Texas Official Travel Map

Map of the state of Texas noting roads, major cities, state parks, and historic sites. On the back are close-up maps of major cities, with their roads and interstates labelled.
Date: June 2012
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Habitantes de Texas: ¡Prepárense! (open access)

Habitantes de Texas: ¡Prepárense!

Pamphlet explaining how Texans should prepare for and what to expect during an environmental disaster situation.
Date: September 2012
Creator: Peña, Josefa & Cavanagh, Joyce
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gapps Bayou Existing Conditions Watershed Study (open access)

Gapps Bayou Existing Conditions Watershed Study

Report on the Gapps Bayou Existing Conditions Watershed Study which assessed the flooding risks in Fort Bend County, Texas. The report lists several areas at higher risks of flood damage and recommends that the study continues to explore ways of reduce losses to flooding in the area.
Date: August 2012
Creator: R.G. Miller Engineers
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The impact of dairy industry  in the southern Ogallala  region (open access)

The impact of dairy industry in the southern Ogallala region

This report describes the impact of the dairy industry in the southern Ogallala region.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Guerrero, Bridget; Amosson, Steve & Jordan, Ellen
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flood Protection Planing Study Hurricane Flood Protection System (open access)

Flood Protection Planing Study Hurricane Flood Protection System

Report about a survey regarding a project to reduce the risk of harm to residents, damage to property and infrastructure, and economic loss in Orange County due to floods and hurricanes.
Date: December 2012
Creator: Carroll & Blackman, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
City-wide Flood Protection Planning Study for the City of Texarkana, Texas - Final Report (open access)

City-wide Flood Protection Planning Study for the City of Texarkana, Texas - Final Report

Final report on the city-wide Flood Protection Planning study for the city of Texarkana, Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Halff Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing of Site 41SM404 Within TXDOT's Tyler Distrct, Smith County, Texas (open access)

National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing of Site 41SM404 Within TXDOT's Tyler Distrct, Smith County, Texas

Report of the findings of an archaeological survey of a site in Smith County, Texas to determine whether it was eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Atkins North America, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Oncor Electric Delivery Company Central Bluff to Bluff Creek 345-kV Transmission Line, Taylor and Nolan Counties, Texas (open access)

Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Oncor Electric Delivery Company Central Bluff to Bluff Creek 345-kV Transmission Line, Taylor and Nolan Counties, Texas

Report on the findings of an archaeological survey along the proposed route of the Oncor Electric Deliver Company's new transmission line in Taylor and Nolan Counties, Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Atkins North America, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Field Evaluation of Automated Rutting Equipment (open access)

Field Evaluation of Automated Rutting Equipment

Report on the accuracy and repeatability of the newly developed automated rutting measurement system.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Serigos, Pedro A.; Prozzi, Jorge A.; Nam, Boo H. & Murphy, Mike R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cottonwood Creek and Fish Creek Watersheds Flood Protection Plan (open access)

Cottonwood Creek and Fish Creek Watersheds Flood Protection Plan

Report on a flood protection plan for the Cottonwood Creek and Fish Creek Watersheds in the City of Arlington, Texas.
Date: May 31, 2012
Creator: Espey Consultants, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Performance Models and Needs Estimates for the TxDOT Pavement Management Information System (open access)

Performance Models and Needs Estimates for the TxDOT Pavement Management Information System

Report on the existing Pavement Management Information System database, performance models, needs estimates, utility curves, and score calculations.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Gharaibeh, Nasir; Freeman, Tom; Saliminejad, Siamak; Wimsatt, Andrew; Chang-Albitres, Carlos; Nazarian, Sohei et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Upper Cypress Creek Watershed Flood Protection Planning Study Final Report (open access)

Upper Cypress Creek Watershed Flood Protection Planning Study Final Report

Report on a flood protection plan for the Upper Cypress Creek Watershed in Waller County, Texas.
Date: November 16, 2012
Creator: Halff Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watershed Protection for Texas Reservoirs: Addressing Sedimentation and Water Quality Risks (open access)

Watershed Protection for Texas Reservoirs: Addressing Sedimentation and Water Quality Risks

Report on a study examining sedimentation in Texas reservoirs. The study identified which reservoirs were most at risk of losing volume and water quality due to sedimentation and looked at regional characteristics which affect sedimentation.
Date: January 31, 2012
Creator: RPS Espey
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing of Sites 41LT172 and 41LT354 in Luminant's Kosse Mine, Limestone, Texas (open access)

National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing of Sites 41LT172 and 41LT354 in Luminant's Kosse Mine, Limestone, Texas

Report on the findings of an archaeological investigation of two sites at Luminant's Kosse Mine in Limestone County, Texas to determine whether they were eligible to be included on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Atkins North America, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Facility Conceptual Plan (open access)

Regional Water Facility Conceptual Plan

Report on a conceptual plan for a regional water facility on the Upper Colorado River.
Date: 2012
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Administering Overpayment Recovery Audits in the State of Texas: Fiscal Years 2010-2012 (open access)

Administering Overpayment Recovery Audits in the State of Texas: Fiscal Years 2010-2012

Report on administering the overpayment recovery audit program in Texas for fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 2012.
Date: December 2012
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Geosynthetic-Reinforced Unbound Base Courses: Quantification of the Reinforcement Benefits (open access)

Geosynthetic-Reinforced Unbound Base Courses: Quantification of the Reinforcement Benefits

This report is part of Research Project 0-4829. It focuses on a new testing device that was developed to evaluate the performance of geosynthetics used as reinforcement for unbound base courses. .
Date: December 2012
Creator: Zornberg, J. G.; Ferreira, A. Z. & Roodi, G. H.
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
The Evolution of the CareerAdvance Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma (open access)

The Evolution of the CareerAdvance Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma

This is the third report focusing on the implementation of CareerAdvance, a program for training parents of Head Start and Early Head Start children in order provide low-income individuals with opportunities to seek work in the healthcare industry.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Smith, Tara C.; Douglas, Rachel V. & Glover, Robert W.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Central Texas Student Futures Project (open access)

Central Texas Student Futures Project

This report identifies and analyzes the pathways and factors influencing how high school graduates transition from high school to post secondary education and the labor market.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Cumpton, Greg; Schexnayder, Deanna & King, Christopher T.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultural Resource Survey of the Proposed Liberty Deposit Mine Area: Rusk County, Texas (open access)

Cultural Resource Survey of the Proposed Liberty Deposit Mine Area: Rusk County, Texas

Report by Atkins to conduct a cultural resources survey of the proposed 3,865.94 acres Liberty Deposit Mine Area in Rusk County, Texas. The report covers the NRHP eligibility status for three prehistoric sites (41Rk32, 41RK187, and 41RK629).
Date: January 2012
Creator: Atkins
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Expanding the CareerAdvance Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma (open access)

Expanding the CareerAdvance Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma

Report discussing the CareerAdvance program, which is designed as a two-generation strategy to lift people out of poverty.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Glover, Robert W.; King, Christopher T. & Smith, Tara Carter
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Report to the Citizens of Texas: 2012 (open access)

A Report to the Citizens of Texas: 2012

Annual report issued by the Texas Office of the Comptroller providing statistics and describing the state economy, employment, and other relevant information for fiscal year 2012.
Date: 2012
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Highways, Volume 59, Number 6, June 2012 (open access)

Texas Highways, Volume 59, Number 6, June 2012

Monthly travel magazine discussing locations and events in Texas to encourage travel within the state.
Date: June 2012
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History