Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Health and Human Services Commission's (Commission) ability to comply with state requirements for contract formation and oversight for two Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT), and the Commission's inability to provide documentation showing that it complied with certain procurement requirements and scored vendors' proposals in accordance with applicable requirements.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the development and implementation of the CSCOPE curriculum management system was conducted in compliance with applicable procurement and contracting laws; determining the amounts of revenues or fees assessed or collected, expenditures, and support or in-kind contributions that education service centers or independent school districts made or authorized for the development, installation, distribution, and marketing of CSCOPE and whether those amounts were administered in compliance with applicable laws and rules; and determining the amounts of expenditures, revenues, or in-kind contributions that education service centers made to the Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative (Collaborative) and whether those amounts were administered in compliance with laws and rules.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Lottery Commission (Commission) planned, procured, and established the selected contract for goods and services in accordance with applicable statutes, rules, Comptroller's Office requirements, and state entity policies, and procedures to help ensure that the State's interests were protected; and whether the Commission managed and monitored the selected contract for goods and services to help ensure that the contractor performed according to the terms of the contract and that contractor billings were valid and supported, in accordance with applicable statutes, rules, Comptroller's Office requirements, and state entity policies and procedures.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Medical Board has designed and implemented effective processes and related controls to help ensure that it registers pain management clinics in accordance with applicable statutes, administrative rules, and Board policies and procedures.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Facilities Commission is accurately reporting its performance measures to ABEST and has adequate controls in place over the collection, calculation, and reporting of its performance measures.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Department of Public Safety (Department) sufficiently performing several planning, procurement, formation, and oversight activities for two contracts audited, as well as opportunities for improvement in those areas for similar contracts in the future.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) has processes and related controls to help ensure that budgets are prepared using a reasonable methodology and appropriate data, financial data is secure, and the Hearing Activity Report is accurate and complete.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether selected financial processes and related internal controls at the Commission on State Emergency Communications are designed and operating to help ensure accurate and complete financial information and accountability for appropriated funds.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to auditing all or a representative sample of restricted research funds awarded to eligible higher education institutions and the higher education institutions' expenditures of those funds.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the implementation status of prior State Auditor's Office recommendations regarding staffing and caseloads for the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the implementation status of prior State Auditor's Office recommendations to the Alcoholic Beverage Commission (Commission) related to excise tax collection processes and information resources.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether state agencies and most higher education institutions complied with the Public Funds Investment Act's requirement to submit a compliance report to the State Auditor's Office; and determining whether higher education institutions complied with Rider 5 of the General Appropriations Act and reporting requirements as prescribed by the State Auditor's Office in a previous audit.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the fiscal year 2011 financial statements of the Texas A&M University - San Antonio, and significant deficiencies of internal controls over financial reporting.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Racing Commission (Agency) processes racetrack license applications in a timely manner and in accordance with applicable law and Agency rules.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to evaluating selected financial processes to determining whether Sam Houston State University has implemented a system of financial and administrative internal controls and considering whether accounting procedures and controls provide assurance of accurate, complete, reliable, and timely financial information; security controls within the University's financial system provide assurance that critical data is protected from unauthorized alteration, loss, or improper use; controls are adequate and effective in providing assurance to safeguard assets; and the University complies with applicable laws and regulations.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the total amount of school district bonds guaranteed by the Permanent School Fund's (Fund) Bond Guarantee Program (Program), whether these were within the limits established by Section 45.053(a) and (d) of the Texas Education Code and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and recent changes made to the Program's rules and statutes.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (School) accurately reported key performance measures to ABEST and had adequate control systems in place over the collecting, calculating, and reporting of key performance measures.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to verifying the accuracy of certain key financial statement balances and the effectiveness of key financial controls at the Board of Professional Engineers (Agency); verifying the accuracy of, and evaluating trends in, selected performance measures the Agency uses; and evaluating the Agency's process for setting fees and penalties.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Board of Pharmacy processing complaints in a consistent and efficient manner and in accordance with applicable laws and Board rules; and the Board sanctioning and disciplining licensees and registrants based upon the results of investigations, inspections, and criminal background checks as required the Texas Occupations Code and the Texas Administrative Code.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Pardons and Paroles (Board) comply with applicable laws and agency policies in identifying and addressing violations of conditions of parole or mandatory supervision, and to reviewing the implementation and performance of the Offender Information Management System (OIMS) and the Department's and the Board's utilization of the system.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether agencies' information technology staff were transitioned to the state data center contractor in accordance with related contract provisions to achieve the transfer of knowledge and expertise critical to the success of the data center consolidation; and whether billings for state data center services are accurate and complete and made in accordance with applicable provisions of the contract and agencies' policies and procedures.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Education Agency's (Agency) oversight of alternative teacher certification programs (alternative programs) ensures that these programs comply with applicable laws and administrative rules; determining whether controls over the Accountability System for Educator Preparation (ASEP) provide reasonable assurance that data related to alternative programs is accurate and complete; and to reviewing the performance of alternative programs as indicated by required annual performance reports and ASEP.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Public Utility Commission of Texas (Commission) is accurately reporting selected key performance measures to the Automated Budget and Evaluation System of Texas (ABEST) database and has adequate control systems in place over the collection, calculation, and reporting of selected performance measures.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether proprietary and emergency procurement methods were used for valid, justifiable reasons and whether purchasing controls were operating to reasonably ensure that the State did not pay excessive prices for procurements that were not competitively bid or for which there was only one bidder.