{"id":65,"date":"2026-02-16T22:49:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:42:46","slug":"government-and-political-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/government-relations\/government-and-political-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Government and Political Links of Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Voter Registration<\/h2>\n<p>For information about registering to vote, please visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.votetexas.gov\/register-to-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Voter Registration<\/a> at VoteTexas.gov.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Higher Education<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aacc.nche.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Association of Community Colleges<\/a> Government Relations \u2013 Updated frequently to reflect national level legislative activity on issues affecting community colleges<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/acenet.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Council on Education (ACE)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acct.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hacu.net\/hacu\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.league.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">League for Innovation in the Community College<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tacc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tccta.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highered.texas.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Department of Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Governor of Texas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ltgov.state.tx.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lieutenant Governor of Texas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sao.texas.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas State Auditor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.senate.state.tx.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Senate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.house.state.tx.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State House of Representatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.state.tx.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secretary of State<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lbb.state.tx.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Legislative Budget Board<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitol.state.tx.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Legislature Online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.state.tx.us\/texreg\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Register \u2013 weekly publication about state agency rule making<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.state.tx.us\/open\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Meetings of State Agencies<\/a> \u2013 dates of open meetings of state and&nbsp;regional agencies<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sos.state.tx.us\/tac\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Administrative Code<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.txdirectory.com\/online\/abc\/?aid=a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas State Directory \u2013 Texas agencies, boards, commissions and universities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tea.texas.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Education Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Federal<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President of the United States<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States Senate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States House of Representatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/exhibits\/charters\/constitution.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Constitution of the United States<\/a> \u2013 an online text copy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Library of Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/lcwaN0003262\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thomas Library<\/a> \u2013 legislative information from the Library of Congress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">City Governments<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Austin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.budatx.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cedarparktexas.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cedar Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/elgintx.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elgin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cityofkyle.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kyle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leandertx.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leander<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofmanor.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roundrocktexas.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Round Rock<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">County Governments<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.bastrop.tx.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bastrop County<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/co.blanco.tx.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blanco County<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.caldwell.tx.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caldwell County<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hayscountytx.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hays County<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.travis.tx.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Travis County<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wilco.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Williamson County<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"#state\">Political Parties<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.traviscountydemocrats.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Travis County Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lptravis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Travis County Libertarian Party<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/traviscountygop.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Travis County Republican Party<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voter Registration For information about registering to vote, please visit&nbsp;Voter Registration at VoteTexas.gov. 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