Researching Texas Law

On pages 126-127 of Researching Texas Law, we discuss the revised Texas statutes that were approved by the Texas Legislature in 1879, 1895, 1911, and 1925.  The revised civil statutes are available in a variety of old print resources and are now available through the website of the Texas State Law Library.

Here are the links to the four revisions of Texas statutes:

Revised Statutes of Texas, 1879

Revised Statutes of Texas, 1895

Revised Statutes of Texas, 1911

Revised Statutes of Texas, 1925

To locate the original text of session laws during the nineteenth century, the best resource is H.P.N. Gammel’s The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897. Gammel’s work is also available online through a website compiled at the University of North Texas.