Law of Texas

Article I of the Constitution of Texas contains the following provisions related to limitations on legislative power: Article II of the Constitution of Texas mandates the separation of powers in to three distinct department, the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.

[4][6] The unannotated constitution, codes, and statutes can also be accessed online through a website of the Texas Legislative Council.

[7] Most, but not all, Texas statutes have been codified in the following codes: The body of regulations promulgated by state agencies is referred to as  administrative law.

[8] The Texas Register contains proposed rules, notices, executive orders, and other information of general use to the public and is published weekly by the Secretary of State.

For example, the Harris County District Clerk's website requires users to register for free in order to download case filings.

[16] The Harris County Clerk similarly requires registration in order to download case filings, though the search function is available to unregistered users.

[18] Filings from all 254 Texas counties can be searched by registered users for free through the statewide re:SearchTX portal, though a payment of $.10 (ten cents) per page is required for downloads.

[20] Some codes are printed by private publishers, and some are available online, but the most common method of discovering local ordinances is by physically traveling to the seat of government and asking around.

Prior to 2005 life with parole and death were the two options, but that year the Texas Legislature modified the statute.