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 George W. Bush (R)
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 Richard Cheney (R)
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 (512) 463-2000 Austin, Texas 78701 (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.senate.state.tx.us75r/ltgov/ltgov.htmAttorney General Gregg Abbott ( R ) P.O. Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711-2548http://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) 1700 N. Congress Ave. Suite 801 Austin, Texas 78701 http://www.glo.state. tx.us/Secretary of State (appointed) Roger Williams http://www.webmaster@sos.state.tx.usAdjutant General- Commander of State Militia http://www.aagd.state.tx.usTexas 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 LEGISLATORSState Senator-District 20 Juan ‘Chuy’ Hinojosa P.O. Box 12068 Capitol Station (512) 463-0120 Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 475-3758 (fax) (800) 711-4565District Offices 708 East Edinburg 4531 Ayers, Suite 402 Elsa, Tx. 78453 Corpus Christi, Tx. 78415 (956) 262-2321(361) 853-2693 (956) 262-2434Counties Represented are Brooks, Jim Wells, Nueces, Hidalgo

State Representatives

District 32 - Juan Garcia (D) Capitol Bldg. Office E2.320 Local Office P.O. Box 2910 703 Moore Avenue Austin, Texas 78768 Portland, TX 78374(512) 463-0672 (888) 463-0672 (512) 463-2101 (fax) District 33 - Solomon Ortiz, Jr. (D) Capitol OfficeLocal Office Room Ext. E1.322 5959 S. Staples P.O. Box 2910 Suite 222 Austin, Texas 78768 Corpus Christi, TX 78413 (512) 463-0484 (361) 991-0047 (512) 463-7834 (fax)(361) 991-0625 (fax) District 34 - Abel Herrero (D) Capitol Office Local Office Room Ext. E1.212 606 N. Carancahua P.O. Box 2910 Suite 103A Austin, Texas 78768 Corpus Christi, Tx. 78476 (512) 463-0462 (361) 882-2277(512) 463-1705 (fax) (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://www.nuecescounty.org

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.