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Local Government & Politics
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(San Antonio & Bexar County, Texas)
- Other Library Catalogs - search other library catalogs in the area
Selected articles from the San Antonio Express-News, other Texas sources, and wire stories are included.
Full-image articles from the San Antonio Express-News (1869-1879; 1988-present) are available on microfilm on the Main (Second) Floor of the Blume Library.
"Published every Thursday, San Antonio Current is distributed free at more than 900 locations in the San Antonio metro area, including office and government buildings, retail stores, restaurants, bars, clubs, and colleges."
Note: Databases with a plus (+) preceding
them can be accessed through the link provided on the St. Mary's University
campus. Current students, staff, and faculty can access these databases
from off-campus by following the Restricted
Databases Instructions for Use.
San Antonio
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City of San Antonio
Information about city services and agencies with links to web sites where available.
Bexar County
- Bexar County (Texas)
- Official county web site offers information about elected offices, infrastructure and planning departments, local election results, Commissioners Court agenda, Commissioners Court work sessions, Juvenile Meeting agenda, job listings, notices, public reports, jury summons information, county directory.
Other Local Government Entities (including taxing entities)
- Alamo Community College District Board of Trustees
- Cities in and around Bexar County - Provided by the Bexar County Elections Office.
- San Antonio River Authority
- Region 20 Education Service Center (ESC)
- School Districts in and around Bexar County - Provided by the Bexar County Elections Office.
- University Health System
- San Antonio area Government Links - links compiled by Government Documents Librarian, Kathy Amen. Links to local municipalities, school districts, private schools, higher education, business, tourism, and more.
- Campaign Finance Information
- Federal Election Commission
- OpenSecrets (Center for Responsive Politics) - provides searchable information for federal and state candidates.
- Texas Ethics Commission
- City of San Antonio Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Registered Lobbyists - provided by the City Clerk's Office, searchable database of campaign finance reports, lobbyists registered with the city, and elections information.
Voter Registration
Voter Registration Materials are available at the following locations on campus:
Dean of Students - University Center (Second Floor)
Louis J. Blume Library
Office of the Registrar - St. Louis Hall Room 105
To be eligible to register in Texas, you must:
- Be a U.S. citizen;
- be a resident of the country;
- be 18 years old (you may register at 17 years and 10 months);
- not a convicted felon (unless a person's sentence is completed, including any probation or parole)
- not declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law
Elections Division,
Office of the Secretary of State,
P.O. Box 12060,
Austin, TX 78711-2060
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-252-VOTE(8683)
Fax: (512)475-2811
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/index.shtml
Early Voting
Early voting in person starts 17 days before each election unless the first day falls on the weekend, then early voting begins on the following Monday and ends 4 days before each election. Anyone who is registered for at least 30 days in Bexar County is eligible to vote at any early voting site in Bexar County.
For a sample ballot and a list of early voting times and sites go to http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/elections/
If you live in Bexar County and have questions about whether you are registered or at which address you are registered, contact the office of the Bexar County Elections Administrator at (210) 335-VOTE (8683) or see the Bexar County Elections site at http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/elections/
For those outside of Bexar County, election information is available at the Texas Secretary of State's web site at http://www.sos.state.tx.us/
Election Day Voting
For a sample ballot and a list of polling sites in Bexar County, go to http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/elections/
For election information elsewhere in Texas, go to the Texas Secretary of State's web site at http://www.sos.state.tx.us/
Exercise your right and responsibility to vote and encourage others—colleagues, friends, neighbors, family, students—to do so, too. Imagine what an impact we can make if each of us gets 10 people to the polls!
Kathleen Amen's San Antonio Local Area Government Information