READ. RESEARCH. WRITE.
Legal research,
with the sources
in view.
Make sense of legal terms. Ask a focused question. Follow the material behind the answer.
For people who want to read, understand, and keep asking.
Every good question deserves a place to begin.
FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY
Understand the words.
Then follow the sources.
Start with a definition, read the references, or continue with Explore deeper. Read-aloud controls let you listen as you review.
Explore our approach to sourcesA PRACTICAL START
Research you can follow.
Start with a research question
Find a useful starting point, identify the court, and build a trail of sources.
Read the guide 02Check a case citation
Open the opinion and check what it actually supports before relying on it.
Read the guide 03Find the right court rules
Locate the rules, local requirements, and orders that may govern your next step.
Read the guideLEARN VISUALLY
Court rules, one illustration at a time.
Explore our growing visual guide to Texas civil procedure, starting with Rules 1, 4, 21, 21a, 21b and 22.
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See where your research takes you.
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