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State and Local News

LexisNexis Academic, dates of coverage vary.
Find articles from the Austin American Statesman, Texas Monthly, the Houston Chronicle , the San Antonio Express-News and more.

Select the Sources tab.

  1. Publication Type: News & Business Topics
  2. Filter by Country: United States, Region: Texas
  3. Click on General News Sources then select the titles you’d like to search. Click the Ok – Continue button to return to the search screen. Your source selections will be pasted into the search screen.
  4. On the search screen, enter your search terms and specify a date range to complete your search.

Austin Chronicle, 1995-present.
Find articles from Austin's alternative weekly paper.

Austin Business Journal, 1996-present.
Find articles on the business community in Austin . Published weekly by American City Business Journals. Also available in Business & Company Resource Center (citations from 1984 to the present and full text from 1990 to 2001).

Austin Information and Statistics

Austin City Connection
The official website of the City of Austin . Use the directory to find particular services, departments, city initiatives, laws, etc. Following are some pages that might be useful:

•  City Development Information

•  Transportation, Planning and Sustainability Department

•  Public Information Office
   Official city news release archive. Searchable and browseable from 9/1996 -present.

•  Clubs and Associations
   Listings of non-profits, student organizations, community resource database links, etc.

•  Austin Crime Statistics

•  Austin City Laws

•  MAIN (Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network )
   Links to a wide range of community information sources, covering areas as diverse as education, performing arts, social services, science, law, medicine, and government.

America's Top-Rated Cities: A Statistical Handbook - HA 214 A43 PCL Stacks
Gives city statistics for Austin , El Paso , Fort Worth , Houston , and San Antonio

Cities of the United States: A Compilation of Current Information on Economic, Cultural, Geographic, and Social Conditions
(e-book), 2006
Includes Austin , Dallas , El Paso , Fort Worth , Houston , and San Antonio

County and City Data Book: 2000
Statistics on income, population, health, education, etc.

Everything Austin
Includes population statistics, lists of community associations and organizations, etc.

University of Texas Information and Statistics

Daily Texan
Archive has articles back to October 2000. For archives from 1984 – October 2000, go to http://tspweb02.tsp.utexas.edu/Interconnect/INDEX/search.html

University of Texas Statistical Handbook
Provides information about UT Austin's student, faculty, staff and financial characteristics

University of Texas Profile
Basic campus statistical information

Feature Story Archive
Archive of stories featured on UT's main website

University of Texas History and Traditions
Links to sites that give the history of the University

University of Texas Rankings and Kudos
Latest rankings of UT programs and resources

State of Texas Information

Handbook of Texas Online
Multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.

About Texas
Provides links to a variety of topics covering Texas including economics, law, state agencies, etc.

Also see Find Government Information for more information on state and local government.

Searching Non-Local Sources

You can sometimes find coverage of local events in national newspapers, magazines or journals. Search using keywords relating to the specific area and the topic (e.g Top ten percent law AND Texas )

TIP : Even if your specific topic is not covered in a non-local source, you can often find important information about larger controversies related to your topic (e.g. If you topic is the Texas top ten percent law, the larger theme is affirmative action in education)


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