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Texas Online
Free Website: http://www.texasonline.com/
Official Web Portal for the state of Texas.
Texas State Directory: The Comprehensive Guide to the Decision-Makers in Texas Government
Location: Current edition at JPL Reference Desk JK4830 .T4; Older editions in JPL Stacks JK4830 .T4
Free Website: http://www.txdirectory.com/online
Comprehensive guide to federal, state, and local bodies of government is published by the Texas State Directory Press. in addition to state information, complete listings of elected officials in federal offices, county and
city elected officials and boards and commissions that regulate state policy.
Texas State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer
Free Website: http://txsdc.utsa.edu/
The Texas State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer, in cooperation
with a network of affiliates, functions as a focal point for the distribution of Census information
for Texas. The Center also disseminates population estimates and projections for Texas, as well
as other information from the federal government, state government, and other sources.
Research on the World Wide Web: A Directory of Resources
Location: JPL Reference Desk TK 5105.888 .R47 2000
This resource, created by the Texas Legislative Council, gives information about doing research on the world wide web and gives links to various resources by subject. The information includes U.S. Government links, Texas links, and links to various organization and commercial sites.
Texas.government.ontheweb: A Librarian's Guide to Texas Government Information on the World Wide Web
Location: JPL Reference Desk JK 4816 .P65 1999
This book provides an overview of the structure of Texas government and identifies and describes Texas government web sites by subject.
Texas Almanac (UTSA subscription)
Location: JPL Reference Desk AY 311 .G3 T5; older editions available in JPL Stacks
Location: Downtown Library, Reference Desk AY 311 .G3 T5
The Texas Almanac provides reference and statistical information about the history, culture, politics, climate, economics, and geography of the state of Texas. Latest edition available online.
TRAIL: Texas Records and Information Locator
Free Website: http://www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/
TRAIL searches and links information from over
180 Texas state agency web servers. TRAIL also provides basic information about state agencies including contact, legal,
budgetary and background resources on the Texas State Agencies page.
Library Catalog of Texas State Agencies
Free Website: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/webcat/index.html
This searchable online catalog contains the holdings of six Texas state agencies including the
Texas State Library and Archives Commission and five partner agency. Useful for identifying Texas government publications. Not all items owned by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission prior to 1976 will be listed in this catalog.
UTSA may own the item or can get it for you through Interlibrary Loan.
Texas Statistics A to Z
Free Website: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/ecodev/bidc/subjects/
Extensive A to Z list and links to Texas statistical information by subject maintained by the Business and Industry Data Center, an initiative of the U.S. Census Bureau to make economic data and statistics more widely available at the state and local level.
State of Texas
Free Website: http://www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/
A wealth of information provided by the state for citizens, visitors, business,and government.
State and Local Government on the Net (Texas)
Free Website: http://www.statelocalgov.net/state-tx.cfm
Although not government information itself, the Piper Resources is a guide to Texas government sponsored information. It includes information at the state, county, and city level.
Handbook of Texas Online
Free Website: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/
Location: (The New Handbook of Texas): JPL Reference Stacks F384 .N48 1996
An online version of the Handbook of Texas. This encyclopedia gives information on the history, geography, and culture of Texas.
Texas Constitution
Free Website: http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/txconst/toc.html
An online version of the constitution. It can be downloaded in its entirety, viewed by article, or searched.
Texas Fact Book
Location: JPL Reference HJ 11 T474
Free Website: http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/
The 2006 and 2004 editions of the Texas Fact Book are available on the Texas Legislative Board website. contains key demographic information on the Texas population and Texas in general. Includes sections of summary information on Population, Income, Revenue, Exports, Spending, and other information. 1980 through 1989 available on microfiche (check StatisticsUniverse).
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Texas State Agencies
Free Website: http://www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/agencies.jsp
A list of Texas State Agencies provided by the Texas State Library.
2-1-1 Area Information Centers (AIC)
Free via web: http://www.hhs.state.tx.us/tirn/aicsearch.asp
This site give the phone numbers and contact information for Texas Health and Human Services Agencies by Texas county.
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Health and Human Services
Free Website: http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/
Allows you to search for various Texas State Agencies that offer health and human services. It will allow searching by agency name, by the type of service needed, or by target population.
Texas Department of State Health Services
Free Website: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/
Includes health information, regulations on obtaining birth/death records, publications on a variety of topics, and laws and regulations.
*Texas Vital Statistics Unit (TVU) (http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm) is included on the site providing information about birth and death certificates, marriage and divorce records, paternity, and more publications, reports, and data.
Texas Health Care Information Collection
Free Website: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/thcic/default.shtm
This site from the THCIC Center for Health Statistics provides various publications including HMO information and hospital discharge statistics.
Texas Health Data
Free Website: http://soupfin.tdh.state.tx.us/txhd.htm
A part of the Texas Department of Health's web site, this gives birth, death, population, and major trauma data. It also includes birth and death data maps.
Texas Cancer Data Center
Free Website: http://www.txcancer.org
This site includes statistics and demographics on cancer in Texas, publications of the Texas Cancer Council, and a gateway to links about cancer.
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Free Website: http://www.tcada.state.tx.us
Publications, statistics, and information on state and local substance abuse programs are included in this web site.
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Texas Water Development Board
Free Website: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/
The Texas Water Development Board is in charge of statewide water planning. The site includes regional water plans and biweekly drought status reports.
Texas Natural Resource Information Systems
Free Website: http://www.tnris.state.tx.us/
A clearinghouse for Texas natural resource information. It was created by the Texas Water Development board, but includes information on water, geology, census information, and other natural resource information.
Texas Conservation on Environmental Quality (formerly TNRCC)
Free Website: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/
This page is produced by one of the state's biggest environmental agencies and this page contains environmental information for citizens, business people,and the news media. It also includes links to TCEQ publications and to current events.
Texas Parks & Wildlife
Free Website: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/
Provides information about Texas parks, historical sites, and about many outdoor activities. Includes information about the Governor's Task force on Conservation.
USGS Activities in Texas (United States Geological Survey)
Free Website: http://tx.usgs.gov/
Provides links to data, news, information, features, and publications created by the United States Geological Survey.
Texas Drought Information
Free Website: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/data/drought/drought_toc.asp
Information about drought and its impact on Texas. Includes who to call for more information and links to other drought web sites.
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Economic Development and Tourism
Free Website: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/ecodevo/
Information on business development, tourism, economic research, job training reimbursement, and financial incentives. Also includes information on special programs such as small business, the border, and rural Texas.
Texas Employment Agency
Free Website: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/jsemp/jsemp.html
Allows you to search for job openings in Texas. Also provides labor and welfare information and gives details on how to file claims.
*Labor Market Information and Other Date is a section of the Texas Employment Agency site links to many statistical sites including information on both current and historical employment estimates.
*Texas Labor Market Information Statistics (http://www.tracer2.com/) contains data collected by the Texas Labor Market Information Department (layoffs, consumer price index, occupational snapshots, etc.) Also includes monthly press releases and a comparison of Texas unemployment rates to other states.
Texas Department of Economic Development-Business and Industry Data Center
Free Website: http://www.bidc.state.tx.us/
This site includes gives access to agency publications, statistical data, weekly news, and information on the Texas economy.
Texas Workforce Commission
Free Website: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/
The TWC is the state government agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas.
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The Governor of Texas
Free Website: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/
The web site of the Office of the Governor of Texas, Rick Perry. Includes over 4,000 pages of information and links to other Texas government sites.
Texas State Senate
Free Website: http://www.senate.state.tx.us/
The official site of the Texas State Senate. Includes information on Senators, bills, and capitol events. Provides access to the Senate Journal (1999-curent). Has a special page for children.
Texas House of Representatives
Free Website: http://www.house.state.tx.us/
The official site of the Texas House of Representatives. Includes information on legislation, House Committees, and provides text to the House Journal (1999-current).
Texas Legislature
Free Website: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/
Information from both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. Includes information on bills and on various committees.
Texas Legislative Guide (formerly: Texas Legislative Manual): a Guide to the Legislative Process
Location: JPL Reference Desk and Downtown, On Order
Produced by the Texas Legislative Council. Contains the U.S. and Texas Constitutions, the house and senate rules of procedure, the membership of the senate and house and their standing committees, and officers and employees of the two houses.
Texas Constitution Digitization Project
Free Website:: http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/constitutions/
Twelve versions of Texas Constitutions dating from 1824-1876 are provided. A search engine is also included.
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Texas Judiciary Online
Free Website: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/
Contains links to court rules, resource materials, and judicial ethics. Also contains information on the Texas Appellate and Texas Trial courts.
Texas State Bar
Free Website: http://www.texasbar.com
Includes an attorney search and information on how to select a lawyer. Also provides some legal information and background on the legal system.
FindLaw Texas
Free Website: http://guide.lp.findlaw.com/11stategov/tx/
Includes links to court cases, law schools, and lawyers in Texas.
UTSA Legal Research Subject Guide
Free Website: http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/legalresearchguide.html
This subject guide will help you to start your legal research at the UTSA Library.
UTSA Court Cases Subject Guide
Free Website: http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/casesguide.html
This subject guide will help you to find Texas Court Cases.
Guide to Texas Death Penalty Law
Free Website: http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/vlibrary/outlines/deathpen.html
This guide was written by staff at the Tarleton Law Library. It includes background information on the death penalty in Texas and provides links to government and other death penalty sources.
Texas Administrative Code (TAC)
Free Website: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/
The TAC is a compilation of all state agency rules in Texas. There are 16 titles in the TAC. Each title represents a category and relating agencies are assigned to the appropriate title.
Texas Statutes
Free Website: http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html
On-line access to the Texas statutes.
Texas Register
Free Website: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml
This site has an online version of the Texas Register. It includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and more.
The site links to online versions back to 1991 via the University of North Texas.
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Texas Education Agency
Free Website: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/
Includes information for teachers, administrators, parents, and students. Includes publications, data, law, and on-line access to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
Ask TED
Free Website: http://askted.tea.state.tx.us/m
Access information from the Texas Education Directory.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Free Website: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/
The site gives data, statistics, reports, publications, and information on the different types of higher education in Texas.
Texas Center for Educational Research
Free Website: http://www.tcer.org/
The Texas Center for Educational Research (TCER) is a nonprofit educational research organization that researches all levels of Texas public education in order to provide information to those who form educational policies. The web site includes several publications of TCER, including the TCER Connections newsletter.
Intercultural Development Research Association
Free Website: http://www.idra.org/default.htm
The Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) is a San Antonio-based research and training nonprofit organization. It focuses on multicultural and Hispanic education.
Texas State Library
Free Website: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/
Includes a wealth of information including information about Texas, Texas Treasures (images of artifacts and documents), resources for librarians, catalogs and indexes.
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Free Website: http://tdcj.state.tx.us/
This site gives access to many publications of the department including statistics on death row and their Connections Newsletter.
Texas Department of Public Safety
Free Website: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/
A searchable database of sex offenders, information of driver's licenses, Texas gangs, and much more public safety information.
Attorney General of Texas
Free Website: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/
This page provides links to criminal justice information including: consumer protection, gun control, special safety information for the elderly, and crime victims services.
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education
Free Website: http://www.tcleose.state.tx.us/
Includes rules, agency publications, law enforcement links, information about licensing, and information on education for law enforcement officers.
Texas Youth Commission
Free Website: http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/
This site gives information about the Youth Commission's programs and it's programs and facilities. It also provides links to information, articles, and statistics.
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Texas Department of Transportation
Free Website: http://www.dot.state.tx.us/txdot.htm
Provides information on travel, current and upcoming projects, legislation pertaining to TXDOT, and much more.
Texas Department of Public Safety - Driver's License Information
Free Website: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administration/driver_licensing_control/dlindex.htm
Gives information on obtaining and renewing driver's licenses in Texas. It also gives answers to frequently asked questions.
Texas Transportation Institute
Free Website: http://tti.tamu.edu
The institute is a part of the Texas A&M University System and acts as the official research agency for the Texas Department of Transportation. Provides links, publications, and information about transportation.
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Institute of Texan Cultures (UTSA)
Free Website: http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu
The Institute of Texan Cultures is an educational center that focuses on the history and diverse cultures of Texas through exhibits, programs, and publications. In addition to museum exhibits they have a library and photo archives. Online they provide information about various cultural groups, information for students, oral histories, and more.
Texas History, Texas Culture
Free Website: http://www.humanities-interactive.org/
Presents exhibits, a reading room, learning activities, games, and a media theater that discuss various topics about Texas.
TCAnet
Free Website: http://www.arts.state.tx.us/
Set up as a village, each building represents one of twenty-two subjects and offers links and publications on such topics as crafts, folk art, and employment.
Texas Historical Commission
Free Website: http://www.thc.state.tx.us/
Information on current projects, preservation news, online version of the newsletter The Medallion, information about travel destinations, and Texas trivia.
Texas Music Office
Free Website: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/music/
A very informative site that includes links to the office's publications, information for indie bands, listings of Texas radio stations, copyright information, information on getting started in the music business, and more.
Texas Film Commission
Free Website: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/film/
This site contains information for filmmakers. It includes facts about the state, photographs, and information on weather. It also includes information on becoming an extra in a film.
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