Links to the Library
Suggested Catalog Searches
- All Law Materials
A general catalog search for any item in the library's collection with the word "law" as a subject description. You can refine the resulting search by adding a keyword, such as "school" "enforcement" or "Roman." - Self-Help Legal Guides from Nolo Publishing Nolo Publishing is a leading name in legal self-help. Their useful guides cover such topics as: tenant/landlord rights, how to secure a patent or copyright, and how to write your own will.
- Self-Help Legal Guides from Sphinx Publishing Search the catalog for titles from Sphinx, another publisher of legal self-help guides. Sphinx publishes titles in Spanish, as well.
Online Directories
- Texas State Bar Member DirectoryFind an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Texas. Search by name, location, area of practice or legal specialization.
- Find Legal Assistance Find local agencies that provide legal assistance to low-income clients in many areas of law, such as family law, immigration and elder law. A service of TexasLawHelp.org.
Helpful Sites
- FindLaw FindLaw offers legal directories, topical guides, FAQS and instructional legal videos.
- Wex Law Dictionary & Encyclopedia A free and authoritative legal dictionary and encyclopedia maintained by the Legal Information Institute of the Cornell Law School.
Welcome to...
Legal Resources @ Your Library
Welcome to the Legal Resources site at the San Antonio Public Library. Here you will find:
- featured items for checkout from the library's legal collection
- free, state-specific legal forms
- searchable full-text of hundreds of legal journals and magazines
- links to resources for legal referrals and assistance for low-income clients
- weblinks to legislative and judicial resources at the local, state and federal level
Featured Items
David Iglesias, a former U.S. Attorney, gives an insider's view to the Attorney General scandal that plagued the Bush administration in 2007.
A step-by-step guide for couples seeking an uncontested divorce in Texas. The included CD-ROM contains all the necessary forms in an easy-to-use word processor format.
Get the lowdown on the legal aspects of starting a business in Texas -- from choosing the appropriate type of business (corporation? limited partnership?) to finding financing (private investors? bank loans?).
Codes, Statutes and Legislation
Legal research is made more complex when one considers that, in addition to legislated rules, government agencies create rules that have the force of law ("administrative codes"). The following is a list of significant codes and legislation from all levels of government and is intended for beginning research.
- San Antonio City Council Minutes The official minutes of the San Antonio City Council.
- San Antonio Municipal Codes
Search the Code of Ordinances of the City of San Antonio. - Texas Administrative Codes Search the rules of the Texas State agencies that have the force of law.
- Texas Legislature Online Search existing Texas State law or track the status of impending changes to the law.
- Federal Code Search Search the laws of the United States.
- THOMAS Legislative Search (Library of Congress)
The THOMAS service of the Library of Congress seeks to make legislative information publicly available. You can track legislation from filed bills to signed laws. - Code of Federal Regulations The CFR compiles the rules published by all federal agencies and the executive branch of government.
Courts, Decisions and Records
- City of San Antonio Municipal Courts
- City of San Antonio Teen Court A program of the City's municipal courts, Teen Court is best summed up as "peers sentencing peers." The program has two parts: teens who volunteer to serve as judges, attorneys and juries; the teens who stand trial before their peers.
- Bexar County Courthouses This page links to the different Bexar County courts and provides a historical narrative of the Bexar court system.
- Bexar County District Courts Online Services Search online dockets, litigant records and magistrate records (click on the "online services" link).
- Bexar County Clerk's Public Data Search Bexar County records for business assumed names, marriage licenses and UCC records.
- Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center A Bexar County service for citizens who want an alternative to the expense and cost of a civil trial.
- Texas Courts Online A portal to Texas courts (includes a chart explaining the Texas court system from municipal courts to the State Supreme Court).
- Texas Attorney General Opinions As the legal counsel for the State of Texas, the Attorney General publishes opinions at the request of the State that help explain current laws.
- The Federal Judiciary Information about the U.S. judicial branch of government.
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Law Journal and Forms Searches
- Search Legal Journals and Magazines Read the full-text of over 250 titles, including Harvard Law Review, American Journal of Criminal Law and Texas Law Review.
- Find Free Legal Forms Download Texas-specific forms for wills, powers of attorney and divorce, among others, in a word processor format.
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