The State Law Library serves the legal research needs of the Texas Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Office of the Attorney General, other state agencies and commissions, and the citizens of the state. We are a public law library.

Chapter 91 of the Texas Government Code creates the State Law Library.

Library policies are available on our website.

State Law Library Board

By law, the library is administered by the State Law Library Board. Current board members are:

Leadership

Amy Small serves as the Director of the State Law Library.

Contact Us

Need assistance from a librarian? Please use our Ask a Librarian service.

For all other inquiries, you can contact us by e-mail, telephone, mail, or in person.

Library Resources

Our library resources and services pages describe the books and services we provide.

The library is a congressionally designated selective depository for United States government documents. Public access to the government documents collection is guaranteed by public law.

Location & Directions

Tom C. Clark Building
205 West 14th Street
Room G01 (ground floor)
Austin, Texas 78701-1614

The library is located in the Tom C. Clark Building. Our building is just northwest of the Capitol. The only public entrance to the library is through the east-facing doors of the Supreme Court building — see the building labeled SCB on the Capitol Complex map. The library is located on the ground floor.

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Hours

Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except holidays. Due to limited staff resources and closing procedures, circulation and reference desk services may not be available after 4:45 p.m.

In case of hazardous or inclement weather conditions in the Austin area, please call the library's main telephone line at (512) 463-1722 or (844) 829-2843 (toll-free in Texas). We will record a voice message if there are any changes to our regular hours. The library's inclement weather policy provides details about our procedures.

Parking

The library does not have any dedicated parking. There is metered street parking available in front of and near the Tom C. Clark building. You may be able to find street parking along 14th Street, Lavaca, or Colorado.

Limited free public parking is available at the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage. It is located at 1201 San Jacinto — the northeast corner of 12th and San Jacinto. The first two hours of parking are free of charge.

Patrons with a disabled parking placard or license can park for free at any of the Capitol parking meters. Please see the Texas State Preservation Board's Accessibility Guide for more information.