Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 19, Pages 3639-3780, May 9, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 19, Pages 3639-3780, May 9, 2014

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 9, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 20, Pages 3781-3908, May 16, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 20, Pages 3781-3908, May 16, 2014

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 16, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 18, Pages 3513-3638, May 2, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 18, Pages 3513-3638, May 2, 2014

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 2, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 21, Pages 3909-4064, May 23, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 21, Pages 3909-4064, May 23, 2014

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 23, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 22, Pages 4065-4200, May 30, 2014 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 22, Pages 4065-4200, May 30, 2014

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 30, 2014
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Incentive Compensation at the Teacher Retirement System, the Permanent School Fund, the General Land Office, and the Employees Retirement System (open access)

An Audit Report on Incentive Compensation at the Teacher Retirement System, the Permanent School Fund, the General Land Office, and the Employees Retirement System

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to whether incentive compensation at the Teacher Retirement System, the Permanent School Fund, the General Land Office, and the Employees Retirement System was calculated and paid in accordance with their policies and procedures.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Department of Aging and Disability Services (open access)

An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Department of Aging and Disability Services

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Aging and Disability Services 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 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Report on Customer Service: May 2014 (open access)

Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Report on Customer Service: May 2014

Report documenting customer service satisfaction with the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, including a description of the scope and performance measures.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of State Health Services (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of State Health Services

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of State Health Services, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Teleki, Katharine; Beverly, Eric; Bradley, Anne; Fajardo, Erick; Graham, Drew; Wood, Janet et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Family and Protective Services (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Family and Protective Services

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Tripp, Amy; Nash, Carissa; Rencher, Faye; Simmons, Joel; Wood, Janet & Walraven, Joe
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Angler Activity Book (open access)

Angler Activity Book

This an education activity book on fishing in Texas. It offers quiz's, a word search, safety tips section, ethics, and regulations.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Temporary Large Guide Signs (open access)

Temporary Large Guide Signs

Report on research to establish a critical design configurations for temporary guide signs to save time and costs.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Bligh, Roger P.; Arrington, Dusty R. & Menges, Wanda L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Queen City and Sparta Aquifers Atascosa and McMullen Counties, Texas: Structure and Brackish Groundwater (open access)

Queen City and Sparta Aquifers Atascosa and McMullen Counties, Texas: Structure and Brackish Groundwater

Study on brackish groundwater in or around Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) designated aquifers.
Date: May 1, 2014
Creator: Wise, Matthew R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (open access)

Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876

Report summarizing amendments to the Texas Constitution from 1876 through the November 2013 Constitutional Amendment Election, prepared by the Research Division of the Texas Legislative Council.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Observation Method to Predict Meander Migration and Vertical Degradation of Rivers (open access)

Observation Method to Predict Meander Migration and Vertical Degradation of Rivers

Technical report observing and attempting to predict erosion methods of rivers, including meander migration and vertical degradation.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas-Specific Drive Cycles and Idle Emissions Rates for Using with EPA's Moves Model-Final Report (open access)

Texas-Specific Drive Cycles and Idle Emissions Rates for Using with EPA's Moves Model-Final Report

This is a report on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's newest emissions model enabling users of the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) to create and local drive schedules in order to perform analysis.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Farzaneh, Mohamadreza; Ziestman, Josias; Lee, Doh-Won; Johnson, Jeremy; Wood, Nicholas; Ramani, Tara et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Definitions of "Rural" in Texas Statutes and the Texas Administrative Code as of March 2014 (open access)

Definitions of "Rural" in Texas Statutes and the Texas Administrative Code as of March 2014

Summary of differing definitions of "rural" by Texas state agencies and in Texas statutes.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of Texas Felony Offenses by Category: Current Through the 83rd Legislature, 3rd Called Session (open access)

Inventory of Texas Felony Offenses by Category: Current Through the 83rd Legislature, 3rd Called Session

Table containing information on offenses in Texas statutory law punishable as felonies.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Finance Report, Volume 83, Number 4, May 2, 2014 (open access)

Texas State Finance Report, Volume 83, Number 4, May 2, 2014

Report summarizing parts of the fiscal year 2015 Texas budget: "This report highlights key provisions of SB 1 by Williams, the general appropriations act for fiscal 2014-15 and HB 1025 by Pitts, the supplemental appropriations act" (p. 1). It includes an overview and sections on government, health and human services, public and higher education, judiciary, criminal justice, natural resources, business and economic development, and regulatory agencies.
Date: May 2, 2014
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 83, Number 9, May 2014 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 83, Number 9, May 2014

Report on a proposed amendment to the Texas Constitution to dedicate certain funds to transportation.
Date: May 29, 2014
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

Report on the strategic plan for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2015 through 2019.
Date: 2014-05~
Creator: Texas. Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
New Technology Implementation Grants: Guidelines for Grants (open access)

New Technology Implementation Grants: Guidelines for Grants

Guidelines containing criteria for grants under the New Technology Implementation Grant (NTIG) program.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Air Quality Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Managing 10 Common Texas Yard Pests (open access)

Managing 10 Common Texas Yard Pests

Pamphlet describing how to avoid and manage the ten most common yard pests in Texas with the least environmental impact: aphids, caterpillars, fleas, fire ants, chinch bugs, grubs, mosquitos, spider mites, snails and slugs, and beetles.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Aging and Disability Services (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Aging and Disability Services

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Trost, Amy; Creel, Matt; Hricik, Kay; Ninaud, Christian; Wilk, Skylar; Roberson, Dawn et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History