Browsing by Subject "Texas"
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15% Above-Code Energy Efficiency Measures for Commercial Buildings in Texas
(Energy Systems Laboratory, 2007-08)In the pages that follow, 15% above-code measures for new commercial buildings are presented for the 41 non-attainment and affected counties in Texas, separated by climate area. Each page contains a description of the ... -
15% Above-Code Energy Efficiency Measures for Residential Buildings in Texas
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2007-08)In the pages that follow, 15% above-code measures for new residential buildings are presented for the 41 non-attainment and affected counties in Texas, separated by climate area. Each page contains a description of the ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Collective Efficacy Measurement and the Effects Collective Efficady Beliefs have on Student Achievement in Select Texas Suburban Elementary Schools
(2013-01-09)The two part purpose of this study is to first test whether perceived collective efficacy is positively significantly related to student achievement in select Texas suburban elementary schools. The second part is to ... -
A Study on Administrators' Perceptions of the Optional Flexible Year Program: School Improvement Effort in a Rural Texas School District
(2015-08-06)The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine how administrators from a single, rural school district in southeast Texas experienced the implementation of a reform policy, the Optional Flexible Year Program (OFYP), ... -
A Study on the Parasite Diversity and Community Ecology of Three Species of Texas Freshwater Turtles
(2018-06-06)In this study, the metazoan parasites of three species of freshwater turtles (the spiny softshell, Apalone spinifera, the common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina, and the red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans) ... -
A Study on the Parasite Diversity and Community Ecology of Three Species of Texas Freshwater Turtles
(2018-06-06)In this study, the metazoan parasites of three species of freshwater turtles (the spiny softshell, Apalone spinifera, the common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina, and the red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans) ... -
Alonso de León's 1690 expedition diary into Texas: an edition and study of the Spanish texts with semi-paleographic transcriptions
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)The 1690 expedition led by Alonso de León into present day Texas proved to be a pivotal journey that had lasting effects on the development of Spain's land north of the Rio Grande. This expedition established the first ... -
Alternative Larval Diets and Generational Time for Gulf of Mexico Blenny Species
(2015-07-16)The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of nematodes (Panagrellus redivivus and Turbatrix aceti), Artemia, and rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis) as diet options for larval Scartella cristata to see how ... -
American Progressive Education, Texas Schools, and Home Economics, 1910-1957
(2011-08-08)This thesis explores the Americanization efforts of educational leaders in Texas during the Progressive Era to demonstrate that reformers did not use vocational education, and specifically home economics, primarily to ... -
An Analysis of Current Trends and Potential Applications of Sociohydrology
(2017-12-13)Humans live in an ever-changing, increasingly-complicated world. As the fundamental understanding of systems changes, those tasked with managing these may find themselves faced with new situations with problems more complex ... -
Analysis of the Pass Cavallo shipwreck assemblage, Matagorda Bay, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)A survey conducted in February of 1998 located an anomaly originally believed to be the remains of L'Aimable. L'Aimable was one of four ships utilized by Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, for his voyage to colonize ... -
An analysis of the representational pattterns of English language learners receiving special education services in school districts in South Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)This study examined the representational patterns of English language learners receiving special education services in school districts in South Texas. Additionally, this study identified school district characteristics ... -
Analysis of Wind Power Generation of Texas
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Applying the modified quadriform to measure efficiency in Texas public schools
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)The purpose of this study was to identify school districts in the state of Texas that would be considered efficient based on the modified quadriform model, and to identify alterable school characteristics most associated ... -
Aquatic macrophyte and animal communities in a recently restored brackish marsh: possible influences of restoration design and the invasive plant species Myriophyllum spicatum
(2012-07-16)The numerous benefits that wetlands provide make them essential to ecosystem services and ecological functions. Historically, wetland losses have been caused by natural and anthropogenic changes. In Texas, nearly 50% of ... -
Assessing Environmental Issues in Upland Game Birds
(2017-07-31)Wildlife management is essentially the balance between maintenance of habitat and control of population density. To demonstrate the application of multivariate techniques for habitat assessment, I evaluated 4 contemporary ... -
Assessment of Charter Boat and Head Boat Angler Perception of Fishery Regulations and Stock Health in the Recreational Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) Fishery in the Upper Texas Coast
(2012-10-19)In 1988, the red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico was declared severely overfished. Since then, the daily bag limit has been reduced from 7 to 2, the minimum size limit has increased from 13 to 16 inches, and the ... -
Associations of watershed and instream environmental factors with aquatic macrofauna in tributaries of the Pedernales River, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)Intermittent headwater streams serve important functions in semi-arid rangelands, both for humans and wildlife. However, few studies have assessed species-environment relationships for fish and benthic macroinvertebrate ... -
Bear Creek: a case study in locating historic site remains in southeast Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)In the Gulf Coastal Prairie and Marsh region of Texas, historic archaeological sites are often obscured by dense vegetation resulting in extremely limited surface visibility. In an environment such as this, historic sites ... -
A Beggar’s Ride: Tales From Within the Herd
(2012-02-14)This story suite is a work of autobiographical fiction, a coming of age tale which uses a young girl’s relationship to horses—along with various people and places connected to the horse world—as its narrative theme. The ...