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Texas Collection

The Texas Collection includes Texas legislative codes, session laws, journals, and historic compilations; administrative code and regulations; attorney general opinions; case digests; encyclopedias; form books; and municipal codes. The collection is located in two areas:

  • 1st Floor, East Wing holds frequently-used Texas legal materials.
  • 2nd Floor, East Wing holds Texas materials not included in the 1st floor collection.

Students can also access Texas Government Materials from the following sites:

New/Recent Acquistions

The New Books shelf is located in the Collaborative Commons on the 1st floor of the Law Library. New books are placed here for a few weeks before they are moved to the stacks in the Basement and 2nd floor. 

Permanent Reserves Collection

The Permanent Reserves Collection is located behind the Circulation Desk. The Permanent Reserves Collection includes:

  • Textbooks
  • Hornbooks & nutshells
  • Commercial outlines and flashcards
  • Selected high-use loose-leaf services, treatises, and form books
 

Government Documents

The Law Library serves as a selective depository for U.S. government publications. You can find information on holdings of government documents using the Law Library’s online catalog.
In addition, the University Library houses a full depository, and its resources are available to law faculty. 

Microform/Microfiche

The Law Library has an extensive microform collection, which is located in the lower level basement. This collection contains archival collections of:

  • Congressional material
  • United States Supreme Court Briefs
  • American Digests
  • Fifth Circuit Records & Briefs
  • Texas Session Laws
  • Texas Superseded State Codes
  • Texas State Attorney General Opinions
  • Supreme Court of Texas Cases
  • Hein's Legal Theses & Dissertations
  • Texas Bar Journal

A reader/printer/scanner is available free of charge.