Information provided by the library is not a substitute for legal advice. This is the standard disclaimer on everything we produce -- our website, our research guides, and our email correspondence. We at the Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library explicitly do not give “advice.” Today’s blog post is the exception. On this Tech Tuesday, we do have advice, not legal advice, of course, but recommendations for selecting and buying legal tech.
Read moreLegal Technology Adoption Strides: Pandemic Fluke or Lasting New Attitude?
A global health pandemic forced the legal industry to quickly adapt to remote work and adopt new technologies, but only time will tell if these changes represent a starting point or an ending point.
Read moreTexas Legislature Online
With less than two months remaining in the current Texas legislative session, the capitol in Austin has been buzzing. To keep up with this flurry of activity, you can turn to reports from various news outlets or legislative tracking services. As librarians, however, we would be remiss in our information-providing duties if we failed to mention the benefits of using Texas Legislature Online (TLO), the official website of the Texas legislature. TLO not only allows users to track current legislation as it winds its way through the House and the Senate but also research past bills and legislation.
Read moreHeinOnline: State Constitutions Illustrated
One of HeinOnline’s newer databases is State Constitutions Illustrated, a collection of the constitutional documents of all 50 states as well as other related works and scholarly articles that impart some additional insight on these constitutional materials. Through this database, users have access to not only the current text of the constitutions but also the original and any consolidated texts, including pre-statehood materials for all 50 states. The resources in the database are current through November 6, 2018 and include almost 9,000 historical and current constitutions and related documents.
Read moreVirtual Currency: It Might be Invisible, but it’s Still Taxable
“Tax Day,” which normally falls on April 15, has been extended this year to May 17 for most people and to June 15 for Texas residents. Regardless of when you file, make sure to include your virtual currency in your tax return, as those transactions “are taxable by law just like transactions in any other property.”
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