Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) 3D Hydrodynamic Model Comparison (open access)

Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) 3D Hydrodynamic Model Comparison

This document compares the performance of various hydrodynamic models on a common benchmark problem, The Corpus Christi Bay benchmark, designed by Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). The benchmark problem includes a data-set for calibration of the model and another data-set for verification of the model. The application of the Finite-Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) to this benchmark problem enabled TWDB to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the model for use in predicting the three-dimensional circulation and salinity transport in bay and estuary systems on the Texas coast. (p. 2).
Date: May 3, 2011
Creator: Huang, Haosheng
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bell/Williamson Regional Water Supply Facility Plan (open access)

Bell/Williamson Regional Water Supply Facility Plan

This document contains the "Jarrel Schwertner Water Supply Corporation (JSWSC)final report for the Regional Water Supply Facility Planning Grant and their response to the Texas Development Boards (TWDB) draft report comment letter."
Date: May 3, 2011
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adult Decisions, Adult Directions (open access)

Adult Decisions, Adult Directions

Bilingual pamphlet discussing the ImmTrac Texas Immunization Registry, which is a "safe [and secure] way to electronically keep your immunization records in one place" (p. 1).
Date: May 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
STD Partner Notification: What If I've Been Exposed to an STD? (open access)

STD Partner Notification: What If I've Been Exposed to an STD?

Pamphlet providing information on what actions to take if one has been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease, including how to get tested and actions that can reduce risk of infection.
Date: May 2011
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Water System Map :  The Compilation of a Statewide Geodataset and Digital Maps of Water Service Area Boundaries (open access)

Texas Water System Map : The Compilation of a Statewide Geodataset and Digital Maps of Water Service Area Boundaries

This technical report describes the creation of a geodatabase of water system providers and the areas they serve (p. 1).
Date: May 16, 2011
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Public Participation in Environmental Permitting (open access)

Public Participation in Environmental Permitting

This brochure provides a brief overview of the public's rights and responsibilities in the environmental permitting process.
Date: May 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The TCEQ Border Initiative (open access)

The TCEQ Border Initiative

This document provides information about the "Texas Commission on Environmental Quality [TCEQ] cooperative effort to serve border residents. The TCEQ has individual projects and also works with local, state, and federal stakeholders to maximize efforts to improve the environment of the U.S.-Mexico border region." (p. 1).
Date: May 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of reliable pavement models (open access)

Development of reliable pavement models

"The current report proposes a framework for estimating the reliability of a given pavement structure as analyzed by the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG). The methodology proposes using a previously fit response surface, in place of the time-demanding implicit limit state functions used within the MEPDG, in combination with an analytical approach to estimating reliability using First-Order and Second-Order Reliability Methods (FORM and SORM). Additionally, in order to assess the accuracy of the FORM and SORM reliability estimates, Monte Carlo simulations are also performed."
Date: May 2011
Creator: Prozzi, Jorge Alberto & Aguiar-Moya, José Pablo
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Managed lane travelers: do they pay for travel as they claimed they would? (open access)

Managed lane travelers: do they pay for travel as they claimed they would?

"This study examined if travelers are paying for travel on managed lanes (MLs) as they indicated that they would in a 2008 survey. To achieve the objectives, an Internet-based stated preferences (SP) survey of Houston's Katy Freeway travelers was conducted in 2010. Three survey design methodologies-Db-efficent, random level generation, and adaptive random-were tested in this survey."
Date: May 2011
Creator: Devarasetty, Prem Chand; Shaw, W. Douglass & Burris, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The light-duty-vehicle fleet's evolution: anticipating Plug-In-Electric-Vehicle adoption and greenhouse gas emissions across the U.S. fleet (open access)

The light-duty-vehicle fleet's evolution: anticipating Plug-In-Electric-Vehicle adoption and greenhouse gas emissions across the U.S. fleet

"The first part of this report relies on stated and revealed preference survey results across a sample of U.S. households to first ascertain vehicle acquisition, disposal, and use patterns, and then simulate these for a synthetic population over time. The second part of this report relies on data from the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX) to estimate the welfare impacts of carbon taxes and household-level capping of emission (with carbon-credit trading allowed)."
Date: May 2011
Creator: Kockelman, Kara; Musti, Sashank & Paul, Binny
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Optimal infrastructure maintenance scheduling problem under budget uncertainty (open access)

Optimal infrastructure maintenance scheduling problem under budget uncertainty

Report on research exploring a general class of infrastructure asset management problems due to the uncertainty of the maintenance budget from year to year and to develop a programming model to address the problem.
Date: May 2011
Creator: Zhang, Zhanmin & Gao, Lu
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Quality in the Blaine Aquifer of Texas (open access)

Water Quality in the Blaine Aquifer of Texas

"The purpose of this report is to describe the water quality of the Blaine Aquifer, particularly as compared with public drinking water standards, and to analyze, if possible, any changes in water quality over time."
Date: May 2011
Creator: Hopkins, Janie & Muller, Chris
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Addendum to Regional Water Supply Facilities Plan Final Report (April 2011) (open access)

Addendum to Regional Water Supply Facilities Plan Final Report (April 2011)

Appendixes to the Hidalgo County, Texas Regional Water Supply Facilities Plan Report.
Date: May 2011
Creator: Civil Systems Engineering, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Law Review, Volume 89, Number 6, May 2011 (open access)

Texas Law Review, Volume 89, Number 6, May 2011

Journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of law and legal cases.
Date: May 2011
Creator: Texas Law Review Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 69, Number 5, May 2011 (open access)

Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 69, Number 5, May 2011

This is a monthly magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas. There is a departments section covering all aspects of Texas wildlife. Articles for this issue provide information on the 2011 birding calendar, raptors, and night time stars.
Date: May 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Texas Tech University, 2011-2012, Undergraduate and Graduate (open access)

Catalog of Texas Tech University, 2011-2012, Undergraduate and Graduate

Catalog of undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Texas Tech University for the year 2011-2012, as well as general information about the university, programs, and policies.
Date: May 2011
Creator: Texas Tech University
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flood Mitigation Study: Canyon, Randall County, Texas (open access)

Flood Mitigation Study: Canyon, Randall County, Texas

Report on flood mitigation methods for Palo Duro Creek in the City of Canyon, Texas.
Date: May 2011
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Tulsa District.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the eighty-fifth day of the Regular session of the 82nd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 25, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Friday, May 27, 2011 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Friday, May 27, 2011

Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the 87th day of the regular session of the 82nd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 27, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, May 30, 2011 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, May 30, 2011

Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the 90th day of the regular session of the 82nd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 30, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, May 26, 2011 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Thursday, May 26, 2011

Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the 82nd day of the regular session of the 82nd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 26, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Sunday, May 29, 2011 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Sunday, May 29, 2011

Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the eight-ninth day of the Regular session of the 82nd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 29, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the seventy-third day of the Regular session of the 82nd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 10, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, May 12, 2011 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, May 12, 2011

Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the 75th day of the regular session of the 82nd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 12, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History