Public Administration

From the U.S. Census Bureau, quick access to Texas Population, Housing, Demographic, Economic, and Business data from the Census, American Community Survey, and business and economic surveys.

The Legislative Budget Board (LBB) is a permanent joint committee of the Texas Legislature that develops budget and policy recommendations for legislative appropriations for all agencies of state government, as well as completes fiscal analyses for proposed legislation.

This page provides links to criminal justice information including: consumer protection, gun control, special safety information for the elderly, and crime victims services.

Includes rules, agency publications, law enforcement links, information about licensing, and information on education for law enforcement officers.

This site gives access to many publications of the department including statistics on death row and their Connections Newsletter.

A searchable database of sex offenders, information on driver's licenses, Texas gangs, and other public safety information.

This site gives information about the Department's programs and its programs and facilities. It also provides links to information, articles, and statistics.

Fact Sheets from Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, on personal income and gross domestic product, by state, metropolitan statistical area, county, or BEA Economic Area.

Information on business development, tourism, research, job training reimbursement, and financial incentives. Also includes information on special programs such as small business, the border, and rural Texas.

Brief snapshot of areas, including Texas as a whole and by industry, Metropolitan Statistical areas, and Workforce Development Areas.

From the Dallas Federal Reserve.

Contains data collected by the Texas Labor Market Information Department (layoffs, consumer price index, occupational snapshots, etc.) Includes monthly press releases and comparison of Texas unemployment rates to other states.

Employment and wages for employers in Texas who pay Unemployment Insurance taxes.

This page is produced by one of the state's biggest environmental agencies and this page contains environmental information for citizens, business people,and the news media. It also includes links to TCEQ publications and to current events.

Information about drought and its impact on Texas. Includes who to call for more information and links to other drought web sites.

A clearinghouse for Texas natural resource information. It was created by the Texas Water Development board, but includes information on water, geology, census information, and other natural resource information.

Provides information about Texas parks, historical sites, and about many outdoor activities. Includes information about the Governor's Task force on Conservation.

The Texas Water Development Board is in charge of statewide water planning. The site includes regional water plans and biweekly drought status reports.

Provides links to data, news, information, features, and publications created by the United States Geological Survey.

Official Web Portal for the State of Texas to locate links to Texas Government resources on the web.

TRAIL searches and links to information from over 180 Texas state agency web servers. It also provides basic information about state agencies including contact, legal, budgetary and background resources on the alphabetical Texas State Agencies page.

Disseminates demographic and related socioeconomic data and monitors demographic and socioeconomic changes in Texas to better inform the executive and legislative branches of Texas government. Special emphasis is placed on data that may be useful to policy makers in dealing with issues regarding the demand for state services.

QuickFacts tables are summary profiles showing frequently requested data from various Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available for the nation, states, counties, and large cities over 25,000.

State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, top commodities, exports for each state, including Texas. County level data links. Provided by the Economic Research Service, USDA.

Functions as a focal point for the distribution of Census information for Texas. The Center also disseminates population estimates and projections for Texas, as well as other information from the federal government, state government, and other sources.

Texas vital statistics, including births, deaths by cause, marriages, and divorces, by age, sex, race, county, and city.

Access information from the Texas Education Directory.

The Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) is a San Antonio-based research and training nonprofit organization. It focuses on multicultural and Hispanic education.

A research center and data clearinghouse providing access to longitudinal, student-level data for scientific inquiry and policy-making purposes.

Access and links to Texas higher education data and related data sources via reports, statistics, queries, and other interactive tools.

ncludes information for teachers, administrators, parents, and students. Includes publications, data, law, and on-line access to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

The site gives data, statistics, reports, publications, and information on the different types of higher education in Texas. Includes the 2011 Higher Education Almanac.