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- 2012 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Guide: For Texas Public School Districts and Campuses
- Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) analyzing the test results, graduation rates, and other evaluation measures for performance of school districts in the state of Texas.
- 2012 Biennial Report on Seawater Desalination
- This report examines progress toward the goal of creating water supplies in Texas through seawater desalination, and identifies several areas where the financial support of the state could effectively expedite the advancement of desalination.
- 2012 Texas Outdoor Recreation Plan
- Plan outlining conservation concerns as well as outdoor needs as noted by citizens and outdoor professionals when surveyed.
- 2012 Transportation Security Institute: Recruiting Next Generation Professionals
- This report focuses on the mission and objectives of transportation security professionals and introduces a pre-selected group of high school students to the various career opportunities within the profession.
- Accommodating oversize and overweight loads: technical report
- "In this report the research project resulted in a statewide map recommending primary and alternate Oversize/ overweight (OS/OW)route networks for the most common origins and destinations based on historical Motor Carrier Division data. Keeping strategic routes open for OS/OW loads and minimizing the number of reroutes along the way will reduce the impedance and unknowns in this critical segment of the motor carrier industry."
- Activating Teens to Prevent Traffic Crashes
- Document discussing methods for preventing traffic crashes by American teenagers.
- 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.
- Adult and Juvenile Correctional Population Projection, Fiscal Years 2012-2017
- "This report is provided to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice so they may incorporate the relevant information into their Legislative Appropriations Requests for the 2014-15 biennium" (June 2012).
- Aerial Assessment of Aquatic and Riparian Habitat in the Brazos River and Blanco River, Texas
- This report's purpose is "to evaluate the use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UVA) to acquire high resolution multispectral aerial imagery from Texas rivers supporting natural resource management objectives" (p. 2).
- Algorithms for Routing Vehicles and Their Application to the Paratransit Vehicle Scheduling Problem
- "As the demand for paratransit services increases, there is a constant pressure to maintain the quality of service provided to the customers while minimizing the cost of operation: this is especially important as the availability of public funding for paratransit services has been on the decline. Key tasks in accomplishing this objective are efficiently allocating vehicles to service trips and adjusting the schedules of vehicles dynamically in response to calls received by the service providers from the customers on the day of the service."
- Alternative Methods of Flexible Base Compaction Acceptance
- "This report summarizes the concerns expressed with the current Texas Department of Transportation(TxDOT) methods, presents approaches some TxDOT districts have taken to overcome problems, and summarizes the current status of other agencies' efforts at mechanistic based acceptance for flexible base. Also this report presents results and findings from a full-scale compaction experiment."
- Alternative Methods of Flexible Base Compaction Acceptance
- Partial abstract: "This report presents the results from the second year of research work investigating issues with flexible base acceptance testing within the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).... Based on the findings, this report presents a modified construction specification for flesible base and a draft test procedure for using the [dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP)] for compaction acceptance."
- Angler Education Instructor Guide: November 2012
- Guide for angler education volunteers covering basic knowledge and skills necessary for students to become successful anglers.
- An Annual Report on Classified Employee Turnover for Fiscal Year 2012
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the classified state employee turnover rate for Fiscal Year 2012. This report provides and analyzes information on employee turnover and summarizes exit survey data, which includes the reasons that employees left state employment.
- Application guide and specifications for geotextiles in roadway applications
- Abstract: "Geotextiles, one among the different geosynthetic products, can be used for a number of functions or applications in pavement design. The benefits of using geotextiles in pavements and other transportation applications have triggered a proliferation of products. While this abundance of new products has led to reduction in costs, it has also made it difficult for TxDOT personnel to choose appropriate products based on their engineering properties. Consequently, this report provides the basis for (i) guidelines for proper use and selection of geotextiles in pavements, (ii) material specifications for geotextiles in pavement applications, and (iii) draft construction specifications."
- Aquifer Test and Related Well Information from Public Water Supply Wells in Groundwater Management Area 8: Final Report
- This report developed a database and a suite of visualization tools to support the analysis of information from approximately 1,000 aquifer tests and 4,000 public water supply (PWS) wells located in Groundwater Management Area 8 (GMA 8). (p. ix).
- Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Marine Creek Corridor Linear Park Improvements Project Area, Tarrant County, Texas
- An archaeological survey report of the proposed site of the Marine Creek Corridor Linear Park Improvements Project in Fort Worth, Texas to determine whether there were any cultural resources in the area.
- Archeological Monitoring for the proposed Lake Texana Pipeline Repolacement Jackson County, Texas
- This report was conducted for archaeological monitoring for the Lake Texana Pipeline Replacement Project in Jackson County, Texas.
- Archival and Archeological Research: Camino Real de los Tejas and Texas State Parks
- Report on the route of El Camino Real as it extends through four Texas State Parks.
- Assessing Public Benefits and Costs of Freight Transportation Projects: Measuring Shippers' Value of Delay on the Freight System
- This report gauges the economic impact of freight delay due to highway congestion, this project focuses on estimating shippers' value of delay (VOD).
- An Audit Report on Certification of the Permanent School Fund's Bond Guarantee Program for Fiscal Year 2011
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the total amount of school district bonds guaranteed by the Permanent School Fund's (Fund) Bond Guarantee Program (Program), whether these were within the limits established by Section 45.053(a) and (d) of the Texas Education Code and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and recent changes made to the Program's rules and statutes.
- An Audit Report on Community Justice Assistance Division Diversion Program Grants at the Department of Criminal Justice
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Community Justice Assistance Division's (Division) processes and controls that are designed and operating to help ensure that local departments use diversion funds in accordance with approved community justice plans and grant agreements.
- An Audit Report on Contract Management at the Department of Motor Vehicles
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) procures contracted goods and services in accordance with applicable state laws, rules, and Department policies and procedures to help ensure that the State's financial interests are protected, and whether the Department has processes and related controls to help ensure that contractors perform according to the terms of their contracts and that the Department processes contractor payments in accordance with applicable state laws, rules, Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts requirements, and Department policies and procedures.
- An Audit Report on Financial and Operational Processes at Midwestern State University
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to selected financial processes at Midwestern State University, ensuring that the University has implemented a system of financial and administrative controls.
- An Audit Report on Incentive Compensation at the Teacher Retirement System, the Employees Retirement System, and the Permanent School Fund
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to whether incentive compensation at the Teacher Retirement System (TRS), the Employees Retirement System (ERS), and the Permanent School Fund (PSF) was calculated and paid in accordance with policies and procedures.
- An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Board of Plumbing Examiners
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Board of Plumbing Examiners is accurately reporting its performance measures to ABEST, and has adequate controls in place over the collection, calculation, and reporting of its performance measures.
- An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the Parks and Wildlife Department
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Parks and Wildlife Department is accurately reporting its performance measures to ABEST and has adequate controls in place over the collection, calculation, and reporting of its performance measures.
- An Audit Report on Performance Measures, Implementation of Prior Audit Recommendations, and Trends at the Department of Transportation
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the accuracy of selected Department of Transportation (Department) performance measures, the status of the Department's implementation of prior audit recommendations related to those performance measures and trends in those performance measures.
- An Audit Report on Selected Financial Controls at the State Office of Administrative Hearings
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) has processes and related controls to help ensure that budgets are prepared using a reasonable methodology and appropriate data, financial data is secure, and the Hearing Activity Report is accurate and complete.
- An Audit Report on Selected Financial Processes and Related Internal Controls at the Commission on State Emergency Communications
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether selected financial processes and related internal controls at the Commission on State Emergency Communications are designed and operating to help ensure accurate and complete financial information and accountability for appropriated funds.
- An Audit Report on Selected Groundwater Conservation Districts
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether selected groundwater conservation districts complied with applicable statutes and to summarizing information from districts' audited annual financial statements.
- An Audit Report on the Board of Professional Engineers: A Self-directed, Semi-independent Agency
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to verifying the accuracy of certain key financial statement balances and the effectiveness of key financial controls at the Board of Professional Engineers (Agency); verifying the accuracy of, and evaluating trends in, selected performance measures the Agency uses; and evaluating the Agency's process for setting fees and penalties.
- An Audit Report on the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas State History Museum has processes and related controls to help ensure that (1) enterprise fund revenues are properly managed, safeguarded, and accounted for and (2) expenses and other financial transactions related to the enterprise fund are properly authorized and supported; and to determining whether the Museum administers the Museum Fund in compliance with applicable state laws, rules, Museum policies and procedures, and terms of donor agreements.
- An Audit Report on the Health and Human Services Commission's Administration of Home Health Services within the Texas Health Steps Program
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Health and Human Services Commission (Commission) and the Department of State Health Services (Department) have controls to help ensure that home health providers enrolled in the Texas Health Steps program are qualified according to applicable policies and procedures, monitored for accurate and appropriate service delivery, and sanctioned or removed from provider rolls as appropriate.
- An Audit Report on the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3 (District) has controls that are designed and operating to help ensure that financial transactions comply with applicable law, policies and procedures, and contract terms; to providing information on rates and fees the District charges; and to providing information related to water use by the District.
- An Audit Report on the Operations of the Department of Transportation's Flight Services Section
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Transportation (Department) and the Department's Flight Services Section have controls designed and operating to help ensure that assets are properly safeguarded; expenditures are allowable, properly authorized, and reasonable for the performance of the Flight Services Section's functions; staff receive required training; selected human resources activities comply with applicable laws and agency policies; and flight activity and other selected operations of the Flight Services Section are fully and accurately documented.
- An Audit Report on the ReHabWorks System at the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (Department) has developed and implemented the ReHabWorks System in a manner to help ensure achievement of intended goals within anticipated time frames and budgets, and whether there are controls in the ReHabWorks System to help ensure current and future functionality, completeness, and security for the Division for Rehabilitation Services and the Division for Blind Services.
- An Audit Report on the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association's (Association) controls over selected financial processes produce accurate financial information and help ensure accountability for Association funds; whether the Association's claims processing procedures and related controls help ensure that claims payments are authorized, supported, processed in a timely manner, and made in compliance with applicable requirements; and whether selected Association expenses are reasonable and necessary, properly authorized, supported, and paid in accordance with applicable statutory, regulatory, and contractual requirements and Association policies and procedures.
- An Audit Report on the Water Infrastructure Fund at the Water Development Board
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Water Development Board (Agency) has processes and controls for the Water Infrastructure Fund that are designed and operating to help ensure that the Agency provides financial assistance to projects that are eligible for Water Infrastructure Fund funding, prioritizes funding decisions in accordance with statute and Agency policy; determines that loan recipients meet criteria for financial soundness, and adequately monitors projects.
- An Audit Report Related to the National Research University Fund
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to auditing all or a representative sample of restricted research funds awarded to eligible higher education institutions and the higher education institutions' expenditures of those funds.
- Automating the Process for Locating No-Passing Zones Using Georeferencing Data
- This research created a method of using global positioning system (GPS) coordinates to identify the location of no-passing zones in two-lane highways.
- Begin with the End in Mind: A Records Management and Archive Manual for Texas Legislators
- This manual is a records management and archives manual for Texas legislators.
- Best Practices for TxDOT on Handling Wildfires
- This report describes the duties of TxDOT employees in fighting wildfires, TxDOT's past experiences with wildfires, and best practice guidelines.
- Best Practices for TxDOT on Handling Wildfires
- This is a report on the record setting wildfires in 2011 in the State of Texas. The research in the report follows lessons learned in responding to wildfires and the application of those lessons toward establishing best practices.
- Biennial Registries of Reinvestment Zones for Tax Abatements and Tax Increment Financing
- This report provides information on tax abatement and tax increment financing for reinvestment zones.
- Biennial Report of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Fiscal Years 2009-2010
- The fiscal year 2009-2010 biennial report of the Texas Library and Archives Commission which highlights the achievements of library programs and how they relate to the state libraries four main goals.
- A Biennial Report on the State's Position Classification Plan for the 2014-2015 Biennium
- Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the competitiveness of the Position Classification Plan (Plan) with similar positions in the private and public sector, and whether changes to the Plan are needed.
- Biennial Report to the 83rd Legislature of Texas: State Office of Risk Management
- This is the the State Office of Risk Management Biennial Report, as the guidelines for oversight in developing and maintaining effective risk management programs; specialized assistance and training; comprehensive data collection, monitoring, and analysis; and the workers’ compensation program.
- Biennial Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: Department of Insurance
- Biennial report of the Texas Department of Insurance, summarizing needed changes in Texas laws relating to regulation of the insurance industry with statements of the reasons for the changes.
- Biennial Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: Records Management Interagency Coordinating Council
- Biennial report of the Texas Records Management Interagency Coordinating Council( RMICC) describing the organization's goals and activities during fiscal years 2011-2012. It includes the results of a multiyear research project to assess electronic records practices of state agencies and universities.