The Texas State Publications Depository Program was begun in 1963 and is “designed to collect and distribute systematically the publications of Texas state government and to promote their use by the citizens of Texas”. To this end, over 240,000 items are distributed annually to 48 libraries throughout Texas. There are two participating libraries in the Panhandle-Plains region: Texas Tech and the Cornette Library at West Texas A&M University in Canyon. You can search the online catalog lists holdings of the participating partner libraries in seven Texas state agencies.

Not everything printed by the state or a state agency is considered to be a publication worthy of the State Depository Program. By definition (per Government Code 441.101 of the Texas Statutes), a state publication: “is produced by the authority of or at the total or partial expense of a state agency or is required to be distributed under law by the agency; and is publicly distributed outside the agency by or for the agency; and does not include information the distribution of which is limited to: contractors with or grantees of the agency; persons within the agency or within other government agencies; or members of the public under a request made under the open records law, Chapter 552.” (Chapter 552 deals with Public Information).

Looking for other states? Try this link from St. Mary's University down the road in San Antonio. They have compiled a list of libraries in the United States with access to government (state and federal) information.

Popular Links and Frequently Requested Publications:

Links

• State of Texas Official Website.
• TRAIL Texas Records and Information Locator. A search engine for Texas state agencies, "TRAIL searches and locates information from over 150 Texas state agency web servers". You can search by keyword, subject, or publication type.
• Alphabetical list of Texas state agencies from TRAIL. From the Adjutant General to the Youth Commission, this A-Z list is the fastest way to locate information about an agency, its website, and its publications. This small list below is just a few popular links.
• Texas Department of Agriculture.
• Texas Attorney General.
• Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
• Texas Department of Health.
• Texas Legislature Online. Texas House of Representatives and Senate, bill tracking, committee memberships, journals, important dates, etc.
• Supreme Court of Texas.
• Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
• Texas Parks and Wildlife

Publications (both Texas state documents and otherwise)

Laws, Statutes and Governance

• Texas Administrative Code KFT1235 1998 A215 Available in Reference and the Law Library. Online version.
• Texas Statutes (Vernon's Statutes and Texas Codes Annotated) KFT1230.5 V41 Available in Reference and the Law Library. Online version.
• Shepard's Texas Citations KFT 1259.S5 1974 Available in Reference and the Law Library.
• Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Texas J87.T4C Current looseleaf issues in Reference, bound volumes in stacks. Online version.
• Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas J87.T4B Current looseleaf issues in Reference, bound volumes in stacks. Online version.
• Texas Register KFT1235.A25 Available in Reference, the Main Stacks and the Law Library. Online version (University of North Texas).
• Texas Constitution REF KFT1601 1876 .A34 2000 Available in Reference and the Law Library. Online version.

Other Links and Publications

• Texas Legislative Council. "The Texas Legislative Council, under the guidance of a 17-member council, provides drafting, computing, research, and publishing services to the Texas Legislature and legislative agencies."
• Texas Agricultural Statistics REF S117.T466 Recent copies in Reference, older copies in Main Collection. Online version.
• Texas Vital Statistics REF HA38.T3 T3   Recent copies in Reference, older copies in Main Collection. Online version (click on the year you want to see).
• Crime in Texas REF HV7293.A38 2000 Most recent edition is in Reference (and the Law Library); older editions in the Main Collection. Online version (click on the year you want to see).
• Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents REF HE5614.3 .T3 T32 (DATE) Most recent edition is in Reference; older editions in the Main Collection. Online version (click on the year you want to see).
• Texas Almanac 2004-2005 GOV DOCS AY311.D3 T5 2004/2005 Available online in a very limited format. Since 1857, this publication has been "the ultimate resource" for information about the State of Texas. Also available at Tech in the Architecture, Main and Law Libraries Reference shelves.
• Texas State Directory, 2003 GOV DOCS JK4830.T4 46TH Federal, State, County and City government information for Texas is contained within. Also available at Tech in the Main and Law Libraries Reference shelves.

Click here to locate a Texas State Document at Texas Tech.

Contact the Texas State Documents Librarian.

TTU Libraries are not responsible for the content of external sources. For questions about this page, contact Tom Rohrig, Documents Librarian. [v] (806) 742-2238 x280 [f] (806) 742-1332 [e]

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