Additional Resources

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Legal Terms and Definitions

Office of Consumer Credit Commission - Judgment rate applicable to money judgments in Texas, updated by the 15^th of each month for the following month.
Texas Constitution and Statutes - All Texas laws.
Texas Legislature Online - Legislative history and information.
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) - Information, reporting, and forms (such as the submersion report) for inquests.
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Criminal Reporting - Training and resources, including CJIS codes, for reporting criminal convictions.
Texas Courts Main Page - Links to many important resources, including several linked to in this document. 
Office of Court Administration - Court data reporting, trial court resources, local rules page, language resources, and more.
Texas Courts Rules Page - Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, as well as the Rules of Evidence, Rules of Judicial Administration, Code of Judicial Conduct, and Rules of Judicial Education.
Texas Courts Bail Page - Public Safety Report System (PSRS) and other important bail information.
Texas Indigent Defense Commission - Forms for indigency for criminal defendants.
Texas Indigent Defense Commission Contact List - Used to appoint an attorney on an out-of-county warrant.
State Commission on Judicial Conduct - Ethics opinions and information on the judicial complaint process.
Judicial Branch Certification Commission - Licensed interpreters as well as process server certification and complaints. 
Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health (JCMH) - Resources, including detailed Bench Books, for mental health issues in the judicial system.
Office of the Attorney General - AG opinions and requests, as well as open record request information.
Texas Secretary of State - Texas Administrative Code and information on service of process on certain entities.
Texas State Library & Archives Commission - Extensive information on record retention policies both generally for government offices and specific to justice courts.
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) - Information regarding registration and licensing requirements as well as information on traffic safety.