Government: State & Local Government

The official website of the state of Texas. You can find a full list of state agencies, request vital records and much more.

As chief executive of the State of Texas, the governor is responsible for the administration of the state's executive branch. This site has links to many of the departments that fall directly under the governor's scope of responsibility.

This is a catch-all site for all Texas state legislative information avialable on the World Wide Web. The site contains links to both houses of the legislature, legislation information, and you can search the site for bills, amendments and more.

The smaller of the two chambers of the state legislature, the state senate is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor. This site has links to the Lieutenant Governor's webpage, Senate legislation, committees, and various agencies.

Everything you want to know about the larger of Texas' two legislative bodies. this link will take you to an overview of the house, including its membership, committees, and information on the Speaker of the House.

The library of the state legilature is also open to the public. Links provide access to the text of recent legislation, statistics about the legislature, information on how to contact your legislators, and an overview of the legislative process.

This page contains a list of Texas Statutes. Click on the plus sign to open up the list. When you locate the title and chapter that you want, click on the pdf link to view a pdf, the htm link to view a webpage, or the doc link for a word document.

This link takes you to a website containing additional links to the Supremem Court and lower courts of the State of Texas.

This website from the National Institute on Money in State Politics follows the influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states

The Texas Standard is a daily news show covering the politics, lifestyle and culture of Texas. Their Government & Politic section offers stories about Texas for a national audience.

Open States is a comprehensive database of activities from all state capitols. This resource aggregates information about politics and government specific to each state.

This site has links to most anything you would like to know about the city and its services. Type of information includes Austin Police Department, the Austin Public Library, local roadwork projects, and much more.

Travis County elects several individuals to manage local government, including county commissioners, county judge, and sheriff. This site has information about these offices, plus pages concerning voter registration and the latest local election results.

The LCRA is a public entity that manages water, land and power issues surrounding the lower reaches of the Colorado River in Texas.

This is the official website for Williamson County.

This is the official website for the city of Round Round, Tx.

The official website of the government of Hays County.