Directory of Public Officials and Agencies

The following list is a directory of public officials, both elected and appointed, and of public agencies that serve the Texas public and particularly the residents of South Texas. Included is a list of helpful phone numbers and World Wide Web site addresses. Also included is a calendar posting meeting dates for governmental bodies and dates of upcoming elections.


FEDERAL OFFICIALS

President Barrack H. Obama (D)

Address:

The White House Office
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington D.C. 20500
(202) 456-1414 Fax: (202) 456-2461
Comment: (202) 456-1111

The website for the Presidency is http://www.whitehouse.gov

 

Vice President Joseph “Joe” Biden (D)

Address:

Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20501
(202) 456-2326 Fax: (202) 456-7044

 

 

US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson ( R)

Address:

284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-5922

http://www.senate.gov/~hutchison/contact.html

 

US Senator John Cornyn ( R)

Address:

370 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2934 Fax: (202) 228-2856

 

 

 

US Representative Solomon P. Ortiz (27th Congressional District)

Address:

2136 Rayburn Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-4315
(202) 225-7742 Fax: (202) 226-1134

Local:

3649 Leopard St., Suite 510
Corpus Christi, Tx 78408

 

 

Congressional Website is http://www.thomas.loc.gov


STATE OFFICIALS-TEXAS

Governor Rick Perry ( R )

1-800-252-9600

P.O. Box 12428

Austin, Texas 78701

(512) 463-2000

(512) 463-1849 (fax)

http://www.governor.state.tx.us

 

Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst ( R )

P.O. Box 12068

Austin, Texas 78711-2068

http://www.ltgov.state.tx.us/

 

Attorney General Gregg Abbott ( R )

P.O. Box 12548

Austin, Texas 78711-2548

http://www.oag.state.tx.us/

 

Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combes (R)

P.O. Box 13528

Austin, Texas 78711-3528

http://www.cpa.state.tx.us/

 

Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples (R)

P.O. Box 12847

Austin, Texas 78711

http://www.agr.state.tx.us/

 

General Land Office Commissioner Jerry Patterson (R)

1-800-998-4456
(512) 463-5001
1700 N. Congress Ave. Suite 801

Austin, Texas 78701

http://www.glo.state. tx.us/

 

Secretary of State Esperanza “Hope” Andrade (R)

P.O. Box 12887
Austin, Texas 78711-2887

http://www.webmaster@sos.state.tx.us

 

Adjutant General- Commander of State Militia

http://www.aagd.state.tx.us

 

Texas Railroad Commission (3 members-elected at-large)

P.O. Box 12967

Austin, Texas 78711

(512) 463-7161 (fax)

 http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/

 

Texas Education Agency

1701 N. Congress Ave.

Austin, Texas 78701

(512) 463-9734

http://www.tea.texas.gov

The Texas Legislature Online

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/ http://www.house.state.tx.us/ http://www.senate.state.tx.us/


LOCAL STATE LEGISLATORS

 

State Senator-District 20

Juan ‘Chuy’ Hinojosa

Web: http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist20/dist20.htm

 

Capitol Address:

P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
(512) 463-0120
(512) 463-0229 Fax District Offices

 

District Addresses:

612 Nolana Suite, 410B
McAllen, Texas 78504
(956) 972-1841
(956) 664-0602 Fax

 

2820 S.P.I.D., Suite 291
Corpus Christi, TX 78415
(361) 225-1200
(361) 225-3576
(361) 225-0119 Fax

 

Counties Represented are Brooks, Jim Wells, Nueces, Hidalgo

State Representatives

District 32

Todd Hunter (R)

 

Web: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist32/hunter.php

 

Capitol Office:

Room E2.808, Capitol Extension
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-0672

 

District Office:

15217 S.P.I.D., Suite 205
Corpus Christi, TX 78418
361-949-4603 (w)
361-949-4634 (f)

 

District 33

Solomon Ortiz, Jr. (D)

 

Web: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist33/ortiz.php

 

Capitol Office:

Room E1.322, Capitol Extension
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-0484
(512) 463-7834 Fax

 

District Office

5959 S. Staples, Suite 222
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
(361) 991-0047
(361) 991-0625 Fax

 

District 34

Abel Herrero (D)

 

Web: http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/dist34/herrero.htm

 

Capitol Office:

Room EXT E1.212
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0462
(866) 861-0806 Toll Free
(512) 463-1705 Fax

 

District Office:

606 N. Carancahua
Suite 103A
Corpus Christi, TX 78476
(361) 882-2277
(361) 882-6706 Fax

LOCAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITES

DEL MAR COLLEGE BOARD OF REGENTS
Baldwin at Ayers, Corpus Christi, Texas 78404
(361) 698-1200—Fax (361) 698-1559
Regents meet the 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 1pm
In the Board Room of the College Administration Building
The College website address is
http://www.delmar.edu

CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
801 Leopard- Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
(361) 886-9200 Fax: (361) 886-9109
School Board meets 2nd and 4th Mondays of each Month at 5pm

http://www.corpuschristiisd.org

CITY GOVERNMENT
City Hall, 1201 Leopard, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
(361) 880-3000-Council-Manager Government
Meets not less than twice each month on Tuesdays
At 2pm in City Hall
http://www.cctexas.com

COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Nueces County Courthouse-901 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, Tx. 78401 (361) 888-0111

http://co.nueces.tx.us/
 

USEFUL & RELEVANT WEBSITES

The following websites can provide users with helpful and relevant information concerning public agencies, schedules of meeting and election information.

http://www.lwv.org -This website provides access to nonpartisan information pertaining to all public elections at the national, state and local levels of government throughout the Unites States.

http://www.caller.com -This website provides access to a local calendar of community events and a schedule of meetings of public agencies as carried by the major newspaper of the city of Corpus Christi.

http://www.fec.gov -This website provides access to nonpartisan information concerning federal election laws including disclosure of campaign finance information, limits and prohibitions on contributions, and public funding for presidential campaigns.

http://www.projectvotesmart.com -This is a national non-partisan and non-profit organization that provides resources to help inform voters on election issues, candidates and elected officials.

http://www.cspan.org -C-SPAN is a private, non-profit company, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service. Their mission is to provide public access to the political process. They receive no government funding; operations are funded by fees paid by cable and satellite affiliates who carry C-SPAN programming.

 

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