Free/Low-Cost Legal Research on the Internet: Texas Legal Materials

For more information on Texas legal research, see the following research guides:

Texas Constitution and Statutes A searchable database of Texas' Constitution and Statutes

Texas Legislature Online Information from Texas State House and Senate

Guide to Texas Legislative Information explains the Texas legislative process and contains information on how to find various types of legislative documents. 

Southern Methodist University School of Law has a research guide on Texas legislative history.

Texas Fact Book, published every two years by the Legislative Budget Board of the Texas Legislature, contains contact information for legislators and state agencies. It also includes statistics on population, state spending, and exports.

Texas Courts Online has many Texas legal documents available to the public, such as:

• Supreme Court of Texas dockets and opinions
• Texas Courts of Appeals dockets and opinions
• Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dockets and opinions
• Texas Ethics Commission's website contains Ethics Advisory Opinions since 1992.

For a more detailed discussion of Texas Legal Research, consult the Texas Legal Research LibGuide.

Voices for the Defense

The Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association’s monthly publication, Voice for the Defense, is available at http://www.voiceforthedefenseonline.com/

The Handbook of Texas is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.