2012 Undergraduate Transportation Scholars Program: Compendium of Student Papers (open access)

2012 Undergraduate Transportation Scholars Program: Compendium of Student Papers

This report is a compilation of research papers written by undergraduate students participating in the 2012 Undergraduate Transportation Scholars Program.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Caseload and Staffing Analysis for Child Protective Services at the Department of Family and Protective Services (open access)

An Audit Report on Caseload and Staffing Analysis for Child Protective Services at the Department of Family and Protective Services

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the recruitment and hiring strategies of the Child Protective Services (CPS) Division of the Department of Family and Protective Services' (Department), and strategies to combat high vacancy and turnover rates, specifically in regards to retaining tenured CPS caseworkers and improving caseload management.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Office of Injured Employee Counsel (open access)

An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Office of Injured Employee Counsel

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Office of Injured Employee Counsel (Office) is accurately reporting its performance measures to ABEST and has adequate controls in place over the collection, calculation, and reporting of its performance measures.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breastfeeding Resources (open access)

Breastfeeding Resources

This document offers information on breastfeeding resources and education.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cabin Connection, May 2013 (open access)

The Cabin Connection, May 2013

Newsletter of the Texas General Land Office Asset Inspection Program discussing news, events, updates, and other information related to the program. Articles in this edition cover the 82nd Legislative update and artificial reefs.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, May 2013 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, May 2013

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news , upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planningi n the Austin, Texas area.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Texas Tech University, 2013-2014, Unergraduate and Graduate (open access)

Catalog of Texas Tech University, 2013-2014, Unergraduate and Graduate

Catalog of undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Texas Tech University for the year 2013-2014, as well as general information about the university, programs, and policies.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas Tech University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
CCC Photo Safari (open access)

CCC Photo Safari

This pamphlet describes design features unique to the Civilian Conservation Corps designers when park planning and includes illustrated examples of design examples.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coma Hierro Para Ser Fuerta (open access)

Coma Hierro Para Ser Fuerta

This pamphlet is in Spanish. The pamphlet provides information on the necessity of iron consumption.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas. Bureau of WIC Nutrition.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comments, [May] 2013 (open access)

Comments, [May] 2013

Newsletter of the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority discussing news and updates related to the organization's meetings and activities, changes to regulations, and other relevant information.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 59, Number 5, May 2013 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 59, Number 5, May 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: May 2013
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ECHO, Volume 85, Number 4, May 2013 (open access)

The ECHO, Volume 85, Number 4, May 2013

Monthly newspaper produced for inmates in the Texas criminal justice system containing news stories, policy updates, opinion pieces, creative works, and other information.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Estero Llano Grande State Park and Camp Thicket Group Retreat (open access)

Estero Llano Grande State Park and Camp Thicket Group Retreat

This pamphlet advertises and describes the group activities available for Tuesday and Wednesday bookings. Also information regarding the summer special group rate. Pictures of activities and lodging facilities included.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Concrete Structures Affected by Alkali-Silica Reaction and Delayed Ettringite Formation - Part 2 (open access)

Evaluation of Concrete Structures Affected by Alkali-Silica Reaction and Delayed Ettringite Formation - Part 2

This report details the results of a comprehensive research project aimed at evaluating the potential use of non-destructive testing to access structures affected by alkali-silica reactions (ASR) and/or delayed ettringite formation (DEF).
Date: May 2013
Creator: Gardoni, Paolo; Pagnotta, Alex; Huang, Qindan & Trejo, David
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Natural Resources Conservation Services Flood and Sediment Control Structure Conditions to Better Estimate Erosion Rates (open access)

Evaluation of Natural Resources Conservation Services Flood and Sediment Control Structure Conditions to Better Estimate Erosion Rates

Report on the importance of sediment impounded in Natural Resources Conservation Services (NCRS) flood-retarding-structures as a source of watershed data in Texas.
Date: May 2013
Creator: URS Corporation
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Skid Measurements Used by TxDOT: Technical Report (open access)

Evaluation of Skid Measurements Used by TxDOT: Technical Report

A report of TxDOT's existing method for measuring pavement surface friction.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Zimmer, Richard & Fernando, Emmanuel
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fees and Facilities: Bastrop State Park (open access)

Fees and Facilities: Bastrop State Park

This document provides fees for Bastrop State Park. Information includes entrance, campsites, group barracks, swimming pool, canoe rentals, and cabin fees. There is also cabin layouts displayed.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Go Fish Events, 2013 (open access)

Go Fish Events, 2013

A brochure listing the dates and locations for 2013 Go Fish programs.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidance for Effective Use of Pylons for Lane Separation on Preferential Lanes and Freeway Ramps (open access)

Guidance for Effective Use of Pylons for Lane Separation on Preferential Lanes and Freeway Ramps

This report documents the first year of research involving the effectiveness of pylon implementations on high speed facilities.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Kuchangi, Shamanth P.; Benz, Robert J. (Robert Joseph); Nelson, Alicia A.; Voigt, Anthony P.; Stevens, Roma G.; Wikander, John P. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidelines for Freeway Lighting Curfews (open access)

Guidelines for Freeway Lighting Curfews

Report on research related to guidelines for urban freeway lighting curfews, which are used to reduce power consumption and reduce light pollution. "The guidelines developed through this project identify threshold criteria under which freeway main lane lighting can be turned off. The guidelines also identify conditions or exceptions under which lighting curfews should be suspended, modified, canceled, or not used at all (such as periods of inclement weather or during a major late-night event)" (abstract, para. 2).
Date: May 2013
Creator: Zhou, Hongmin; Hawkins, H. Gene, Jr. & Miles, Jeff D.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home Health & Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Study (open access)

Home Health & Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Study

This pamphlet provides information on the study that was conducted in response to the mounting concern about the state's growing shortage of nurses.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Performance of Staggered-Barrel Culverts for Stream (open access)

Hydraulic Performance of Staggered-Barrel Culverts for Stream

This report takes compiled information to infer guidelines to assist assessing multiple barrel staggered-systems to simulate natural stream behavior to allow solids to migrate and keeping sufficient clear-water hydraulic capacity.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Cleveland, Theodore G.; Strom, Kyle B.; Barnes, Wade J. & Dixon, Jeremy V.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improving DMS 9210 Requirements for Limestone Rock Asphalt - Year One Interim Report (open access)

Improving DMS 9210 Requirements for Limestone Rock Asphalt - Year One Interim Report

A year one interim report of testing and improving requirements for limestone rock asphalt.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Estakhri, Cindy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Initial Review of Rapid Moisture Measurement for Roadway Base and Subgrade (open access)

Initial Review of Rapid Moisture Measurement for Roadway Base and Subgrade

"This project searched available moisture-measurement technologies using gravimetric, dielectric, electrical conductivity, and suction-based methods, as potential replacements for the nuclear gauge to provide rapid moisture measurement on field construction projects."
Date: May 2013
Creator: Sebasta, Stephen; Oh, Jeongho; Lee, Sang Ick; Sanchez, Marcelo & Taylor, Ross
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History