Texas Government Web Sites Organized by Subject
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Texas Online (Texas at Your Fingertips)
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Texas Government Web Sites Organized Alphabetically [opens in a new window]
Subjects: Agriculture / Ranching | Alcohol | Animals | Arts / Culture | Aviation / Space | Banking | Business / Organizations | Children / Child Abuse | Cities / Counties | Civil Rights | Colleges & Universities | Community / Junior / Technical Colleges | Courts | Crime / Criminals | Disabilities | Drugs | Economy / Money / Taxation | Education | Emergencies | Employment | Energy / Fuels / Utilities | Engineering | Geosciences | Government-General | Health / Welfare | History | Homeland Security | Housing / Real Estate | Information Resources | Insurance | Judicial Agencies | Juveniles | Kids’ Sites | Law / Legal | Legislative / Legislature | Libraries | Licensing / Examination Boards | Lottery | Military | National Guard | Natural Resources | Population / Demography | Retirement | Safety | Sports / Recreation | State Agencies / Employees (relating to) | State Hospitals / Schools | Telecommunications | Transportation | Travel / Tourism | Veterans | Volunteers | Weather | Worker’s Compensation |
Agriculture / Ranching
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Ag News
- TAMU, Agriculture Program, News and Public Affairs
- Natural Fibers Information Center
- For 80 years, the Natural Fibers Information Center and its precursors at the University of Texas at Austin conducted research, published studies, and provided information, data, and educational materials about the cotton, wool, mohair, oilseeds, and related industries. NFIC closed its doors for good on August 31, 2007.
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Texas AgriLife Research(TAMU)
- formerly: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
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Texas AgriLife Extension Service(TAMU)
- formerly: Texas Agricultural Extension Service and Texas Cooperative Extension Service
- Texas Department of Agriculture
Alcohol
- DSHS Substance Abuse Services (Texas Department of State Health Services)
- Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Animals
- Structural Pest Control Board of Texas
- Texas Animal Health Commission
- Texas Parks and Wildlife
- Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
- Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TAMU)
- Wildlife Services, Texas (TAMU)
Arts / Culture
- Texas Commission on the Arts (TCANet)
- Texas Film Commission (Office of the Governor)
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Texas Music Office(Office of the Governor) (two examples of what can be found on this site follow)
- Texas Radio Stations
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Texas Talent Register
- “Texas born or based recording artists and their primary business contact phone number”
Aviation / Space
- State of Texas Aircraft Pooling Board
- As a result of legislation passed in 2005 (House Bill 2702, 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session), the State of Texas Aircraft Pooling Board was abolished, and its functions were absorbed by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Aviation Division, Flight Services Section (Government Flight Services)
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Banking
- Credit Union Department
- Finance Commission of Texas
- Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
- Texas Department of Banking
- Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
Business / Organizations
- Bureau of Business Research (Graduate School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin)
- Electronic State Business Daily (Texas Building and Procurement Commission) (moved to Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, as of Sept. 4, 2007)
- TexasOne (“Texas: Wide Open for Business”)
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Children / Child Abuse
Cities / Counties
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County Information Program
- A project of the Texas Association of Counties
- Serves as a central source for county data
- Texas Association of Counties
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TML Online(Texas Municipal League)
- “The Texas Municipal League exists solely to provide services to Texas cities.”
- Tom Green County
Civil Rights
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Texas Workforce Commission. Civil Rights Division
- As of March 1, 2004, the Texas Commission on Human Rights became the Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights Division.
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Colleges and Universities (see also Community/Junior/Technical Colleges).
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Texas Common Course Numbering System (TAMU)
- The Texas Common Course Numbering System is a voluntary, co-operative effort among Texas community colleges and universities to facilitate transfer of freshman- and sophomore-level general academic coursework.
- State University Systems (bookmarks to links in this page)
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Angelo State University(San Angelo)
- Publications and Forms
- For Registration and Scheduling, see the Registrar’s Office web site
- see also Texas Tech University System
- Lamar University(Beaumont)
- Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls)
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Prairie View A&M University(Prairie View)
- see also Texas A&M University System
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Sam Houston State University(Huntsville)
- see also Texas State University System
- Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches)
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Sul Ross State University (Alpine)
- Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College (Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Uvalde)
- see also Texas State University System
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Tarleton State University(Stephenville)
- see also Texas A&M University System
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Texas A&M University System
- Board of Regents (Texas A&M University)
- Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View)
- Tarleton State University(Stephenville)
- Texas A&M International University (Laredo)
- Texas A&M University (College Station)
- Texas A&M University - Commerce
- Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
- Texas A&M University - Kingsville
- Texas A&M University at Galveston
- Texas A&M University at Texarkana
- Texas A&M University Health Science Center
- Texas Transportation Institute
- West Texas A&M University (Canyon)
- Texas Southern University (Houston)
- Texas Southmost College (University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College) (Brownsville)
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Texas State University—San Marcos
- see also Texas State University System
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Texas State University System
- Lamar University(Beaumont)
- Sam Houston State University (Huntsville)
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Sul Ross State University (Alpine)
- Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College (Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Uvalde)
- Texas State University—San Marcos
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Texas Tech University System
- Angelo State University (San Angelo)
- Texas Tech University (Lubbock)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Lubbock, Amarillo, El Paso, Odessa)
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Texas Transportation Institute(Texas A&M University System)
- see also Texas A&M University System
- Texas Woman’s University (Denton)
- University of Houston System
- University of North Texas System
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The University of Texas System(Austin)
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- The University of Texas at Austin
- The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
- The University of Texas at Dallas
- The University of Texas at El Paso
- The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (Odessa)
- The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
- The University of Texas at San Antonio
- The University of Texas at Tyler
- The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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West Texas A&M University(Canyon)
- see also Texas A&M University System
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Community / Junior / Technical Colleges (see also Colleges and Universities)
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Common Course Numbering System, Texas (Texas A&M-Commerce)
- The Texas Common Course Numbering System is a voluntary, co-operative effort among Texas community colleges and universities to facilitate transfer of freshman- and sophomore-level general academic coursework.
- Alamo Community College District (San Antonio)
- Alvin Community College (Alvin)
- Amarillo College (Amarillo)
- Angelina College (Lufkin)
- Austin Community College (Austin)
- Blinn College (Brenham)
- Brazosport College (Lake Jackson)
- Central Texas College (Killeen)
- Cisco College (Cisco)
- Clarendon College (Clarendon)
- Coastal Bend College (Alice, Beeville, Kingsville, Pleasanton)
- College of the Mainland (Texas City)
- Collin County Community College District (Plano)
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Dallas County Community College District(Dallas)
- Brookhaven College (Farmers Branch)
- Cedar Valley College (Lancaster)
- Eastfield College (Mesquite)
- El Centro College (Dallas)
- Mountain View College (Dallas)
- North Lake College (Irving)
- Richland College (Dallas)
- Dallas Telecollege
- Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development
- Del Mar College (Corpus Christi)
- El Paso Community College District (El Paso)
- Frank Phillips College (Borger)
- Galveston College (Galveston)
- Grayson County College (Denison)
- Howard College District
- Howard College (Big Spring)
- Howard College, Lamesa Campus
- Howard College - San Angelo
- South West Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (Big Spring)
- Houston Community College System (Houston)
- Kilgore College (Kilgore)
- Laredo Community College (Laredo)
- Lee College (Baytown)
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Lone Star College (Houston)
- Cy-Fair College (Cypress)
- Kingwood College (Kingwood)
- Montgomery College (Conroe)
- North Harris College (Houston)
- Tomball College (Tomball)
- University Park (Houston)
- McLennan Community College (Waco)
- Midland College (Midland)
- Navarro College (Corsicana)
- North Central Texas College District
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North Harris Montgomery Community College District (Houston)
- Cy-Fair College
- Kingwood College (Kingwood)
- Montgomery College (Conroe)
- North Harris College (Houston)
- Tomball College (Tomball)
- Northeast Texas Community College (Mt. Pleasant)
- Odessa College (Odessa)
- Panola College (Carthage)
- Paris Junior College (Paris)
- Ranger College (Ranger)
- San Jacinto College (Pasadena)
- South Plains College (Leveland, Lubbock)
- South Texas Community College (McAllen)
- Southwest Texas Junior College (Uvalde)
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Tarrant County College (Fort Worth)
- Northeast Campus (Hurst)
- Northwest Campus (Fort Worth)
- South Campus (Fort Worth)
- Southeast Campus (Arlington)
- Trinity River Campus (Fort Worth)
- Temple College (Temple)
- Texarkana College (Texarkana)
- Texas Southmost College (The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College) (Brownsville)
- Texas State Technical Colleges
- Trinity Valley Community College (Athens)
- Tyler Junior College (Tyler)
- Vernon College (Vernon, Wichita Falls)
- The Victoria College (Victoria)
- Weatherford College (Weatherford)
- Western Texas College (Snyder)
- Wharton County Junior College (Wharton, Richmond, Sugar Land)
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Courts
- Court Reporters Certification Board
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Office of Court Administration
- Texas Board of Law Examiners
- Texas Judicial Council
- Texas Judiciary Online
- Texas State Law Library
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Supreme Court of Texas
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Courts of Appeals(Texas Judiciary Online)
- 1st Court of Appeals Online (Houston)
- 2nd Court of Appeals (Fort Worth)
- 3rd Court of Appeals Online (Austin)
- 4th Court of Appeals Online (San Antonio)
- 5th Court of Appeals (Dallas)
- 6th Court of Appeals Online (Texarkana)
- 7th Court of Appeals Online (Amarillo)
- 8th Court of Appeals Online (El Paso)
- 9th Court of Appeals Online (Beaumont)
- 10th Court of Appeals (Waco)
- 11th Court of Appeals Online (Eastland)
- 12th Court of Appeals Online (Tyler)
- 13th Court of Appeals Online (Corpus Christi)
- 14th Court of Appeals Online (Houston)
- Court of Criminal Appeals (Texas Judiciary Online)
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Texas Trial Courts (Texas Judiciary Online)
- Texas District Courts
- County Courts
- Statutory Probate Courts
- Municipal Courts
Crime / Criminals
- Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority (Texas Dept. of Transportation)
- Council on Sex Offender Treatment (Texas Department of State Health Services)
- Texas Commission on Jail Standards
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- Texas Board of Criminal Justice (oversees the Dept. of Criminal Justice)
- Texas Juvenile Justice Department (formerly the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission)
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Disabilities
- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
- Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
- Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- Texas School for the Deaf
Drugs
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DSHS Substance Abuse Services
- formerly: Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA)
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Texas Youth Commission
- A searchable directory of resources dedicated to the prevention of child and adolescent problems and the promotion of youth development in families, schools and communities, including “the best available prevention material, program descriptions, research reports, articles and books.”
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Economy / Money / Taxation
- Texas Bond Review Board
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (Window on State Government)
- Texas Public Finance Authority
- Texas State Securities Board
Education
- Licensed Career Schools and Colleges Search Page (Texas Workforce Commission)
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School Performance Review(s)(Legislative Budget Board)
- Historical information was produced by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and was transferred to the Legislative Budget Board pursuant to HB 7, 78th 3rd Called Session.
- State Board for Educator Certification
- Texas Common Course Numbering System (Texas A&M-Commerce)
- Texas Education Agency
- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Emergencies
- Commission on State Emergency Communications
- Texas Department of State Health Services. Public Health Preparedness
- Texas Department of Public Safety. Division of Emergency Management (Texas DEM Web Site for WMD/Terrorism Domestic Preparedness)
- Texas Division of Emergency Management
- Texas Engineering Extension Service. National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center
- Texas Homeland Security
Employment
- ERS Online (Employees Retirement System of Texas)
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Texas Workforce Commission
- Hot Careers in Texas
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Labor Market and Career Information Search
- Do a contextual search of related LMCI products and services
Energy / Fuels / Utilities
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Office of Public Utility Counsel
- “Provide(s) representation to Texas residential and small business telephone and electric utility consumers in utility proceedings that come before the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and in state and federal courts to ensure that utility services are available to them at just and reasonable rates in an increasingly competitive environment.”
- Public Utility Commission of Texas
- Railroad Commission of Texas
- State Energy Conservation Office
Engineering
- Texas Board of Professional Engineers
- Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TAMU)
- Texas Engineering Extension Service (TAMU)
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Geosciences
- Bureau of Economic Geology (The University of Texas at Austin)
- Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists
Government - General
- Office of the Governor
- Office of the Lieutenant Governor
- Office of the Secretary of State
- Texas Department of Information Resources
- Texas Association of Regional Councils (Councils of Governments)
- Texas Office of State-Federal Relations
- Texas State Auditor’s Office
- Tom Green County Government
Health / Welfare
- Board of Nurse Examiners
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Cancer Gateway of Texas
- Internet portal to cancer-related information, resources, and publications
- Maintained by the Texas Cancer Data Center and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Council on Sex Offender Treatment (Texas Department of State Health Services)
- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
- DSHS Substance Abuse Services
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (The University of Texas)
- Texas Cancer Council
- Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
- Texas Department of State Health Services
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Texas Medical Board (with: Texas Physician Assistant Board and Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners)
- Texas Physician Assistant Board (with: Texas Medical Board and Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners)
- Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners (with: Texas Medical Board and Texas Physician Assistant Board)
- Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
- Texas State Board of Pharmacy
- Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners
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History
- State Preservation Board
- Texas General Land Office
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Texas Historical Commission
- Texas Historic Sites Atlas (“History on your Desktop”)
- Texas State Cemetery
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission
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Online Exhibits
- Includes “Texas Treasures” (e.g., The Texas Republic, Early Statehood, Giants of Texas History, and Indian Relations in Texas), “Portraits of Texas Governors,” The McArdle Notebooks,” “Forever Free,” “Votes for Women!,” and “Pioneer Texas Architects: F.E. and Oscar Ruffini.”
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Online Exhibits
- Texas Veterans Land Board
Homeland Security
- Commission on State Emergency Communications
- Governor’s Division of Emergency Management
- Texas Department of State Health Services. Public Health Preparedness
- Texas Department of Public Safety. Division of Emergency Management (Texas DEM Web Site for WMD/Terrorism Domestic Preparedness)
- Texas Engineering Extension Service. National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center
- Texas Homeland Security
Housing / Real Estate
- Real Estate Center (TAMU)
- Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
- Texas Real Estate Commission
Information Resources
Insurance
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Judicial Agencies
- Court Reporters Certification Board
- Guardianship Certification Board
- Judicial Committee on Information Technology
- Office of Court Administration
- Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney
- Texas Judicial Council
- Texas Judiciary Online
- Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct
- Texas State Law Library
- Texas Task Force on Indigent Defense
Juveniles
Kids’ Sites
- 9-1-1 for Kids (Commission on State Emergency Communications)
- Kid’s Corner - The web site for children and teachers (Texas Department of State Health Services)
- Kid’s House (Texas House of Representatives)
- Kid’s Page (Texas Parks & Wildlife Department)
- Project V.O.T.E(Voters of Tomorrow through Education) (Secretary of State’s Office)
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Publications for Kids(Texas Department of Transportation)
- Includes: Make More Words Puzzle One, Make More Words Puzzle Two, Parts of a Bicycle, Texas State Symbols, Traffic Signs, and Ways to Get Around
- Texas Online. About Texas. Kid’s Corner
- Texas Senate Kids
Law / Legal
- Attorney General of Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Board of Law Examiners
- Texas Ethics Reporter (University of Houston Law Center)
- Texas State Law Library
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Legislative / Legislature
- House Research Organization
- Office of the Lieutenant Governor (official web site)
- State Office of Administrative Hearings
- Sunset Advisory Commission
- Texas Legislative Budget Board
- Texas Legislative Reference Library
- Texas Ethics Commission
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas Legislative Council
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas Office of State-Federal Relations
- Texas Senate
Libraries
- Texas Legislative Reference Library
- Texas State Law Library
- Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Licensing / Examination Boards
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Executive Council of Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Examiners
- Includes Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners and Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
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Professional Licensing and Certification Unit(Texas Department of State Health Services)
- Includes athletic trainers; code enforcement officers; contact lens dispensers and providers; dietitians; fitters and dispensers of hearing instruments; health-related professionals; licensed professional counselors; marriage and family therapists; massage therapists; medical physicists; medical radiologic technologists; midwives; opticians; orthotic and prosthetic professionals and facilities; perfusionists; personal emergency response system providers; respiratory care practitioners; sanitarians; sex offender treatment providers; social workers; and speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and related professionals.
- State Board for Educator Certification
- Structural Pest Control Board of Texas
- Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
- Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
- Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- Texas Board of Law Examiners
- Texas Board of Nursing: Verification & Licensing
- Texas Board of Professional Engineers
- Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying
- Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Licensing and Certification
- Texas Court Reporters Certification Board
- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- The umbrella licensing agency of the State of Texas
- Texas Medical Board (with: Texas Physician Assistant Board and Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners)
- Texas Optometry Board
- Texas Polygraph Examiners Board
- Texas Real Estate Commission
- Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners (with: Texas Medical Board and Texas Physician Assistant Board)
- Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
- Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
- Texas State Board of Pharmacy
- Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners
- Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
- Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Lottery
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Military
- Texas Military Preparedness Commission (Office of the Governor)
National Guard
- Texas Military Forces (Adjutant General’s Department of Texas)
Natural Resources
- Edward’s Aquifer Authority
- State Energy Conservation Office
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Texas Forest Service (TAMU)
- Texas General Land Office
- Texas Groundwater Protection Committee
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Texas Natural Resources Information System
- A division of the Texas Water Development Board
- Texas Veterans Land Board
- Texas Water Development Board
Population / Demography
Retirement
- Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS Online)
- Office of the Fire Fighters’ Pension Commissioner
- Teacher Retirement System of Texas
- Texas Pension Review Board
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Safety
Sports / Recreation
- AggieAthletics.com (Texas A&M University)
- AngeloSports.com (The official website for Angelo State University Athletics)
- Official Website of Texas Tech Athletics
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Texas Racing Commission
- TexasSports.com (Official site of University of Texas Athletics)
- TravelTex (The official site of Texas tourism)
State Agencies / State Employees (Relating to)
- State Office of Risk Management
- Texas Office of State-Federal Relations
- Texas Public Finance Authority
State Hospitals / Schools
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Telecommunications
- Commission on State Emergency Communications
- Public Utility Commission of Texas
- Telecommunications Planning and Oversight Council (Texas Dept. of Information Resources)
Transportation
- Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority (Texas Dept. of Transportation)
- Texas Department of Transportation
- Texas Transportation Institute (TAMU)
Travel / Tourism
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TravelTex
- The official site of Texas tourism
Veterans
- Texas Veterans Commission
- Texas Veterans Land Board
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Texas Veterans Portal
- A portal to veterans-related information, forms, and other sites
Volunteers
Weather
Workers’ Compensation
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The content of this site is based, in part, on Texas.government.ontheweb : a Librarian’s Guide to Texas Government Information on the World Wide Web, prepared by Sue Polanka of the Library Development Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, in April 1999.
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Updated April 2017: Kimberly Wirth, Coordinator of Information Literacy/Research Librarian.
