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Texas Resources
This State Guide lists the major sources of law in this state. Members of the Georgetown University community seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online.
RESEARCH GUIDES
- Legal Research for the Texas Practitioner, by Brandon D. Quarles & Matthew C. Cordon, published by Hein, 2003. Reference Desk, FKT1275 .Q37 2003
- Texas Legal Research: An Essential Lawyering Skill , by Lydia M. V. Brandt, Kjehl Rasmussen & Clint Van Trease published by Texas Lawyer Press, 1995. KFT1275 .B73 1995
- Texas Rules of Form, KFT 1275 .T4 2006 is intended as a supplement to the Bluebook's citation rules and focuses on Texas sources.
STATUTES & LEGISLATION
Statutes/Code
- Print:
- Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated (VTCA), KFT1230.5.V4
- Vernon's Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated (VTRCSA), KFT1230.5.V4 A3
- Statutes that are currently in force are published in the VTCA or the VTRCSA.
- Note: Texas is reorganizing its statutes and moving from a unified code, the VTRCSA, to a subject-matter code, the VTCA. Currently, twenty-three of the eventual twenty-six subject-matter codes have been codified into the VTCA.
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: TX-ST-ANN
- Lexis: TEX;TXCODE
- Internet: Texas Statutes
Legislative History
- Compiling Legislative History in Texas (Texas Legislative Reference Library)
- Legislative Reference Library of Texas
- Texas Legislative History (Research Guide from Southern Methodist University)
- Chapter 9 of Legal Research for the Texas Practitioner, by Brandon D. Quarles & Matthew C. Cordon, published by Hein, 2003. Reference Desk, FKT1275 .Q37 2003
Legislature
REGULATIONS & AGENCIES
Regulations
- Print:
- Texas Administrative Code, (current edition only), KFT1235 1988 .A215 1988
- Texas Register,KFT1236 .S4: semi-weekly publication of proposed and final rules and other agency information.
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: TX-ADC
- Lexis: TEX;REGS
- Internet:
- Texas Administrative Code
- Texas Register (current six months)
Agencies
- Office of the Governor
- Attorney General's Office (Includes opinions, 1939-)
- Texas State Agencies
CASES & COURTS
Cases
- Print:
- South Western Reporter (1st, 2nd & 3rd series), KF135 .S713 3d
- Electronic:
- Westlaw:
- Lexis:
- TEX;TXCTS (state cases)
- MEGA;TXMEGA (state and federal cases)
- Internet:
Courts
- Texas Judicial Server
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
BAR JOURNALS
- Texas Bar Journal, 3rd Floor, K24 .E8
ETHICS
- State Bar
- Dallas Bar Association Ethics Opinions (1972 - present)
- Texas Professional Ethics Opinions (Supreme Court) (1966-2005)
- The Texas Lawyer's Creed
- Westlaw:
- Lexis:
- TXETOP (Selected opinions from opinion #469 through present)
GENERAL
- Print:
- Texas Practice KFT1280 .T4: provides practical instruction on practice and procedure in a number of different subject areas.
- Texas Jurisprudence (3rd edition) KFT1280 .T37 1979: provides background information on different areas of Texas law.
- Electronic:
- Internet:
- Business Organization Forms
- Texas Electronic Ethics Reporter (Includes ethics codes and opinions)
- Texas Comptroller's of Public Accounts (Includes tax forms)
- Internet Law Library: Texas
- FindLaw: Texas
- Texas State Law Library
- State Bar of Texas
- Local Bar Associations
Updated October 11, 2007 (YM)
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