Web Links
Review the main concepts of every chapter.
Chapter 1: The Environment of Texas Politics
The Handbook of Texas Online:
www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online
Texas Department of Agriculture:
www.agr.state.tx.us
Texas oil industry:
www.rrc.state.tx.us
Texas State Data Center:
txsdc.tamu.edu
Texas State Library and Archives Commission:
www.tsl.state.tx.us/lobby/reffirst.html
United States Census Bureau:
www.census.gov
Window on State Government:
www.window.state.tx.us
Chapter 2: Federalism and the Texas Constitution
FindLaw: U.S. Constitution:
www.findlaw.com/casecode/constitution
National Governors Association:
www.nga.org
Texas Constitution:
www.capitol.state.tx.us/txconst/toc.html
Texas Legislature Online:
www.capitol.state.tx.us
Texas Office of State-Federal Relations:
www.osfr.state.tx.us
Texas Office of the Secretary of State:
www.sos.state.tx.us
Texas State Historical Association Online:
www.tsha.utexas.edu
Chapter 3: Local Governments
Austin city government:
www.ci.austin.tx.us
Dallas city government:
www.dallascityhall.com/dallas/eng/html/dallas_city_council.html
El Paso city government:
www.ci.el-paso.tx.us/council/acc.htm
Houston city government:
www.ci.houston.tx.us/citygovt
Texas Association of Counties:
www.county.org
Texas Association of Regional Councils:
www.txregionalcouncil.org
Texas Municipal League:
www.tml.org
Texas Online:
www.state.tx.us
Texas State Data Center:
www.txsdc.tamu.edu
Chapter 4: The Politics of Elections and Parties
Elections Division, Texas Secretary of State:
www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml
Texas Democratic Party:
www.txdemocrats.org
Texas Ethics Commission:
www.ethics.state.tx.us
Texas Libertarian Party:
www.tx.lp.org
Texas Reform Party:
www.texasreformparty.org
Texas Republican Party:
www.texasgop.org
Chapter 5: The Politics of Interest Groups
Common Cause Texas:
www.ccsi.com/~comcause
League of Women Voters of Texas:
www.lwvtexas.org
Professional Advocacy Association of Texas:
www.texasadvocacy.com
Texans for Public Justice:
www.tpj.org
Texas Community College Teachers Association:
www.tccta.org
Texas Christian Coalition:
www.texascc.org
Texas Ethics Commission:
www.ethics.state.tx.us
Texas League of United Latin American Citizens:
www.texaslulac.org
Texas NAACP:
www.texasnaacp.org
Chapter 6: The Legislature
Legislative Reference Library:
www.lrl.state.tx.us
Texas House of Representatives:
www.house.state.tx.us
Texas Legislature Online:
www.capitol.state.tx.us
Texas Senate:
www.senate.state.tx.us
Chapter 7: The Executive
Office of the Attorney General:
www.oag.state.tx.us
Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts:
www.window.state.tx.us
Office of the Governor:
www.governor.state.tx.us
Office of the Lieutenant Governor:
www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/ltgov/ltgov.htm
Office of the Secretary of State:
www.sos.state.tx.us
Texas Department of Agriculture:
www.agr.state.tx.us
Texas General Land Office:
www.glo.state.tx.us
Chapter 8: Public Policy and Administration
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas:
www.txdps.state.tx.us
Office of Public Utility Counsel:
www.opc.state.tx.us
Public Utility Commission of Texas:
www.puc.state.tx.us
Railroad Commission of Texas:
www.rrc.state.tx.us
State Board of Education:
www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe
State Board of Educator Certification:
www.sbec.state.tx.us
Sunset Advisory Commission:
www.sunset.state.tx.us
Texas Department of Transportation:
www.dot.state.tx.us
Texas Education Agency:
www.tea.state.tx.us
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality:
www.tceq.state.tx.us
Texas Department of Insurance:
www.tdi.state.tx.us
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation:
www.mhmr.state.tx.us
Texas Education Agency:
www.tea.staet.tx.us
Texas Food Stamp Outreach:
www.lonestarcard.org
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board:
www.thecb.state.tx.us
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department:
www.tpwd.state.tx.us
Texas State Employees Retirement System:
www.ers.state.tx.us
Texas Water Development Board:
www.twdb.state.tx.us
Texas Workforce Commission:
www.twc.state.tx.us
Chapter 9: Laws, Courts, and Justice
Death Penalty Institute:
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org
Justice for All:
www.jfa.net
Justice Policy Institute:
www.justicepolicy.org
Office of Court Administration:
www.courts.state.tx.us
State Bar of Texas:
www.texasbar.com
Texas Law Help:
www.texaslawhelp.org
Texans for Public Justice:
www.tpj.org
Chapter 10: Revenues, Expenditures, and Fiscal Policy
Center for Public Policy Priorities:
www.cppp.org
Legislative Budget Board:
www.lbb.state.tx.us
Office of Budget and Planning (Office of the Governor):
www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/bpp
Office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts:
www.window.state.tx.us
State Auditor's Office:
www.sao.state.tx.us
Texas Health and Human Services Commission:
www.hhsc.state.tx.us
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board:
www.thecb.state.tx.us
