Recommended Internet Sites

Government and Legal

A Best Place to Begin Your Government Search

• USA.gov - The official United States government Web site; Use this to find all government information.

Agency

• All Law
• Census Bureau Home Page
• Internal Revenue Service
• Library of Congress WWW Page
• LLSDC's Legislative Source Book: State Legislatures, State Laws and State Regulations
• NASA
• National Transportation Safety Board
• U.S. Copyright Office Home Page
• U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Postal Service

Government

• Capitol Spotlight
• Congress Votes Database - This website records how (and if) Congresspeople have voted from 1991 to the present. It is published by the Washington Post.
• Federal Branch: Judicial Page
• Federal Government: Executive Page
• Federal Government: Legislative Page
• Houston, TX MSA Municipalities - This site links to information about cities in the Houston area. It includes city government organizational documents, maps, legal and demographic data, budgetary information and more.
• Internet Guide to the Government
• Learn about Congress Interactive Learning Modules - Published by the Center on Congress at Indiana University, these learning modules provide tutorials on the workings, significance and major players of the U.S. Congress.
• National Issues
• Public Agenda Online
• State & Local Governments
• State District Maps
• Supreme Court of the United States
• THOMAS: Legislative Information
• USA.gov - The official United States government Web site; Use this to find all government information.
• Welcome to the White House

Government Documents

• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) - The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. You can find books, maps, microfiche, and many Internet publicatio
• GPO Access

Legal

• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
• Fairuse
• Federal Judicial Center
• Federal Register
• FindLaw
• Guide to the Law Online
• Hastings Law Library's How to Shepardize a Case Using Books
• JURIST: The Law Professor's Network
• Justice Information Service
• Legal Citations
• Legal Information Institute
• Legal Research
• LII's Supreme Court Opinions
• LII's World Law Page
• List of CFR Sections Affected
• Municode.com - Under the "Research an Individual Municipal Code" link, this website will allow you to search the Baytown Code of Ordinances
• National Legal Links
• U.S. Courts
• United Nations' International Law Page
• WashLaw

Other

• Campaigns & Elections
• CNN: Inside Politics
• Consumer Price Index
• Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
• Economist.com: Country Briefings
• FedStats
• FedWorld Information Network
• GOV.Research_Center
• Impeachment Documents Relating to a U.S. President
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• POTUS Presidents of the United States
• Project Vote Smart
• State and County Quick Facts

Texas Government

• Texas Comptroller Window on State Government
• Texas Constitution
• Texas Governor and Executive Branch
• Texas House of Representatives
• Texas Legislative Online
• Texas Online -- State Website
• Texas State Senate
• TRAIL -- Texas Record and Information Locater
• Who Represents Me?

Texas Legal

• Legal Research
• Legislative Reference Library of Texas
• State Bar of Texas
• State District Courts, Harris County, Texas
• Texas Administrative Code
• Texas Law Librarians' Home Page
• Texas Legal Links
• Texas Legal Resources
• Texas Statutes
• The People's Lawyer