I just send off an application to the Houston library be email, with copy of TDL.
I looked at the page and didn't see anything about not being able to get ebooks. I went to that tex share map and pulled up the libraries lending policies. It says nothing about excluding ebooks unless I am blind
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/texshare/l...ngPolicies=yes
I guess I find out once I get the card. I didn't even know I could get a card there without going in person. My local one is pretty dismal in selection here on ebooks, although they still do have overdrive.
What confuses me about the whole thing is that tex share thing. On the Houston site it says
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Eligibility: Residents of the State of Texas are eligible for a free Houston Public Library card and do not need to register as TexShare borrowers. Preferred identification is a Texas Driver's License or Texas ID. Alternate identification confirming residency is acceptable. Out-of-state driver's license or alternate identification including name and address is acceptable.
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So we don't have to be a Texshare, whatever that is. That seems to be the thing that is limited? I have no clue at this point. The application says nothing about tex share, just library card registration for houston public library.
And on the application page, where you print out the form on the HPL site it says this
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What Can I Do with my MY Link Library Card?
Borrow books, DVDs, CDs, e-books, and other materials
Use our research databases
Place holds
Place your holds from home and get email notification for pick-up.There is a maximum of 30 holds per library card at any one time. Ask any HPL staff member if you need help with this service. Pick-up and check-out your items at the library location you choose. Holds will be held for 7 days. Check-out period is 3 weeks.
Place interlibrary loan requests for items Houston Public Library does not own.
Check your account: To renew your own items, view or cancel holds, view your checkout history.
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So the application is for a MyLink library card, what they call it and it does list ebooks.
I think that TexShare is so if you have one and you travel for work or vacation to another place in Texas, you can use the card while there without having to do a separate application at that library. And with that card its pretty much just on site services I guess and paper books.