State of Texas Government Sites
Reference Books on Texas Government
Local government code. by Call Number: Ref KFT1230.5.V4 L62 1988Publication Date: c1988-This reference book contains three volumes on the local laws and legislation of the state of Texas.
Texas Reference Databases
- Texas Digital Sanborn Maps This link opens in a new windowSanborn maps, originally created for fire insurance information, provides detailed historical details about Texas cities, towns, and neighborhoods. (Proquest - TexShare) Remote Access with University Network Account
- Texas Reference Center This link opens in a new windowIncludes information on Texas history, ethnic & cultural diversity, gender studies, literature, public health, business, home & garden, sports and leisure, and biographies of historical and contemporary Texans. Also provides the Spanish-language newspaper El Sol de Texas with Texas and national news coverage. (EBSCO) Remote Access with University Network Account
Electronic Books on Texas Government
The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, 1839-1845 by Call Number: F 390 .H833 1998 E-BOOKISBN: 1574410008Publication Date: 1996-04-01- Miriam by Call Number: F 391 .F473 P38 1995 E-BOOKISBN: 0585183627Publication Date: 1995-01-01First Woman Governor of the State of Texas.
Here are just the select few of the electronic books on Texas Government.
- Reinventing Texas Government by Call Number: JK 4841 .L38 1999 E-BOOKISBN: 0292799799Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Profiles in Power by Call Number: F 385 .P76 2004 E-BOOKISBN: 029270240XPublication Date: 2004-04-01Profiles in Power offers concise biographies of fourteen twentieth-century Texans who wielded significant political power and influence in Washington, D.C. First published in 1993 by Harlan Davidson, it has been revised and updated with new chapters on John Nance Garner and Henry Gonzalez and expanded chapters on Lyndon Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Ralph Yarborough, Jim Wright, and John Tower. Demonstrating the validity of a biographical approach to history, the book as a whole covers all the major political issues of the twentieth century, as well as the pivotal role of Texans in defining the national agenda.
