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An Audit Report on Parole Division Operations at the Department of Criminal Justice

Description: Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Department of Criminal Justice (Department) using the tools available to it to monitor parole officer caseloads, track drug tests and offender contacts, and ensure that parole offices had sufficient coverage for parole officers on leave.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A Review of Reports Submitted by Regional Planning Commissions

Description: Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether Regional Planning Commissions have submitted reports, audits, and salary schedules to the State Auditor as required under Texas Local Government Code, and report any failure to comply with the reporting requirements to the Office of the Governor; and to reviewing reports and audits, including any working papers and other supporting documentation, as deemed necessary.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

An Audit Report on the Department of Motor Vehicles

Description: Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to establishing financial benchmarks for the Department of Motor Vehicles on its overall status and condition in relation to funds on hand, equipment and other assets, and pending matters.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Bat Control in Schools

Description: This document provides information on how to "prevent or minimize problems associated with bats" in a school environment. (p. 1).
Date: October 2010
Creator: Hurley, Janet A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

An Audit Report on the Texas Records Exchange System at the Texas Education Agency

Description: Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Texas Records Exchange System (TREx) is being used by selected school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and higher education institutions as intended; whether it meets standards approved by the Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner of Higher Education; and whether it adheres to applicable federal and state statutes regarding data confidentiality and applicable Texas Education Agency (Agency) rules.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Studies to determine the effectiveness of longitudinal channelizing devices in work zones

Description: "This report describes the methodology and results of analyses performed to determine whether the following longitudinal channelizing device (LCD) applications improve the traffic safety and operations of work zones relative to the use of standard drums."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Finley, Melisa D.; Theiss, LuAnn; Trout, Nada D.; Miles, Jeffrey D. & Nelson, Alicia A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Valuing public sector risk exposure in transportation public-private partnerships

Description: "This report presents a methodological framework to evaluate public sector financial risk exposure when delivering transportation infrastructure through public-private partnership (PPP) agreements in the United States (U.S.)."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Bujanda, Arturo & Valdez-Ceniceros, Gabriel Alejandro
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Characterizing information propagation through inter-vehicle communication on a simple network of two parallel roads

Description: "In this report, we study information propagation via inter-vehicle communication along two parallel roads. By identifying an inherent Bernoulli process, we are able to derive the mean and variance of propagation distance."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Yin, Kai & Wang, Bruce X.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Partnering with AVID to create transportation scholars

Description: "The goal of this project was to team with the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program in local schools to stimulate student awareness of transportation and engineering careers and to encourage interest in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Jasek, Debbie & Finley, Melisa D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Responses of trucking operations to road pricing in central Texas

Description: "The purpose of this study is to identify and quantify how the different segments of the trucking industry would respond to road pricing applications, including traditional toll rads, variably priced toll roads, mixed-use express lane facilities, and truck-only tolled facilities."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Prozzi, Jolanda; Walton, C. Michael & Rutzen, Beatriz
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

An evaluation of the effects of transit oriented development in a suburban environment

Description: "Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) refers to dense, pedestrian-friendly, livable communities that have good transit as a nucleus. While transit facilities are missing in most suburban towns and the residents are heavily dependent on their vehicles, it is wondered whether residents would take advantage if public facilities were available. This paper presents information about some vital aspects of TOD when viewed in suburban communities."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Lewis, Carol Abel & Lastrape, Krystal M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Quantitative characterization of microstructure of asphalt mixtures

Description: "The main objective of this study was to quantitatively characterize the three dimensional micro-structure of the asphalt binder withing the fine aggregate matrix of an asphalt mixture and compare the influence of binder content, coarse aggregate gradation, and fine aggregate gradation on this micro-structure."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Badgekar, Swapneel; Bhasin, Amit & Izadi, Anoosha
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Examining the Role of Trip Length in Commuter Decisions to Use Public Transportation

Description: Report that examines traveler trip lengths across transit modes, work trip duration frequency distributions and mode share distributions in 7 major cities, 8 Combined Statistical Areas and one Metropolitan Statisical Area and found the effects of increasing population and transit mdoe gvariety on work trip travel time and travel distance.
Date: October 2010
Creator: Yu, Yao & Machemehl, Randy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Incorporating sustainability into Texas Department of Transportation's transportation decision making : summary of work performed, methods used and results achieved

Description: "This report summarized the work performed in Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 and 2010 under TxDOT Implementation Project 5-5541-01-"Regional Workshops on Sustainability Enhancement Tool."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Zietsman, Josias; Eisele, William L. & Ramani, Tara L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0808

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a member of the board trustees of an independent school district may simultaneously serve as mayor of a type A general-law municipality that is located wholly within the geographical boundaries of the school district (RQ-0874-GA)
Date: October 5, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0809

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of a commissioners court to regulate traffic on roads located in an unincorporated area of the county but within the boundaries of a fresh water supply district (RQ-0876-GA)
Date: October 5, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0810

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Meaning of the words “bid” and “proposal” for purposes of chapter 44 of the Education Code and chapter 71 of the Natural Resources Code (RQ-0880-GA)
Date: October 22, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0811

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Application of the fee exemption for certain certified public accountants who are employees of governmental entities (RQ-0881-GA)
Date: October 22, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0812

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether bingo gift certificates and similar items constitute “non cash merchandise prizes, toys or novelties” under section 47.01(4)(B) of the Penal Code and whether certain business practices, which may be used by charities that conduct bingo to maxi… more
Date: October 22, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0813

Description: Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether parents may use the services of an advocate in dealing with matters of their child’s education (RQ-0871-GA)
Date: October 27, 2010
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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