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Texas Resources on the World Wide Web |
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| "YOU MAY ALL GO TO HELL AND I WILL GO TO TEXAS" |
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The following are for the most part links to web sites with general information about Texas. If you have a specific topic, you should probably go to the list of web sites by subject. For example, if you wanted information about American Indians in Texas, you could use the History or Anthropology sections. |
Google Web Directory: Texas (directory.google.com/Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Texas/)
Twenty categories, such as Arts, Education, Maps, etc. that lead to specific web sites.
Yahoo's list of Texas links (dir.yahoo.com/regional/u_s__states/texas/)
Texas Online (www.texasonline.state.tx.us/)
The best place to start for official Texas state government information. Emphasizes information on licenses, application forms, registration, but there is much more.
Locates information from over 150 Texas state agencies.
About
Texas - Texas State Library (http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/index.html)
A solid collection of links, divided into useful specific categories. Done by
librarians, so you know it's good.
Texas Almanac and Texas Reference Center
NOTE: These are sources paid for by the ACC Library. If you are using a computer at ACC you will get direct access. If you want to access this from off campus, you must be a current student or staff member. Your last name and ACC ID number allow access.
Texas Almanac has statistics, brief histories, maps, etc. Texas Reference Center has the full text from over 1700 periodicals, plus short biographies and primary documents.
Handbook of Texas Online (www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/)
Excellent collection of 23,000 articles on Texas history, geography, and people.
Texas Monthly (www.texasmonthly.com)
From the people who publish the monthly magazine. Free registration required to see most content.
Lone Star Junction (www.lsjunction.com)
A little bit of everything, with an emphasis on history. Links to resources on primary documents, genealogy, books, events, etc.
TravelTex (www.traveltex.com/index.asp?SN=3086117&LS=0) and Texas.com (www.texas.com/)
Commercial sites that try to sell lots of stuff but that also have useful information, especially relating to tourism.
For comments or questions about these resources, send e-mail to Red Wassenich (redwass@austincc.edu).
