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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Courts
Texas courts: a survey: cases and materials
928 pages. Updated by new edition.
Written by a University of Texas Law School faculty member, this text provides law students with a comprehensive view of many aspects of Texas civil proceedings. Topics covered include jurisdiction, venue, pleadings, evidence, summary judgment, verdicts, judgments, motions for new trial, appeals, discovery, privileges, expert witnesses, complex litigation, settlements and the jury. Most chapters begin with an introductory discussion of the topic and end with answers to questions that students are likely to ask.