Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the unallowable expenditures that the National Heritage Insurance Company (NHIC) charged to the Health and Human Services Commission (Commission) in fiscal year 2002. The report details the divisions of the amount that the NHIC should refund.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the financial statements for the Office of the Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner (Commission), which fairly and accurately represent the financial position and results of operations of the Commission.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the procedures that the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (MHMR), the Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) use to establish and monitor purchased client-service contracts, and whether these procedures provide reasonable assurance that contractors provide agreed-upon services at contractually specified prices, and that contractors spend funds in accordance with state and federal requirements.

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 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 the evaluation of the financial and management controls over the Department of Criminal Justice construction and maintenance processes.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the administration of contracted services for the Texas Workers' Compensation System (TxCOMP) project ensures appropriate use of state funds.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the General Land Office's (Office) controls over investment practices associated with House Bill 3558, 77th Legislature (HB 3558), and controls over land holdings and over revenue collections for oil and gas leases that support the Permanent School Fund (PSF), are adequate.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the proper authorization and timely processing of expenditures at the Office of Risk Management, and whether these expenditures are reasonable for the performance of Office functions.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to to significant weaknesses in the core functions of the Commission on the Arts (COA) and the Funeral Service Commission (FSC), regarding an inadequate grant monitoring process at the COA, and weaknesses in information systems controls and flaws in the license issuance process at the FSC.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to concerns that weaknesses in the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners' (Board) complaint resolution process impair the Board's ability to protect the health of Texas dental consumers and severely weaken its oversight of dental professionals.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas State Technical College System is accurately reporting performance measures to ABEST and has adequate control systems in place over the collection and reporting of its performance measures.

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 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 the results of statistical testing at four agencies and universities indicating that state property with a total book value of $12.8 million may be missing, and opportunities for improvements in property management procedures which could reduce the risk of loss or theft of state assets.

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.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether selected higher education institutions have (1) adequate controls for major research information systems to ensure that proprietary research information is sufficiently protected from loss or misuse, (2) access and security controls for the networks and information systems used for research, and (3) adequate physical security and disaster recovery plans to ensure that research information systems and data are not lost in the event of an emergency or disaster.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to significant weaknesses in the Department of Housing and Community's (Department) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) that allow subgrantees to provide unallowable weatherization services to people who do not qualify for participation in this program.

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 entities that are required to pay benefits proportionally by fund (1) complied with the Comptroller of Public Accounts' Accounting Policy Statement (APS) 011 requirements to complete Benefits to be Proportional by Fund reports and (2) processed adjustments to achieve proportionality.

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 Architectural Examiners (Board), and verifying the accuracy of certain key Board performance measures and the controls responsible for ensuring that they are accurate.

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 determining whether the Department of Aging and Disability Services has controls in place in its Community Based Alternatives (CBA) waiver program to provide reasonable assurance that expenditures are made and services are delivered in accordance with program criteria; whether the Department appropriately monitors and audits CBA contractors; whether the Department is awarding openings in the CBA program to individuals who are functionally eligible; and whether the Department is managing the CBA interest list in accordance with program criteria and as intended by the Legislature.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to substantial progress made by the Department of Health in implementing bioterrorism preparedness plans specified in its cooperative agreements with two federal agencies that fund its bioterrorism preparedness activities, as well as opportunities for improvement in the Department's processes for contract development and monitoring.