Government Information: State
This guide is prepared to give you quick access to government resources - Federal, state, local, and international.
Texas Depository Library
Fondren Library was a depository for state documents distributed through the Texas depository system until the program ended in June 2011. For Texas State Documents please search the catalog of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Business/Industry
- Business and Industry Data Center (BIDC) This link opens in a new window
- Texas eGrant SearchUse the Texas.gov eGrants website to search for, view the details of, and find contact information for competitive funding announcements from Texas State agencies.
Judicial/Legislative
- Texas State Law LibraryTexas residents or state employees can register for a free account.
Laws and Regulations
- Texas Constitution and Statutes This link opens in a new window
- Texas Administrative Code Online This link opens in a new windowContains the administrative regulations of the State of Texas.
Maps/Atlases
- Texas Breeding Bird Atlas This link opens in a new window
- Texas Historic Sites Atlas This link opens in a new window
Texas and Other States
- LexisNexis State Net This link opens in a new windowGives access to information about states including bills, laws, constitutions, proposed and enacted regulations, legislature membership, and newspapers of record.
Please see the Fondren Library Resource password page to retrieve the login for accessing this web site.
- State Agency Databases Across the Fifty States This link opens in a new window
- State, Local, and Tribal GovernmentsFind contact information for state and/or local elected officials, governments, governors, state consumer protection offices, and Indian tribes and resources for Native Americans.
- Stateline.Org This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive Sites
- Handbook of Texas OnlineDiscover information about Texas history, geography, culture, and notable citizens. This example link shows the entries for Rice University and for Houston, TX.
- Portal to Texas HistoryProvides online access to over 100,000 historical documents, photographs, maps, and publications including local newspapers and college yearbooks.
General Interest
- State Histories PodcastsCollection of podcasts about states' geography, identity and history organized by state by Smithsonian.com.
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