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
Texas Water Development Board Manual for Permitting Process: Guidance Manual for Permitting Class I and Class II Wells for the Injection and Disposal of Desalination Concentrate (open access)

Texas Water Development Board Manual for Permitting Process: Guidance Manual for Permitting Class I and Class II Wells for the Injection and Disposal of Desalination Concentrate

Report on the permitting process for the use and disposal of desalination concentrate in Class I and II wells.
Date: May 6, 2014
Creator: CDM Smith
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
Procedures for the Installation and Quality Control of Anchored CFRP Sheets for Shear Strengthening of Concrete Bridge Girders (open access)

Procedures for the Installation and Quality Control of Anchored CFRP Sheets for Shear Strengthening of Concrete Bridge Girders

This is a study on the guidance for Installation of strengthening systems, provide training materials for personnel carrying out construction and inspection for shear strengthening of concrete beams, and design recommendation and specifications for projects.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Garcia, Jose; Sun, Wei; Kim, Changhyuk; Ghannoum, Wassim M. & Jirsa, James O.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Exploring Sustainable Transportation For Texas Southern University (open access)

Exploring Sustainable Transportation For Texas Southern University

A report on sustainable transportation options for Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas to make the campus "greener" and reduce the carbon footprint of commuters.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Goodwin, Gwen; Sabaroche, Sascha & Council, Walter
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 60, Number 5, May 2014 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 60, Number 5, May 2014

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 2014
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: University Interscholastic League (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: University Interscholastic League

This is a report done by the Sunset Advisory Commission on the University Interscholastic League (UIL). The report is designed to provide recommendations over issues found by review. Such issues found on UIL are a lack of statutory basis for programs, hearing processes don not ensure consistent treatment, there is no longer a need for the interscholastic league advisory council, and the need and effectiveness of the State's Steroid Testing Program.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Johnson, Emily; Ogle, Steven; Roberson, Dawn & Jones, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minimizing User Delay and Crash Potential Through Highway Work Zone Planning (open access)

Minimizing User Delay and Crash Potential Through Highway Work Zone Planning

This is a project that focus's on lane control solutions for intermediate and long-term highway work zones in order to evaluate network performance, driver behavior, driver operations, and impacts on safety.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Kurker, Michael; Fournier, Chris; Zhao, Qun; Hakimi, Shadi; Qi, Yi; Tang, Shoupeng et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services

Report from the Sunset Advisory Commission regarding the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Latta, Karen; Holley-Hurt, Carrie; Shurtleff, Sean; Hartley, Cee & McKay, Ginny
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quantitative Relationship Between Crash Risks and Pavement Skid Reistance (open access)

Quantitative Relationship Between Crash Risks and Pavement Skid Reistance

Report to the Texas Department of Transportation on the possible reduction of funding spent on highway safety on Texas' aging infrastructure.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Long, Kan; Wu, Hui; Zhang, Zhanmin & Murphy, Mike
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Use of Directional Median Openings on Urban Roadways (open access)

Use of Directional Median Openings on Urban Roadways

A report on the safety impacts of using directional median-divided openings on urban roadways.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Qi, Yi; Chen, Xiaoming; Wang, Yubian; Liu, Guanqi & Lu, Yan
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landscape Irrigation (open access)

Landscape Irrigation

Pamphlet describing ways to be more water efficient and types of irrigation for use in lawns and gardens.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Take Care of Texas (Campaign)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Update, Volume 33, Number 2, May 2014 (open access)

Update, Volume 33, Number 2, May 2014

Newsletter of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas providing updated information about programs, benefits, and related topics.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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
Characteristics of Texas Pedestrian Crashes and Evaluation of Driver Yielding at Pedestrian Treatments (open access)

Characteristics of Texas Pedestrian Crashes and Evaluation of Driver Yielding at Pedestrian Treatments

Research report on pedestrian fatalities and an experiment to add different kinds of signalling and beacons to pedestrian crossings to determine the most effective method for preventing vehicle crashes involving pedestrians.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Report
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
Performance Testing of Coagulants to Reduce Stormwater Runoff Turbidity (open access)

Performance Testing of Coagulants to Reduce Stormwater Runoff Turbidity

Report on use of coagulants to reduce the turbidity of stormwater runoff as per EPA regulations.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 (open access)

Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019

Strategic plan of the Board of Professional Geoscientists for fiscal years 2015-2019 outlining the agency's mission, previous activities, and goals for the next five years.
Date: May 23, 2014
Creator: Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists
Object Type: Book
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
Natural Outlook, May/June 2014 (open access)

Natural Outlook, May/June 2014

Natural Outlook is a monthly publication of the TCEQ's Agency Communications Division.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rainwater Harvesting with Rain Barrels (open access)

Rainwater Harvesting with Rain Barrels

This is a pamphlet published by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on harvesting rainwater in barrels.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

Take Care of Texas Kids

Image with the text "Take Care of Texas Kids" written in a circle around an image of two dogs, one wearing an orange hat and the other wearing a green hat.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Is Still In Drought, Pledge To Take Care Of Texas (open access)

Texas Is Still In Drought, Pledge To Take Care Of Texas

A bilingual information sheet on the ongoing drought in Texas and the importance of conserving water.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Text
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