August 2016
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Animal Law: A Legal Research Guide
August 1, 2016
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Do you have a question about the law and your pet, your service animal, your livestock, or even wild animals or wild game? We often receive questions from Texans about animals and the law, and so the reference librarians put together a legal research guide on Animal Law to help you locate and understand the law.
Our Animal Law research guide provides information related to the following:
Pets and Service Animals — Includes information about dangerous dogs, rabies vaccinations, sterilization …
Research from Home: Gale Virtual Reference Library
August 15, 2016
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Did you know that Gale Virtual Reference Library is available for Texans to research from home?
Gale Virtual Reference Library offers electronic access to legal reference e-books that can be used to quickly familiarize oneself with a particular area of law. Titles available through the library’s subscription are:
Gale Encyclopedia of American Law
The Bill of Rights (5 volume e-book set)
American Law Yearbook
The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America
National Survey of State Laws
V…
Research from Home: James e-books
August 29, 2016
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Did you know that as part of our e-book offerings through OverDrive, we have Texas titles from James Publishing? James provides practical law books complete with motions and pleadings, client letters, step-by-step checklists, and practice tips.
You can borrow these e-books if you are a registered library patron. If you don't already have a library account with us, you can register online!
The Texas titles from James Publishing are:
Texas Criminal Jury Charges
Texas Criminal Lawyer’s Handbook
Te…