Resources

Texas Court Resources

Texas Courts Online:  http://www.courts.state.tx.us/

Texas Supreme Court:  http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: http://www.cca.courts.state.tx.us/

United States District Court, Northern District of Texas: http://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court, Southern District of Texas: http://www.txsd.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas:  http://www.txed.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court, Western District of Texas:  http://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/default1.asp

Texas Legal Resources

Texas Online: Official Portal of Texas: http://www.texasonline.com/portal/tol

Texas Legislature Online provides links to Texas Statutes and Texas Constitution:  http://www.legis.state.tx.us/

Texas Attorney General: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/

Houston Resources

City of Houston website:  http://www.houstontx.gov/

Houston Municipal Courts:  http://www.houstontx.gov/courts/

Houston Bar Association:  http://www.hba.org/

Business & Commercial Litigation

Texas Secretary of State:  http://www.sos.state.tx.us/index.html

Texas Statutes Business & Commerce Code:  http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/bc.toc.htm

Texas Statutes Business Corporation Act, governing formation of businesses:  http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/ba.toc.htm

Business Tax Responsibilities in Texas, U.S., and locally:  http://governor.state.tx.us/ecodev/business_resources/sba_step2

Information on Texas Franchise Taxes:  http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/tax.shtml

Information on Starting a Business in Texas:  http://www.texasonline.com/guide/index.jsp

Employment Litigation

Texas Workforce Commission Portal:  http://www.twc.state.tx.us/

Texas Labor Code Provisions:  http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/ViewChapter.aspx?key=18

Texas Labor Law Information:  http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/lablaw/lablaw.html

Texas Laws and Requirements for Employers:  http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/bemp/bempsub5.html

Texas Worker’s Compensation Resources for Employers:  http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/wc/employer/index.html

Texas Unemployment, Labor Laws, and Appeals Information:  http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/bemp/bempsub2.html

Arbitration & Mediation

State Bar of Texas's Alternative Dispute Resolution Section:  http://www.texasadr.org/texas_style.html

Texas Statutes on Methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution:  http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/cp.toc.htm

Federal Arbitration Act, Title 9 of the United States Code (Courtesy of Cornell University Law School):  http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode09/usc_sup_01_9.html

Article on Challenging Arbitration Awards in Texas Courts:  http://www.texasbar.com/Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=608

Regulatory Representation

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation:  http://www.license.state.tx.us/about.htm

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Enabling Statute:  http://www.license.state.tx.us/enabling.htm

Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation Administrative Rules:  http://www.license.state.tx.us/adminrules.htm

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:  http://www.sec.gov/

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA):  http://www.finra.org/index.htm