Helpful Websites

 

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Texas Legislature Online:

  • Live broadcasts of committee and floor debate in the Texas Legislature
  • Capitol and legislative information
  • Legislative research and reports

Harvey Kronberg’s Quorum Report:

  • Daily reports on Texas politics
  • News clips
  • Links to political news groups, campaigns and interest groups

Project Vote Smart:

  • Covers candidates and elected officials who complete their surveys
  • Surveys cover five categories including candidate background and contact information, issue positions, voting record, campaign finance reports, and interest group ratings

Texas Ethics Commission:

  • Information on registered lobbyists and their employers
  • Campaign expenditures and contributions
  • Ethics laws and rules

Texans for Public Justice:

  • Non-partisan, non-profit policy and research organization
  • Tracks influence of money and corporate power in Texas politics

The Institute on Money and State Politics:

  • Tracks campaign contributions for Texas and the rest of the nation
  • User-friendly searches and analysis of big money influence in politics

Texas Records and Information Locator:

  • Find state agencies
  • View subject listings and publications by type

Google News Alerts:

  • Provides daily, weekly or as-it-happens alerts on issues important to you

BurkaBlog:

  • Commentary and insiders' perspectives on Texas Politics by Texas Monthly Senior Editor, Paul Burka

San Antonio Current:

  • An irreverant look at San Antonio politics, national and state news.

San Antonio Express News Political Blogs:

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