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The statutes available on this website are current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025. The constitutional provisions found on this website are current through the amendments approved by voters in November 2025.
Please note that the Texas Secretary of State maintains the Administrative Code.
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The home page includes multiple ways to search and view specific statutes in the Texas Constitution and codes:
To report issues with the website, please review the options in the Contact section of the Info page .
The ‘Site Information’ panel provides details about statute availability.
The ‘Search Options’ panel has three tabs that to help find statutes:
The ‘Select Statute’ tab allows a user to choose codes, chapters, sections, or articles from a list. The selected section will open in a statute viewer window below the search fields.
The ‘Find Statute’ tab allows a user to manually enter a section number after selecting a code. This is useful for finding a specific statute quickly. The manually entered value must match a section or article designation exactly. The selected section will open in a statute viewer window below the search fields.
The ‘Search’ tab allows a user to enter a word or phrase and select a chapter that contains the searched term. Chapters that include the searched term will appear under the search form, sorted by code and displayed in groups of twenty-five. Clicking on a chapter title will open a statute viewer window with the selected chapter text in a new browser tab, and the site will scroll to the first instance of the search term that is found in that chapter. You can use the browser’s search function to find other instances of the search term. Search terms are highlighted for quick location.
The ‘Texas Constitution and Statutes’ panel lists the Constitution and codes. Clicking on the arrow to the left of the code name will expand the document to display the structure of the code and chapter headings. Users can click on a chapter heading to display the text or click on the arrow to expand the sections under each chapter. Clicking on the title text of a section opens a statute viewer window with the statute text in a new browser tab.
The ‘Search by Date’ page allows a user to search and view a statute section as it appeared in the past or will appear on a future date. Entering a date in the past or future will filter the chapter and sections available for selection. The selected statute will appear below the form and will reflect the language of the statute as it existed on the date entered. Users can click the button that displays today’s date to see the present statute language if the section is currently available. Click the Reset button to clear the form.
Users can share and download chapter text as PDF, Word documents, or HTML files. These options are available on the ‘Download Statutes’ page by clicking on the download icon in the header bar, or by selecting one of the sharing options from the statute viewer window menu. The file options on the Download Statutes page are a “Full Code PDF,” which is a single file that includes all chapters, and “Zipped” chapter files that include individual chapter files for a single code within a zip archive. The ‘Share’ menu in the statute viewer window allows users to copy the URL of the chapter or section currently displayed within the viewer, and to download the chapter text as a PDF, HTML, or Word file.
The ‘Toggle Light and Dark Theme’ control allows a user to choose between dark text on a light background default style, and a light text on a dark background style for the site.
The statute viewer window has additional options to adjust the statute text. Users can change the font style to serif (Courier New) or sans serif (Verdana) by using the font style menu selector. Users can cycle between small, medium, and large font size by clicking on the toggle font size button . Clicking the up-arrow button will scroll the text back to the beginning of the chapter.
To report issues with the website, please review the options in the Contact section of the Info page .
Privacy Policy
The Texas Legislative Council (TLC) maintains the Texas Constitution and Statutes site as a public service. This policy describes the TLC's privacy practices regarding information collected from visitors to the site, including what information is collected and how that information is used. This policy applies to all pages beginning with the domains: capitol.texas.gov, www.legis.state.tx.us, www.capitol.state.tx.us, tlc.texas.gov, and www.tlc.state.tx.us.
Please note that all information collected or maintained by the TLC is subject to the provisions of the Texas public information law (Chapter 552, Texas Government Code).
Please note that all information collected or maintained by the TLC is subject to the provisions of the Texas public information law (Chapter 552, Texas Government Code).
Use and Release of Information
Server Logs/Log Analysis Tools
The TLC uses server logs and log analysis tools to create summary statistics about website usage to improve site management. The statistics are used for purposes such as assessing what information is of most interest to users, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas. The TLC does not report or use this information in any manner that would reveal personally identifiable information and does not release the information to any outside parties unless required to do so under applicable law.
The following information is collected for this analysis:
User/client hostname — Hostname (or IP address, if DNS is disabled) of the user/client requesting access
HTTP header, "user-agent" — Type of browser used, the browser version, and the operating system it is running on
HTTP header, "referrer" — Page from which the user/client accessed the current page
System date — Date and time of the user/client request
Full request — Exact request the user/client made
Status — Status code the server returned to the user/client
Content length — Length, in bytes, of the document sent to the user/client
Method — Request method used
Universal Resource Identifier (URI) — Location of a resource on the server
Query string of the URI — Anything after the question mark in a URI
Protocol — Transport protocol and version used
The TLC monitors network traffic for site security purposes and to ensure that the site remains available to all users.
Unauthorized Attempts
Unauthorized attempts to upload information, change information on this site, or otherwise cause damage are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under Texas Government Code Section 323.015 or Texas Penal Code Chapter 33 (Computer Crimes) or 33A (Telecommunications Crimes). Except as may be required for authorized law enforcement investigations, no attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. The TLC does not use raw data logs for any other purposes.
E-Mail
State agencies may not sell or release the e-mail addresses of members of the public that have been provided to communicate electronically with a governmental body without the affirmative consent of the affected member of the public. Personally identifiable information contained in a question or comment sent to the TLC in an e-mail message or submitted in an online form is used by the TLC only to respond to the request. The TLC may redirect the message to another government agency or person who is in a better position to answer the question.
Web-Based Forms
The TLC uses web-based forms to collect subscription information, process bill search criteria, and provide a method to contact legislators. Personally identifiable information collected from these forms has a specified use (for example, subscriptions require an e-mail address in order for the recipients to receive their information), and the TLC uses the information only for that purpose. Each web-based form that requests personal information contains a link to this privacy policy.
An individual who submits information in electronic format through this website is entitled, on request, to receive and review the information the TLC collects about the individual and to have the TLC correct the information. To do this, please contact the TLC web administrator using the contact form.
Cookies
The TLC website may use cookies to provide interactive pages, such as web-based search forms. The TLC does not use the information for other purposes.
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