Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the full-time classification state employee turnover rate for Fiscal Year 1998. This report provides information on employee turnover for use in evaluating and analyzing trends in state employment and in addressing the causes of state employee turnover.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the financial statements of the Teacher Retirement System (System) for fiscal year 1998, and the implementation of Portfolio and Accounting Management for Securities System (PAM), a new investment accounting software package.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if selected certified non-profit health corporations associated with Texas medical institutions have effective controls over key operations to minimize risks associated with its operations.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (Commission) has implemented the significant recommendations from three previous audit reports.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the financial statements of the Office of the Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner (Commission). The report discusses the changes that the Commission has implemented to reduce investment operations risk, and the reportable conditions related to internal controls that, if not corrected, could adversely affect the Commission's ability record, process, summarize, and report its financial data accurately.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if management controls for the selected segments of the Texas Department of Transportation's (Department) inventories and fixed assets were adequate and if related performance goals were routinely and accurately measured.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to Texas A&M University - Kingsville's (University) effective management of current fund revenues, and opportunities for improvement to prevent financial or compliance problems.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to how the Juvenile Probation Commission (Commission) ensures that local juvenile probation departments (local departments) accomplish the tasks that the Legislature expects, and how the Commission ensures that the information it provides to the Legislature and others is accurate.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determine the effectiveness of small internal audit functions by evaluating the effectiveness of internal audit departments with four or fewer staff members and internal audit services provided by contractors at 33 state agencies and universities, and by surveying internal audit directors, agency directors, university presidents, and board chairs to obtain their opinions regarding the effectiveness of internal audit functions.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if appropriate purchasing controls exist at universities, and identifying any material instances of waste, fraud, and abuse.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to information on the number of state employees and the number of consultants and contract individuals who perform services for state government.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to developing an accurate population of subdivisions approved by Hidalgo County from 1991 to 1994; drawing a statistically valid sample of subdivisions composed of four or more residential lots not located within any city limit from this population; determining an accurate number of exceptions within the sample; and projecting a reliable rate of exception for the entire 1991 to 1994 population.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the sufficiency and effectiveness of financial controls over expansion activities at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining if expenditures for home and community-based services at the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services are properly controlled, if the appropriate agencies are using their resources economically and efficiently, and if the appropriate agencies are complying with laws and regulations.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the actual rates negotiated and paid by the Texas Youth Commission for the provision of residential placements per Rider 15 in the General Appropriations Act.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to evaluating the effectiveness of management processes and control systems within the Charitable Bingo Division of the Texas Lottery Commission.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the recommendations of "An Audit Report on Management Controls at Sam Houston State University" were implemented, partially implemented, or not implemented.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to following up on Stephen F. Austin State University's (University) progress in correcting weaknesses in high-risk areas identified in a previous audit.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to Texas Southern University's accountability systems and significant concerns with the finance and accounting, human resources, planning and communication, and student financial aid systems.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the cost benefit of outsourcing the administration of Texas A&M University System (System) research grants and contracts to the Texas A&M Research Foundation (Foundation), and determining if the Foundation's controls over key operations effectively minimize risks associated with the administration of research grants and contracts.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to analyzing and assessing the key management control systems with the State Parks Division at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Department) to ensure that the systems are in place to enable the Parks Division to achieve its mission and goals in an efficient and effective manner.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to Texas entities' leave accounting practices, specifically those concerning Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime and state compensatory time, being generally in compliance with state and federal regulations. The report notes some areas of improvement for the four state agencies that were audited.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the management controls at the Department of Health's (Department) Licensing and Certification Division (Division) and opportunities for improvements in efficiency and effectiveness. The objective of the audit was to determine if the Department and Division have implemented controls which will allow the Division to fulfill its mission.

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to status updates from various state agencies regarding their progress in implementing significant State Auditor's Office (SAO) audit recommendations.