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Reference   |   Pathfinders   |   Texas Law
Texas Law

Prepared by Rebecca Rogers
Pathfinders
Online Catalog Subject Headings  
 
Here are a few subject headings to use in the online catalog to find books about
Texas Law.
  Law—Texas
  Texas-Laws, statutes, etc.
  Texas Legislature
  Law—Texas—Digests
  Legal Forms
  Legal Research-Texas
  Annotations and citations (Law)—Texas
  Children—Legal status, laws, etc.—Texas
  Divorce—Law and legislation—Texas
  Labor laws and legislation—Texas
  Property tax—Law and legislation—Texas
  Traffic regulations—Texas
  Juvenile courts—Texas
  Juvenile delinquency—Texas
  Business law—Texas
  Criminal law--Texas
  Sex offenders—Texas
 
Reference Resources  
 
Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated
West Pub. Co., St. Paul, MN, 1975-
Call no:  R  348.764 VER

See location in Online Catalog

Texas laws and statutes are contained within the various volumes.
 
Official Texas Administrative Code Official Texas Administrative Code
West Pub. Co., St. Paul, MN, 1988-
Call no:  R  348.764 TEX

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“The Texas Administrative Code is a compilation of all state agency rules in Texas. There are 16 titles in the TAC. Each title represents a category and relating agencies are assigned to the appropriate title.” (Texas Secretary of State Website)
 
Texas Pretrial Practice Texas Pretrial Practice
Written by Scott Brister, Dan S. Boyd, and Ellen A. Presby
James Pub., Santa Ana, CA, 2000
ISBN:  978-1580120623
Call no:  R  347.072 BRI

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Texas Pretrial Practice is intended mainly for use by attorneys. It provides guidance on the Texas civil pretrial procedures. It offers tips on handling issues dealing with pleadings, motions, and discovery, and it contains relevant rules and case law.
 
How To Do Your Own Divorce in Texas How To Do Your Own Divorce in Texas
Written by Charles E. Sherman
Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., Reading, MA, 1980-
ISBN:  978-0944508633
Call no:  Ready-Reference 346.7640166 SHE

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How to Do Your Own Divorce in Texas gives information and advice to people who are considering doing their own divorce in Texas. It includes forms.
 
 
Database Resources  
 
EBSCO Publications - MasterFILE Premier
Ebsco MasterFILE Premier is designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,730 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

This database is available as part of the TexShare Databases which are commercial database subscriptions that are paid for by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by registered patrons of Texas public libraries.
A keyword subject search yields:  
  11,795-- Full-text References for "Texas laws"
  For example:
  "For better or worse, fewer using divorce lawyers." Campbell, Steve, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX), Apr 23, 2009.
From Texas Reference Center
 
Internet Resources  
 
Texas Laws and Resolutions Archive—University of North Texas
http://texinfo.library.unt.edu/sessionlaws/
  This website provides access to the non-current electronic files of the Texas Laws and Resolutions, beginning with the 78th Legislative Session. All bills, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions passed by the Texas Legislature, including those vetoed by the Governor, are included. The “Related Resources” link provides links to information on early Texas laws and statutes, the Texas constitutions, current Texas laws, and vetoed bills.
Texas Legislature Online
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Home.aspx
  On this website you can find the full-text of all current Texas statutes; search for bills from the 71st legislature (1989) on; find the name of your representative in the Texas Senate, the Texas House of Representatives, the Texas delegation to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and the State Board of Education; or learn about the legislative process in Texas. The website also provides links to information on the Texas House and the Texas Senate.
Texas Legal Research—University of Texas at Austin, Tarlton Law Library
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/vlibrary/
online/internet/texas/
  This website contains links to information on the Texas Constitution, on the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the Texas government, for General Reference Sites, for Texas Legal Aid, on Texas Law Libraries, and for Legal Research on the Internet.
Texas Courts Online
http://www.courts.state.tx.us/
  An excellent website containing information on the Court Structure of Texas that includes links to the various courts. The website also provides a link to “Case Searches”.
 
 

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