Part 11--Web Resources
T-Web
Telephone Directories
800 Numbers
http://www.hardtofind800numbers.com
This site contains local and 800 numbers for many large corporations. (5/06)
Government Directory
http://www.firstgov.gov/Contact/Directories.shtml
This site provides contact information for officials and agencies as well as hot line numbers. (5/06)
YellowPages.com
www.yellowpages.com
This site is the fastest growing online Yellow Pages and search directory in the United States. (5/06)
Texas, About and History of
The Alamo
http://www.thealamo.org
This site contains information about the history of the Alamo, the Texas Revolution, visitor information, educational resources, and contact information.
(4/06)
Lone Star Junction
www.lsjunction.com
This site contains photographs of the Texas landscape, popular songs of Texas and the West, a searchable database of over 10,000 "Texians" that lived during the time of the Republic of Texas and full-text on-line editions of rare and classic books about Texas (2/06)
NetState.com
http://www.netstate.com/states/index.html
This site contains information about state names, citizens, state coins and state nicknames (2/06)
Official Web site of the state of Texas
http://www.texas.gov/
This site contains links to a large variety of regional and community resources.
(2/06)
Passports
Local offices may be found by entering zip code information at:
http://www.iafdb.travel.state.gov
Forms available online at:
www.travel.state.gov (4/06)
Population Finder
The Census Bureau recently released a new information resource called
Population
Finder ->
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
There are links to Population Finder on the Texas Office of the Governor's
BIDC's Population website -> http://www.bidc.state.tx.us/Population.htm
Product highlights:
- Population Finder provides Census 1990 and 2000 population data, 2004
Population estimates, Fact Sheets, maps, and "Narratives" with the 2003 data only.
- The Fact Sheets list all kinds of statistics - including social, economic,
and housing - with links to maps and briefs (Census publications).
- The Maps are interactive and user-friendly with zooming, panning, and
display
format options (census tract, block group, block). You can easily cut &
paste the maps into Word or other document types.
- The Narratives are attractive documents with text and charts which can
be DOWNLOADED. Try searching on Austin, TX for an example of all the
goodies
you can get. See the attached file for a sample Narrative downloaded file
on Austin, Texas.
- Population Finder is similar to the subscriber-only SitesOnTexas service
-> http://sitesontexas.extendthereach.com/AllocateOnline.srct administered
by TWC, which also contains Census data and mapping capabilities.
- Population Finder is a free and exciting new resource. (1/06)
Star of the Republic Museum
www.starmuseum.org
Located at the site where 59 delegates gathered on March 2, 1836 to declare Texas’ independence from Mexico, the Star of the Republic Museum depicts the colorful saga of the Texas Republic. (2/07)
Texas Department of Transportation
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/
This site contains state-wide information related to road conditions, public
meetings, “click it or ticket” campaign, and other items of interest related to
transportation in Texas. (1/06)
Texas Driver’s License
Handbook available at:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/ftp/forms/DLhandbook.pdf
(7/06)
Texas Ethics Commission
www.ethics.state.tx.us/php/cesearch.html
This site allows voters to track campaign funds for Texas legislators. (4/06)
Texas Highways
http://www.texashighways.com/
Online copies of current and archived issues of Texas Highways Magazine are available on this site. (4/06)
Texas Historical Commission (Historical Markers, etc):
http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/
The Atlas features nearly 300,000 site records, including data on Official Texas Historical Markers and National Register of Historic Places properties in Texas. Also included are courthouses, museums, and sawmills across the state. (1/06)
Texas History
http://texashistory.unt.edu
Portal to Texas history (6/07)
Texas Online
www.state.tx.us
Texas government services online help make government accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for Texas residents. (3/07)
Texas Parks and Wildlife
www.tpwd.state.tx.us
This site provides information about outdoor recreation including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, biking and bird-watching. You will also find information about TPWD's efforts to conserve fish and wildlife species and habitats as well as cultural and historic sites across Texas. (3/06)
Texas Reference Sources
http://www.txla.org/pubs/trs/trsonline.html
Texas Reference Sources is a selective guide to reference works on, or relating to, Texas and Texans. (4/06)
Texas Senators
http://www.house.gov/house/MemStateSearch.shtml#TX
This site lists the names of the members of the House of Representatives by state.
Links are available containing contact information for each member. (3/06)
Texas State Fair
http://www.bigtex.com
This site contains information about many aspects of the Texas State Fair including entertainment, sponsors, and exhibit rentals as well as fair history and scholarship information. (5/06)
Texas weather
http://web2.airmail.net/danb1/txweathe.htm
This site contains a variety of weather related information for the state of
Texas. (1/06)
Travel Texas
www.traveltex.com
This site features interactive road trips and event information. (1/06)
Translation Programs
Babelfish
http://babelfish.yahoo.com
This site allows translation of a block of text or a web page. Languages include French, German, Korean, Chinese and more. (5/06)
FreeTranslation
http://www.freetranslation.com
Free2Professional Translation allows users to obtain free translations of text and web pages. The translation is generated by a computer and the user is shown the cost of having the same text professionally translated or edited by Click2Translate Express which provides high quality translation services at competitive rates. (5/06)
Google Language Tools
http://www.google.com/language_tools
This site allows the user to translate blocks of text or web pages and also allows the Google homepage to be set in a specific language. (5/06)
Translation Langenberg
http://translation.lagenberg.com
This site offers links for professional translation services as well as links to a variety for sites for translation software. (7/06)
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