Links to Legal Resources For Non-Lawyers
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Search for inmates in TDCJ custody.  Also a source
for general information, offender information, victim service information, death row
information, etc.

Travis County Jail - Search for inmates in custody of the Travis County Sheriff's Office.  

Federal Bureau of Prisons - Search for inmates in federal custody.  Also a source for
general information about the BOP.
Texas Judiciary Online - Official web site providing a portal to information about the Texas
State Courts.

Travis County Criminal Courts - Contains basic information about the judges of the Travis
County District Courts, court procedures, and pending cases, as well as forms and
documents.

Third Court of Appeals - Official web site of The Third Court of Appeals, which serves the
following 24 counties:  Bastrop, Bell, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Coke, Comal, Concho,
Fayette, Hays, Irion, Lampasas,  Lee, Llano, McCulloch, Milam, Mills, Runnels,  San Saba,
Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green, Travis, Williamson.  Contains basic information about the
justices, court procedures, and pending cases, as well as forms and documents.

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals - Official web site of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
(CCA).  The CCA is the highest court in the State reviewing criminal cases.  The web site
contains information about the justices, procedural matters, and a variety of court-related
information and links.

Texas Supreme Court - Official web site of the Texas Supreme Court (TX SCT).  The TX
SCT is the highest court in the State reviewing decisions in civil lawsuits.  The web site
contains information about the justices, procedural matters, and a variety of court-related
information and links.
Austin Bar Solo & Small Firm Section -  Provides "Members" directories of Austin-area
attorneys who are in solo or small firm practice by name, practice areas, board
certifications, and languages spoken.  Use this web site if you prefer to deal directly with
qualified local legal counsel and want to avoid the high overhead costs of a large law firm.

Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas - A non-profit organization sponsored by the
Austin Bar Assocation that provides citizens with assistance in locating paid legal counsel.  
LRSCT is primarily a Travis County-base service.

Lawyer Referral Information Service - A non-profit organization sponsored by The State Bar
of Texas that provides citizens with assistance in locating paid legal counsel throughout
Texas.  This site contains links to other sites for similar services by county.
Austin Bar Association - "Community Page" provides links and resources for non-lawyers.

CrimeLynx - Billed as "The criminal defense practitioner's guide through the internet" this
web site provides links to legal research resources, official web sites, legal expert
resources, etc., that may also be helpful to the non-lawyer.

State Bar of Texas - The official web site of the State Bar of Texas provides a search
engine to find attorneys by name or bar number as well as a variety of other resources for
non-lawyers.

Texas Department of Public Safety - Links to a variety of helpful resources including
criminal history searches (limited to certain individuals and entities), registered sex
offender searches (available to the general public).  It is also the place to renew your
driver's license and vehicle license.

Texas Records and Information Locator (TRAIL) - A search engine that locates information
from over 180 Texas state agency web servers such as new legislation, and requirements
for establishing a new business.

Travis County, Texas - Official web site of Travis County, Texas.
United States Courts - Official web site of the federal court system.  Contains general
information and links to official web sites for all federal courts in the United States.

United States District Courts - District Court locator allows you to search for the proper
court for your county and then links you to its official web site.

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Official web site of the intermediate
appellate court designated to handle all federal cases arising out of Texas.  Site contains
docket information, opinions, instructions and a wealth of other information.

United States Supreme Court - Official web site of the country's highest court.   Contains
docket information, opinions, visitor information, and more.
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