1 Portions of this background material were obtained from the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation's Self-Evaluation Report To The Sunset Advisory Commission, (Austin, Texas, September 1989).

[2] State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Planning and Policy Division, "Staffing Guide FTE Requirements vs SLD FTEs, Average FTEs, and Allocations - August 1990 Revised," (Austin, Texas, September 1990, Mimeograph); and State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Finance Division, 100-Day Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 1990, (Austin, Texas, December 7, 1990), p. 43.

[3] Interview with Finance Division personnel, State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Austin, Texas, May 22, 1991.

[4] State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Self-Evaluation Report To The Sunset Advisory Commission, September 1989, pp. 11-12; and interview with State Department of Highways and Public Transportation personnel, Austin, Texas, April 29, 1991.

[5] State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Report of the Field Organization Review, by the Oversight Committee (Austin, Texas, December 19, 1986), pp. 7-8; and interview with Planning and Policy Division personnel, State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Austin, Texas, May 23, 1991.

[6] Interview with Executive Management, State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Austin, Texas, April 29, 1991.

[7] State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, "Staffing Guide FTE Requirements."

[8] State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Finance Division, District and County Statistics, (Austin, Texas, October 1990), pp. 17, 19.

[9] State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, "Planning and Justification System, Section Summary Short List," (Austin, Texas, February 19, 1991, Mimeograph); and State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, "Residencies (Office Code 05R)," (Austin, Texas, February 26, 1991, Mimeograph).

[10]State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Self-Evaluation Report, p. 21.

[11]State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, "Section Summary Short List," (Austin, Texas, February 26, 1991, Mimeograph).

[12]State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, "Section Summary Short List."; and State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, "Residencies."

[13]Ibid.

[14]State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Highway Design Division, "Summary Of Preliminary Engineering Charges," (Austin, Texas, May 17, 1991, Mimeograph).

[15]State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Highway Design Division, "Districts 2, 10, 12, 14, And 18 Projects Being Prepared By Other Districts," (Austin, Texas, April 29, 1991, Mimeograph).

[16]Memorandum from State Department of Highways and Public Transportation to Texas Performance Review Team, (Austin, Texas, May 31, 1991).

[17]State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, District and County Statistics, p. 26.

[18]Ibid., p. 33.

[19]Ibid., p. 26.

[20]Ibid., p. 33.

[21]State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Finance Division, "Financial Information Management System Functional Project Ledger," (Austin, Texas, August 1990, Computer printout).

[22]State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Right-Of-Way Division, "Directory of Right-Of-Way Employees," (Austin, Texas, Mimeograph).

[23]State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Right-Of-Way Division, "No. Of Parcel Acq. By Dist FY 1990," (Austin, Texas, n.d., Mimeograph).

[24]State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, "Staffing Guide FTE Requirements."

[25]American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AASHTO Reference Book of Member Department Personnel and Committees (Washington, D.C., June 1989).

[26]The Texas Health and Human Services Coordinating Council, Health And Human Services In Texas: A Reference Guide, (Austin, Texas, January 1991).

[27]State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, "Section Summary Short List;" and State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, "Residencies."

[28]State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, "Employee Relocation Assistance Program," (Austin, Texas, May 31, 1991, Mimeograph).