Ector County Law Library

Betty Linsley
Library Administrator

300 North Grant, Room 316
Odessa, TX 79763
Phone: (432)498-4295
Fax: (432)498-4398


Hours of Operation:

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays, closed for lunch from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

The law library is open to the public, as well as those involved in the legal field of business. Materials may only be checked out to attorneys and personnel within the courthouse. There is a photocopier which may be used. Copies are 10 cents per page. The Librarian is not an attorney and cannot give legal advice but will assist you if at all possible. Texas legal materials are the primary focus.

Legal Research Internet Sources:

UNITED STATES CODE
 http://uscode.house.gov/

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/index.html

FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/

TEXAS CONSTITUTION
 http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/txconst/toc.html

TEXAS STATUTES AND CODES
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/statutes.html

TEXAS BILLS
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Search/BillSearch.aspx

TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
 http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/index.html

TEXAS REGISTER
http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml

TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/opinopen/opinhome.shtml

MISCELLANEOUS FORMS
http://www.texaslawhelp.org/TX/index.cfm

CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEGREE SCHOOLS
http://www.criminaljusticedegreeschools.com/resources/all-about-texas-department-of-criminal-justice.html