Legal Resources Online
To explore the Texas State Law Library's collections -- including resources that we make available on the Web such as a listing of recommended legal treatises, a listing of continuing legal education materials, a timeline of Texas's parole and mandatory supervision law, a listing of the statutory restrictions on convicted felons in Texas, and digital copies of historical Texas statutes -- please see this description of our collections.
The links below are to Web sites that may help you with your legal research. If you are having trouble locating something, feel free to contact us for reference assistance at (512) 463-1722 or at library@sll.texas.gov.
Please keep in mind that the Web sites we link to below are not a part of the Texas State Law Library or any other state agency. We have no control over the content found on these sites nor do we endorse any of the information they contain. Please use your own discretion if you wish to access any of the sites below.
Texas Legal Resources
Consumer Protection Information from the Texas
Attorney General
Includes information on topics such as 3-day right to cancel, car
repairs, debt collection, identity theft, and more.
DivorceNet -- Texas Divorce
Information specific to divorces in Texas.
Internet Law Library -- Texas
Free public access to certain Texas legal documents and
resources.
Lawsource.com's Texas Resources
Provides links to sources of the law, sources of administrative
law, court decisions, rules of procedure, and other
commentaries.
The
People's Lawyer -- Richard Alderman
Richard M. Alderman, author of Know Your Rights!,
provides information on various legal topics as well as answers to
common legal questions. Topics include Family/Divorce, Automobiles,
Credit/Debt Collection, and more.
Texas
A&M Real Estate Center
Publications and data provide answers to frequently asked
landlord/tenant, neighbor law, and general real estate questions
from the nation's largest publicly funded organization devoted to
real estate research.
WomensLaw.org -- Texas
State-by-state legal information and resources for victims of
domestic violence. Includes information on preparing for court.
Federal Legal Resources
Cornell's
Legal Information Institute
Includes the full U.S. Code, all Supreme Court decisions since
1992 (along with 600 earlier decisions selected for historical
importance), New York Court of Appeals opinions, as well as
secondary sources that provide explanatory information and further
research resources.
Government
Printing Office
The Government Printing Office provides electronic access to
many official U.S. publications such as the U.S. Code and the Code
of Federal Regulations.
Immigration Law: A Primer [PDF]
An introduction to immigration law from Michael A. Scaperlanda,
Associate Dean for Scholarship and Research at the University of
Oklahoma College of Law.
RECAP:
Better access to public court records
Aimed at improving government transparency, RECAP is a Firefox
add-on that allows users to donate to and search a public
repository of government documents.
THOMAS
Legislative information from the Library of Congress. Includes
current legislation, current activity for both houses, and Federal
law information.
General Purpose Legal Resources
Findlaw
Free legal information on a wide variety of topics.
Guide to Law Online
Prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services
Division, this is an annotated guide to sources of information on
government and law available online. It includes selected links to
useful and reliable sites for legal information.
Justia
A comprehensive site with a broad scope; it includes
information on international law, a lawyer directory, and a law
blog directory.
lexisONE
Provided by Lexis-Nexis, lexisONE provides a range of free
practice resources including case law, forms, and state
resources.
LLRX.com
Law and technology resources for legal professionals.
The Oyez
Project
A multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the
United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and
authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the
installation of a recording system in October 1955. The Project
also provides authoritative information on all justices and offers
a virtual reality 'tour' of portions of the Supreme Court building,
including the chambers of some of the justices.
Public Library of Law
Compilation of free legal materials from across the Web.
WashLaw
Provides users with links to law-related materials on the
Internet. All links are maintained by staff members of the Washburn
University School of Law Library.
Zimmerman's Research Guide
An online encyclopedia for legal researchers compiled by
Andrew Zimmerman and made available by Lexis-Nexis.