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Texas Political Culture is one of several options for you to select.

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Opposing Viewpoints and Credo Reference have topical collections that you can browse and explore. Think of general topics or issues related to the area of government that is interesting to you. What catches your attention?

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)
Provides topic overviews as well as collects a variety of sources, including statistics, reference materials, journal articles, news articles, images, and audio broadcasts.
Credo Reference
Useful when you're starting out on a research project. Do simple searches to find topic introductions in a variety of subjects. The mind map tool will help you discover related ideas and terms. Click on image to view the mind map page.

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Policy-making is one of several directions for you to select.

These sites are news outlets, organizations or think tanks discussing Texas issues. This can help you get started with exploring the topics as they related to Texas It's just a sampling! You are not limited to these sites.

Texas Legislative Issues 2025
Survey result reports on various issues by the UH Hobby School of Public Affairs.
Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune is the a member-supported, digital-first, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Some access available through the Texas Reference Center.
State Impact Texas
StateImpact Texas is a collaboration of local public radio stations KUT Austin and KUHF Houston. Reporters Mose Buchele, Terrence Henry and Dave Fehling travel the state to report on how energy and environmental issues affect you.
Texas Monthly: Politics
The politics section of the Texas Montly magazine.
Texas 2036
In 2036, Texas will be 200 years old. Texas 2036 is a non-partisan group presenting solutions and policy for a variety of issues in the state.

Texas GOVT 2306 | Research Paper (Hernandez): Topic Development

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