Central Texas Legal Resources: Waco, McLennan County, Texas

This is a collection of links to websites which are useful for legal research in and around Waco, McLennan County, Texas.  If you have any suggestions, please post a comment or send an e-mail. 


Online Research - McLennan County

McLennan County Public Records (Property Records, Marriage, Birth, Death Records)

McLennan County Appraisal District

Waco-McLennan County Public Library (Online Databases Link)

McLennan County Tax Office  (search properties, owners, and tax history)

City of Waco - Open Records Request

City of Waco - Codes and Ordinances

Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce - Business Directory

Waco I.S.D.

          Policies

          State Accountability Reports

          Federal Accountability Reports

Online Research - Texas

Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission (search licenses and violations) 

Texas Education Commission (search hearing decisions)

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (search licenses and violations )

Texas Department Insurance 

             Search licenses and companies

             File a complaint online

Texas Attorney General's Office
         File a consumer complaint
         Attorney General  -  Opinions  /  Letter Opinions  /  Search Engine
         Open Records  -  Decisions  /  Letter Rulings
Texas Legislature Online
         Texas Constitution
         Texas Statutes
         Texas Administrative Code
         Bill Search (search Bills of the Texas Legislature back to 1989)
Texas Secretary of State 
         SOS Direct (search business documents filed with SOS)


Online Research - Texas Courts
Supreme Court of Texas

         Case Search

         Opinion Search

         Oral Arguments - Audio  /  Video (archived at St. Mary's University)

10th Court of Appeal  

         Case Search

         Opinion Search

McLennan County District Courts

         District Clerk  (cases are not searchable online, but the site has some helpful information)

         Courts -  19th   54th   74th   170th   414th


Online Research - General

Google Scholar (federal and state legal opinions. By selecting "advanced search" you can limit the search to particular jurisdictions.)

Cornell Legal Information Institute 

             U.S. Code 

             Federal Rules (Civil Procedure, Appellate Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Bankruptcy Procedure, Evidence)

             U.C.C.