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The Wittliff Collections (open access)

The Wittliff Collections

Booklet describing exhibits maintained by the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University in San Marcos. The holdings include materials that are part of the Southwestern Writers Collection and the Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection.
Date: [2009..2015]
Creator: Albert B. Alkek Library
System: The Portal to Texas History
Special Medicaid Bulletin: Inpatient and Outpatient Behavioral Health Services (open access)

Special Medicaid Bulletin: Inpatient and Outpatient Behavioral Health Services

This is a pamphlet published by the American Medical Association. The pamphlet provides information to Texan on Medicaid and patient behavioral health.
Date: 2008
Creator: American Medical Informatics Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
Everyday Heroes: Summer Adventures (open access)

Everyday Heroes: Summer Adventures

Bilingual comic book, with identical versions in English and Spanish, illustrating 9-1-1 tips for kids.
Date: 2007
Creator: Black, Jake & Huddleston, Courtney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Teacher Preparation STaR Chart: A Self-Assessment Tool for Colleges of Education (open access)

Teacher Preparation STaR Chart: A Self-Assessment Tool for Colleges of Education

Tool designed to help prepare teachers for upcoming educational challenges, with a specific focus on technological proficiency going into the new millennium.
Date: January 2000
Creator: CEO Forum on Education & Technology
System: The Portal to Texas History
Edwards Aquifer Authority 2002-2003 Book Cover Contest (open access)

Edwards Aquifer Authority 2002-2003 Book Cover Contest

Information and entry instructions regarding a book cover design contest for 4th-12th grade students presented by the Edwards Aquifer Authority
Date: 2002
Creator: Edwards Aquifer Authority (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Bay: Discover a Treasure in Your Own Backyard (open access)

Galveston Bay: Discover a Treasure in Your Own Backyard

A guide to Galveston Bay and its natural resources and ways to protect the bay from pollutants.
Date: May 2007
Creator: Galveston Bay Estuary Program
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Poison Center Network Poison Prevention Activity Book (open access)

The Texas Poison Center Network Poison Prevention Activity Book

This document provides information about poison prevention in the form of a children's activity book in order to promote interaction with the entire family and make the "house safer from poisons" (p. 7).
Date: August 2003
Creator: Goodman, Marlene K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Museo de Misterio (open access)

Museo de Misterio

Graphic pamphlet with a story about students going to a museum full of surprises with information about when to call 911 and how emergency calls work.
Date: 2006
Creator: Grant, Michael; Huddleston, Courtney & Dyson, Sven
System: The Portal to Texas History
Backyard Birds in Texas (open access)

Backyard Birds in Texas

Booklet providing sketches and brief summaries about common birds that may be seen in Texas backyards. It also has general information about record keeping, identification, conservation issues, and additional resources for birdwatching.
Date: September 2008
Creator: Klym, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Personal Finance for Military Families: Your One-Stop Guide to a Secure Financial Future (open access)

Personal Finance for Military Families: Your One-Stop Guide to a Secure Financial Future

Pamphlet providing guidance about personal finance for military families. The included topics are saving strategies, avoiding scams, home-buying information, transitioning to civilian life, and financial resources for military families.
Date: 2009
Creator: Lankford, Kimberly
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buchanan Dam: The birthplace of LCRA (open access)

Buchanan Dam: The birthplace of LCRA

This document describes the history of the Buchanan Dam in the Colorado River of Texas and the establishment of the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA).
Date: March 2006
Creator: Lower Colorado River Authority
System: The Portal to Texas History
Do We Have Enough Water? (open access)

Do We Have Enough Water?

Report outlining a proposal being studied to "meet the shortages in the lower Colorado River basin and help the San Antonio region meet some of its future water needs" (cover).
Date: October 2006
Creator: Lower Colorado River Authority
System: The Portal to Texas History
LCRA at a Glance (open access)

LCRA at a Glance

Pamphlet providing an overview of the functions of Lower Colorado River Authority.
Date: 2006
Creator: Lower Colorado River Authority
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forage Quality and Quantity in Texas : Managing Nutrition in Range Beef Cattle (open access)

Forage Quality and Quantity in Texas : Managing Nutrition in Range Beef Cattle

This document "discusses the forage quality trends in various regions of Texas, tools to analyze the nutritional environment of cattle and differentiate between forage quality and availability problems, and nutritional management strategies" (p. 1).
Date: September 2002
Creator: Lyons, Robert K.; Machen, Rick & Stuth, Jerry W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bienvenidos. Esta Guia le Dice Como Usar Sus Beneficios de Medicaid (open access)

Bienvenidos. Esta Guia le Dice Como Usar Sus Beneficios de Medicaid

This publication is in Spanish. The publication offers information on Medicaid in Texas and services to senior, children, and women.
Date: [2008..]
Creator: Medicaid of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
It's Your Financial Life (open access)

It's Your Financial Life

This pamphlet outlines the basics of banking and common financial transactions such as checking and savings accounts, credit cards and credit scores, investments, and insurance.
Date: 2009
Creator: Morris, Virginia B. & Morris, Kenneth M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Un Saludo A Invertir Con Inteligencia. (open access)

Un Saludo A Invertir Con Inteligencia.

Booklet providing information on investing and saving finances.
Date: 2009
Creator: Morris, Virginia B. & Morris, Kenneth M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nutrition is fun. Eat Up. (open access)

Nutrition is fun. Eat Up.

This pamphlet provides information on healthy eating habits and getting kids to eat healthy.
Date: [2007-01..2014-11]
Creator: NutriGram
System: The Portal to Texas History
SABay: San Antionio Bay Foundation (open access)

SABay: San Antionio Bay Foundation

Mail-able pamphlet giving history, overview, goals of the San Antonio Bay Foundation along with a brief overview of the San Antonio Bay. Illustrated map of area of operations is also included
Date: [2008..]
Creator: San Antonio Bay Foundation
System: The Portal to Texas History
Woodpecker Damage: A Simple Solution to a Common Problem (open access)

Woodpecker Damage: A Simple Solution to a Common Problem

A guide to preventing woodpecker holes in buildings by providing nest boxes for the woodpeckers.
Date: May 2000
Creator: Shackelford, Clifford E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Navigating the Appeals Process (open access)

Navigating the Appeals Process

This brochure gives general guidelines for initiating and managing the appeals process as well as general tips for maintaining an appeal along with answers to commons appeals questions.
Date: [2007-01..2014-11]
Creator: Staples, Todd
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Gulf Shrimp (open access)

Texas Gulf Shrimp

This brochure gives a brief overview of Texas wild-caught gulf shrimp. Tips are given on buying, storing, and handling raw shrimp for cooking and the sustainability efforts of the Texas shrimp industry. Pictures are included of various prepared shrimp dishes. Shrimp gulf types are listed with brief description accompanied by illustrations of shrimp.
Date: [2007..2014]
Creator: Staples, Todd
System: The Portal to Texas History
Teacher Retirement System Goes Social : Look Inside To See How You Can Get Connected... (open access)

Teacher Retirement System Goes Social : Look Inside To See How You Can Get Connected...

This document discusses social media as it relates to connecting with the teacher retirement system of Texas.
Date: [2006..2009]
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
TRS goes social (open access)

TRS goes social

"TRS is committed to communicating with our members and retirees in ways that are most convenient for them. We recognize that a growing number of members and retirees are turning to social media to get news and share information online-whether through a home computer or mobile device such as a laptop, tablet or smart phone."
Date: [2006..2009]
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History