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Legal Resources Judicial Orientation for New County Judges So, you have a legal question. What resources are available? Texas Practice Series Thompson Reuters Provides in-depth county and special district law. Agriculture Open

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Legal Resources

Judicial Orientation for New County Judges

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So, you have a legal question. What resources are available?

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Texas Practice Series

Thompson Reuters

Provides in-depth county and special district law.

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Agriculture
Budget
Business and Commerce
Civil Defense
Commissioners Court
Competitive Bidding and

Purchasing

Constitutional Fiscal

Restraints

County Auditor
County Reclamation
County Seat
County Surveyor and

Engineer

County Treasurer
Education
Elections
Fire Prevention
Health Care
History Creation, and

Nature

Housing
Interpretation and

Construction of Law

Justices of the Peace
Juveniles
Litigation
Open Meetings
Parks and Libraries
Peace Officers and Jail
Prosecutors and Public

Attorneys

Public Debt
Public Employment
Public Officeholding
Public Property
Public Records
Regional Planning

Commissions

Roads and Bridges
Sanitation
Social Assistance
Subdivision and Land Use

Controls

Tax Assessor-Collector
The Depository
The Gulf Coast
The Judiciary
Transportation
Utilities
Veterans
Water Districts
Wildlife

Volumes 35, 36, & 36A

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Texas Statutes

statutes.legis.state.tx.us

Quick and easy way to look up specific statutes.

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Must enter at least Code title and Chapter number.

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link

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Texas Legislature Online

capitol.state.tx.us

Search and track bills.

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Texas Legislative Reference Library

Texas Capitol Rm 2N.3 lrl.state.tx.us

In-depth historical legislative research.

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Texas Attorney General

texasattorneygeneral.gov

Index to AG Opinions, Open Records Act and Public Information Act resources.

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TAC Legal Handbooks

county.org/legalpublications

Easy to digest, in-depth topics specific to county government.

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TAC Judicial Education Center Bench Book

county.org/benchbook

Informational research tool, including printable and editable scripts.

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Where do we go from here?

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