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| LINKS
TO TEXAS WEB SITES |
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 DeSoto Joint Tax Office Provides Property Tax Information Online |
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| TEXAS
GOVERNMENT OFFICES |
- State
of Texas
- Advisory
Commission on State Emergency Communications (911)
- Aerospace
Commission
- Alcoholic
Beverage Commission (TABC) - responsible for regulation
of all aspects of the alcoholic beverage industry.
- Appraiser
Licensing and Certification Board
- Association
of Regional Councils - state association of regional
planning commissions and local governments, with information
on the annual conference.
- Attorney
General (2)
- Automobile Theft
Prevention Authority - includes federal and state statistics,
information on auto theft laws, and prevention methodologies.
- Board
of Nurse Examiners
- Bond Review
Board
- Borderlands
Information Center (BIC)
- Canadian River
Municipal Water Authority - delivers raw water from
Lake Meredith to 11 cities in the Texas Panhandle and South
Plains.
- Commission
on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- Commission
On The Arts
- Comptroller
of Public Accounts (3)
- Department
of Agriculture (2)
- Department
of Banking
- Department
of Criminal Justice (4)
- Department
of Economic Development (2)
- Department
of Health (6)
- Department
of Housing and Community Affairs
- Department
of Human Services
- Department
of Information Resources (2)
- Department
of Insurance - provides helpful information to consumers,
agents, insurers, and students researching insurance issues.
- Department
of Licensing and Regulation - state regulatory agency
that currently oversees fourteen types of businesses, industries,
trades, and occupations.
- Department
of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (4)
- Department
of Protective and Regulatory Services (1)
- Department
of Public Safety (2)
- Department
of Transportation
- Department
on Aging
- Education
Agency - providing useful information to the Texas education
community.
- Ethics
Commission - promoting individual participation and
confidence in governmental processes by enforcing and administering
applicable laws and by providing public official conduct
information.
- Forest
Service - offers users access to forestry information,
including fire prevention, shade tree planting, and forest
management.
- General
Land Office (4)
- General
Services Commission
- Health
and Human Services Commission (2)
- Higher
Education Coordinating Board
- Historical
Commission (1)
- Juvenile
Probation Commission (TJPC) - working in partnership
with local juvenile boards and their departments to provide
a comprehensive range of community based probation services.
- Natural
Resource Conservation Commission - regulations, publications,
database access, and educational resources from the Texas
state environmental agency.
- Natural
Resources Information System (TNRIS)
- Office
of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC) - represents the interests
of residential and small commercial customers in electric
and telephone proceedings before the Texas PUC, courts,
and other utility regulatory agencies.
- Office
of the Governor (2)
- Office of
the Texas State Chemist - state regulatory agency responsible
for controlling feed and fertilizer sales.
- Public
Utility Commission
- Railroad
Commission - with information about alternative fuels,
LP gas, natural gas, crude oil, surface mining, and reclamation.
- Real Estate
Commission - licensing real estate salesmen, brokers,
inspectors, and professional inspectors.
- Research
and Oversight Council on Workers' Compensation - provides
agency information, publication summaries, and a hypertext
Directory of Workers' Compensation Resources.
- Sample
Texas Open Records Act Request - form letter for requesting
public documents and information under the Texas Open Records
Act.
- Secretary
of State (2)
- State Auditor's
Office - includes key points of reports released, information
about the SAO, audit tools including the SAO methodology
manual and CAFE, and employment opportunities.
- State
Board of Dental Examiners
- State
Board of Medical Examiners - state agency responsible
for the licensure and discipline of Texas physicians.
- State
Flag - instructions for displaying the flag and its
care.
- State
Library and Archives Commission (3)
- State Securities
Board - enforcement actions, investor protection, and
the law relating to the registration of securities, dealers,
and agents.
- Veterans
Commission
- Workers'
Compensation Commission - includes Workers' Compensation
Act information, forms, commission rules, and more.
- Workforce
Commission
- Youth
Commission (2)
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| TEXAS
GOVERNMENT ELECTED and APPOINTED OFFICIALS |
- Bomer,
Elton - Secretary of State
- Contacting
Texas State Elected Officials
- Cornyn,
John - Attorney General - offers information on crime
victims' compensation, consumer protection, child support
enforcement, open government, AG opinions, and much more.
- Montemayor,
Jose - Insurance Commissioner - provides helpful information
to consumers, agents, insurers, and students researching
insurance issues.
- Perry,
Rick - Governor
- Ratliff,
Bill - Lt. Governor
- Rylander,
Carole Keeton - Comptroller - fulfills a multitude of
duties related to collecting billions of dollars in state
revenue, tracking state expenditures and monitoring the
financial condition of the state.
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TEXAS
GOVERNMENT ELECTED
and APPOINTED
OFFICIAL U.S. REPRESENTATIVES |
- Armey, Dick
- 26th District
- Barton,
Joe - 6th District
- Bentsen,
Ken - 25th District
- Bonilla,
Henry - 23rd District
- Brady,
Kevin - 8th District
- Combest,
Larry - 19th District
- Culberson,
John - 7th District
- DeLay,
Tom - 22nd District (2)
- Doggett,
Lloyd - 10th District
- Edwards,
Chet - 11th District
- Frost,
Martin - 24th District
- Gonzalez,
Charlie A. - 20th District
- Granger,
Kay - 12th District
- Green,
Gene - 29th District
- Hall,
Ralph - 4th District
- Hinojosa,
Ruben - 15th District
- Johnson,
Eddie Bernice - 30th District
- Johnson,
Sam - 3rd District
- Lampson,
Nick - 9th District
- Lee,
Sheila Jackson - 18th District
- Ortiz,
Solomon P. - 27th District
- Paul, Ron
- 14th District
- Reyes,
Silvestre - 16th District
- Rodriguez,
Ciro D. - 28th District
- Sandlin,
Max - 1st District
- Sessions,
Pete - 5th District
- Smith,
Lamar - 21st District
- Stenholm,
Charlie - 17th District
- Thornberry,
Mac - 13th District
- Turner,
Jim - 2nd District
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| TEXAS
GOVERNMENT LAW OFFICES |
- 1997
Probate Legislation in Texas - tracks Texas probate
legislation, with bill status, links to full-text versions
of the bills, bill summaries, etc.
- Attorney
General@
- Business
Incorporation in Texas - describes legal process to
incorporate and run a business in the state of Texas.
- Spoliation
of Evidence: A Survey of Texas Law - examines how Texas
courts treat the intentional, reckless, or negligent destruction,
alteration, or loss of evidence.
- Texans
Against Lawsuit Abuse (TALA) - statewide citizens' network
dedicated to fairness in the civil justice system.
- Texans
for Lawsuit Reform - helping reform the state's civil
justice laws, including reforming punitive damages, joint
and several liability, deceptive trade practices, and venue.
- Texas
Center for Urban Management Systems Information - collects
zoning ordinances from around the state.
- Texas
Lawyer's TexLaw - legal news and information for lawyers
and clients.
- Texas
Penal Code - Complete online 1996 Texas Penal Code.
- Texas
Religious Freedom Amendment - presents case in favor
of an amendment to the Texas Constitution.
- Texas
State Constitution
- Texas
State Law Library - provides access to basic sources
of legal information for citizens and state entities.
- Texas v.
Nolo Press - Texas Supreme Court will determine whether
the sale of Nolo's books and software in the state of Texas
violates the unauthorized practice of law(UPL) statute.
- Utopia
Foundation, The - Texas family law resource.
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| LINKS TO OTHER
LAW INFORCEMENTS SITES |
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| PARKS IN THE
DALLAS FT.WORTH AREA |
100 Miles or Less
Acton State
Historical Park - Cleburne
Bonham State
Park - Bonham
Cedar
Hill State Park - Cedar Hill
Cleburne
State Park - Cleburne
Confederate
Reunion Grounds / Fort Parker State Park - Mexia
Cooper Lake
State Park - Cooper / Sulphur Springs
Dinosaur
Valley State Park - Glen Rose
Eisenhower
Birthplace State Historical Park - Denison
Eisenhower
State Park - Denison
Fairfield
Lake State Park - Fairfield
Fort
Parker State Park - Mexia
Fort
Richardson State Historical Park & Lost Creek Reservoir
State Trailway - Jacksboro
Governor
Hogg Shrine Historical Park - Quitman
Lake
Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway - Mineral
Wells
Lake
Tawakoni State Park - Eustace
Lake
Whitney State Park - Whitney
Meridian
State Park - Meridian
Mother Neff
State Park - Moody
Old Fort
Parker State Historical Park - Groesbeck
Purtis Creek
State Park - Eustace
Ray Roberts
Lake State Park - Valley View / Pilot Point
Tyler Statel
Park - Tyler
101 - 200 Miles
Abilene
State Park - Tuscola
Angelina
National Forest - Lufkin
Atlanta
State Park - Atlanta
Caddoan
Mounds State Historical Park - Alto
Caddo Lake
State Park - Karnack
Davy
Crockett National Forest - Kennard
Daingerfield
State Park - Daingerfield
Fanthorp
Inn State Historical Park - Anderson
Fort
Griffin State Historical Park - Albany
Hagerman
National Wildlife Refuge - Sherman
Hunstville
State Park - Huntsville
Jim Hogg State
Historical Park - Rusk
Lake
Arrowhead State Park - Wichita Falls
Lake Bob
Sandlin State Park - Pittsburg
Lake
Brownwood State Park - Lake Brownwood
Martin
Creek Lake State Park - Tatum
Mission
Tejas State Historical Park - Grapeland
Possum Kingdom
State Park - Caddo
Rusk / Palestine
State Park - Rusk
Sam Bell
Maxey House State Historical Park - Paris
Sam
Houston National Forest - New Waverly
Starr
Family State Historical Park - Marshall
Texas
State Railroad Historical Park - Rusk
Featured Dallas
/ Fort Worth Area Parks
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County Election Links
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LINKS
GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONS
STATE AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
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| POLICE DEPARTMENT
LINKS |
Abilene
PD, Texas
Amarillo PD,
Texas
Arlington PD, Texas
Austin PD,
Texas
Balch Springs PD, Texas
Beaumont PD, Texas
Bexar CO
SO, Texas
Brazos County Crime
Stoppers (Texas)
Cass
CO SO, Texas
Cedar
Hill PD, Texas
Cedar
Park PD, Texas
Cockrell Hill
PD, Texas
College Station PD, Texas
Carrollton PD, Texas
Collin CO
SO, Texas
Denton PD, Texas
Desoto
PD, Texas
Duncanville
PD, Texas
El
Paso PD, Texas
Farmers
Branch PD, Texas
Frisco PD, Texas
Harlingen PD, Texas
Houston Area Technical Support (HATS) Interagency Group,
Texas
Irving PD,Texas
Longview
PD,Texas
McAllen PD, Texas
Mclennan
CO SO, Texas
Mexia PD, Texas
North
Richland Hills PD, Texas
Plano PD, Texas
Riesel PD, Texas
Richardson PD, Texas
Richmond PD, Texas
Rowlett PD,
Texas
San Antonio Police
Department
Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute
Texas Child Protective Services
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Texas Department
of Transportation
Texas K9 Police Association
Texas Police Chiefs Association
Texas Women in Law Enforcement
Vidor
Emergency Services
Victoria
PD, Texas
Wichita Falls PD, Texas
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| OTHER
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES |
Crimes
Against Children
FBI's
Top Ten Most Wanted
FBI's-
Wanted -Parental Kidnappings
FBI's-
Kidnapping and Missing Persons Investigations
FBI's-Wanted-Fugitives
FBI's-
Crime Alert
FBI's
Unknown Suspects
Federal
Court's Home Page
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