Resource Links

Texas State and Legal Resources:

• State of Texas Official Website: http://www.texasonline.com/portal/tol/en
• Texas Legislature: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/
• Texas Statutes: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Index.aspx
• Texas Administrative Code: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/index.shtml
• State Bar of Texas: http://www.texasbar.com/

Texas State and Federal Court Resources:

• Texas Judiciary: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/
• Supreme Court of Texas: http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/
• Texas Courts of Appeal: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/courts/coa.asp
• Texas County Courts: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/courts/county.asp
• Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/
• U.S. District Courts of Texas:
  • Northern District: http://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/index.html
  • Southern District: http://www.txs.uscourts.gov/
  • Eastern District: http://www.txed.uscourts.gov/
  • Western District: http://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/default1.asp

Texas Municipal, County, and City Resources:

• Texas Association of Counties: http://www.county.org/
• Links to Texas Cities: http://www.tacvb.org/directory.htm
• Texas Association of Regional Councils: http://www.tacvb.org/directory.htm
• Texas Municipal League: http://www.tml.org/
• Fort Bend County: http://www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/
• Chambers County: http://www.co.chambers.tx.us/
• Austin County: http://www.austincounty.com/ips/cms
• Montgomery County: http://www.co.montgomery.tx.us/
• Harris County: http://www.co.harris.tx.us/
• City of Houston: http://www.houstontx.gov/

Real Estate Resources:

• Texas A&M University Real Estate Center: http://recenter.tamu.edu/info/about.html
• Information on Oil and Gas: http://www.texasonline.com/portal/tol/en/gov/5/7
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/
• Information on Texas Property Taxes: http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/proptax/

Business Resources:

• Texas Secretary of State: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/index.shtml
• Texas Chambers of Commerce: http://www.lone-star.net/mall/main-areas/chamber/chambers.htm
• Office of the Governor, Economic Development Division: http://governor.state.tx.us/ecodev/
• U.S. Small Business Administration: http://www.sba.gov/index.html
• Texas Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/tradepatents.shtml
• Federal Trademarks: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp
• U.S. Copyright Office: http://www.copyright.gov/
• Information on Business Taxes for Texas Businesses: http://governor.state.tx.us/ecodev/business_resources/sba_step2
• Greater Houston Partnership (Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development and International Business): http://www.houston.org/