Links

Houston Area General Interest Links       http://www.houston-guide.com/guide/welcome.html#houston http://www.discoverhoustontours.com/  www.Click2Houston.com http://www.houston-guide.com/ http://www.sietarhouston.org/ http://www.the-rose.org/ http://www.tenthousandvillageshouston.org/ http://www.travel.state.gov/ http://www.houston-spacecityusa.com/ http://www.adaptations-inc.com/news.htm http://www.visithoustontexas.com/home/ http://www.buffalobayou.org/ http://wikitravel.org/en/Houston%2C_Texas The Mayor’s Office of Special events website is a valuable link to see at a glance what public Houston events have been planned for the month, just click on the links below:  http://cbtcws.cityofhouston.gov/events/ and http://www.houstontx.gov/   International Links http://www.womanabroad.com/ http://www.iie.org/ http://www.newcomersclub.com/ http://www.houstonworldaffairs.org/ http://www.fawco.org/ (federation of american women's clubs overseas, inc) http://www.globalhouston.org/ http://www.YourOnRamp.com (re-launch  your professional career)   Telephone and Website Links to local government:       Emergency call: 911   City of Houston eGovernment Center: http://www.houstontx.gov/   Mayor of Houston's Office of Emergency Management (for all emergency related matters - hurricane planning and evacuation, pandemic etc..) :   http://www.houstontx.gov/oem/index.html   To download the current issue of the Disaster Preparedness Guide, click on:   http://www.houstontx.gov/oem/dguide.html     Non-emergency call  to one centralized center Houston Service Helpline (for access to more than 700 city government listings and services) call: 311 or e-mail - 311@cityofhouston.net                 TEXAS TRAVEL SITES                          Texas Travel Industry Association:  http://www.ttia.org/ Texas Historical Commission: http://www.thc.state.tx.us/ Texas Parks and Wildlife's State Park Guide: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/ Texas Department of Tourism website: http://www.traveltex.com/     US Immigration Internet Resources - as suggested by Pamelia S. Barnett, Attorney at Law   Legal Research Sites   US Public Laws:  http://www.access.gpo.gov/ Cornell Legal Information Institute:  http://www.law.cornell.edu/   Government Information Site   Fedworld Information Network:  http://www.fedworld.gov/   Executive Office and Relevant Agencies Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS): http://www.bcis.gov/ US Department of Labor (DOL):  http://www.dol.gov/ US Department of State (DOS):  http://www.state.gov/ Social Security Administration:  http://www.ssa.gov/   Immigration Law Professional Organization   American Immigration Lawyers Association:  http://www.aila.org/   Immigration-Related Organizations   Immigration Forum:  http://www.immigrationforum.org/ Federation for American Immigration Reform:  http://www.fairus.org/   Other Links   Embassies:  www.embassy.org Consular Offices in Houston: http://www.adaptations-inc.com/2005_houston_consular_contacts.htm Drivers Licenses, Texas Department of Public Safety:  www.txdps.state.tx.us International Drivers Licenses:  www.iadc-club.com     ICH Scholarship Fund and other educational links   University of Houston Clear Lake: http://www.cl.uh.edu/ Rice University School of Continuing Studies: http://www.scs.rice.edu/ Leisure Learning:  http://www.llu.com/       ICH Sponsors   Options Resource & Career Center:  www.optionshouston.com Jackie Verity - Career Coach: careercoachjv@houston.rr.com Clay Poe - Interconex, Inc: www.interconex.com     Volunteer Opportunities   Volunteer Houston: http://www.volunteerhouston.org/