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Texas Legislature

Find Your Incumbent    Includes districts of the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, Congress (Texas Delegation, U.S. House of Representatives)

Texas State Senate    Live audio & video of senate floor & committee proceedings • Senate news, business, and legislation •  Senate committees

Texas House of Representatives  Live video & audio of house floor sessions • Live audio of house committee hearings • House membership • House journal online 

Texas Legislature Online   Bill search tools (gives current status of bills) • See copies of the actual bill (past and present) • Listing of committees and committee memberships • Learn about the legislative process

Texas in the 111th Congress    Congress member’s office and e-mail addresses • Contact your congress member

Texas Secretary of State  Election and Voter Information • Candidates • Administrative Rules • Statutory Links • Texas Register

Texas Democratic Party   Democratic accomplishments in Texas • Texas electoral history • Texas candidates (includes e-mail addresses)

State & Local Government on the Net (all states & u.s. territories)    Links to state & national organizations • Texas Statewide offices • Texas Legislative, Judicial, and Executive Branches • Texas Boards & Commissions (includes Texas Railroad Commission)


United States Legislature

U.S. House of Representatives   Member and Committee offices, house directory, up to date events on house floor, access to information about bills and resolutions being considered in congress 

U.S. Senate   Bill search tools • Senate floor activity and Committee hearing schedule• Contact your Senator

Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Texas Senator John Cornyn

Write or E-mail Your Congressman   Allows you to communicate with your member of Congress by electronic mail.

Political Information    Search campaigns/Elections • Commentary/News • Federal/State Government Information • Parties & Organizations • Research Tools

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee    Webb DCCC is dedicated to electing Democratic candidates to the U.S. House of Representatives • Get involved in the fight to win back a Democratic Majority in 2000

The Democratic National Committee   The official site of the Democratic National Committee • Visit the party headquarters • Search Democratic records • Get the latest news

Vote-Smart    A wealth of facts on your political leaders, including biographies & addresses, issue positions, voting records & campaign finances

Voting Records Senate and Congressional Representatives voting records

Thomas Legislative Information    House and Senate directories • Congressional records • Committee information • Congress in the news

Open Secrets.org  Campaign finance data for Congress, presidential hopefuls, and everyone who ran for federal office in 2000


Labor Related Sites & Labor Organizations

BLE&T (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen) News updates • Directories • Online Locomotive Engineers Journal & The Locomotive Engineer Newsletter • FELA counsel (by state) • Members services • Canada Web Site   •  History of the FELA

UTU (United Transportation Union) News updates • Directories • News Digest

AFL-CIO Link to other labor organizations • Safety & health • Executive council actions • Press releases • Speeches • Congressional voting record • Fast facts on union membership and pay

Labornet Supports human rights & economic justice for workers by providing labor news & information • Comprehensive internet services for union & labor organizers • Includes labor alerts & headlines

Transportation Trades Department (AFL-CIO) Letters to Congress • Testimonies • Policy Resolutions • Pending Actions • Take Action (Send an e-mail to the President, Congress, or your Governor about pending issues

George Meany Center for Labor Studies Education Programs • Grants • Available courses

National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees (NARVRE) Inc.

Texas Operation Lifesaver Research rules and regulations • Access grade crossing statistics • See what is being done about rail safety, education, and training

Texas AFL-CIO Texas AFL-CIO information and contacts


State of Texas Agencies

Texas Administrative Codes Title 43 - Transportation

Texas Railroad Commission News releases • Railroad commission rules • Public meetings & educational seminars


U.S. Government Agencies

Code of Federal Regulations Public laws • U.S. Congress information • Final rules and regulations • U.S. Code – Title 45 (Railroads)

FRA Accident Data Train accidents • Casualties • Highway rail crossing incidents & casualties • Accidents/Incidents Class I railroads

NASA Fatigue Countermeasures Group A Fatigue Resource Directory (FreDi) to provide transportation-industry members with current, accessible information on resources available to address fatigue in transportation • Scientific information • Countermeasures

HAZMAT Safety Rules & regulations • Emergency response guide book • Enforcement

U.S. Department of Labor Library, Laws, & Regulations

U.S. Department of Transportation Library • Legislation & Regulations • Safety Issues

U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Search

Federal Railroad Administration Regulations • Safety • Safety Council • Waivers Final Rules • Accident, incidents & inspections

U.S. National Labor Relations Board Unfair labor practices • Public notices • Rules & regulations • Press releases

National Mediation Board Arbitration Officials & NMB directory • Presidential emergency boards • Mediation • Representation • Documents

National Transportation Safety Board Accident discriptions, reports, & studies • Public hearings • Board meetings • Publications

Surface Transportation Board News releases • Filings • Decisions & notices • Publications

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (U.S. Department of Labor) News releases • Regulations & compliance • Testimonies


State & Division Web Sites  

 

General Committees of Adjustment
• Amtrak
• BNSF - AT&SF
• BNSF & Montana Rail Link
• BNSF(SLSF)-MNA
• Central Region
• Conrail SAA/CSXT Northern District
• (CN) Illinois Central
• (CN) Wisconsin Central
• New Jersey Transit
• Norfolk Southern - Eastern Lines
• Norfolk Southern - Northern Lines
• PATH
• SEPTA
• Union Pacific Western Lines (former Southern Pacific & EP&SW)
• Union Pacific Southern Region
• Union Pacific Western Region
• Via Rail Central Lines
• Western Canada
 

State Legislative Boards

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• Arkansas
• California
• Illinois
• Michigan
• Nebraska
• New Jersey
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• Texas
• Washington
• Wisconsin
 

Texas Divisions

• Division 22 and 192 (El Paso, Texas)
• Division 197 (San Antonio, Texas)
• Division 299 (Amarillo, Texas)
• Division 592 (Dalhart, Texas)
• Division 834 (Mineola, Texas)
 

Other divisions can be found on the BLE-T site at http://www.ble-t.org/links/ble.asp


Railroads

 

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Online Journals/Newsletters

Federal Register Online

Texas Register Online

Traffic World


Sites of Interest

Locomotive Engineers and Conductors Mutual Protective Association   Job Protection Insurance for Railroad Workers

Railserve Train related artwork • Collectables • Photos & videos • Thousands of other links to rail related sites

Circadian Technologies Sleep studies • Shiftwork bookstore • Learning Center • Index of articles • Shiftwork Forum

Brotherhood's Relief and Compensation Fund Job Insurance Protection for U.S. and Canadian Railroad Workers

Crossing Safely Tom Armstrong's Safety Site. Includes Presentations and Interviews


Union Shop

Union Communication Services Catalog of Books Publishers of Communications and educational tools for activist union leaders


Search Tools

Search Online Databases Catalog of U.S. Government publications • Code of Federal Regulations • Federal Register • Congress (bills, directory, documents, hearing) • Government Information Locator Service (GILS)

The Federal Web Locator One-stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web (WWW)

Library of Congress Catalogs, collections & research services • Thomas (Congress at work)

Zip Code Lookup Zip codes and ZIP+ 4 codes


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