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This State Guide lists the major sources of law in Texas.

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Print Statutes

Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated (VTCA) (Tex. Code Ann. (West))

Call Number: State 1st Floor KFT1230.5.V4, subject volumes last updated at Law Library in 2021.

Agriculture: KFT1230.5.V4 A2 | WorldCat | Library of Congress Insurance: KFT1230.5.V4 I57 | WorldCat | Library of Congress
Alcoholic Beverage: KFT1230.5.V4 A4 | WorldCat | Library of Congress Labor: KFT1230.5.V4 L32 | WorldCat | Library of Congress
Business & Commerce: KFT1230.5.V4 B8 | WorldCat | Library of Congress Local Government: KFT1230.5.V4 L62 | WorldCat | Library of Congress
Business Organizations: KFT1230.5.V4 B88 | WorldCat | Library of Congress Natural Resources: KFT1230.5.V4 N3 | WorldCat | Library of Congress
Civil Practice & Remedies: KFT1230.5.V4 C3 | WorldCat | Library of Congress Occupations: KFT1230.5.V4 O22 | WorldCat | Library of Congress
Education: KFT1230.5.V4 E3 | WorldCat | Library of Congress Parks & Wildlife: KFT1230.5.V4 P3 | WorldCat | Library of Congress
Election: KFT1230.5.V4 E5 | WorldCat | Library of Congress Penal: KFT1230.5.V4 P4 | WorldCat | Library of Congress
Estates: KFT1230.5.V4 E88 | WorldCat | Library of Congress Property: KFT1230.5.V4 P7 | WorldCat | Library of Congress
Family: KFT1230.5.V4 F35 | WorldCat | Library of Congress Special District Local Laws: KFT1230.5.V4 P72 | WorldCat
Finance: KFT1230.5.V4 F56 | WorldCat | Library of Congress Tax: KFT1230.5.V4 T2 2008 | WorldCat | Library of Congress
Government: KFT1230.5.V4 G7 WorldCat | Library of Congress Transportation: KFT1230.5.V4 T72 | WorldCat | Library of Congress
Health & Safety: KFT1230.5.V4 H42 | WorldCat | Library of Congress Utilities: KFT1230.5.V4 U8 | WorldCat | Library of Congress
Human Resources: KFT1230.5.V4 H8 | WorldCat | Library of Congress Water: KFT1230.5.V4 W3 | WorldCat | Library of Congress

Research Guide

More on State Statutes in General

The American Association of Law Libraries' Online Legal Information Resources notes the official status of each state's primary law publications found on government websites, including statutes.

The National Conference of State Legislatures published a list of official state code publications, and their available formats, based upon a  2011 survey of Official Version of the State Statutes/Code.

Historical State Statutes in General

Legislative History

More on Legislative History in General

In Lexis, full-text bills, advance legislative service, and legislative bill history may be found in Statutes and Legislation. It also offers an Archived Code Search.

In Westlaw, search also state legislative historystatutes annotated - historicalbill trackingbill tracking historical, and proposed & enacted legislation.

In Bloomberg Law, text of enacted legislation may be found through State Laws & Regulations.

LLMC Digital may contain digitized historical senate and house journals as well as historical state statutes and/or session laws (Online Services > Browse Collections > U.S. States and Territories > State Name > Legislative).

State Legislative Sourcebook (in print, Call Number: Reference Desk JK2495 .S689), though ceased in 2021, is a 50-state guide on legislative information resources. In addition to providing the location of a state's legislative documents, it also includes sources for tracking services, document mailing services and best live person initial contact.