Strategic Transportation Fiance Clearinghouse (open access)

Strategic Transportation Fiance Clearinghouse

Report on the creation of a strategic transportation clearinghouse to fund projects through public-private partnerships.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Farley, Robert; Ellis, David & Weldon, Allison
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
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
Texas Law Review, Volume 92, Number 6, May 2014 (open access)

Texas Law Review, Volume 92, Number 6, May 2014

Journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of law and legal cases. Topics in this issue cover Congressional overrides of Supreme Court statutory interpretation decisions, 1967-2011, minimum wage laws and social equality, the casual relevance of intent, and the SEC and corporate liability.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Law Review Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 72, Number 4, May 2014 (open access)

Texas Parks & Wildlife, Volume 72, Number 4, May 2014

Monthly magazine discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bill of Costs – Who, What, When, Where, Why? (open access)

The Bill of Costs – Who, What, When, Where, Why?

Document intended for clerks regarding information about bills of costs, answering questions about how they are to be prepared, directed, etc. based on opinions from the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Wood, Ted
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
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
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
OTSC Quarterly Newsletter, Volume 21, Number 2, May 2014 (open access)

OTSC Quarterly Newsletter, Volume 21, Number 2, May 2014

Quarterly newsletter regarding operations and activities of the Office of the Texas State Chemist.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Chemist.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Matters, May 2014 (open access)

Main Street Matters, May 2014

Newsletter issued by the Texas Main Street Program discussing news, events, and other information related to the program as well as featuring designated participating communities and providing technical advice regarding conservation and restoration.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transportation News, Volume 39, Number 3, May/June 2014 (open access)

Transportation News, Volume 39, Number 3, May/June 2014

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: May 2014
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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
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
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
Incorporation Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Long Range Transportation Planning - Final Report (open access)

Incorporation Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Long Range Transportation Planning - Final Report

Report on the transportation sector's contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG). It looks at how future regulation can address GHG emissions.
Date: May 2014
Creator: Kenney, Megan; Castro, Marisol; Ramani, Tara; Zietsman, Josias; Bhat, Chandra; Farzaneh, Reza et al.
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