Below is a list of books the Library has received during the past two months.

Week of Monday, Sep 09 2024

Turtle on a post / by Carl Parker as told to Jim Sanderson.
Beaumont, TX : Lamar University Literary Press, 2024.
328.764 P238T 2024
Received: 9/10/2024
Legislators--Texas--Biography.

Week of Monday, Sep 02 2024

Rider 51 : driver license services efficiencies and effectiveness study / prepared for the Texas Department of Public Safety at the direction of the Texas Legislature ; prepared by the University of Texas at Austin, Center for Transportation Research, LBJ School.
Austin, TX : Texas LBJ School, 2024
Z UA320.8 R544D 2024
Received: 9/5/2024
Drivers' licenses--Texas.
Customer satisfaction--Texas.
Customer services--Texas.

Week of Monday, Aug 26 2024

That librarian : the fight against book banning in America / Amanda Jones.
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2024]
303 J76T 2024
Received: 8/30/2024
Challenged books--United States.
Prohibited books--United States.
Censorship--United States.
Livres contestâes (CaQQLa)201-0389709--âEtats-Unis. (CaQQLa)201-0407727
Livres prohibâes (CaQQLa)201-0096865--âEtats-Unis. (CaQQLa)201-0407727

No democracy lasts forever : how the Constitution threatens the United States / Erwin Chemerinsky.
New York, N.Y. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, [2024]
973.93 C517N 2024
Received: 8/30/2024
Democracy--United States.
Constitutional conventions--United States.

Conservation easements : a guide for Texas landowners / Texas Land Trust Council.
Austin, TX : Texas Land Trust Council., c2018.
P400.5 C765 2018
Received: 8/28/2024
Conservation easements--Texas.

Mexican American civil rights in Texas / edited by Robert Brischetto and J. Richard Avena.
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2021]
323.1168 B859 2021
Received: 8/28/2024
Mexican Americans--Civil rights--Texas.
Mexican Americans--Texas--Social conditions.
Race discrimination--Texas.
Social change--Texas.
Amâericains d'origine mexicaine (CaQQLa)201-0056887--Droits (CaQQLa)201-0056887--Texas. (CaQQLa)201-0460855
Amâericains d'origine mexicaine (CaQQLa)201-0362090--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0362090--Conditions sociales. (CaQQLa)201-0377410
Discrimination raciale (CaQQLa)201-0027147--Texas. (CaQQLa)201-0460855
Mexican Americans--Civil rights. fast (OCoLC)fst01019081
Mexican Americans--Social conditions. fast (OCoLC)fst01019150
Race discrimination. fast (OCoLC)fst01086465
Race relations. fast (OCoLC)fst01086509
Social change. fast (OCoLC)fst01122310

Texas transportation funding : for fiscal years 2022-2023 / Texas Department of Transportation.
Austin, Tex. : Texas Dept. of Transportation [2021]
T1320.8 T355 2021
Received: 8/27/2024
Transportation and state--Texas.
Transportation--Texas--Finance.

Week of Monday, Aug 12 2024

State supervision of municipal finance.
Austin, Institute of Public Affairs, University of Texas, 1953.
Z UA300.7 P96 12
Received: 8/16/2024
Municipal finance--Texas.
Finances municipales. (CaQQLa)201-0003349
Municipal finance. fast (OCoLC)fst01029264

Parole in Texas : answers to common questions.
Austin, Tex. : Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles : Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice, Parole Division, 2019.
C4837.8 P244Q 2019
Received: 8/16/2024
Parole--Texas.

Employees Retirement System of Texas 10/23/2014 response to the House Committee on State Affairs' 9/26/2014 request.
Austin, Tex. : Employees Retirement System of Texas, 2014.
E1900.8 R434R 2014
Received: 8/16/2024
Government employees' health insurance--Texas.
Employee fringe benefits--Texas.

Local tax limitations can hamper fiscal stability of cities and counties : 3 ways states can help localities improve budget flexibility and resiliency.
Philadelphia, PA : Pew Charitable Trusts, July 2021
336 L811 2021
Received: 8/16/2024
Local taxation--United States.
Finance, Public--United States--States.
Epidemics--United States--States.

Tools for sustainable state budgeting : long-term budget assessments and stress tests promote fiscal resilience.
Philadelphia, PA : Pew Charitable Trusts, November 2023
336 T671 2023
Received: 8/16/2024
Budget--United States--States.
Finance, Public--United States--States.

How states pay for natural disasters in an era of rising costs : a nationwide assessment of budgeting strategies and practices / Anne Stauffer [and seven others]
[place of publication not identified] : Pew Charitable Trusts, 2020
361.5 H847 2020
Received: 8/16/2024
Natural Disasters. (NETC)3647 netc
State Budgets. (NETC)10616 netc
Budgeting. (NETC)3917 netc

Wildfires : burning through state budgets / Pew.
[Washington, DC] : The Pew Charitable Trusts, 2022.
363.37 W673 2022
Received: 8/16/2024
Wildfires. (NETC)37939 netc
Wildland Fire Suppression. (NETC)4799 netc
Wildland Management. (NETC)9084 netc
State Budgets. (NETC)10616 netc

Are sin taxes healthy for state budgets?
Philadelphia, PA : Pew Charitable Trusts, July 2018
330 AR687 2018
Received: 8/16/2024
Alcoholic beverages--Taxation.
Cigarette tax.
Tobacco--Taxation.
Marijuana--Taxation.

Pandemic aid: how states safeguarded against future budget challenges.
Philadelphia, PA : Pew Charitable Trusts, December 2023.
614.518 P189 2023
Received: 8/16/2024
Budget--United States--States.
Stabilization funds--United States--States.
Finance, Public--United States--States.
Epidemics--United States--States.

My favorite mistakes : lessons I've learned through accountability! / by deAndrae.
Houston TX : Divine House Books, c2024.
371.9 H667M 2024
Received: 8/15/2024
Children with disabilities--Education--United States.
Special education--United States.

Cumulative subject index AG opinions 1990-present : fire fighters.
Austin, TX : Office of the Attorney General, [2012]
A2400.7 OP3IF 2012
Received: 8/15/2024
Fire fighters--Legal status, laws, etc.--Texas.
Attorneys general's opinions--Texas--Indexes.

Executive summary : effectiveness and efficiency reports / Legislative Budget Board staff.
Austin, Texas : Legislative Budget Board, [2011]
L1300.8 EX31SU 2011
Received: 8/15/2024
Budget--Texas.
Revenue--Texas.
Fiscal policy--Texas.
Taxation--Texas.

Pre-session legislative conference : November 27 - 29, 2000.
[Austin, TX : The Council, 2000]
L1800.1 P926 2000
Received: 8/15/2024
Legislation--Texas--Congresses.

Pre-session legislative conference : December 3-5, 1986.
[Austin, TX : The Legislature, 1986]
L1800.1 P926 1986
Received: 8/15/2024
Legislation--Texas--Congresses.

Pre-session legislative conference : November 28-30, 1984.
[Austin, TX : The Legislature, 1984]
L1800.1 P926 1984
Received: 8/15/2024
Legislation--Texas--Congresses.

Pre-session legislative conference : December 1-3, 1982.
[Austin, TX : The Legislature, 1982]
L1800.1 P926 1982
Received: 8/15/2024
Legislation--Texas--Congresses.

Pre-session legislative conference : November 28-December 1, 1980.
[Austin, TX : The Legislature, 1980]
L1800.1 P926 1980
Received: 8/15/2024
Legislation--Texas--Congresses.

Establishment of state agency customer service standards : 2000-01 biennium / Legislative Budget Board, Governor's Office of Budget and Planning.
Austin, TX : The Board, [2000]
L1300.8 C987S 2000 V. 3
Received: 8/14/2024
Customer satisfaction--Texas.
Customer services--Texas.
Administrative agencies--Texas--Management.

Establishment of state agency customer service standards : 2000-01 biennium / Legislative Budget Board, Governor's Office of Budget and Planning.
Austin, TX : The Board, [2000]
L1300.8 C987S 2000 V. 2
Received: 8/14/2024
Customer satisfaction--Texas.
Customer services--Texas.
Administrative agencies--Texas--Management.

Establishment of state agency customer service standards : 2000-01 biennium / Legislative Budget Board, Governor's Office of Budget and Planning.
Austin, TX : The Board, [2000]
L1300.8 C987S 2000 V. 1
Received: 8/14/2024
Customer satisfaction--Texas.
Customer services--Texas.
Administrative agencies--Texas--Management.

Week of Monday, Aug 05 2024

Supplemental examiner's report.
[Austin, Tex.] : The Commission, [1986]
P3750.8 SU959R 1986
Received: 8/9/2024

Critckets in Austin / Maria Ashworth.
Houston, TX : Big Belly Books Co., 2024. Publication info: Ã2024
YOUNG TEXANS
Received: 8/9/2024
Crickets--Juvenile literature.

Funding for impact : equitable funding for students who need it the most, final report / Texas Commission on Public School Finance.
Austin, TX : Texas Commission on Public School Finance, [2018]
P3520.3 R299F 2018
Received: 8/8/2024
Education--Texas--Finance.
School districts--Texas--Finance.
Education and state--Texas.

Strategic plan 2022-26 : Visioning a clean water future / Gulf Coast Authority Board of Directors.
Houston, Tex. : Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, [2022]
G1600.3 ST82 2022/26
Received: 8/8/2024

Texas quail / photography by Wyman Meinzer ; text by Roy Sasser.
Dallas : Collectors Covey, 1997.
799.24627 M514Q 1997
Received: 8/8/2024
Quail shooting--Texas.
Quail shooting. fast (OCoLC)fst01084889

Texas Real Estate Commission : Sunset special-purpose review.
Austin, TX : Sunset Advisory Commission, [2024]
S1500.8 R227 2024
Received: 8/8/2024
Sunset reviews of government programs--Texas.

Report on the building and furniture of the Capitol of the state of Texas.
Austin, 1856.
L1836.6 C244H
Received: 8/7/2024

The city we built : Black leaders of Austin / illustrated by Sadâe Lawson ; written by Terry P. Mitchell and Carre Adams.
Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Children's Books, [2024]
YOUNG TEXANS
Received: 8/5/2024
African Americans--Texas--Austin--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Noirs amâericains (CaQQLa)201-0068453--Biographies (CaQQLa)201-0378258--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0377026
Noirs amâericains (CaQQLa)201-0068453--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0470689--Austin (CaQQLa)201-0470689--Biographies (CaQQLa)201-0378258--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0377026

Carrie and the Great Storm : a Galveston Hurricane survival story / by Jessica Gunderson ; illustrated by Matt Forsyth ; cover illustration by Alessia Trunfio.
North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, [2020]
YOUNG TEXANS
Received: 8/5/2024
Hurricanes--Texas--Galveston--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Floods--Texas--Galveston--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Survival--Texas--Galveston--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
Siblings--Juvenile fiction.
Hurricanes--Fiction.
Floods--Fiction.
Survival--Fiction.
Siblings--Fiction.
Ouragans (CaQQLa)201-0018875--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0470721--Galveston (CaQQLa)201-0470721--Histoire (CaQQLa)201-0378892--20e siáecle (CaQQLa)201-0378892--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0376960
Inondations (CaQQLa)201-0018873--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0470721--Galveston (CaQQLa)201-0470721--Histoire (CaQQLa)201-0378892--20e siáecle (CaQQLa)201-0378892--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0376960
Habiletâes de survie (CaQQLa)201-0029692--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0470721--Galveston (CaQQLa)201-0470721--Histoire (CaQQLa)201-0378892--20e siáecle (CaQQLa)201-0378892--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0376960
Fráeres et s¶urs (CaQQLa)201-0045896--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse. (CaQQLa)201-0376960
Siblings fast (OCoLC)fst00839671
Floods fast (OCoLC)fst00927573
Hurricanes fast (OCoLC)fst00964360
Survival fast (OCoLC)fst01761768
Hurricanes--Juvenile fiction. sears
Floods--Juvenile fiction. sears
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.--Juvenile fiction. sears
Siblings--Juvenile fiction. sears
Hurricanes--Fiction. sears
Floods--Fiction. sears
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.--Fiction. sears
Siblings--Fiction. sears

Week of Monday, Jul 29 2024

The Texas sheriff : lord of the county line / by Thad Sitton.
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2006.
363.2820 SI623 2006
Received: 7/30/2024
Sheriffs--Texas--History.
Shâerifs (CaQQLa)201-0029227--Texas (CaQQLa)201-0460855--Histoire. (CaQQLa)201-0378888
Sheriffs. fast (OCoLC)fst01115838

The afterlife of data : what happens to your information when you die and why you should care / Carl èOhman.
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2024]
302.231 OH38 2024
Received: 7/30/2024
Digital media--Social aspects.
Death--Social aspects.
Social media and society.
Data protection.
Online reputation management.
Future life.
Digital preservation--Moral and ethical aspects.
Dead.
Morts. (CaQQLa)201-0012508
Vie future. (CaQQLa)201-0048550
Mâedias sociaux et sociâetâe. (CaQQLa)000323934
Protection de l'information (Informatique) (CaQQLa)201-0061151
Dead fast (OCoLC)fst00888385
Death--Social aspects fast (OCoLC)fst00888680
Digital media--Social aspects fast (OCoLC)fst01766776
Future life fast (OCoLC)fst00936730
Social media and society fast (OCoLC)fst02023083

Statistics for public policy : a practical guide to being mostly right (or at least respectably wrong) / Jeremy G. Weber.
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2024.
300.151 W373 2024
Received: 7/30/2024
Social sciences--Statistical methods.
Sciences sociales--Mâethodes statistiques. (CaQQLa)201-0159678
Social sciences--Statistical methods fast (OCoLC)fst01122983