T-CJ1  Guide to Texas state agencies.  Marilyn P. Duncan.  11th ed.  Austin: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, 2001.  349 p.  $65 ISBN 0899403336
    Provides summaries of 148 state agencies with budget appropriations, number of employees, officers, and board members, with addresses and telephone numbers. Lists Texas higher education institutions with fall enrollment headcounts.

T-CJ2  TRAIL list of Texas state agency records.  URL: http://www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/agencies.jsp
    Alphabetical list of agencies with links to directory information, agency website, and search of agency online publications (not necessarily complete).

T-CJ3  Texas government on the web: a librarian’s guide to Texas government information on the world wide web.  Sue Polanka.  Austin: Texas State Library and Archives Commission, 1999.  123 p.  TexDoc L1900.5 G746 1999
    Annotated list of websites for Texas government branches and agencies. Separate chapters for executive, legislative, and judicial branches with an overview of each branch’s duties and responsibilities. Also lists duties and responsibilities of key government officials, such as the Governor, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General, followed by web sites appropriate for each branch. Also provides an annotated listing of state agencies with their websites.

T-CJ4  Texas almanac.  Dallas: Dallas Morning News, 1982-  .  Annual.  ill., maps, photos.  ISSN 0363-4248
Also available: http://www.texasalmanac.com (current edition, subscription required for full access)
    Continues: Texas almanac and state industrial guide (1857-1982)
    Section on Texas government. See T-AB15.

T-CJ5  Sunset report to the 77th Legislature.  Austin: Sunset Advisory Commission, 2001.  324 p.  TexDoc S1500.8 R299Le
    Reviews and evaluates the performance of specified agencies, and recommends to abolish or continue these agencies, with proposed statutory or management changes, and legislation needed to implement any proposed changes. Gives background information, goals and objectives for the agencies. Provides recommendations and fiscal impacts for any changes recommended. Lists key agency duties, appropriations for fiscal year, names of board members, and number of employees. Similar reports are issued to each Legislature.

T-CJ6  Texas area facts.  Austin: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 1996.  600 p.  ill., maps.  TexDoc C2600.8 Ar31 1996
    See T-CG8.

T-CJ7  Office of the Governor.  URL: http://www.governor.state.tx.us/
    Home page for the Governor of Texas. Provides biographical data, qualifications and duties of the Governor, a profile of the First Lady, and tour and historical information on the Governor’s mansion. Provides current press releases from the Governor’s office, issues and priorities facing the Governor, and text of speeches, including the State of the State message to the Texas Legislature. Salary is found under Frequently Asked Questions.

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T-CJ8  Capitol women: Texas female legislators, 1923-1999.  Nancy Baker Jones, Ruthe Winegarten.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 2000.  xiv, 328 p.  ill.  $45 ISBN 0-29274-062-X (cloth); $22.95 ISBN 0-29274-063-8 (paper)
    86 women who have served as Texas legislators from 1923 to 1999, with photographs. Gives biographical information and issues and legislation pursued by each legislator. Entries include legislative body (House or Senate) in which the individual served, district, committees, dates, and occupation. Append. lists current (as of 1999) members. Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-309) and index. A chapter on the political context of women in politics provides an historical overview of the impact of women serving in the Texas Legislature, as well as a summary of how the Texas Legislature works.

T-CJ9  The chief executives of Texas: from Stephen F. Austin to John B. Connally, Jr.  Kenneth E. Hendrickson.  College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Pr., 1995.  246 p.  ill., photos.  $32.95 ISBN 0890966419
Also available: netLibrary
    Surveys the careers, lives, and historical background of the 45 men who served as chief executives of Texas, either as President or Governor, from 1835 to 1969. Describes their political backgrounds and the issues they faced. Provides photographs and bibliographical references.

T-CJ10  Texas House of Representatives: a pictorial roster, 1846-1992.  Charles E. Spellman, ed.  Austin: Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, 1992.  220 p.  ill.  TexDoc L1801.5 P589
    Includes portraits as currently displayed in the State Capitol of the men and women who served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1881 to 1992. Earlier portraits were lost in the fire that destroyed the Capitol in 1881. A roster of names and home counties for each House session since the first legislature in 1846 to the 72nd legislature in 1991, as well as the portraits of the representatives who won seats in the 72nd special legislative elections of 1992. The fore. includes information about the first woman and the first African-American members serving in the House. Also includes a pictorial history of the state Capitol since 1836. Drawings depict the early Capitols of 1836 and 1846. Photographs depict the history of the Capitol from the fire of 1881 to the restoration in 1992.

T-CJ11  Presiding officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2002.  Austin: Texas Legislative Council, 1982-  .  ill.  TexDoc L1400.5 P926o
    Describes highlights of the careers of the past presiding officers of the Senate, or the Lieutenant Governors, as well as the past presiding officers of the House, or the Speakers of the House. Includes for each leader biographical data, career accomplishments, and political issues of the time. Photographs are supplied. Appendices provide a chronological listing of the leaders, with dates of life span, state where born, dates of term served, Legislative number of term, and home city.

T-CJ11a   Profiles in power: Twentieth-century Texans in Washington.  Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Michael L. Collins, Patrick Cox, ed.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 2004.  xi, 374 p.  ill.  $26.95 ISBN 029270241X, 978-0292702400 (paper); 0292798423, 9780292798427 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    Biographies of 14 twentieth-century Texans whose political power and influence in national government and affairs has been significant.

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T-CJ12  Texas state directory: the comprehensive guide to the decision-makers in Texas government.  Austin: Texas State Directory, Inc., 2002.  640 p.  ill.
    Complete listing of Texas State Representatives and Senators with photographs, committee appointments, addresses, and telephone numbers. Lists staff of state agencies, boards, and commissions with addresses and telephone numbers. Also lists Texas county and city elected officials with addresses and telephone numbers. Lists all governors and presidents of Texas since 1835. State district map for 2000 elections.

T-CJ13  Texas legislative handbook: legislative roster with committees.  Julie Sayers, ed.  Austin: Texas State Directory Pr., 1900s-  .  ill., map, port., charts.  ISSN 0193-2322
    Directory of state legislative personnel with photographs of Senators and Representatives. Gives committee assignments, office telephone numbers, and key staff personnel. Also lists newly elected members, top 5 seniority leaders in both Houses, floor seating charts, district charts, and telephone numbers for state agencies.

T-CJ14  Texas legislative almanac.  Harvey J. Tucker, ed.  College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Pr., 1997-  .  Biennial.  $19.95 ISSN 1092-9843
    Lists all House of Representative members and Senators for each legislative district in Texas. Provides photographs for each elected official, together with personal data, such as year of birth, education, and occupation. Also lists committee assignment history, bill passage rates, and electoral history in current district. Preceding each personal profile is either the Senate district or House district number, indicating counties in district, and demographic data for each district, such as population profile per capita income and education level of population. Also gives district election data for the previous elections, composite party vote, and number of registered voters for each district.

T-CJ15  Texas city officials directory and buyer’s guide.  Austin: Texas Municipal League, 1997-    Annual.
    Pt. 1 lists city officials of Texas cities, together with current city population figures, name of county, and year city was incorporated; pt. 2 provides 16 regional district maps with population figures for each city; pt. 3 is classified advertising of companies providing products and/or services for cities.

T-CJ16  Texas Capitol complex telephone directory.  Austin: General Services Commission, 2001.  296 p.  TexDoc P4050.5 T236c
    Pt. 1 lists state agencies in Austin and their departmental telephone numbers. Pt. 2 lists addresses, telephone numbers, key staff with telephone numbers, and URLs for all agencies. Pt. 3 is alphabetical list of key agency staff and officials with telephone numbers.

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T-CJ17  Texas state expenditures by county.  Austin: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 1991-  .  Annual.  TexDoc C2600.3 Ex71co
    Lists state expenditures by agency for each county and for the 24 Council of Government regions. Section I consists of a summary of net expenditures for major spending categories and a summary of net expenditures by county. Section II lists similar data for the Council of Government regions, including a map illustrating the location of the 24 regions.

T-CJ18  Texas annual cash report.  Austin: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 1989-   .  2 v.  TexDoc C2600.3 An78
    Issued the first Monday of each Nov. Presents the state’s financial position and details revenues and expenditures on a cash basis. Gives General Revenue Fund total cash balance for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31 and the total expenditures from these funds for the fiscal year. v. I is a summary of the state’s financial data, v. II contains revenue and expenditure data for every fund maintained by the State Comptroller’s Office Treasury Operations.

T-CJ19  Biennial revenue estimate.   Austin: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 1967/69-  .  Biennial.  TexDoc C2600.3 B477
    Continues: Biennial revenue estimate of Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas to the Governor and the Legislature.
    Summary of anticipated state revenues. Lists revenue sources and distribution, Texas economy in relation to U.S. economy, revenue allocation, oil and gas prices and production, and financing of selected government projects. Supplemented by itemized estimates of income from state funds.

T-CJ20  Fiscal size-up: Texas state services.  Austin: Texas Legislative Budget Board, 1970-    Biennial.  Tex Doc L1300.6 F52
    Comprehensive information about state services and programs, giving detailed information on the major functions of state government and the agencies and institutions that support each function. Provides an overview of the state budget, major state revenue sources and funds, and estimated expenditures for these agencies and institutions for the fiscal year.

T-CJ21  Legislative budget estimates.  Austin: Legislative Budget Board, 1973/4-    Biennial.  TexDoc L1300.6 L524
Also available: http://www.lbb.state.tx.us/The_LBB/Menu.htm#Pubs (most recent two reports)
    Summary of budget estimates for state agencies. Requests by branch, by agency, and by departments within agency. Historical data of expenditures for prior biennium appended to each request.

T-CJ22  Writing the state budget: 77th Legislature.  Austin: House Research Organization, 1 Feb. 2001.  20 p.  ill.   (State finance report, no. 77-1)  TexDoc L1801.7 H816f no.77-1
    Summarizes steps for preparing the state budget. Includes constitutional limitations and synopses of revenue sources and budget cycles.

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T-CJ23  The Texas almanac’s political history of Texas.  Mike Kingston, Sam Attlesey, Mary G. Crawford.  Austin: Eakin Pr., 1992.  339 p.  ill.  $16.95 ISBN 089015855X (paper)
    Descriptive and statistical analyses of the gubernatorial election results by county from 1845 to 1990. Also lists all candidates seeking the gubernatorial office since 1845. Gives results of Texas county votes in the U.S. presidential and senatorial primaries and general elections through 1990. Provides map showing location of all 254 counties in Texas.

T-CJ24  The Texas Capitol: a history of the Lone Star statehouse.  7th ed.  Austin: Texas Legislative Council, 1998.  115 p.  ill.  TexDoc L1400.8 C172 1998
    Pictorial account of the Capitol as a seat of Texas state government and a busy workplace for state officials and their staff. Traces the history of the Capitol from its start in 1836 in a rented building at Washington-on-the-Brazos to the present Capitol in Austin, which was dedicated in 1888 and enlarged and renovated between 1990 and 1995. Photographs of some of the distinguished visitors to the Capitol include U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, Charles Lindbergh, Queen Elizabeth II, and Bob Hope.

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T-CJ25  Summary of enactments ... Legislature, regular session.  Austin: Texas Legislative Council, 1900s-  .  Biennial.  TexDoc L1400.8 Su63en
    Summary of statutes enacted during each Legislature. Provides synopses of all bills enacted, bill numbers, dates bills become effective, and House and Senate authors and sponsors. Bills arranged by subject areas, and then by bill number. Includes proposed Constitutional amendments, vetoed legislation, changes to state agencies, governing boards, and interagency and advisory panels. Includes index to bills passed. Issued at the end of each legislative session.

T-CJ26  Guide to 2001 redistricting.  Austin: Texas Legislative Council, 2000.  28 p.  TexDoc L1400.8 G941 2001
    Discusses the process of the Texas Legislature to redistrict house and senate seats following the U.S. decennial census. Append. A has a redistricting chronology of events, including court cases, from 1990 to 1997. Append. B has a glossary of redistricting terms.

T-CJ27  Texas Legislature online.  URL: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/
    The most comprehensive and current site on bills in the Texas legislature. During a legislative session, new/updated bills are posted within one hour of being entered into the legislator’s computer. Locate bills of the Texas legislature from the 74th legislature (1995) to the present searching by bill number, author/sponsor, subject, or key word. Gives history of how bills become law and provides access to statutes and the Texas constitution. Under a section called "Find your Incumbent", search for U.S. and state representatives and senators. Information on the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House includes biographical data, powers and duties, and photographs. Links to the Texas Legislative Council and the Texas Legislative Reference Library, which has been a depository for all bill files since 1973.

T-CJ28  Texas House of Representatives.  URL: http://www.house.state.tx.us/
    Highlights the Speaker of the House and gives information on members of the House of Representatives. A welcome is given by the Speaker of the House. Full page of biographical data on the Speaker, the text of his opening day address to the House (audio format also available), a description of the powers and duties of the Speaker, and a link to the Speaker’s district home page, which also includes a link to the legislation authored by him. For the other members of the House, the biographical data includes date of birth, occupation, and education. Lists all 150 members under district information, giving party affiliation and local telephone numbers and office addresses. Alphabetical list of members with their committee assignments. Links to legislation.

T-CJ29  Texas Senate.  URL: http://www.senate.state.tx.us/
    An impressive website designed for adults and children alike and available in either English or Spanish. The chief officer of the Senate, the Lieutenant Governor, has several pages devoted to him: personal biographical data and political accomplishments, text of speeches, and duties and powers. Texas senators listed by district with links to pages devoted to each senator’s personal and political life, as well as news releases about the senator. Also lists senators by seniority. Duties and offices of the Secretary of State are given. Links to the senate agenda and the text of the Senate Journal. Provides a section on standing committees and their members. Childrens’ topics include the Texas Capitol, Texas trivia and facts, trading cards of the 31 senators with biographical and political information on each one, and a glossary of terms.

T-CJ30  House journal.  Austin: Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, 1846-  .  TexDoc L1801.6 J826
Also available: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/hjrnl/home.htm (Jan. 1999- )
    Issued daily during sessions. Bound volumes with index issued after close of each session. None printed for 9th and 10th Legislatures, but Texas State Library published in 1963-64 the records for the 9th Legislature as compiled by James Day. No debates recorded. Includes only bill captions. Cumulation includes index, history of House bills, and index of bills by author. Electronic HTML and PDF versions since Jan. 1999. Keyword search provided.

T-CJ31  Senate journal.  Austin: Texas Legislature, Senate, 1846-  .  TexDoc L1803.6 J826
Also available: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/sjrnl/home.htm (Jan. 1999- )
    Issued daily during sessions. Bound volumes with index issued after close of each session. None printed for 9th and 10th Legislatures, but Texas State Library published in 1963-64 the records for the 9th Legislature as compiled by James Day. No debates recorded. Includes only bill captions. Cumulation includes index, history of Senate bills, and index of bills by author. Electronic HTML and PDF versions since Jan. 1999. Keyword search provided.

T-CJ32  House Research Organization.  URL: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/hrofr/hrofr.htm
    Important source of background studies and analyses of issues and bills considered by the Texas Legislature. Includes indexes to bill analyses beginning with the 76th Legislature and PDF index to all HRO publications.

T-CJ33  Legislative Reference Library.  URL: http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/
    Important source for lists, statistical analyses, and cross-reference tables of legislation considered by various sessions of the Texas Legislature. Includes table of dates for all sessions of the Texas Legislature since 1846. Links to Texas constitution resources. Provides statistical profiles (gender, party affiliation, incumbency, and age) of the House and Senate for all sessions since the 74th Legislature (1995). Tables of Speakers of the House, Senate Presidents Pro Tempore, and Lieutenant Governors since 1846. Also includes lists of all women legislators since 1923 and Senate seniority tables beginning with the 75th Legislature.

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T-CJ34  Local government services: a resource guide for local governments.  9th ed.  Austin: Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs, 1996.  261 p.  TexDoc H2370.5 R312Lg
    Summarizes programs, services, and grants administered by state and federal agencies to cities and communities. Some of these agencies are advisory in nature, while others oversee grants, or provide services, such as the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Describes programs for each unit, and gives telephone numbers, addresses, and internet website addresses.

T-CJ35  Texas Association of Regional Councils of Government.  URL: http://www.txregionalcouncil.org/index.htm
    Explains COGs. Regions section includes map of 24 regional councils and list with abbreviation, region number, and links to description and website. Also provides access to calendar of meetings and forums and copies of newsletters and reports. Extensive links with information about the environment, demographics, transportation issues, and community issues. Furnishes maps and census information. Resources for local governments, legislative information, newsletters, reports, job and RFP listings, and links to relevant state and national agencies and associations.

T-CJ36  Regional and community resources (Texas online).  URL: http://www.texas.gov/category.jsp?language=eng&categoryId=11
    Links to city and county websites and community networks.

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Updated: 31 October 2007
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