Changing Public Policy

• Houston Chronicle (via ProQuest) - (includes articles from 1986-present) on and off-campus via the Web.
  Enter key words for your topic separated by "and" (example: Harris County and sheriffs)
• InfoTrac Custom Newspapers - (includes Texas & national newspapers) on and off-campus computers via the Web
  Enter key words for your topic separated by "and" (example: anthrax and deaths)
• ProQuest Databases - (includes Houston Chronicle) on and off-campus computers via the Web
  Enter key words for your topic separated by "and" (example: toxic waste and EPA)

• Google search engine
  Include all words in search by putting spaces between words - assumes "and" between words (example: computers privacy employees)
  Put quotation marks around phrases (example: "artificial intelligence")
• Trail - Texas Records and Information Locator
  Enter keywords in the keyword search box
  Use the help page to find more searching tips.
• Google U.S. Government
  Include all words in search by putting spaces between words - assumes "and" between words (example: computers privacy employees)
  Put quotation marks around phrases (example: "artificial intelligence" medicine)

• City of Houston - link to city departments
• Federal Web Locator - link to federal departments
• Harris County A to Z - link to county departments
• Montgomery County - links to county departments
• State of Texas - link to state departments
• Texas Find Your Incumbent - Enter your address to locate your U.S. Representative and Texas State Representative and Senator.
• The U.S. House of Representatives Locate Representatives' Web Sites Listed by Name
• Write to Congress and State Legislators - from Congress.org, a service of Capitol Advantage, "the nation's largest publisher of Congressional directories" includes list of current legislation and key votes.

• How to Write an Editorial - tips from ThinkQuest posted to Prof. Brickman's page, University of Rochester
• Writing Editorials from RFA Texas
• Communicating With Elected Officials - from the Ohio Literacy Network

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