Blinn College Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 (open access)

Blinn College Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015

Report submitted by Blinn College containing background information on the commission, and summaries of requests for appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal years 2014 and 2015 with supporting documentation.
Date: August 16, 2012
Creator: Blinn College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of Blinn College, 2012-2013 (open access)

Catalog of Blinn College, 2012-2013

Catalog of courses offered by Blinn College campuses, as well as general information about the junior college, programs, and policies.
Date: 2012
Creator: Blinn College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Performance of lap splices in large-scale column specimens affectedby ASR and/or DEF (open access)

Performance of lap splices in large-scale column specimens affectedby ASR and/or DEF

"This research program conducted a large experimental program, which consisted of the design, construction, curing, deterioration, and structural load testing of 16 large-scale column specimens with a critical lap splice region, and then compared and calibrated models developed in the analytical program with the experimental behavior. Specimens were carefully instrumented both internally and externally to monitor the strain behavior of the concrete and reinforcing steel from specimen construction, curing, deterioration, and final structural load testing."
Date: June 2012
Creator: Bracci, Joseph M.; Gardoni, Paolo; Eck, Kathleen M. & Trejo, David
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breastfeeding: Beyond Six Months (open access)

Breastfeeding: Beyond Six Months

This short guide goes over some of the benefits of breastfeeding past 6 months and tips for doing so.
Date: 2012
Creator: Breast Milk Counts Program
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Breastfeeding: The Law (open access)

Breastfeeding: The Law

This pamphlet provides information on breastfeeding Texas Health and Safety Code and the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding breastfeeding.
Date: June 2012
Creator: Breastmilk Counts
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comparison and Assessment of Mechanical and Herbicide-Chemical Side-Trimming Methods of Managing Roadside Vegetation by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) (open access)

Comparison and Assessment of Mechanical and Herbicide-Chemical Side-Trimming Methods of Managing Roadside Vegetation by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

This report discusses safety, effectiveness, and economic costs of the mechanical and herbicide-chemical side-trimming methods.
Date: September 2012
Creator: Brennan, Leonard A.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unknown Foundation Determination for Scour (open access)

Unknown Foundation Determination for Scour

This report describes a project to develop a global approach that would reduce the level of uncertainty associated with unknown foundations.
Date: April 2012
Creator: Briaud, Jean-Louis; Medina-Cetina, Zenon; Hurlebaus, Stefan; Everett, Mark; Tucker, Stacey; Yousefpour, Negin et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Long-term Performance of Drilled Shaft Retaining Walls: Assessment of Existing Walls (open access)

Long-term Performance of Drilled Shaft Retaining Walls: Assessment of Existing Walls

Report assessing information and analysis for three drilled shaft walls in service in Houston, Texas.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Brown, Andrew C.; Dellinger, Gregory F. & Gilbert, Robert B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Birds of Kickapoo Cavern State Park: A Field Checklist (open access)

Birds of Kickapoo Cavern State Park: A Field Checklist

This document provides geographical information about the Kickapoo Cavern State Park and a checklist that "includes all species know to occur within the park's boundaries."
Date: March 2012
Creator: Bryan, Kelly & Lockwood, Mark
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Understanding Traveler Behavior: The Psychology Behind Managed Lane Use (open access)

Understanding Traveler Behavior: The Psychology Behind Managed Lane Use

This report investigated the role of psychological variables, such as risk aversion, that may explain why travelers choose to pay to use these lanes when the travel time is almost equal.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Burris, Mark; Arthur, Winfred, Jr.; Devarasetty, Prem Chand; McDonald, Jennifer & Munoz, Gonzalo J.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Equity evaluation of vehicle miles traveled fees in Texas (open access)

Equity evaluation of vehicle miles traveled fees in Texas

"This report used 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) Texas data to consider the equity impacts surrounding four vehicle miles traveled (VMT) scenarios. Results indicate that all of the VMT fee scenarios are essentially as equally vertically equitable as the current state gas tax system."
Date: March 2012
Creator: Burris, Mark; Larsen, Lisa. & Whitty, James M.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Calhoun County Regional Wastewater Facility Study (open access)

Calhoun County Regional Wastewater Facility Study

Report on the results of a study about a regional wastewater facility for Calhoun County, Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: CDM
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Felipe Creek Master Plan, Volume 1 (open access)

San Felipe Creek Master Plan, Volume 1

A report on the the master water plan for the San Felipe Creek in the Del Rio, Texas.
Date: September 2012
Creator: CP&Y, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Report of Current Research: 2012 (open access)

Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute Report of Current Research: 2012

Annual report of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute discussing the institute's personnel and finances as well as compiled papers summarizing in-progress and completed research, with biographical information about authors and in-press publications.
Date: December 2012
Creator: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Wildlife, Volume 16, Number 1, Spring 2012 (open access)

South Texas Wildlife, Volume 16, Number 1, Spring 2012

Quarterly newsletter containing information about wildlife research in south Texas and similar environments along with scientific articles on related topics.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Wildlife, Volume 16, Number 2, Summer 2012 (open access)

South Texas Wildlife, Volume 16, Number 2, Summer 2012

Quarterly newsletter containing information about wildlife research in south Texas and similar environments along with scientific articles on related topics.
Date: Summer 2012
Creator: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Wildlife, Volume 16, Number 3, Fall 2012 (open access)

South Texas Wildlife, Volume 16, Number 3, Fall 2012

Quarterly newsletter containing information about wildlife research in south Texas and similar environments along with scientific articles on related topics.
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Wildlife, Volume 16, Number 4, Winter 2012 (open access)

South Texas Wildlife, Volume 16, Number 4, Winter 2012

Quarterly newsletter containing information about wildlife research in south Texas and similar environments along with scientific articles on related topics.
Date: Winter 2012
Creator: Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Annual Financial Report: 2012 (open access)

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Annual Financial Report: 2012

Annual financial report of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2012.
Date: Autumn 2012
Creator: Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2013-2017 (open access)

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2013-2017

Agency strategic plan for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
Date: June 22, 2012
Creator: Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Capital Area Council of Governments Annual Budget and Work Plan: 2013 (open access)

Capital Area Council of Governments Annual Budget and Work Plan: 2013

Annual budget, work plan, projected productivity, and performance report for the Capital Area Council of Goverments (CAPCOG) for fiscal year 2013. It covers budget resolutions, budget summary, budget charts, regional services, administrative services, Homeland Security, and personnel and salary schedules.
Date: September 12, 2012
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) Annual Budget and Work Plan: 2012 (open access)

Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) Annual Budget and Work Plan: 2012

Annual budget and work plan for the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) for fiscal year 2012 including summaries of financial plans and outlines of programs and services.
Date: 2012
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Research and recommendations for a statewide sign retroreflectivity maintenance program (open access)

Research and recommendations for a statewide sign retroreflectivity maintenance program

"This report evaluated Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) current sign retroreflectivity maintenance practices, assessed their effectiveness, and recommended statewide sign retroreflectivity maintenance practices that could be easily and effectively implemented to ensure that TxDOT would be in compliance with the new Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) language related to minimum sign retroreflectivity."
Date: April 2012
Creator: Carlson, Paul J.; Higgins, Laura L. & Re, Jonathan M.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of traffic control devices : year 3 (open access)

Evaluation of traffic control devices : year 3

Report summarizing the research activities that were conducted between September 2010 and August 2011. The five primary activities were evaluating nighttime visibility along rural highways with bright signs, continuing the evaluation of lead-free thermoplastic pavement markings, evaluating contrast pavement marking layouts, continuing the evaluation of accelerated pavement marking test decks, and providing district support for hurricane evacuation routing.
Date: March 2012
Creator: Carlson, Paul J.; Pike, Adam M.; Miles, Jeff D.; Ullman, Brooke R. & Borchardt, Darrel W.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History