Local Agencies

City of Hitchcock

• Hitchcock Chamber of Commerce
• Hitchcock Police Department
• Hitchcock ISD

Galveston County

• 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

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 and Research Resource Links

• 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

• CenterPoint Energy
• Public Utility Commission
• Texas Gas Service

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