Where Can I Find Information About Laws and Regulations on the Internet??
Texas Laws and State Agencies Texas Constitution www.capitol.state.tx.us/txconst/toc.html This site provides access to the full text of the Texas Constitution. It also contains a mechanism to do a keyword search on the text of the Constitution. Texas Statutes www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html Includes all Texas statutes up to and including those passed in the last complete session of the Texas Legislature. Texas Legislature Online www.capitol.state.tx.us/ View live video broadcast of the Texas Legislature in session; check the status of specific bills; get a list of the members of the Texas Senate and House; read the Senate Journal online; take a look at the Senate calendar. Also includes a legal glossary and an explanation of the Texas legislative process. Who Represents Me? www.capitol.state.tx.us/fyi/fyi.htm Find out which politicians represent you at the state level by entering your address into this webpage. Texas Administrative Code http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.viewtac This website contains the rules of state agencies in Texas. Texas Register www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg The Texas Register is a weekly journal of state agency rules, including proposed, emergency and withdrawn rules. TRAIL – Texas Record and Information Locater www2.tsl.state.tx.us/trail/ This website, published by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, is a search engine for Texas state agency websites. It allows you to enter a search term, and TRAIL will search over 180 state agency websites for information on the topic you entered. State Bar of Texas www.texasbar.com The official webpage for the State Bar of Texas. Check out their resources on selecting a lawyer and a filing a grievance against a lawyer at: http://www.texasbar.com/Template.cfm?Section=Additional_Information_For_The_Public This page also has a link to “legal resources” that provides overviews of common legal questions about family law, consumer protection, wills & trusts and more. U.S. Law United States Code www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/ Here you can search all the general and permanent laws of the United States. The U.S. Code is published once every six years. U.S. Public and Private Laws www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/index.html Because the United States Code is published only once every six years, you may find some laws in the U.S. Public and Private Laws database that have not made it into the Code yet. Congressional Record www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord The Congressional Record is the official daily publication of the proceedings of the U.S. Congress. This website allows you to search by date or by subject.
Congressional Bills Track the process of bills through the House of Representatives and the Senate.
www.gpoaccess.gov/bills
Executive Orders www.archives.gov/federal_register/executive_orders/disposition_tables.html Published by the National Archives and Records Administration, this website provides links to all the Executive Orders issued since 1937. The Federal Register www.gpoaccess.gov/frl The Federal Register is a publication of the rules, proposed rules and notices of federal agencies and organizations. It is published on a daily basis and is organized chronologically. The Code of Federal Regulations contains only the codified rules in the Federal Register. It can be located at: www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html . THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet http://thomas.loc.gov Produced by the Library of Congress, this site allows you to track the progress of bills through the U.S. Congress, browse Congressional digests, search the Congressional record and more. It also provides links to the Congressional calendar, a directory of members of Congress and Congressperson biographies from 1774 to the present.
International Law Legal Information Institute’s World Law Page www.law.cornell.edu/world/ The Legal Information Institute is affiliated with Cornell University’s Law School. They publish an excellent website with information about state, federal and world laws, including the constitutions of many countries from around the world. United Nations’ International Law Page www.un.org/law/ Here you can find information about the International Law Commission and its work. It also provides links to the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. You can find information about areas of particular legal interest to the U.N., such as children in armed combat, drug trafficking and human rights. Electronic Guide to Mexican Law www.llrx.com/features/mexican.htm Includes a brief history of the Mexican legal system, a short explanation of how the various branches of government function, links to state governments, plus links to other reputable websites that have information about Mexican law and NAFTA. Eurlex – The Access to European Union Law http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/en/index.htm Provides access to legislation that is currently in force in the European Union. Also provides links to EU Treaties, an explanation of the process of drafting EU law, and a link to the EU budget. MacMillan Law Library Electronic Reference Desk www.law.emory.edu/erd/foreign.html Emory University’s MacMillan Law Library maintains this website, which contains an excellent page of web resources for foreign law and governments.
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