Happy Veterans Day! We at the Harris County Law Library honor all those who served and reaffirm our commitment to connecting veterans with helpful legal and community resources.

Each year on the first Friday in November, the legal community celebrates Love Your Lawyer Day, a time to recognize the dedication, compassion, and public service of lawyers who make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. This year, on November 7, 2025, we take special pride in honoring the many attorneys who work tirelessly to promote fairness, uphold the rule of law, and expand access to justice—particularly those serving in legal aid and pro bono roles, including the Houston Volunteer Lawyers and all the attorneys at Lone Star Legal Aid

Debido al cierre del gobierno, millones de familias verán su asistencia alimentaria federal SNAP detenida. Si tú, o alguien que conoces, necesita asistencia alimentaria, por favor utiliza esta guía para localizar centros de distribución de alimentos y otros recursos comunitarios en el área metropolitana de Houston. Nadie debería tener que enfrentar una mesa vacía en soledad.

It’s Election Day! Harris County voters can find information about polling locations with estimated wait times, ballot measures, and voter identification requirements on the Harris County Elections Department website. Your voice matters. Make it count!

Over 40 million Americans depend on SNAP each month to put food on the table. But beginning this November, amidst the second-largest government shutdown in U.S. history, millions of families will see their food assistance halted. If you, or anyone you know needs food assistance, please use this guide to locate food distribution centers and other community resources in the Greater Houston Area. No one should have to face an empty table alone.

Much like Frankenstein’s Monster, every researcher begins with a kind of linguistic infancy—punching in a few keywords, seeing what comes up, and hoping for the best. This is the “fire bad” stage of searching: simple, direct, but often imprecise.  Then comes the next phase—the learning, the refinement, the humanizing process. As we grow more skilled, we start using controlled vocabularies Boolean operators, and Terms & Connectors to sculpt our queries with precision. We might even engage with AI-powered tools or Large Language Models that can parse meaning, context, and nuance—much like Shelley’s creature learning to manipulate words and master the expression of complex human emotion. This increases the specificity and relevance of our results, and we exclaim: “It’s alive. It’s ALIVE!” The feeling can be electric!