Alert!

March 12, 2025: Click here to read an important letter from the Library Director.

We are experiencing network disruptions affecting our catalog and Internet. Our Technology Team is actively working to resolve the issue. Check back for updates; we appreciate your patience!

  • Books can still be checked out with an FBCL library card
  • eBooks ARE AVAILABLE on OverDrive/Libby and hoopla; click here for instructions.
  • Overdue fines are waived until the network issue has been resolved
  • Most online resources are now available
  • Not available: Catalog & access to your account, Wall Street Journal, LinkedIn Learning, Hotspots & Launchpads

Alert: University Branch Library

University Branch Library (Sugar Land) will be CLOSED on Friday, March 14, for a scheduled power outage by CenterPoint Energy. 

Print Resources

The Law Library has a good working collection of Texas and Federal materials.
The following is a selected list of print resources from which you can photocopy, download, or email. Most of these resources are available ONLY at the Law Library

Texas Collection

  • Vernon’s Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated

  • Texas Administrative Code

  • Texas Rules of Court

  • Local Municipal Codes (Richmond/Rosenberg and surrounding areas)

  • Texas Cases from the Southwestern Reporter and Texas Reports (1840-Present)

  • Continuing Legal Education Course Guides

  • West's Texas Digest

  • Texas Practice Guides

  • Texas Form Finders

  • Texas Legal Encyclopedia

  • Major collections include Business & Transactional, Civil Litigation, Criminal Law, Family Law, and Probate and Estates

Federal Collection

  • United States Code Annotated

  • Federal Rules of Court

  • United States Supreme Court Reports (1956-Present)

  • Federal Practice Guides

  • Federal Form Finders

  • Federal Legal Encyclopedia

  • Major collections include Bankruptcy, Tax Law, and Criminal Law

Other Collections

  • Self-Help

  • Paralegal

  • Lawyering Skills

  • Legal Periodicals and Law Journals

  • Reference Collection

  • Spanish Language

  • General Interests

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