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New Texas Government Publications @ Your Library

Have you visited the Government Documents Section of your library lately?  Stop by and see the wide range of information provided by your Texas State Government.  Many items can be checked out with your library card!
 

October 2007

 Texas publications

Look Below We have all kinds of exciting things this month—our first graphic novel, crafts for hunters, information about bloodhounds used in criminal investigations, and advances in stem cell research. Come check it out!:
MyPyramid: Simple Steps for Healthy Living (TX Dept. of State Health Services)
  Includes tips for how to use the US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) food guide pyramid to make healthy eating choices. Check out www.MyPyramid.gov for more information.
Wild Crafting: A Survival Guide for Those of Us Living With a Hunter in the House (TX Parks & Wildlife Dept.)
  Interesting collection of crafts that use some of the non-meat portions of hunted game.
Museum Mayhem/Museo de Mistereo (TX Commission on State Emergency Communications)
  Check out our very first graphic novel and learn how to contact emergency personnel.
A Checklist of Texas Birds (TX Parks & Wildlife Dept.)
  This booklet helps birdwatchers to keep track of various bird species in Texas.
Connections (TX Dept. of Criminal Justice)
  The May/June 2007 issue highlights the work of parole officers.
Texas Pecan Pest Management Newsletter (TX A&M University System/Cooperative Ext.)
  The June 2007 issue gives some information about insects that are likely to attack pecan trees in the fall.
Victim’s Informer (TX Crime Victim Clearinghouse)
  Learn about the important work that bloodhounds do in criminal investigations in the June/July 2007 issue.
OncoLog (University of TX—MD Anderson Cancer Center)
  Check out the article in the June 2007 issue on advances in stem cell transplantation.
Environmental News You Can Use (TX Commission on Environmental Quality)
  The April/May 2007 issue highlights a new public education campaign called Take Care of Texas. For more information, visit www.takecareoftexas.org
Texas in the Civil War (TX Historical Commission)
  This booklet gives an historical overview of Texas and the frontier during the Civil War era.
Migration and the Migratory Birds of Texas: Who They Are and Where They Are Going (TX Parks & Wildlife Dept.)
  Includes information about birds that migrate through Texas and their effect on the local environment
Texas WIC News (TX Dept. of State Health Services)
  The May/June 2007 issue includes an article on how to include beans in a healthy diet.
StarDate (University of TX at Austin—McDonald Observatory)
  Learn more about supernovas and dark energy in the July/August 2007 issue
Texas Events Calendar (TX Dept. of Transportation)
  Find out what’s happening around Texas in October
The information above is being provided by the El Paso Public Library- Government Documents Department.  This list was compiled by Lisa Kidder-Lopez.  For more information about government documents at our libraries, please call Government Documents at 915-543-5474

For a complete list of new publications, send an email to Lisa Kidder-Lopez KidderLM@elpasotexas.gov or call 543-5474 for more information.
 
 October 09, 2007