Legal Information Web Sites

Table of Contents

1. Federal Legal Information
2. Texas Legal Information
3. Other States Legal Information
4. Houston Area Legal Information
5. Other Cities and Counties Legal Information
6. Foreign and International Legal Information
7. Legal Information Directories and Databases
8. Self Help Legal Information
9. Empirical Research Sources
   

1. Federal Legal Information

• USA.gov (US Government’s Official Web Portal)
• Government Printing Office FDsys
• How Our Law Are Made (from the Library of Congress)
• Thomas – Federal Legislative Info on the Internet (from the Library of Congress)
• US Supreme Court
• Directory of US Courts Web Sites (from the Administrative Office of the US Courts)
• PACER Case Locator
• Yahoo! Directory of US Government Information

2. Texas Legal Information

• State of Texas Homepage
• Texas Legislature Online (TLO)
• Texas Constitution and Statutes
• Texas Legislative Reference Library
• Directory of Texas State Agencies (from the Texas State Library)
• Texas Administrative Code and Texas Register
• Texas Register Archive (University of North Texas)
• Texas State Attorney General Opinions
• Texas Courts
• Texas State Bar
• Texas Ethics Reporter (from the University of Houston O'Quinn Law Library)

3. Other States Legal Information

• Findlaw’s State Resource Directory
• State and Local Government on the Net
• Yahoo! Directory of State Government Information

4. Houston Area Legal Information

• Harris County
• Harris County District Courts
• City of Houston
• City of Houston Code of Ordinances

5. Other Cities and Counties Legal Information

• State and Local Government on the Net
• Yahoo! Directory of Local Government Information

6. Foreign and International Legal Information

• American Society of International Law
• Constitution Finder (from the University of Richmond School of Law)
• Eur-Lex (European Union Law)
• Findlaw’s Foreign and International Law Directory
• GlobalLex (from the New York University School of Law)
• Guide to Law On-Line – Nations of the World (from the Library of Congress)
• Legal Information Institute's Global Law Page (from the Cornell University Law School)
• World Treaty Index
• Yahoo! Directory of Foreign Law Web Sites

7. Legal Information Directories and Databases

• Findlaw
• Legal Information Institute (from the Cornell University Law School)
• LexisONE.com (free registration required)
• WashLaw Legal Research on the Web (from the Washburn School of Law)

8. Self Help Legal Information

• American Bar Association – Public Education
• Findlaw for the Public
• Houston Lawyer Referral Service
• Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
• Lone Star Legal Aid
• The People’s Lawyer (from the University of Houston)
• Texas State Bar Consumer Legal Information
• Texaslawhelp.org
• Yahoo! Directory of Self Help Web Sites

9. Empirical Research Sources

• Pew Research Center – the Databank