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Research tools from the Legislative Reference Library

Library catalog: Search Legislative Reference Library holdings by title, author, subject, or keyword.
Daily Legislative Clipping Service: Search the full-text newspaper clippings database by headline, columnist, newspaper, date, or subject. A searchable database of newspaper clippings prior to April 1998 is available in the library's Capitol location. Available to Capitol users only.
Current Articles: Search the library's weekly current awareness service, an annotated list of items compiled from journals, newsletters, state agency documents, trade publications, and news magazines. Available to Capitol users only.
Databases and article searching: Access indexes, journal articles, book chapters, and reference resources from a variety of online services.
Legislative reports: Search for interim reports published by legislative committees. Scanned versions of reports are available back to the 65th legislative session (1975). Earlier reports are available in the library's collection.
The Joe K. Longley-Philip K. Maxwell Deceptive Trade Practices Act Collection: Legislative Archive 1973-2001: In 2004, Joe K. Longley and Philip K. Maxwell donated documents to the Legislative Reference Library relating to the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act (DTPA) and its private remedies amendments.
Government links: Link to state and federal government web resources.
Other libraries: Link to online catalogs from libraries in Texas and the Library of Congress.
Public policy resources: Link to public policy research resources.
Texas law time line: Time line of significant events in Texas constitutional and statutory history, with links historical documents online.