Texas Legislative Information

The 82nd Regular Session of the Texas Legislature begins on January 11, 2011.

Filing of bills has already begun.

Here are some resources for searching for and monitoring bills, as well as information on the legislative process in Texas.

Bill Lookup, from Texas Legislature Online.

Bill Search, from Texas Legislature Online.

Amendment Search: used to search for amendments to bills currently in the legislature.

Index to Sections Affected: Allows you to find out which bills affect specific parts of the State Code.

Contacting you legislators – directory of law makers.

The Legislative Process: links to a number of documents explaining the legislative process. This page, from the Texas Legislative Council, is particularly useful.

The Constitution of the State of Texas

The State Code (laws) and the State Constitution

How to follow the status of a bill

Texas Legislative Reference Library – for nearly everything else.

Texas on the Brink – A Report from Legislative Study Group. How Texas ranks among the 50 states.