Libraries in United States of America

Official name of the federated state/autonomous territory: Texas
State
Official language: English

Official name of Parliament: Legislature of Texas
-Bicameral -

Official names of Chambers: Senate (1)
House of Representatives (2)
The Legislative Reference Library serves both chambers of the Parliament

Address
Texas Legislature
Legislative Reference Library
State Capitol
P.O. Box 12488
Austin, TX 78711-2488
Tel. (1)(512)4631252
Fax (1)(512)4754626

Details on the Library
Year of foundation: 1909
Person in charge: Ms Sally Reynolds,
Position or official title: Director
Number of library staff: 11,
      Number of professional librarians: 6,
      Number of other staff in the Library: 5
Size of collection: 75.000
Annual acquisitions budget: 62.500 US$
Number of current periodicals: 640
Library uses a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing: Thesaurus and classification system
Restricted to members of parliament: No,
Who else may use library: state agencies and the public
Right to deposit: Depository status for Texas State documents
IFLA membership: No

Publications published by the Library
- Chief elected officials

Answers and further questions
Compiling Texas legislative history

Publications concerning the Library
Guide to the Legislative Reference Library

Parliamentary Papers
Senate
Senate Journal
House of Representatives
House Journal