Recommended Titles and Treatises
To help provide access to the Texas State Law Library's legal resources, the reference librarians have selected the most noteworthy titles in our collection and arranged them here by subject. The titles listed for each subject feature a brief summary written by a reference librarian, and each subject's titles are divided into those that are specific to Texas law and those that aren't.
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Texas Titles
| Title |
|---|
| County and special district law (Texas practice series)
by David B. Brooks.
Thomson West.
2002.
KFT 209 T4 v. 35-36A |
| County powers and duties
by Texas Attorney General's Office.
Texas Attorney General.
2009.
KFT 5330 C6 |
| County subdivision regulation sourcebook: 2010
by Paul Sugg.
Texas Association of Counties.
2010.
KFT 5698 C68 |
| Employment law manual for Texas cities
by Laura Mueller.
Texas Municipal League.
2010.
KFT 3319 M83 |
| Financial disclosure for county officials in Texas
by Texas Association of Counties.
Texas Association of Counties.
2011.
REF DESK KFT 4568 F5 |
| Guide to Texas laws for county officials
by David B. Brooks.
Texas Association of Counties.
2009.
REF DESK KFT 5330 T4G |
| Handbook for mayors and councilmembers
by Texas Municipal League.
Texas Municipal League.
2010.
REF DESK KFT 5304 T6 |
| Municipal law and practice (Texas practice series)
by David B. Brooks.
Thomson West.
1999.
KFT 209 T4 v. 22-23A |
| Open meetings handbook
by Texas Attorney General.
Texas Attorney General.
2012.
REF DESK KFT 5105.5 T4 |
| Outline of official oath and bond requirements: 2008 update
by Texas Association of Counties.
Texas Association of Counties.
2008.
REF DESK KFT 5330 028 |
| Public finance handbook for Texas counties
by Thomas M. Pollan.
Texas Association of Counties.
2008.
REF DESK KFT 6740 P83 |
| Public information handbook
by Texas Attorney General.
Texas Attorney General.
2012.
REF DESK KFT 5753 T4 |
| Texas home rule charters
by Terrell Blodgett.
Texas Municipal League.
2010.
REF DESK KFT 5304 B6 |
| Texas municipal law and procedure manual
by Alan J. Bojorquez.
Texas Municipal Clerks Association.
2005.
KFT 5303 B6 |
| Texas municipal procurement laws made easy
by Julian Grant.
Texas Attorney General.
2010.
KFT 849 G73 |
Federal/General Titles
| Title |
|---|
| Antieau on local government law
by Sandra Stevenson.
Lexis Nexis Matthew Bender.
1998.
KF 5300 A6 A52 |
| From sprawl to sustainability: smart growth, new urbanism, green development, and renewable energy
by Robert H. Freilich.
American Bar Association.
2010.
KF 5692 F74 |
| Law of municipal corporations
by Eugene McQuillin.
Thomson West.
2004.
KF 5303 M3 |
| Local government law in a nutshell
by David J. McCarthy, Laurie Reynolds.
Thomson West.
2003.
KF 5300 M3 |
| State and local government civil rights liability
by Ivan E. Bodensteiner, Rosalie Berger Levinson.
Thomson West.
1987.
KF 1325 C58 B6 |
| State and local land use liability
by Michael A. Zizka.
Thomson West.
1997.
KF 5698 Z5 |