Legislative Reference Library of Texas

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community. Read about actions taken by the Federal Trade Commission to protect consumers...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/4/22/Current-Articles--Research-Resources-April-22

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community. Consider economic conditions and poverty rates in 2019, before the start of t...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/4/15/Current-Articles--Research-Resources-April-15

Scanned committee minutes have been linked to bills in the Legislative Archive System (LAS) for the 63rd–81st Legislatures (1973–2009). Linking bills to scanned minutes from the 82nd-83rd Le...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/4/14/Research-Minute-Linked-Minutes-Available-for-63rd81st-Legislatures

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community. Review an analysis of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund th...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/4/8/Current-Articles--Research-Resources-April-8

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community. Review provisional 2020 mortality data for the U.S. (Centers for Disease Cont...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/4/1/Current-Articles--Research-Resources-April-1

The Library is continually adding new books  to its collection. Below are the titles from our March 2021 New & Noteworthy list . Check out and delivery of New & Noteworthy titles is available ...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/3/31/New--Noteworthy-Books-and-Reports-March-2021

This post includes a list of guides published by Texas legislative agencies to assist you in following the legislative process. These guides will help you track and read a bill, understand the te...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/3/26/Texas-Legislative-Guides-87th-Regular-Session

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community. Read about ways Supreme Court justices' tenure may be modified. (Congressiona...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/3/25/Current-Articles--Research-Resources-March-25

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community. Explore the economic impact of small airports all over Texas. (Texas Departme...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/3/18/Current-Articles--Research-Resources-March-18

Friday, March 12th marked the 60-day bill filing deadline for the 87th Regular Session. When the deadline had passed, a total of 6,919 bills and joint resolutions had been filed. How does this co...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/3/15/Bill-Filing-Deadline-Statistics-87th-Legislature

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community. Read about methods some states use to identify early signs of local economic ...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/3/11/Current-Articles--Research-Resources-March-11

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community. Review tips to help stop robocalls and robotexts. (Federal Communications Com...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/3/4/Current-Articles--Research-Resources-March-4

In this occasional post, we feature topics receiving widespread media coverage, tips for finding bills filed during the 87th legislative session, and related resources. The COVID-19 pandemic ha...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/3/3/Bills-in-the-News-COVID19

The Library is continually adding new books  to its collection. Below are the titles from our January 2021 New & Noteworthy list . Check out and delivery of New & Noteworthy titles is availabl...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/2/26/New--Noteworthy-Books-and-Reports-February-2021

In this weekly post, we feature helpful research tools and recent articles of interest to the legislative community. Review The Legislative Process in Texas . (Texas Legislative Council, February...

https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2021/2/25/Current-Articles--Research-Resources-February-25