Evaluating the Impact of Overweight Load Routing on Buried Utility Facilities [Report 1] (open access)

Evaluating the Impact of Overweight Load Routing on Buried Utility Facilities [Report 1]

From abstract: This report focuses on the year one project objectives, which were (a) provide a review of technical design and engineering requirements for utility accommodation in Texas, (b) provide a preliminary assessment of potential impact of overweight loads on buried utilities, (c) provide a preliminary assessment of Utility Accommodation Rules (UAR) adequacy to deal with overweight loads on buried utilities, (d) provide preliminary recommendations for a business process for Texas Department of Transportation overweight routing coordination, and (e) provide recommendations for the phase 2 utility damage evaluation.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Kraus, Edgar; Fernando, Emmanuel; Li, Yingfeng; Oh, Jeong Ho; Koncz, Nicholas & Quiroga, Cesar
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Teen Driver Cell Phone Blocker (open access)

Teen Driver Cell Phone Blocker

"In this report a study that was a randomized control intervention that measures the effectiveness of a cellular phone control device that communicates whit the vehicles of teen drivers to deny them access to their phone while driving for the purpose of reducing distraction=related negative driving events."
Date: February 2012
Creator: Benden, Mark; Fink, Rainer & Stafford, James
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Round Up, February/March 2012 (open access)

Round Up, February/March 2012

Magazine for Texas Lottery retailers that contains news, retailer spotlights, and a list of lottery winners.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluating the Impact of Transit-Oriented Development (open access)

Evaluating the Impact of Transit-Oriented Development

Report describing transit-oriented development (TOD) including background inventory, a literature review, results of surveys and focus groups, information on impacts and government roles related to TOD, and recommendations.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Clower, Terry L.; Ruggiere, Paul; Bomba, Michael; Arndt, Jeffrey C.; Li, Jianling; Edrington, Suzie et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fires in Texas: Annual Fire Statistics, 2009 (open access)

Fires in Texas: Annual Fire Statistics, 2009

Report of statistics collected by the Texas Fire Incident Reporting System (TEXFIRS) by the Texas State Marshal's Office and Department of Insurance for calendar year 2009. It includes general analyses and breakdowns by specific types of fires, with some explanatory notes.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of Insurance.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Methodology and Guidelines for Regulating Traffic Flows Under Air Quality Constraints in Metropolitan Areas: Final Report (open access)

Methodology and Guidelines for Regulating Traffic Flows Under Air Quality Constraints in Metropolitan Areas: Final Report

"This project developed a methodology to couple a new pollutant dispersion model with a traffic assignment process to contain air pollution while maximizing mobility."
Date: February 2010
Creator: Zhang, Yunlong; Ying, Qi; Lv, Jinpeng & Kota, Sri Harsha
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Report to the Texas Legislature: Volume 1. Mental Health (open access)

Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Report to the Texas Legislature: Volume 1. Mental Health

First volume of a report from the Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation containing recommendations to the Texas legislature regarding the current and future state of mental health care services in Texas, as well as policy recommendations to sow improvement.
Date: February 1985
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Report to the Texas Legislature: Volume 2. Community Residential Survey (open access)

Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Report to the Texas Legislature: Volume 2. Community Residential Survey

Second volume of a report from the Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation containing the methodology and results of a survey of Texan community residential programs
Date: February 1985
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Traffic Safety Program Annual Report: 1995, Addendum (open access)

Texas Traffic Safety Program Annual Report: 1995, Addendum

Addendum to the fiscal year 1995 annual report of the Texas Traffic Safety Program containing updated tables and figures that incorporate actual project expenditures.
Date: February 1, 1996
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation. Division of Maintenance and Operations. Traffic Safety Operations.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transportation News, Volume 33, Number 1, January/February 2008 (open access)

Transportation News, Volume 33, Number 1, January/February 2008

Newsletter published by the Texas Department of Transportation for TxDOT employees including information about the organization, projects throughout the state, and other topics related to transportation in Texas.
Date: February 2008
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transportation News, Volume 34, Number 1, January/February 2009 (open access)

Transportation News, Volume 34, Number 1, January/February 2009

Newsletter published by the Texas Department of Transportation for TxDOT employees including information about the organization, projects throughout the state, and other topics related to transportation in Texas.
Date: February 2009
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
General Information on North American Free Trade Agreement and Cross Border Traffic (open access)

General Information on North American Free Trade Agreement and Cross Border Traffic

Report containing requirements for Mexican commercial vehicles that cross the border into Texas. This report answers general questions regarding Mexican commercial traffic into the United States following the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, including questions related to insurance requirements, registration, and travel restrictions.
Date: February 2001
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of a MASH TL-3 median barrier gate (open access)

Development of a MASH TL-3 median barrier gate

Report regarding a median barrier gate designed to both offer protection to motorists and easier cross-median access for emergency and maintenance vehicles.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Bligh, Roger P.; Arrington, Dusty R.; Sheikh, Nauman Mansoor; Silvestri, Chiara & Menges, Wanda L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: 2008 (open access)

Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: 2008

Annual financial report of the state of Texas for fiscal year 2008 including introductory materials; a financial section containing an independent auditor's report, management's discussion and analysis, basic financial statements, required supplementary information other than MD&A, other supplementary information (combining financial statements and schedules, government funds), enterprise funds, fiduciary funds, and discretely presented component units; and a statistical section detailing financial trends, revenue capacity, debt capacity, demographic and economic information, and operating information.
Date: February 27, 2009
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office. Financial Reporting Section.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Overlay Tester : A Sensitivity Study to Improve Repeatability and Minimize Variability in the Test Results (open access)

The Overlay Tester : A Sensitivity Study to Improve Repeatability and Minimize Variability in the Test Results

"This report presents a comprehensive sensitivity evaluation of the critical steps of the Overlay Tester (OT) test procedure in an attempt to optimize the OT repeatability and minimize variability in the test results."
Date: February 2012
Creator: Walubita, Lubinda F.; Faruk, Abu N.; Das, Gautam; Tanvir, Hossain A.; Zhang, Jun & Scullion, Tom
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Finance Report, Volume 82, Number 1, February 3, 2011 (open access)

Texas State Finance Report, Volume 82, Number 1, February 3, 2011

Report concerning the 82nd legislature consideration of a budget for the the two-year period from September 1, 2011, through August 31, 2013.
Date: February 3, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 81, Number 4, February 18, 2009 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 81, Number 4, February 18, 2009

Report that reviews the rules and procedures used in the committees of the Texas House of Representatives.
Date: February 18, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural Outlook, February 2012 (open access)

Natural Outlook, February 2012

Newsletter discussing environmental issues and policies in Texas. This issue provides an overview of the Texas Environmental Enforcement Task Force and the process of prosecuting environmental crimes.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, February/March 2011 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, February/March 2011

Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act," "CARTPO to Meet Monthly During the 2011 Legislative Session," "Cell Phone Sally Joins Annual 9-1-1 Calendar Contest," "Regional Law Enforcement Academy Training Update," "CAPCOG's Regional Training Center (RTC), Speaker's Bureau, and Upcoming Training Activities," and "Regional Citizen Corps Update."
Date: February 2011
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, February/March 2010 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, February/March 2010

Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "Capital Area Communities Receive Solid Waste Grants," "Help for Dementia Patients: CAPCOG 9-1-1 Centers Accept Calls from Locating Devices," "Holiday Projects Benefit Clients," "EPA Publishes More Stringent Standards for Ground-Level Ozone," "ENS Helps Capture Round Mountain Robbers," and "New Leadership Elected for CAPCOG."
Date: February 2010
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quest, Volume 2, Number 1, February 2010 (open access)

Quest, Volume 2, Number 1, February 2010

Quarterly newsletter with information from the A&M System's nine universities, seven state agencies and comprehensive health science center.
Date: February 2010
Creator: Texas A & M University System
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 59, Number 2, February 2013 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 59, Number 2, February 2013

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: February 2013
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 58, Number 2, February 2012 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 58, Number 2, February 2012

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: February 2012
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 02-12, February 2012 (open access)

Credit Union Department Newsletter, Number 02-12, February 2012

Newsletter of the Texas Credit Union Department containing departmental news and announcements, deadlines, and other information of importance to credit unions.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas. Credit Union Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History