Government - Rocio Cardiel: Web Sites

Visit the Video Library to watch footage of House and Senate sessions. In the Resources collection you can find the Congressional Information Center where you can look up state and local officials.

Gateway to statistics from 100 government agencies.

This web site is a gateway to government information.

FindLaw's searchable database of the Supreme Court decisions since 1893 (U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: U.S. Reports 150-, 1893-). Browsable by year and U.S. Reports volume number, and searchable by citation, case title and full text.

The U.S. Government Printing Office disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government.

This helpful website outlines the steps in the legilative process of law making.

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress.

This website contains abstracts and other materials on Constitutional law cases decided by the United States Supreme Court. You can learn about the Court, listen to recordings of Constitutional law arguments, and learn about the the Supreme Court Justices.

This website is a searchable database of summaries of legislation. You can also access the Congressional Record, Presidential nominations and more.

Serves as the State Department’s portal of information on U.S. foreign policy and information about the State Department.

This easy to use website outlines the duties and primary functions of the Treasury and gives a history of the department. You can also take a virtual tour of the national landmark.

Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's here. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services, and resources.

Aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.

This website from the National Institute on Money in State Politics follows the influence of campaign money on state-level elections and public policy in all 50 states.

This nonpartisan, nonprofit organization tracks money in U.S. politics. Its goal is to educate voters on how money is influencing elections and public policy.

Helps find the truth in American politics.

This site gives you bills filed by topic or author,

Includes laws, codes, statutes, Federal Court opinions, and State Court opinions.

As chief executive of the State of Texas, the governor is responsible for the administration of the state's executive branch. This site has links to many of the departments that fall directly under the governor's scope of responsibility.

Multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association.

Gateway to Texas history materials. You may discover anything from an ancestor's picture in a college yearbook to a rare historical map.

State Board of Education (SBOE), an elected 15 member board, and the Commissioner of Education oversee the public education system of Texas.

Promoting public confidence in Government.

This is a catch-all site for all Texas state legislative information avialable on the World Wide Web. The site contains links to both houses of the legislature, legislation information, and you can search the site for bills, amendments and more.

Texas Legislature Online - Bill Lookup.

This site let’s you search a bill by simple text terms.

Site includes an A-Z list of Texas state agencies with links to their websites.

Everything you want to know about the larger of Texas' two legislative bodies. this link will take you to an overview of the house, including its membership, committees, and information on the Speaker of the House.

The smaller of the two chambers of the state legislature, the state senate is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor. This site has links to the Lieutenant Governor's webpage, Senate legislation, committees, and various agencies.

The City’s web page is here to inform and help you! You can apply for a job, pay traffic tickets and water bills, find out about events happening in El Paso.

Website for the City of Socorro, TX

Facebook page for the City of Sunland Park, NM

Contact addresses and phone numbers for County officials and County departments.

Website for the Town of Clint, TX

It is a unique, Sunday morning, paid-circulation, weekly newspaper widely read by business managers, professionals, business owners, philanthropists and their families.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) administers and enforces the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections.

Non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates.

The November general election will take place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Whether you voted or not in the primary, you may vote for whomever you choose in November.

The Texas Senate is composed of 31 members who represent 31 separate geographical districts in the state.

"Promoting Public Confidence
In Government" - from website.

"The League of Women Voters is proud to be nonpartisan,
neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties,
but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public." -from website

Live countdown to election day and other current voting information for El Paso County.