| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Birds / Raptors / Kites |
| Title: | Mississippi Kite |
| Description: | Learn about this social raptor, what they eat, how they hunt, and where they nest and spend the winter. From Texas Parks and Wildlife. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/kites/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Birds / Shorebirds |
| Title: | American Avocet |
| Description: | Texas Parks and Wildlife explains what this shorebird looks like, where it lives, how it eats, and why it is protected. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/avocet/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Birds / Shorebirds / Curlews |
| Title: | Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis) |
| Description: | Tells what they look like, why they are endangered, where they live, and how they migrate. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/eskcurl/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Birds / Shorebirds / Oystercatchers |
| Title: | American Oystercatcher |
| Description: | Find out, from Texas Parks and Wildlife, what they look like, what they eat, where they nest, and how long it's been protected. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/oystercatcher/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Birds / Songbirds |
| Title: | Northern Mockingbird |
| Description: | Provides information about the appearance, habitat, diet, and life cycle of this musical bird. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/mockbird/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Reptiles_and_Amphibians / Reptiles / Snakes |
| Title: | Texas Venomous Snakes |
| Description: | Brief descriptions and photographs of the venomous snakes that inhabit the state, along with tips for avoiding bites. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/junior_naturalists/snakefaq.phtml |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Science / Living_Things / Animals / Reptiles_and_Amphibians / Reptiles / Turtles / Sea_Turtles / Hawksbill |
| Title: | Hawksbill Sea Turtle |
| Description: | Fact sheet containing information about the diet, habitat, life span, and life cycle. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/endang/animals/reptiles_amphibians/hawkturt.phtml |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / School_Time / Social_Studies / World_Cultures / North_America / United_States / Government / By_State |
| Title: | Texas Senate Kids |
| Description: | Explore the Texas Capitol and learn all about the state government through a virtual tour, games, trivia, and other online activities. |
| Location: | http://www.senate.state.tx.us/kids/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Sports_and_Hobbies / Sports |
| Title: | Texas Parks and Wildlife: Outdoor Kids |
| Description: | Guide to outdoor activities with ideas on making nature and science fun for kids. Includes hiking safety tips, arts and craft projects, ideas for building a science experiment, and coloring books. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/kids/ |
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| Directory: | Kids_and_Teens / Sports_and_Hobbies / Sports / Archery |
| Title: | Archery Basics |
| Description: | An introduction to safety, equipment and handling. From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/hunter_education/homestudy/archery/ |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Birding / Backyard_Birding |
| Title: | Nestboxes |
| Description: | Specifications for building nestboxes for 10 species of Texas birds. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/birding/birdhouses/index.phtml |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Birding / North_America / United_States / Texas |
| Title: | The Great Texas Birding Classic |
| Description: | Annual birding tournament held on the coast in late April. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/birding/gtbc/ |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Birding / North_America / United_States / Texas |
| Title: | Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail |
| Description: | Detailed guides to 11 loops along the Upper Texas Coast section. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_trails/coastal/ |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Birding / North_America / United_States / Texas |
| Title: | Great Texas Wildlife Trails |
| Description: | Detailed guides to four driving trails throughout Texas. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildlife_trails/ |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Birding / North_America / United_States / Texas |
| Title: | Birding in Texas |
| Description: | Information and links from Texas Parks and Wildlife. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/birding/ |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Boating / Safety / Boating_Laws_and_Regulations |
| Title: | Texas Parks and Wildlife |
| Description: | Digest of the Texas Water Safety Act. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/pwd_br_l2000_001/ |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Climbing / By_Region / North_America / United_States |
| Title: | Rock Climbing and Rappelling in State Parks |
| Description: | Official websites for the parks that allow climbing. Photos. Visitor information. (Texas) |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/activities/outdoor_recreation/climb/ |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Food / Drink / Wine / Guides_and_Directories / United_States / Texas |
| Title: | Texas Wine Marketing Assistance Program |
| Description: | A state Department of Agriculture program offers a directory of wineries, event calendar, shipping guidelines, and a wine grape guide. |
| Location: | http://www.agr.state.tx.us/agr/program_render/0,1987,1848_5490_0_0,00.html?channelId=5490 |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Motorcycles / Schools / Regional / North_America / United_States |
| Title: | Texas Department of Public Safety |
| Description: | State licensing and training information. Program description, safety information, local course provider links. |
| Location: | http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/msb |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Outdoors / Camping / Campgrounds / North_America / United_States / Texas |
| Title: | Texas State Parks |
| Description: | Alphabetical listing of State Parks and links for park information. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/ |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Outdoors / Hunting / Education_and_Ethics |
| Title: | Hunter Education Requirements in the United States and Canada |
| Description: | Summary by state and province. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/hunter_education/ostates.phtml |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Outdoors / Hunting / Game |
| Title: | Hunting in Texas |
| Description: | From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Includes regulations, license information, public hunting, seasons, and news. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/hunt/ |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Outdoors / Hunting / Regulations / North_America / United_States |
| Title: | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| Description: | Includes news, hunting, fishing, parks, reservations, outdoors programs, and department reports. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/ |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Roads_and_Highways / North_America / United_States / Texas |
| Title: | Texas Department of Transportation |
| Description: | Official page. |
| Location: | http://www.dot.state.tx.us/ |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Roads_and_Highways / Online_Traffic_Cameras |
| Title: | TransGuide |
| Description: | San Antonio, Texas. |
| Location: | http://www.transguide.dot.state.tx.us/Traffic/allcameras.php |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Scouting / Collectibles / Merchandise / Licence_Plates |
| Title: | Texas Girl Scouts of the USA License Plate |
| Description: | Order information |
| Location: | http://rts.texasonline.state.tx.us/NASApp/txdotrts/SpecialPlateOrderServlet?grpid=60&pltid=82 |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Scouting / Collectibles / Merchandise / Licence_Plates |
| Title: | Texas Boy Scouts of America License Plate |
| Description: | Order information. |
| Location: | http://rts.texasonline.state.tx.us/NASApp/txdotrts/SpecialPlateOrderServlet?grpid=60&pltid=76 |
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| Directory: | Recreation / Travel / Specialty_Travel / Ecotourism / By_Region / North_America / Fall_Foliage |
| Title: | Lost Maples Fall Foliage Report |
| Description: | Reports on the autumn foliage found at Lost Maples State Natural Area, Texas. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/lost_maples/foliage.phtml |
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| Directory: | Reference / Archives / Regional / United_States / State |
| Title: | Texas State Library and Archives Commission - Archives and Manuscripts |
| Description: | Includes Texas historical documents, local records, appraisal reports, microfilmed reports, and guidelines for researchers. |
| Location: | http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Education / Colleges_and_Universities / North_America / United_States / Texas |
| Title: | Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
| Description: | General information about Texas colleges and universities including costs, admissions, financial aid, scholarships, residency, statistics, and degrees offered. |
| Location: | http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Education / K_through_12 / Counseling_and_Guidance |
| Title: | A World of Prevention |
| Description: | A directory of programs, references, resources, and research on the prevention of youth problems and the promotion of nurturing children |
| Location: | http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/prevention/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Education / K_through_12 / Educators / Certification / United_States |
| Title: | Texas State Board For Educator Certification - How To Become A Teacher In Texas |
| Description: | Requirements, approved training programs, job postings, and programs for new teachers. |
| Location: | http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/certinfo/becometeacher.asp |
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| Directory: | Reference / Education / Special_Education / Schools / Hearing_Impaired / Manual_Communication |
| Title: | Texas School for the Deaf |
| Description: | Our environment is designed to provide a community of role models where communication access and accommodations to succeed are available to ensure that all children reach their potential. |
| Location: | http://www.tsd.state.tx.us/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Subject_Specialties / Youth-Children |
| Title: | DÃgame un cuento/Tell Me a Story: Bilingual Library Programs for Children and Families |
| Description: | A guide for developing English-Spanish library activities for toddlers through young adults and families. Based on material from the 2001 and 2002 Texas Reading Club Manual. |
| Location: | http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/bilingual/index.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Libraries / Library_and_Information_Science / Technical_Services / Cataloguing / Metadata / Z39.50 |
| Title: | Texas Z39.50 Implementors Group |
| Description: | Details about the group, meeting minutes, and a list of Z39.50 sites in Texas. |
| Location: | http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/z3950/index.html |
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| Directory: | Reference / Museums / History / Historic_Houses / North_America / United_States / Texas |
| Title: | Magoffin Home State Historic Site |
| Description: | Built in 1875 by pioneer Joseph Magoffin and an example of Territorial style architecture, including images and information on activities, tours, attractions, and facilities located at El Paso. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/magoffin_home/ |
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| Directory: | Reference / Museums / Military / North_America / United_States / Navy |
| Title: | Battleship TEXAS State Historic Site |
| Description: | Texas is the last of the battleships, patterned after HMS Dreadnought, that participated in World War I and the Second World War. Considered the most powerful warship afloat because of her ten 14"/45 guns in five twin turrets. Located in LaPorte. |
| Location: | http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/battleship_texas/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / Regions / US-Mexico_Border / Government |
| Title: | Texas Secretary of State: Border Governors Conference |
| Description: | Archives of joint declarations issued at past binational meetings of the governors of the 10 border states. |
| Location: | http://www.sos.state.tx.us/border/bmaconf.shtml |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / Regions / US-Mexico_Border / Society_and_Culture |
| Title: | Bordering the Future |
| Description: | State of Texas analysis of conditions and forthcoming events along the state's border with Mexico, as well as potential public policies to responsible address future economic, social, health and safety, education, and other needs in the region. |
| Location: | http://www.window.state.tx.us/border/border.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Education / Departments |
| Title: | Texas Commissioner of Education and State Board of Education (SBOE) |
| Description: | State level official education web site. |
| Location: | http://www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Government / Executive_Branch / Department_of_Agriculture / National_Animal_Identification_System |
| Title: | Texas Animal Health Commission--Premises & Animal Registration |
| Description: | Information about mandatory animal and premises identification. Contains rule proposal, fact sheet, registration forms, and press releases. |
| Location: | http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/animal_id/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Government / Executive_Branch / Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development / Public_Housing_Agencies |
| Title: | Texas: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs |
| Description: | Provides housing and community development opportunities for low income individuals, non-profit organizations, private companies, contractors, banking institutions, rural communities, local governments and investors. |
| Location: | http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Texas / Arts_and_Entertainment |
| Title: | Texas Commission on the Arts |
| Description: | A one-stop location whose purpose it is to shepherd the arts and cultural industry in the state of Texas to doing business electronically. |
| Location: | http://www.arts.state.tx.us/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Texas / Arts_and_Entertainment / Libraries |
| Title: | Texas State Electronic Library |
| Description: | Guide to state government, libraries, and research and reference tools. |
| Location: | http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Texas / Arts_and_Entertainment / Libraries |
| Title: | Libraries in Texas |
| Description: | Lists the internet addresses of public and academic libraries that reside in the state of Texas. The page is a courtesy for those libraries that wish to submit their home page addresses and have them listed on the page. |
| Location: | http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/texshare/pl/texlibs.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Texas / Arts_and_Entertainment / Literature / Authors / Webb,_Walter_Prescott |
| Title: | Walter Prescott Webb |
| Description: | Biography of the author who is buried in the Texas State Cemetery. Also has photographs and the location of his grave. |
| Location: | http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=2355 |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Texas / Arts_and_Entertainment / Movies |
| Title: | Texas Film Commission |
| Description: | Assisting filmmakers since 1971 with a complete range of film-related services and facilities from pre- through post-production. To date, Texas has been the location for more than 750 major projects. |
| Location: | http://www.governor.state.tx.us/film/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Texas / Arts_and_Entertainment / Music |
| Title: | Texas Music Office |
| Description: | Information clearinghouse and promotion office for the Texas music industry. Maintains referral network of contacts. |
| Location: | http://www.governor.state.tx.us/music/ |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Texas / Business_and_Economy |
| Title: | WebFile |
| Description: | Allows filing Texas sales tax returns via the internet. Offered by Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. |
| Location: | http://www.window.state.tx.us/webfile/index.html |
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| Directory: | Regional / North_America / United_States / Texas / Business_and_Economy |
| Title: | Business and Industry Data Center |
| Description: | Offers economic research and data services. Includes weekly news, publications, databases, maps, and Texas economic reports. |
| Location: | http://bidc.state.tx.us/ |
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