Government & Law

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Articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers on a variety of subjects.

CQ Weekly
Articles and statistics documenting the work of Congress. Archive dating back to 1983. Search by topic, page number, committee, "exact phrases or words," and bill number. Detailed floor votes dating back to August 1983.

JSTOR  Help
JSTOR is a non-current multidisciplinary archive of articles typically more than 5 years old.

Legal Collection   Help
An authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world. Full text for more than 250 scholarly law journals.

ProQuest Databases  Help  Video demonstration
National newspapers plus a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.

Westlaw Campus Research   Help 
Legal research, business information and news sources.

CQ Researcher 
CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Known for its original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news.

CountryWatch
CountryWatch provides critical country-specific intelligence and data including news, geographical, political, and cultural information on each of the 192 countries of the world. 

FACTS.com Reference Suite
(Facts On File News Service) World News Digest 1940-2004, Issues & Controversies, Today's Science, World Almanac & Encyclopedia.

Federal Register
The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

Historical New York Times
ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2003), full text articles. 

InfoTrac Newspapers 
Over 400 newspapers from the U.S. and around the world, including several Texas newspapers. Dates of coverage vary.

NetLibrary
NetLibrary includes eBooks, eJournals, and eAudiobooks. 24 hour access. 

Alphabetical List of NHC Online Government Periodicals
http://northharris.lonestar.edu/22673/

Calendars of the United States House of Representatives and History of Legislation commonly referred to as the Serial Set SuDoc No. Y 1.2/2:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS839

Code of Federal Regulations. LSA, List of CFR Sections Affected SuDoc No. AE 2.106/2:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS3383

Communique Immigration and Naturalization Service SuDoc No. J 21.25:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1327

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the Congress SuDoc No. X
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1671

Federal Register SuDoc No. AE 2.106:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1756

FOIA Update Freedom of Information SuDoc No. J 1.58:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1537

Guide Lines: News from the U S Sentencing Commission SuDoc No. Y 3.SE 5:17/
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS7846

Habeas & Prison Litigation Case Law Update: a Publication of the Federal Judicial Center SuDoc No. JU 13.8/4:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1855

Record / Federal Election Commission SuDoc No. Y3. EI 2/3:11/
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS3392

Slip Opinion from the Supreme Court SuDoc No. Ju 6.8/b:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS35288

State Magazine SuDoc No. S 1.118:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS356 current issues
http://www.state.gov/www/publications/statemag/index.html back issues

Studies in Intelligence SuDoc No. PREX 3.19:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS4334

Third Branch SuDoc No. JU 10.3/2:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1535

United States Government Manual SuDoc No. AE 2.108/2:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS30185

U S Department of State Dispatch SuDoc No. SD 1.3-5:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1701 back issues only

Visa Bulletin SuDoc No. S 1.3/4:
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1692

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