LibGuides: Political Science: GOV 2023

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GOV 2023

GOV 2023 Texas Government

Hello! This Texas Government course page contains information for your assignments. Please contact me to make a research appointment: Susan Whitmer, Liaison Librarian for Government & Political Science, swhitmer@twu.edu.

Texas Government: Websites and Databases

Handbook of Texas Online
A comprehensive reference of Texas history, geography, and culture.
LexisNexis Academic
A full-text resource for news, business, legal research, medical information and reference.
List of Texas State Agencies
List of agencies; many of their websites have statistics and other reports
Texas.gov Search
The official website of the state of Texas.
Texas Constitution and Statutes
Search Texas state statutes and the Texas Constitution
Texas Courts Online
Search for information about Texas court cases and opinions
Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG)
TexPIRG is a public interest advocacy group with resources dealing with consumer, political, and social issues affecting Texas.
Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG)
Public interest advocacy group with resources dealing with consumer, political, and social issues affecting Texas.

Other Useful Databases

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Opinion pieces, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio about social issues.
JSTOR Journals This link opens in a new window
Journal articles, primary sources and books, mainly in the humanities and social sciences.
Legal Collection This link opens in a new window
Scholarly law journals on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.
Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window
Current news and journals pertaining to all branches of the US Military.
Legal Collection This link opens in a new window
Scholarly law journals on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.

MLA Citation Style

Online Resources

Citing in MLA (9th ed.)
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Library
MLA Formatting and Style Guide (9th ed.)
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
The MLA Style Center
Online companion to the 8th edition.

TWU Library Tutorial

Guide to MLA Citations Tutorial

Useful Books from Library

Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated
Call Number: REF KFT 1230.5

RefWorks Help

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