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Aging and Driving Successfully in Texas (open access)

Aging and Driving Successfully in Texas

Pamphlet containing information for elderly drivers regarding the dangers of driving at an advanced age. Includes accident statistics, effects of various substances, and safety tips.
Date: 1996
Creator: Yee, Darlene
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flow Monitoring and Control System for Injection Wells (open access)

Flow Monitoring and Control System for Injection Wells

The present invention relates to a system for monitoring and controlling the rate of fluid flow from an injection well used for in-situ remediation of contaminated groundwater. The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. DE-AC09-89SR18035 between the US Department of Energy and Westinghouse Savannah River Company.
Date: January 1, 1991
Creator: Corey, John C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Landowners Guide to Plugging Abandoned Water Wells (open access)

Landowners Guide to Plugging Abandoned Water Wells

Document outlining the hazards of abandoned wells and discussing the best methods for plugging abandoned water wells for landowners.
Date: April 1999
Creator: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Journey Through the Edwards Aquifer - Teacher's Guide (open access)

A Journey Through the Edwards Aquifer - Teacher's Guide

Teacher's guide to supplement of activities corresponding to a video covering the Edwards Aquifer
Date: 1992
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Underground Water District (open access)

Edwards Underground Water District

Pamphlet describing the Edwards Aquifer and the mission of the Edwards Underground Water District with information on why the Edwards Aquifer is important to the practical needs and cultural background of South Texas, and the growth of the San Antonio area from 1939 to 1988.
Date: 1992~
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Key Texas Laws Affecting People With Disabilities (open access)

Key Texas Laws Affecting People With Disabilities

Booklet describing 17 Texas laws in key issue areas in non-technical terms especially for people with disabilities.
Date: 1996
Creator: Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inside the Edwards Aquifer: A Three Part Technical Film, High School Level Teacher's Guide (open access)

Inside the Edwards Aquifer: A Three Part Technical Film, High School Level Teacher's Guide

Accompanying information and worksheets for high school teachers to have alongside a three-part series on the Edwards Aquifer. Includes information on the vocabulary and topics covered in each part of the three-part series.
Date: 1993
Creator: Edwards Underground Water District (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Social Work Certification Program (open access)

Texas Social Work Certification Program

Pamphlet regarding common questions asked about social work certification.
Date: June 1993
Creator: Texas. Department of Human Services.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Firing Ranges: The Airborne Lead Dust Hazard - Employer's Guide (open access)

Firing Ranges: The Airborne Lead Dust Hazard - Employer's Guide

Booklet outlining information about lead exposure related to handling guns and ammunition, possible effects of lead dust on shooters and their families, and suggestions for increasing safety for managers of firing ranges related to lead.
Date: October 1993
Creator: Texas. Department of Health.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guía para el Cliente de Medicaid (open access)

Guía para el Cliente de Medicaid

Guide for clients of Medicaid, written in Spanish.
Date: September 1991
Creator: Texas. Department of Human Services.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self-Assessment (open access)

Self-Assessment

Workbook regarding the next part in the rehabilitation program: choosing, getting, and keeping a job.
Date: September 1998
Creator: Texas Rehabilitation Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Identification and Confirmation of Reportable Diseases (open access)

Identification and Confirmation of Reportable Diseases

Booklet providing tabular information about reportable diseases and conditions, context about when and how they should be reported, and a summary of public health responses for reported diseases.
Date: December 1998
Creator: Texas. Department of Health.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Identification and Confirmation of Reportable Diseases (open access)

Identification and Confirmation of Reportable Diseases

Booklet providing tabular information about reportable diseases and conditions, context about when and how they should be reported, and a summary of public health responses for reported diseases.
Date: November 1992
Creator: Texas. Department of Health.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Identification and Confirmation of Reportable Diseases (open access)

Identification and Confirmation of Reportable Diseases

Booklet providing tabular information about reportable diseases and conditions, context about when and how they should be reported, and a summary of public health responses for reported diseases.
Date: August 1991
Creator: Texas. Department of Health.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Identification and Confirmation of Reportable Diseases (open access)

Identification and Confirmation of Reportable Diseases

Booklet providing tabular information about reportable diseases and conditions, context about when and how they should be reported, and a summary of public health responses for reported diseases.
Date: July 1995
Creator: Texas. Department of Health.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Identification and Confirmation of Reportable Diseases (open access)

Identification and Confirmation of Reportable Diseases

Booklet providing tabular information about reportable diseases and conditions, context about when and how they should be reported, and a summary of public health responses for reported diseases.
Date: September 1996
Creator: Texas. Department of Health.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: DIsability Determination Services (open access)

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: DIsability Determination Services

Brochure explains how the Disability Determination Services program can help the user and answers frequently asked questions.
Date: March 1996
Creator: Texas Rehabilitation Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Major Legislative Changes in Texas, Effective September 1, 1995] (open access)

[Major Legislative Changes in Texas, Effective September 1, 1995]

Summary of major changes as a result of bills passed by the 74th Texas legislature with a bulleted list outlining the new laws with bill citations. The list includes several appropriations and funding adjustments, changes to penalties and reporting for certain types of crimes, the creation and abolishment of certain programs and agencies, firearm access and use, and other laws.
Date: 1995
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Research Center.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Renewable Energy: The Infinite Power of Texas (open access)

Renewable Energy: The Infinite Power of Texas

This publication addresses the growing energy needs of Texas as the largest consumer in the United States. Additionally, the publication presents Texas's expansion into renewable energy such as solar, wind towers, and biomass.
Date: 1997
Creator: Hixo, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Board for Education Certification: Ensuring the highest level of educator preparation and practice (open access)

State Board for Education Certification: Ensuring the highest level of educator preparation and practice

Document describing the role of the Office of Investigations and Enforcement and the process of review for teaching certification applications.
Date: August 17, 1996
Creator: Texas. State Board for Educator Certification. Office of Investigations & Enforcement.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Getting a Job (open access)

Getting a Job

Workbook that "will assist you in developing the skills needed to conduct a job search, complete job applications and interview for jobs" (p. 1).
Date: September 1998
Creator: Texas Rehabilitation Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
International Focus (open access)

International Focus

Booklet discussing the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Austin, outlining the history of the school and highlighting accomplishments of faculty members, alumni, and visiting educators.
Date: 1993
Creator: de la Luz Martínez, María
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seed Testing Procedures (open access)

Seed Testing Procedures

Pamphlet describing seed testing procedures for samples sent to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. Department of Agriculture.
System: The Portal to Texas History
What's Bugging You?: A Practical Guide to Pest Control (open access)

What's Bugging You?: A Practical Guide to Pest Control

Booklet about pest control, including information on pesticides, the environmental implications of pesticide use, and alternative methods of pest control.
Date: 1994
Creator: Lopez, Melissa
System: The Portal to Texas History