Texas Safety Action Report (open access)

Texas Safety Action Report

Report regarding immediate and future actions to improve safety for Texans related to mass shootings and other attacks, and including explanations of relevant executive orders.
Date: September 12, 2019
Creator: Abbott, Greg, 1957-
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peer grouping and performance measurement to improve rural and urban transit in Texas (open access)

Peer grouping and performance measurement to improve rural and urban transit in Texas

"Rural and small urban transit systems in Texas will become even more important with predicted changes in population trends. Rural demographic trends indicate growth in the number of persons age 65 and over coupled with a decrease in population density. Small urban area trends indicate substantial population growth and broadened geographic boundaries, yet resources to provide rural and small urban transit are limited. Therefore, transit managers find it is increasingly important to maximize service efficiency and effectiveness. The purpose of this research was to identify peer groups, performance benchmarks, and strategies used by successful transit providers to achieve high performance. The research project identifies peer groups based on the transit environment within which each agency operates, so that agencies can be compared to other operators who face similar environments. Peer group effectiveness and efficiency performance are examined within and between rural and urban peer groups, and high performers are identified for case studies. Through the case studies, key attributes are identified for achieving high operating efficiency and/or effectiveness. Performance strategies are categorized to provide transit providers with transferrable information to improve performance and increase the return on transit investment."
Date: September 2010
Creator: Arndt, Jeffrey C.; Edrington, Suzie; Sandidge, Matthew; Quadrifoglio, Luca & Perkins, Judy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Zube Park Detention Basin (open access)

A Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Zube Park Detention Basin

An intensive cultural resources survey of a proposed detention basin (HFCD unit L500-01-00) adjacent to Zube Park in Harris County Texas.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Atkins
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intensive Archaeological Survey for the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority Proposed Loop 571 Extension Between U.S. Highway 79 and U.S. Highway 259, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas (open access)

Intensive Archaeological Survey for the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority Proposed Loop 571 Extension Between U.S. Highway 79 and U.S. Highway 259, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas

An archaeological survey report of the the proposed site of the Loop 571 Extension between U.S. Highway 79 and U.S. Highway 259 in Henderson, Texas to determine whether any cultural resources were present in the area.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Atkins North America, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing of Sites 41LT56, 41LT310, 41LT387, 41LT397, 41LT415, 41LT422, 41LT424, 41LT425, and 41RT413 in Luminant's Kosse Mine, Limestone and Robertson Counties, Texas (open access)

National Register of Historic Places Eligibility Testing of Sites 41LT56, 41LT310, 41LT387, 41LT397, 41LT415, 41LT422, 41LT424, 41LT425, and 41RT413 in Luminant's Kosse Mine, Limestone and Robertson Counties, Texas

Report on the results of archaeological investigations at nine sites at Luminant's Kosse Mine in Limestone and Robertson Counties, Texas, to determine whether the sites were eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Atkins North America, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Delivery of workshops on corridor management and preservation in Texas (open access)

Delivery of workshops on corridor management and preservation in Texas

"This report summarizes the delivery and outcome of a series of workshops conducted at 23 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) districts across the state on corridor management and preservation in Texas. The workshops served as follow-up implementation work for research project 0-5606, "Creating Partnerships with Local Communities to Manage and Preserve Corridors." The report provides an overview of the project and documents the dates, locations, and attendance of workshops implemented during the three-year project period."
Date: September 2010
Creator: Bochner, Brian S. & Hard, Edwin N.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Making Mobility Improvements a Community Asset: Transportation Improvements Using Context-Sensitive Solutions (open access)

Making Mobility Improvements a Community Asset: Transportation Improvements Using Context-Sensitive Solutions

"This report was developed to disseminate knowledge, experiences, and reasons for use and benefits of Context-sensitive solutions (CSS) through university courses and technology transfer to facilitate its use by agencies and practitioners in gaining community acceptance of mobility improvement projects."
Date: September 2010
Creator: Bochner, Brian S.; Storey, Beverly & Lehnert, Angeline
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Issues in Texas : A Survey of Public Perceptions and Attitudes about Water (open access)

Water Issues in Texas : A Survey of Public Perceptions and Attitudes about Water

"The Texas AgriLife Extension Service facilitated a random sample survey of Texas residents to evaluate their awareness of, attitudes about and willingness to act on water issues. The results of this survey will be useful to citizens, local governments, state agencies and policy makers in planning for the future" (p. 6).
Date: September 2010
Creator: Boellstorff, Diane E.; Boleman, Chris T. & McFarland, Mark Lee
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instream Flows Research and Validation Methodology Framework and Brazos Estuary Characterization: Brazos River and Associated Bay and Estuary System (open access)

Instream Flows Research and Validation Methodology Framework and Brazos Estuary Characterization: Brazos River and Associated Bay and Estuary System

Report
Date: September 24, 2015
Creator: Bonner, Timothy; Duke, Jacquelyn; Guillen, George & Winemiller, Kirk
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Planning Tool for Active Traffic Management Combining Microsimulation and Dynamic Traffic Assignment (open access)

A Planning Tool for Active Traffic Management Combining Microsimulation and Dynamic Traffic Assignment

Report focusing on developing tools for evaluating the effectiveness of active traffic management strategies for freeway corridors
Date: September 2018
Creator: Boyles, Stephen D.; Walton, C. Michael; Duthie, Jennifer Clare; Jafari, Ehsan; Jiang, Nan; Khani, Alireza et al.
Object Type: Report
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
Providing for Backyard Wildlife, A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Feeders, Houses and Plants (open access)

Providing for Backyard Wildlife, A Do-It-Yourself Guide for Feeders, Houses and Plants

Brochure containing information "to assist people wanting to create habitat and features that will attract wildlife to their backyards" (About the Author). The table of contents lists sections for: platform bird feeder, platform butterfly feeder, simple squirrel and dove feeder, suet feeder, solitary bees, pollinator box, general use nesting box, nesting platform, butterfly attracting plants, and hummingbird plants for Texas.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Brown, Walter
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Short-Run Impact of Gas Prices on Toll Road Use (open access)

The Short-Run Impact of Gas Prices on Toll Road Use

Report on the results of a study examining the elasticity of travel with respect to gas price by examining how recent changes in gas prices have impacted travel on specific facilities: toll facilities. This study developed models that account for the many other exogenous factors influencing toll road use (such as local economy, population, and toll rates), and provide an elasticity of toll road demand with respect to gas price independent of those other factors.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Burris, Mark & Huang, Chao
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Assessing the Effects of Freshwater Inflows and Other Key Drivers on the Population Dynamics of Blue Crab and White Shrimp Using a Multivariate Time-Series Modeling Framework (open access)

Assessing the Effects of Freshwater Inflows and Other Key Drivers on the Population Dynamics of Blue Crab and White Shrimp Using a Multivariate Time-Series Modeling Framework

Report on the effects of freshwater inflows and other environmental factors on population numbers of Blue Crabs and White Shrimp.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Buskey, Edward J.; Scheef, Lindsay P. & Xue, Jianhong
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
Linking Long-Range Transportation Planning with Project Planning in Support of the Environmental Review Process (open access)

Linking Long-Range Transportation Planning with Project Planning in Support of the Environmental Review Process

A report on methods of linking long-range transportation planning with environmental planning under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process.
Date: December 2012
Creator: Caldas, Carlos H.; Stock, Tyler; Prozzi, Jolanda; Loftus-Otway, Lisa; Clower, Terry & Bomba, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended September 30, 2016 (open access)

Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended September 30, 2016

The Capital Area Council of Governments' annual financial report for fiscal year 2016.
Date: September 30, 2016
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
CAPCOG Connections, September 2013 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, September 2013

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news , upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planning in the Austin, Texas area.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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 Annual Budget and Work Plan: 2014 (open access)

Capital Area Council of Governments Annual Budget and Work Plan: 2014

Annual budget, work plan, projected productivity, and performance report for the Capital Area Council of Goverments (CAPCOG) for fiscal year 2014. It includes the budget resolution, summary, and charts, with segments on area agency on aging, sustainable communities, and homeland security.
Date: September 11, 2013
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Capital Area Council of Governments Annual Financial Report: 2011 (open access)

Capital Area Council of Governments Annual Financial Report: 2011

Annual financial report of the Capital Area Council of Governments including summaries and statements for relevant funds, as well as supplementary information.
Date: September 30, 2011
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of a model performance-based sign sheeting specification based on the evaluation of nighttime traffic signs using legibility and eye-tracker data (open access)

Development of a model performance-based sign sheeting specification based on the evaluation of nighttime traffic signs using legibility and eye-tracker data

"This report focused on the evaluation of traffic sign sheeting performance in terms of meeting the nighttime driver needs. Using the luminance requirements derived from the study and market-weighted headlamp flux matrices, the researchers developed an approach to sigh sheeting specification that is based on nighttime driver needs."
Date: September 2010
Creator: Carlson, Paul J.; Miles, Jeffrey D.; Park, Eun Sug; Young, Sarah; Chrysler, Susan & Clark, Jerremy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Understanding emerging commuting trends in a weekly travel decision frame: implications for mega-region transportation planning (open access)

Understanding emerging commuting trends in a weekly travel decision frame: implications for mega-region transportation planning

"This study analyzed LDC/TRC using national datasets available in the U.S."
Date: September 2011
Creator: Chen, Binbin & Zhang, Ming
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Construction and Evaluation of Post-Tensioned Pre-Stressed Concrete Pavement (open access)

Construction and Evaluation of Post-Tensioned Pre-Stressed Concrete Pavement

This report discusses the issues raised during the pre-construction and construction phases of 9-in thick post-tensioned concrete pavement (PCP) with 300-ft long slabs that started in May 2008.
Date: September 2010
Creator: Choi, Seongcheol & Won, Moon-Cheol
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History