DALL loves all things Texas, especially when it comes to Texas research! The following resources should be a great place to begin your research.
*Please note that this website does not provide legal advice nor can DALL provide legal advice. Enjoy exploring the many Texas resources listed below.
Texas Constitution & Statutes
Texas Constitution:
http://www.constitution.legis.state.tx.us/
Current Statutes:
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/
The Texas State Law Library has a great collection of Historical Texas Statutes:
http://www.sll.texas.gov/library-resources/collections/historical-texas-statutes/
Texas Case Law
Texas Case Law:
While free resources do exist that contain some case law, to conduct comprehensive legal research, access to a subscription database or print material with a digest is extremely helpful.
The Texas State Law Library has training on Westlaw and LexisNexis that is open to attorneys and the public:
https://www.sll.texas.gov/about-us/public-services/
Some Texas opinions are available here:
Regulations
Texas Administrative Code
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/index.shtml
Texas Register
Current Issue: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml
Archives: http://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/TR/
Courts
| PACER |
| Northern District of Texas |
| Northern District of Texas (Bankruptcy) |
| Eastern District of Texas |
| Eastern District of Texas (Bankruptcy) |
| Southern District of Texas |
| Southern District of Texas (Bankruptcy) |
| Western District of Texas |
| Western District of Texas (Bankruptcy) |
| Dallas County Courts |
| http://www.dallascounty.org/department/courts/courts_index.php |
| Texas - Fifth Circuit of Appeals (including Collin, Dallas, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties) |
| http://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/ |
| For additional Texas courts and related information, visit the Texas Judicial Branch website: |
| http://www.txcourts.gov/ |
State Bar of Texas
Including information for both the public and Texas attorneys, the State Bar of Texas is a great resource. In addition to information on the State Bar's commitment to Access to Justice, the Texas Bar Journal current issues and archives are available electronically (through a partnership with HeinOnline), and information about the State Bar's archives are detailed as well.
Visit: https://www.texasbar.com/
Dallas Bar Association
Founded in 1873, the Dallas Bar Association was originally formed for the "support of a literary undertaking and maintenance of a library." Visit: http://www.dallasbar.org/
Texas Law Librarian Associations
| Dallas Association of Law Librarians (DALL) | https://dallnet.org/ |
| Houston Area Law Librarians (HALL) | http://www.houstonarealawlibrarians.org/ |
| Special Libraries Association - Texas Chapter | http://texas.sla.org/ |
| Southwestern Association of Law of Law Libraries (SWALL) | http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/swall/ |
| For a full list of AALL member chapters visit: | http://www.aallnet.org/mm/Member-Communities/chapters/chapter-websites |
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