management of financial programs for local law enforcement agencies

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to various local policing and law enforcement programs using state monies from General Revenue Funds and General Revenue–Dedicated Funds, including the management processes used by the administering agencies and methods of evaluation.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improve telecommunications management practices to reduce state agency costs (open access)

Improve telecommunications management practices to reduce state agency costs

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to saving money on telecommunications costs for state agencies.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improve the Texas newborn screening program (open access)

Improve the Texas newborn screening program

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to improving the funding and consistency of the Texas Newborn Screening Program.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improve viability of small public water systems (open access)

Improve viability of small public water systems

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to supporting infrastructure for small public water systems that may be struggling due to decreasing water supplies.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Overview of blockchain and distributed ledger technology for state government functions (open access)

Overview of blockchain and distributed ledger technology for state government functions

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to potential use of blockchain and distributed ledger technology for state agencies.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Overview of state agency and employee use of certain nonmonetary benefits (open access)

Overview of state agency and employee use of certain nonmonetary benefits

Staff report outlining contextual information and discussion related to the ways that nonmonetary benefits have been provided to employees at various state agencies.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Overview of the effectiveness of targeted pay raises (open access)

Overview of the effectiveness of targeted pay raises

Staff report outlining contextual information and discussion related to an analysis of positions targeted for pay raises in state agencies during the biennia from 2010 to 2017.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Overview of community mental health needs and services (open access)

Overview of community mental health needs and services

Staff report outlining contextual information and discussion related to the role of local mental health authorities (LMHA) that provide specialized outpatient services.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Promote use of the federal community eligibility provision for school meals (open access)

Promote use of the federal community eligibility provision for school meals

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to adoption of the Community Eligibility Provision, which offers federal benefits to serve free meals to students.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Overview of women’s health programs (open access)

Overview of women’s health programs

Staff report outlining contextual information and discussion related to women's health initiatives and programs, as well as possible ways to increase enrollment.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Funding trends and challenges in community mental health services (open access)

Funding trends and challenges in community mental health services

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to the expiration of federal funding for mental health services and various ways to meet needs of Texas residents.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improve access to accountability and technical information for the virtual school network online schools program (open access)

Improve access to accountability and technical information for the virtual school network online schools program

Staff report outlining contextual information, various issues, and recommendations related to the inaccessibility of information about enrollment and other data for virtual/online schools in Texas compared to in-person schools.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislative Budget Board.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin, Volume 50, Number 2, April 2019 (open access)

Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin, Volume 50, Number 2, April 2019

Quarterly newsletter of the Texas Board of Nursing discussing news and events, activities of the organization, and other information of interst to nurses.
Date: April 2019
Creator: Texas Board of Nursing
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin, Volume 52, Number 2, April 2021 (open access)

Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin, Volume 52, Number 2, April 2021

Quarterly newsletter of the Texas Board of Nursing discussing news and events, activities of the organization, and other information of interst to nurses.
Date: April 2021
Creator: Texas Board of Nursing
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin, Volume 53, Number 2, April 2022 (open access)

Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin, Volume 53, Number 2, April 2022

Quarterly newsletter of the Texas Board of Nursing discussing news and events, activities of the organization, and other information of interst to nurses.
Date: April 2022
Creator: Texas Board of Nursing
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Education Today, Volume 25, Number 4, April 2012 (open access)

Texas Education Today, Volume 25, Number 4, April 2012

Periodic newsletter issued by the Texas Education Agency providing updates about Texas State Board of Education meetings as well as agency news, announcements, and other information related to education.
Date: April 2012
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Education Today, Volume 28, Number 4, April 2014 (open access)

Texas Education Today, Volume 28, Number 4, April 2014

Periodic newsletter issued by the Texas Education Agency providing updates about Texas State Board of Education meetings as well as agency news, announcements, and other information related to education.
Date: April 2014
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Education Today, Volume 30, Number 4, April 2015 (open access)

Texas Education Today, Volume 30, Number 4, April 2015

Periodic newsletter issued by the Texas Education Agency providing updates about Texas State Board of Education meetings as well as agency news, announcements, and other information related to education.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History