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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Contracts
A treatise on the law of contracts by Samuel Williston: forms
5 volumes. Updated annually.
This title illustrates the concepts discussed in the corresponding chapters of the treatise Williston on Contracts and provide guidance for the drafting of agreements and pleading in all areas of contract law. Each form is supported by at least one reference to the discussion of the law in the treatise.