County Agencies
- Galveston County Health Department (for food establishments)
- Galveston County Central Appraisal District
- Tourism – Galveston Island Park Board
- College of the Mainland
State Agencies
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Texas Comptroller’s Office
- Texas Department of Agriculture
- Texas Workforce Commission
- Texas State Agency Directory
Federal Agencies
- Emergency Management Agency
- US Department of Agriculture
- US Department of Energy
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development
- US Department of Labor
- US Army Corp of Engineers
Small Business Assistance
- General Accounting Office
- Houston Business Journal
- Small Business Taxes & Management
- Southwest Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
- Texas Engineering and Extension Service
- Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center
Research Resources
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Federal Geographic Data Committee
- FedStats
- TDED Business and Industry Data Center
- Texas Legislature Online
- US Congress on the Internet
Utility Companies Links
Economic Development Organizations Links
- Galveston County Economic Alliance
- Galveston County Small Business Development Center
- Greater Houston Partnership
- Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership
- SBA’s office of Entrepreneurial Development
- Office of the Governor of Economic Development and Tourism
- Texas Economic Development Council
- International Economic Development Council