T-CK1  A reference guide to Texas law and legal history: sources and documentation.  Karl T. Gruben, James E. Hambleton, Marian Boner.  2nd ed.  Charlottesville, VA: LEXIS Pub., 1987.  viii, 103 p.  $35 ISBN 0-614-05771-X
    Includes extensive bibliographies and descriptive narrative on legal, historical, and biographical sources. Although not a student text, it may be used to supplement courses in legal research and legal bibliography. Essentially the only source on Texas legal bibliography.

T-CK2  Texas rules of form.  Austin: Texas Law Review, 1966-  .  1 v.  $5 ISBN 1-878674-06-4 (10th ed., 2003, 100 p.)  TexDoc Z UA 345.5 T312ruf
    Standard forms for citation of Texas materials in legal writing. Intended for published work principally in law reviews. Narrative helpful in reviewing history and sources of various types of legal information in Texas. Intended primarily as a supplement to The bluebook: a uniform system of citation to address citation problems unique to Texas.

T-CK3  Texas state documents for law libraries.  Malinda Allison, Kay Schlueter, comp.  Austin: Legislative Reference Library and the State Law Library, 1983.  27 p.  TexDoc L1900.8 T312std 1983
    Lists both state documents and commercial publications which resemble state documents that law libraries would find helpful. Although somewhat dated, still highlights important titles.

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T-CK4  Condensed reports of decisions in civil causes in the Court of Appeals: also cases referred by the Court of Appeals to the Commission of Appeals of the State of Texas [1876-1892].  John Preston White, Sam A. Willson.  St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 1883-1892.  4 v.
    Frequently cited as "White & Willson" from the names of the reporters. For the most part, these cases do not appear in the South western reporter.

T-CK5  Local rules of the district courts in Texas.  Sterling W. Steves.  3rd ed.  Charlottesville, VA: LEXIS Pub., 2000.  2 v.  ill.  $185 ISBN 0-327-15542-6
    All of the local rules used in the district courts in Texas, arranged by county. Includes list of state district courts with names of judges and counties composing each district. Also includes maps and rules of procedure for the state administrative judicial districts.

T-CK6  Opinions of the Supreme Court from 1840 to 1844 inclusive.  James Wilmer Dallam.  Repr. ed.  St. Louis, MO: Gilbert Book Co., 1883.  vi, 546 p.
    Also known as Dallam’s decisions. Contains decisions of the Supreme Court of the Republic, 1840-1844. Originally the second part of Dallam’s A digest of the laws of Texas: containing a full and complete compilation of the land laws; together with the opinions of the Supreme Court from 1840 to 1844 inclusive; hence, begins with p. 357. First published in 1845.

T-CK7  Slip opinions of the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.  Austin: Opinion Service, 1982-  .
    Full text of opinions of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

T-CK8  Slip opinions of the courts of appeals of Texas: civil cases.  Austin: Opinion Service, 1982- 
    Full text of civil case opinions from 14 courts of appeals.

T-CK9  Slip opinions of the courts of appeals of Texas: criminal cases. Austin: Opinion Service, 1981- 
    Full text of criminal case opinions from 14 courts of appeals.

T-CK10  South western reporter, first series, Texas cases.  St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 1886-1927.  300 v.
South western reporter, second series, Texas cases.  St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 1928-1999 .
South western reporter, third series, Texas cases.  St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 2000- .
    Texas decisions with original paging from the South western reporter 1st, 2nd, and 3rd series. Originally an alternate source for Texas cases, SW2d and SW3d have been the only source since the official reports were discontinued in 1963. Spine title changed to Texas cases in 1983.

T-CK11  Texas criminal reports.  St. Louis, MO: Gilbert Book Co., 1877-1963.  172 v.
    Title varies: Cases argued and adjudged in the Court of Appeals of the State of Texas, v. 1-12; Reports of cases argued and adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Texas, v. 13-27; Texas Court of Appeals reports, v. 28-30
    All opinions since 1886 may be found in the South western reporter. Both the Texas reports (T-CK14) and Texas criminal reports are valuable for the historical and biographical sketches included as well as the court opinions.

T-CK12  Texas lawyers’ civil digest.  Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1982-  .  Weekly.  TexDoc B600.6 L499
    Continues: Texas lawyers weekly digest, 1964-1981.
    Summaries of civil cases from Texas courts and from Federal court cases which arose in Texas. Also includes some administrative law materials.

T-CK13  Texas lawyers’ criminal digest.  Austin: State Bar of Texas, 1982-  .  Weekly.  TexDoc B600.6 L499cr
    Brief informal summaries of cases decided in the Court of Criminal Appeals and of criminal cases decided in the courts of appeals. Also includes summaries of selected U.S. courts of appeals and U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

T-CK14  Texas reports, 1847-1962.  St. Louis, MO: Gilbert Book Co., 1847-1963.  163 v.
    Title varies: Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the state of Texas; Cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the state of Texas.
    No longer published. All opinions of the Texas Supreme Court since 1886 (after v. 65) may be found in the South western reporter. "Volume 25 Texas Supplement" contains the Civil War cases which were published after the war and is numbered to keep cases in chronological order.

T-CK15  Texas rules of evidence.  St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 1982-  .  Annual.
    Texas rules of civil procedure, appellate procedure, civil evidence, criminal evidence, and local rules of federal courts with jurisdiction in Texas. In Mar. 1998, the Rules of evidence replaced the Rules of civil evidence and the Rules of criminal evidence.

T-CK16  Texas Supreme Court journal.  Austin: s.n., 1957-  .  Weekly when court is in session.
    Verbatim opinions of the Court, list of cases filed, and abstracts of actions on petitions.

T-CK17  Texas unreported cases.  S. A. Posey, comp.  St. Louis, MO: Gilbert, 1886-1901.  2 v.
    Contains cases referred to the Commission of Appeals by consent of the parties, 1879-1884. Cases were originally published only in legal gazettes of the period. Not reported verbatim.

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T-CK18  Find a lawyer.  URL: http://www.texasbar.com/template.cfm?section=member_directory
    State Bar Assoc. service. Includes lawyer referral information service for persons in counties where there is no local lawyer referral service and attorney search for addresses and telephone numbers of member lawyers. Also includes information on how to select a lawyer and what to do if one cannot afford a lawyer.

T-CK19  Texas Board of Legal Specialization directory.  Austin: Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1994-  .  Annual.  TexDoc B 600.5 D628bl
Also available: http://www.tbls.org/Directory/
    Continues: Directory of Board certified attorneys, 1987-1993. TexDoc B600.5 D628b
    Directory of attorneys certified to practice in any of 18 specific areas of law and of legal assistants certified in 6 specific areas of law.

T-CK20  Texas judicial system directory.  Austin: Office of Court Admin., 1996-  .  Annual.  ill., maps.  TexDoc C3900.5 T312j
Also available: http://168.39.176.29/OCA/DirectorySearch.aspx
    Continues: Texas judicial system: state of Texas judicial directories (1984-1995); Directory, Texas judicial system (1900s-1983)
    Lists Texas municipal, state, and federal courts; judges; and judicial officials. Includes addresses and phone numbers and court district maps. Online version is searchable.

T-CK21  Texas judiciary online.  URL: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/
    Links to all state appellate and trial courts, rules, publications, and manuals. Covers judicial ethics and records. Includes links to related sites and document search options. Appellate case information and decisions can be found at some of the linked court sites.

T-CK22  Texas legal directory.  Los Angeles, CA: Legal Directories Pub. Co., 1935-  .  Annual.
    Single alphabetical list of lawyers plus lists arranged by counties of practice. Biographies on members of firms, arranged by cities. Includes court personnel, State Bar of Texas personnel and committees, and law-related professional associations. Separate judiciary section provides pictures and brief biographies on judges.

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T-CK23  Shepard's Texas citations.  Colorado Springs, CO: Shepard's, 1949-  .  ISSN 0730-4463 (updates twice a month, $2,810 ISBN 0-7698-2678-4; updates monthly, $2,670 ISBN 0-7698-2677-6)
    Essential tool for lawyers. Complete history of all published Texas cases and later cases which cite them. History of all statutes, Attorney General opinions, and court rules as to amendment, repeal, constitutionality, and cases construing them. Includes municipal ordinances. Table of Texas acts by popular name. Quarterly cumulative supplements. Intervening advance sheets cumulate annually.

T-CK24  Shepard’s Texas law locator.  Colorado Springs, CO: Shepard’s, 1973-    10 v.  $1,150 ISBN 0-317-38905-X
    v. 1-5, a complete index to all the modern sources of Texas law; v. 6-10, a practice-oriented summary of Texas law, with forms and tables. Complete set forms a combination digest and encyclopedia in brief. Cites cases, statutes, administrative regulations, Attorney General opinions, and law review articles. Supplemented by annual pocket parts.

T-CK25  Texas digest, 1840 to date, covering Texas Reports and South Western Reporter, as well as Texas cases decided in the federal circuit and district courts, Circuit Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of the United States.  St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 1935-1980.  42 v.
West's Texas digest, 2d.  St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 1981-  .  Annual.  ISSN 0734-9645
    Thorough index to case law, including all Texas appellate cases and all federal cases originating in Texas. Annual pocket supplements. Recompiled volumes issued irregularly. The first series is important for 1840 to 1935; the second series covers 1935 to the present.

T-CK26  Texas jur III (Texas jurisprudence, 3rd ed.).  Rochester, NY: West Group, 1991-    $5,000 ISBN 0-318-57138-2
    1st-2nd ed. published under title: Texas jurisprudence (San Francisco, CA: Bancroft-Whitney, 1979-1993; Rochester, NY: Lawyers Cooperative Pub., 1993-1998)
    Covers most areas of Texas law in concise encyclopedic articles with references to cases and statutes. Annual pocket supplements. May refer to 2nd ed. (Texas jurisprudence 2d) and 1st ed. (Texas jurisprudence) for historical treatment of some topics. Includes tables of parallel references pamphlets, unnumbered words and phrases volumes, unnumbered looseleaf volumes, general index, table of statutes cited, tables of cases cited, and desk book, as well as separately numbered looseleaf topic service volumes.

T-CK27  Texas subsequent history table.  St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 1989-  .  Annual.  ISSN 1049-1198
    Complete information on writs of error granted, refused, and dismissed; mandamus actions; petitions for discretionary review granted or denied; and U.S. Supreme Court citations affirming or reversing Texas cases. Covers cases of the Supreme Court, the courts of appeals, and the Court of Criminal Appeals reported in West's South western reporter, beginning with v. 20, in which there has been a subsequent proceeding by the state courts or by the Supreme Court of the U.S. Supplemented daily on Westlaw's Insta-cite and weekly by cumulative tables in Texas cases advance sheets.

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T-CK28  Complete guide to mechanic’s and materialman’s lien laws of Texas.  Sterling W. Steves, Brenda T. Cubbage.  4th ed.  Charlottesville, VA: LEXIS Pub., 1996.  1 v.  $210 ISBN 1558343644 (looseleaf)
    Of significance to anyone in the construction or real estate business. A careful and thorough effort to explain these complicated laws fully. Includes valuable charts, forms, and appropriate statutes.

T-CK29  County clerk procedure manual.  URL: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/publicinfo/manuals/cclerk/2002/ccpm.htm
    Ready reference guide covering the various duties, responsibilities, and procedures of county clerks in Texas. Published by the Office of Court Admin. as a public service. The online version provides hyperlinks.

T-CK30  District clerk procedure manual.  URL: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/publicinfo/manuals/dclerk/2002/dcpm.htm
    Ready reference guide covering the various duties, responsibilities, and procedures of district clerks in Texas. Published by the Office of Court Admin. as a public service. The online version provides hyperlinks.

T-CK31  Guide to preparing your own will, with illustrated forms.  Gerald E. Nelson.  Garland: BMP Pub., 1992.
    Separate volumes for single persons, married couples with children, married couples without children, divorced and widowed with children, and married couples with children from a previous marriage. Each volume contains an introduction to the law and legal requirements and an illustrated will with commentary.

T-CK32  How to do your own divorce in Texas.  Charles Edward Sherman.  8th ed.  Soquel, CA: Nolo Pr. Occidental, Oct. 2001.  139 p.  ill., forms.  $19.95 ISBN 0-944508-38-3 (paper)
    Background information and forms necessary to file divorce proceedings. Helpful for understanding procedures. Detailed descriptions of divorce laws.

T-CK33  How to probate and settle an estate in Texas.  Karen Ann Rolcik.  3rd ed.  Naperville, IL: Sphinx Pub., Mar. 2002.  ix, 219 p.  ill., forms.  (Legal survival guides)  $26.95 ISBN 1-57248-214-1 (paper); ISBN 0-585-41621-4 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    Simple English explanation of the law, with forms and instructions. Includes glossary and index. Append. A, Texas probate code; append. B, blank forms.

T-CK34  Introduction to the American legal system: Texas edition.  Enika H. Schulze.  Dallas: Pearson Pub., 1992.  2 v.
    Description of the American legal system with emphasis on the Texas court system.

T-CK35  Justice of the Peace manual for Texas counties.  Rev. ed.  Austin: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 2002.  xii, 134 p.  (Publication #96-624)  TexDoc C2600.5 St24fjp 2002
    Second volume in the standard financial management system for Texas counties.

T-CK36  Open meetings handbook.  Austin: Attorney General, 2002.  iv, 90 p.
Also available: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/AG_Publications/pdfs/2002openmeethb.pdf (PDF); http://www.oag.state.tx.us/AG_Publications/txts/2002openmeetingstoc.shtml (HTML)
    Guide to interpreting and applying the Open Meetings Act. Annotated outline format presents background and application of the act as it relates to government bodies.

T-CK37  Public Information Act handbook.  Austin: Attorney General, 2002.  xi, 274 p.
Also available: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/AG_Publications/pdfs/2002publicinfohb.pdf (PDF); http://www.oag.state.tx.us/AG_Publications/txts/2002publicinfohb.htm (HTML)
    Guide to interpreting and applying the Public Information Act. Annotated outline format. Pt. 1, how the act works; pt. 2, exceptions to disclosure; pt. 3, text of act; pt. 4, text of cost regulations; pt. 5, table of cases.

T-CK38  Real estate law of Texas.  Harold F. Thurow.  12th ed.  Charlottesville, VA: LEXIS Pub., 1991.  460 p.  $115 ISBN 0-409-25581-5 (ringbound); $65 ISBN 0-685-74603-8 (ringbound, suppl. 1994, 500 p.)
    Looseleaf for easy updating. Simple, yet thorough. Written for both attorneys and lay people. Explains most topics of Texas real estate law.

T-CK39  State and federal law governing redistricting in Texas.  Austin: Texas Legislative Council, Mar. 2001.  144 p.  TexDoc L1400.8 St29fl 2001
Also available: http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/research/pdf/1799redis.pdf
    Guide to applicable state and federal laws on redistricting. Topics examined include the redistricting process, one person one vote, protection of minority voting rights, partisan gerrymandering, state constitutional redistricting standards, and standards for judicially mandated redistricting. Does not include discussion of rules that apply to the election of judges.

T-CK40  Texas bill of rights: a commentary and litigation manual.  James C. Harrington.  Charlottesville, VA: LEXIS Pub., 1994.  500 p.  $95 ISBN 0-409-25636-6 (ringbound)
    Commentary and summary discussing areas where Texas courts have been active in carrying out "new federalism". Includes historical background and comparison of state bill of rights with federal bill of rights. Updated with pocket supplements.

T-CK41  Texas law in layman's language.  Charles Turner.  6th ed.  Houston: Gulf Pub. Co., Sep. 1999.  248 p.  ill.  ISBN 0-88415-489-0
    Focuses on topics of law affecting daily life, including family, wills, property, and damages. Also includes section on criminal law.

T-CK42  Texas law office handbook.  3rd ed.  Texas Assoc. of Legal Secretaries Staff, ed.  Charlottesville, VA: LEXIS Pub., Jul. 1994.  440 p.  $85 ISBN 1-55943-163-6 (ringbound)
    Essentials of law office procedure, bookkeeping, courts, civil procedure, and summaries of many areas of substantive law.

T-CK43  Texas legal practice forms.  Dennis H. Taylor, S. Lee Stevenson.  Eagan, MN: West Group, 1990.  1020 p.  $295 ISBN 0-8321-0053-6
    Collection of the most commonly used forms needed by a general practitioner in Texas. Forms grouped around such general topics as corporations, litigation, real property, family law, and business law. Practice suggestions and background research are included with each form.

T-CK44  Texas litigation guide.  William V. Dorsaneo III.  Newark, NJ: LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 1977-  .  26 v.  $2,798 ISBN 0-8205-1719-4
Also available: on Authority Texas law & practice library CDROM.
    Essential practice guide and form book in most Texas law offices. Lay people may also find it helpful concerning procedure and suggested language for legal forms. Includes civil trials, business entities, commercial litigation, real estate litigation, personal injury, family code litigation, probate code litigation, and administrative proceedings. Updated quarterly.

T-CK45  Texas real estate law.  Charles J. Jacobus.  9th ed.  Mason, OH: South-Western, 2004.  640 p.  $42.95 ISBN 0-324-18746-7 (cloth); $21.95 ISBN 0-324-18737-8 (paper)
    Commonly used textbook for real estate agents and junior college courses. Not easily used for topical research.

T-CK46  Texas transaction guide: legal forms.  Herbert S. Kendrick, John J. Kendrick.  Newark, NJ: LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 1985.  $2,548 ISBN 0-8205-1727-5 (ringbound)
Also available: on Authority Texas law & practice library CDROM.
    Practice guide and form book heavily used by Texas attorneys. Lay people may find explanations and form language useful. Topics include business entities, estate planning, commercial transactions, real estate transactions, and personal transactions.

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T-CK47  Bench and bar of Texas.  James D. Lynch.  St. Louis, MO: Nixon-Jones, 1885.  610 p.
Also available: Microfilm. Tucson, AZ: Americana Unlimited. Reel TX#6
    Biographies of eminent members of the Texas Bar and Texas courts. Very limited coverage.

T-CK48  Centennial history of the Texas Bar, 1882-1982.  Committee on the History and Tradition of the State Bar of Texas; Traylor Russell, chairman.  Burnet: Eakin Pr., 1981.  iv, 292 p.  ill., ports.  ISBN 0890153116
    Lists all State Bar of Texas presidents in chronological order with pictures and biographies. Also includes articles on legal education in Texas, Texas legal writers, and a history of Texas courts.

T-CK49  History of the Supreme Court of Texas.  J. Harbert Davenport.  Austin: Southern Law Book Pub., 1917.  434 p.
    Chronological. Includes chapters on reporters of court decisions and proposed reforms in procedures.

T-CK50  Judges of the Republic of Texas (1836-1846): a biographical directory.  Joe E. Ericson.  Nacogdoches: Ericson, 1980.  350 p.
    Each short entry includes source. Some portraits.

T-CK51  Texas jurists, 1836-1936.  Ocie Speer.  Austin: s.n., 1936.  773 p.  ill., ports.
    Portraits of distinguished judges, with dates and quotations from their opinions, but no biographical data. Also includes attorneys general and some authors of law books. Bibliography (p. 739-765).

T-CK52  The Texas Supreme Court: an index of selected sources on the Court and its members, 1836-1981.  Linda Gardner, comp.; historical postscript by Joe R. Greenhill.  Austin: Tarlton Law Library, 1981.  146 p.  (Legal bibliography ser., no. 25)  ISBN 0-935630-08-2 TexDoc Z UA345.7 T175 no.25
    Arranged alphabetically by judge’s last name.

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T-CK53  Analytical index to the laws of Texas, 1822-1905.  Cadwell Walton Raines.  Repr. ed.  Littleton, CO: F. B. Rothman, 1987.  559 p.  ISBN 0-837725-348
    Indexes Gammel’s laws of Texas (see T-CK66).

T-CK54  Index to Gammel’s laws of Texas, 1822-1905.  George P. Finley, D. E. Simmons.  Austin: Gammel, 1906.  xi, 1, 580 p.
    Covers the volumes known as Gammel’s laws of Texas (see T-CK66), which furnish reprints of all legal documents of the colonial era as well as the laws and constitutions of the Republic and the State. Of the two indexes available, the one by Raines (T-CK53) is more complete, but in isolated instances, this one may locate a law that is obscure in Raines. After 1906, no cumulated index of Texas session laws was compiled.

T-CK55  Index to open records/open meetings, 1967-1975.  Austin: Attorney General, 1976.  iv, 34, 33 p.

T-CK56  Cumulative index to the open records decisions of the attorneys general of Texas, 1973-1988.  Jim Mattox.  Austin: Attorney General, 1988.  206 p.

T-CK57  Twenty-four year index and tables to the opinions of the Attorney General of Texas, 1947-1970.  Crawford C. Martin.  Dallas: Astro, dist. by Attorney General's Office, 1971.  iv, 627 p.  TexDoc A2400.8 In2 1947-70
    Cumulated subject and citation index. Continued by T-CK58.

T-CK58  Index and tables to the opinions of the Attorney General of Texas, 1971-1989.  Austin: Attorney General, 1990.  2 v.  TexDoc A 2400.8 In2 1971-89
    v. 1, subject index; v. 2, citation index identifying which opinions cite specific civil statute articles and sections. Continues T-CK57.

T-CK59  Index to the opinions of the Attorney General of Texas.  Austin: Attorney General, 1982-    Annual.  TexDoc A2400.7 D569a (TexDoc A2400.3 B477 prior to 1939)
Also available: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinopen/opindex.shtml (1939- )
    Continues: Report of the Attorney General, 1840-1906; Report and opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Texas for the years .., 1906-1910; Biennial report of Attorney General, 1912-1936; Annual report of the opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, 1939-1946; Digest of opinions of the Attorney General of Texas, 1947-1981
    Summaries of Attorney General opinions. Indexes by keyword and statute cited.

T-CK60  The lawyer’s index.  Austin: TLI Pub. Co., 1991-  .  Weekly when Supreme Court is in session.
    Tables on activities of the Supreme Court: cases by petitioner’s name and respondent’s name, cause number, statutes construed, and writ history. Designed to work in conjunction with Texas Supreme Court journal (T-CK16).

T-CK61  Supreme Court of Texas: indexes to dockets on microfiche.  Austin: Texas State Publications Clearinghouse, Texas State Library, 1983-  .  89 p.  TexDoc L1900.8 Su76
    Intended to accompany Texas Supreme Court records and briefs microfiche collection.

T-CK62  Texas Supreme Court index.  Houston: Texas Supreme Court Index, 1984/5-  .  Weekly.
    Cumulated list of Supreme Court of Texas action. Published each week the Court convenes in regular session. Includes citations to courts of appeals opinions.

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T-CK63  Texistics: law and justice: statistics in Texas state documents, 1970-1984, with 1985 supplement.  Catherine K. Harris, comp.  Chicago, IL: CPL Bibliographies, 1985.  xiv, 67 p.  (CPL bibliography no. 160)  ISBN 0866021604 (paper)  TexDoc I1150.8 T313 1984
    Originally published without supplement in 1984 by Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Annotates over 100 sources of statistical information issued between 1970 and 1984 by Texas state agencies concerned with law enforcement and criminal justice. Includes offenders, victims, and judicial process. Geographic index identifies reports with statistics by region, county, SMSA, and city. Now somewhat dated, but some sources are still being produced.

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T-CK64  Constitution of the State of Texas: an annotated and comparative analysis.  George D. Braden, ed.  Austin: Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1978.  2 v.
    Factual account of the origin, history, and contemporary meaning of each section, plus interpretive comment from 7 associate editors and comparison with constitutions of other states. Bibliography in v. 2 (p. 861-876).

T-CK65  General and special laws of the state of Texas.  Austin: under the authority of the State of Texas, Secretary of State’s Office, 1846-  .
    Title varies: Laws passed by the legislature, 1846-54; General laws of the legislature, 1855-1933.
    Some general and special laws bound separately. Chronological compilation of the laws passed by the Texas Legislature. Published after every regular and special session, usually within a few months after the session ends.

T-CK66  Laws of Texas, 1822-1897.  Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen Gammel, comp.; introd. by Cadwell Walton Raines.  Austin: Gammel Book Co., 1898.  10 v.
Also available: http://texinfo.library.unt.edu/lawsoftexas/default.html
    Supplements: v. 11-29, 1897-1934 (Austin: H. P. N. Gammel and Son, 1897-1934)
    Known as Gammel’s laws of Texas. Online version provided by the Univ. of North Texas Government Documents Dept. Includes documents covering each congressional and legislative session and other significant documents, including the constitutions, journals from the constitutional conventions, and early colonization laws. One of the main sources of information on early Texas law.

T-CK67  Open records decisions.  Austin: Attorney General, 1973-  .  URL: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinopen/ogindex.shtml
    Texts of all open records decisions in PDF and HTML formats.

T-CK68  Open records letter rulings.  Austin: Attorney General, 1999-  .  URL: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinopen/index_orl.shtml
    Texts of all open records letter rulings in PDF and HTML formats.

T-CK69  Opinions.  Austin: Attorney General, 1840-  .  TexDoc A2400.6 Op3
Also available: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinopen/opindex.shtml (1939- )
    Title varies: Annual report of the opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Texas; Report and opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Texas; Opinion
    Website includes index search, keyword search, and text of Attorney General opinions and letter opinions.

T-CK70  Reports and opinions of the Attorney General of Texas, 1840-1944.  Philadelphia, PA: Temple Univ. School of Law, n.d.  7 microfilm reels, 35 mm.  (Temple Univ. School of Law Attorneys General microfilm ser.)
    Located at Texas Tech Univ. School of Law Library.

T-CK71  Texas administrative code.  Texas Register Office, comp.  Austin: West Pub. Co., 1985-     Annual.
    Texas state agency rules in effect. Annotated, cross-referenced, and fully indexed. Annual paper pamphlets update base volumes.

T-CK72  Texas administrative code.  URL: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/index.shtml
    Official, unannotated compilation of all state agency rules. In 16 titles representing categories to which agencies are assigned. From the Secretary of State.

T-CK73  Texas constitution.  URL: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/txconst/toc.html
    Current text of the constitution. Index and search options provided. Includes download option for the entire constitution as zipped text (.txt) file.

T-CK74  Texas constitutions digitization project.  URL: http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/constitutions/
    Includes PDF images and HTML transcripts of historic constitutions and related documents from 1824 to 1876. Includes keyword search of all constitutional documents, annotated bibliographies on Texas constitutions and constitutional history, and links to related sites. From the Tarlton Law Library at The Univ. of Texas at Austin.

T-CK75  Texas criminal laws.  Austin: Texas Dept. of Public Safety, 1981-  .  Biennial.  TexDoc P3500.4 C686L
    Texas penal code, Code of criminal procedure, sections from the Family code, miscellaneous criminal laws, and table of crimes and penalties. To assist law enforcement community. Includes index.

T-CK76  Texas municipal law handbook and index: a reference manual for Texas city officials.  Austin: Texas Municipal League, 1982.  1 v. (looseleaf)
    All statutes and constitutional provisions relating to municipalities. Convenient, but must be used cautiously because it lacks annotations to court interpretations and Attorney General opinions which may modify the apparent meaning of the laws.

T-CK77  Texas register.  Austin: Secretary of State, 1976-  .  Semiweekly.  ISSN 0362-4781  TexDoc S500.6 R263
Also available: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/issues.shtml (1991-)
    Principal guide to all state regulatory activity. Includes all agency rules and regulations affecting the public and notices of changes prior to adoption. University and college rules are not included. Sections on activities of the Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Legislature. Notices of open meetings and other information required to be published or provided as a public service.

T-CK78  Texas statutes.  URL: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html
    Unannotated statutes and codes maintained by the Texas Legislative Council and West Group. Each code and statute downloadable as zipped A (.txt) and WordPerfect files. Includes search for words and phrases. Also links to the Texas constitution. Index to sections affected identifies any changes not yet posted to the website. Updated after end of a legislative session.

T-CK79  Vernon’s annotated constitution of the State of Texas.  Kansas City, MO: Vernon Law Book Co., 1955-  .  4 v.
    Current constitution in both annotated and unannotated versions. Historic constitutions include the Republic of Texas constitution. Extensive commentaries and historical notes. Annual supplementary pocket parts published by West Pub. Co., which absorbed Vernon in 1969.

T-CK80  Vernon’s Texas statutes and codes annotated.  Kansas City, MO: Vernon, 1925-1968; West Pub. Co., 1969-  .
    Also known as the "Black Statutes". As of 2003, includes the following codes enacted in whole or in part: agriculture, alcoholic beverage, business and commerce, civil practice and remedies, education, election, family, finance, government, health and safety, human resources, labor, local government, natural resources, occupations, parks and wildlife, penal, property, tax, transportation, utilities, and water. Separate code indexes are provided at the conclusion of each code text. Vernon's Texas civil statutes annotated volumes contain statutes not yet incorporated into codes. Annual pocket parts keep each volume current. Annotations to the texts include historical and statutory notes citing source laws, cross references to related laws in any of the codes, references to the Texas administrative code, bibliographies of law review articles and commentaries, notes of relevant federal and state judicial decisions and attorney general opinions, closely-related constitutional provisions (if any), and references to key numbers in the American Digest System and to sections in Corpus juris secundum. Accompanied by annual paperback Vernon's Texas statutes and codes general index providing subject and popular name indexing for the entire set of codes. Also accompanied by volumes of detailed cumulated tables cross referencing the session laws to the statutes and codes.

T-CK81  Vernon’s Texas rules annotated.  Kansas City, MO: Vernon, 1967; West Pub. Co., 1967-  .  10 v.
    Rules of civil procedure promulgated by the Supreme Court of Texas for all Texas trial courts. Supplemented annually by pocket parts.

T-CK82  Vernon’s Texas statutes, 1948.  Kansas City, MO: Vernon, 1948.  Biennial non-cumulative supplements, 1950-1972.
    Unannotated version called by lawyers the "Red Statutes" as distinguished from the "Black Statutes" annotated edition, so called from the color of the bindings. Without a cumulated index, the set is cumbersome to use. Its chief value is in locating the text of repealed statutes. The set is superceded by West’s Texas statutes and codes (T-CK83), which ceased publication after 1983.

T-CK83   West’s Texas statutes and codes.  Compact ed.  St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 1974-1983.
    Unannotated edition with cumulative bound supplements issued biennially through 1981. Issued as compression binders in 1983 with individual pamphlets covering areas of the statutes and codes. Ceased publication after 1983. Value continues as source of the text of repealed statutes.

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