Texas Legal Research: Texas Administrative Law

The Texas Administrative Code contains all state agency rules in Texas after they have been published in the Texas Register.  There are 16 titles, each representing a subject. 

The Texas Secretary of State's website has a free version of the Texas Administrative Code online.  It is also available on the subscription databases Westlaw, and LexisNexis.

Texas Register

• Texas Government Code §§2002.011-2002.023 
• Contains:
  • Notices of proposed rules & text of final rules
  • Notices of open meetings
  • Governor's executive orders
  • Summaries of requests for and text of opinions of Attorney General & Texas Ethics Commission
  • Attorney General guidelines, etc.
• Required to be published at least 52 times per year
• Required to be available free of charge online

The Railroad Commission is the oldest regulatory agency in the state of Texas.  Originally established to regulate the railroads, the Railroad Commission of Texas is now perhaps best known for regulating Texas' oil and gas industry.