Texas Law and Legal Archives

Some of these are for Texas, some for other states. These are legacy archives that are rich in data and manually updated:

1. www.jacksonvillelawdata.info
2. www.sanjoselegalreview.info
3. www.miamilawyersarchive.com
4. www.phoenixlawyersarchive.com
5. www.fortworthlegal.info
6. www.denverlawdata.info
7. www.elpasolawdata.com
8. www.buffalolawdata.info
9. www.bostonlawyersarchive.com
10. www.charlottelawdata.info

Houston Website Development and Promotion

Like any large city in the United States, Houston has it's share of companies that provide support services for other businesses. In the online world this generally means services in web development and marketing. Good old fashioned design skills and elbow grease for human oriented marketing approaches are becoming favorable once again as the benefits of editorial review for public oriented promotions is being proven in the social media sphere of Twitter, Facebook, Google +1, Stumbleupon and Linkedin.

Search engines Google and Bing/Yahoo have publicly acknowledged that social signals can impact a company's website rankings. For example, Bing has a known relationship and access to Facebook that Google is not privy too, while Google gains the lion's share of signals from users through their acquisition of Doubleclick and their house analytics system deployed on a majority of branded websites.

In some ways there is a similar effort going on through San Diego profiles, a web-based effort to promote San Diego business partnerships with area non-profits via link development and PR releases.

Houston Animal Rescue Links

My friends know how much I love animals .. especially dogs. But pretty much all of the Great Creator's creatures are tops in my book. I've even swam with sharks and was really psyched about that. I did it solo off the coast of California. Yep, I am a bit wonkers for animals.

Houston has some important resources if you too are an animal lover and have the means to lend a hand for those creatures who have a need. Mostly these are for companion pets (IE dogs + cats)

Houston SPCA http://www.houstonspca.org
Citizens for Animal Protection http://www.cap4pets.org
Houston Human Society http://www.houstonhumane.org

This should give you a good start. If you have a home you can share with a cuddly cat or dog, then go for it!

San Francisco Guides is Kind of Similar

Have become aware of a new guide network for the San Francisco area. Seems fresh and reliable with some interesting information about local events and businesses in the Bay area. Wish them success.

Houston Measles Concerns

Measles have been making a comeback lately in some major cities in the United States, including some in Texas such as Houston and Dallas. It's by no means an epidemic, as so far only a few adults with children. It's the kids who are a real concern. They can spread the disease more easily to other kids at school, etc as well as to other adults at risk.

Health officials are suggesting vaccinations for adults who area at risk such as those born before 1957, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems, as well as children who have not previously been vaccinated. It's easy for measles to spread as the disease is contagious for up to 4 days after becoming infected, without the onset of symptoms. Those in the Houston area can locate health centers that provide vaccinations at low cost through the official city government site, or other resources for local Houston doctors and clinics. Most family or general practice physicians can provide measles and other vaccinations.

Measles is a virus (also known as rubeola) a very contagious disease with symptoms such as cough, fever, rashes, bloodshot eyes and sore throat.

Historical Houston

Houston began as a small town in the early 1800s with early growth fueled by immigration mainly from the southeastern United States. It didn't take long for American immigrants to outnumber the previous occupants of the Texas area, Mexicans and Native Indians. Mexico strived to retain control over Texas and conflict began in earnest by 1835 when American Texans decided they had a better claim to the land than either Mexico or the Indians. By 1837 the Republic of Texas was recognized by the United States, with Houston being among the first towns to be settled and developed.

Sam Houston was born in 1793 in Virginia. Hero of the battle of San Jacinto, Houston was elected as the first president of the new Republic of Texas. Elected to another term, he was instrumental in having Texas become the 28th state in the union. He'd had extensive experience with the politics of Texas during his decade spent in the area. Houston has grown of course since the early days to the point where there are now dozens of suburbs in the Houston area where previously only rocks slept and sagebrush grew.

Houston Texas Local Guides Blog Started

Of all the local areas that I've been involved with developing area guides for, I enjoy Texas and Houston the most. Partly that's because I have not spent much time in Texas other than passing through (and through and through) on road trips and traveling I've done in years past. So the area is not as well known to me as some of the spots I've actually settled in for a spell. Looking forward to learning more about Texas and it's many charms as I blog about the gigantic state!