Case-law access map · checked November 7, 2026
Texas: where to read court opinions for free
Free and searchable from 1840 to today (CourtListener from 1892; Caselaw Access Project to 2019).
Appeals courts: gaps. No free, text-searchable source we checked is both current and confirmed for all of them.
As we read the highest court's own website and the free indexes on November 7, 2026. CourtListener's years come from its public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). The table has each court and source.
Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing.
Courts and sources
Each line is one court read from one source. Years are the span that source lists; “inferred” means taken from a description of the site, not from the site itself. A site that refused our automated check may still open in a browser.
| Court | Level | Source | Years | Text search | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas | Highest court | CourtListener evidence | 1892–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check66,153 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 17, 2026; 16,848 with approximate dates. |
| Supreme Court of Texas | Highest court | txcourts.gov | from 2014 | Not checked | Opened in our check |
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals | Highest court | search.txcourts.gov | from 2004 | Not checked | Not read: its robots.txt asks automated tools to stay out (Nov 7, 2026). A person using a browser can still open it. |
| Texas Supreme Court | Highest court | CourtListener evidence | 1866–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check24,694 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 25, 2026; 10,747 with approximate dates. |
| Court of Appeals of Texas | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1882–2019 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.111,203 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Jul 3, 2019; 31,708 with approximate dates. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1982–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use13,158 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 24, 2026. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1982–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use13,472 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 24, 2026. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1982–2024 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use12,393 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Nov 27, 2024. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1981–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use31,120 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 17, 2026. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District (Corpus Christi) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | None found | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in useNo opinions from this court were found in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District (Edinburg) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | None found | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in useNo opinions from this court were found in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1982–2024 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use35,871 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Dec 6, 2024. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 2015–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use2,515 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 17, 2026. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1981–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use39,814 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 18, 2026. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1986–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use34,448 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 17, 2026. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1988–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use46,751 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 18, 2026. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1981–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use44,848 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 21, 2026. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1981–2025 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use38,011 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Aug 26, 2025. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1987–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use16,917 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 24, 2026. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1981–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use26,444 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 22, 2026. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1981–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use18,203 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Jul 31, 2026. |
| Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont) | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1981–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use10,062 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 24, 2026. |
| Texas Courts of Appeals (15) | Appeals | search.txcourts.gov | Start year not found | Not checked | Not read: its robots.txt asks automated tools to stay out (Nov 7, 2026). A person using a browser can still open it. |
| Texas Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 2003–2016 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.49 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Aug 30, 2016; 14 with approximate dates. |
| Texas - all reported decisions in CAP reporters | Other | Caselaw Access Project (Harvard) evidence | 1840–2019 | No | Opened in our check |
| Texas - state appellate and supreme courts (published opinions) | Other | Google Scholar | from 1950 | Yes | Opened in our check |
| Texas Attorney General Reports | Other | CourtListener evidence | 1977–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check22,991 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 28, 2026; 18,612 with approximate dates. |
| Texas Commission of Appeals | Other | CourtListener evidence | 1882–1927 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in useCourtListener lists it as a historical court.3,467 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Apr 20, 1927; 3,451 with approximate dates. |
| Texas Court of Review Tribunal | Other | CourtListener evidence | None found | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in useNo opinions from this court were found in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). |
| Texas Special Court of Review | Other | CourtListener evidence | 1991–2015 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.8 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 30, 2015; 2 with approximate dates. |
| United States Special Tribunal of Texas | Other | CourtListener evidence | 2004 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use1 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Jun 10, 2004. |
Where else to look
- CourtListener: Lists 6 Texas courts.
- Caselaw Access Project (Harvard): Holds published opinions from 1840 to 2019.
- Google Scholar: Its help page says its case law covers state appellate and supreme courts since 1950.
- txcourts.gov: Official court website.
- search.txcourts.gov: Official court website.
- Justia: Also publishes opinions; we did not check it state by state.
Known gaps
- CourtListener's court record shows no automatic collection of new opinions from Court of Appeals of Texas and Texas Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Check the court's own website for recent ones.
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: the court's own website refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026 (its robots.txt asks automated tools to stay out). A person using a browser may still be able to read opinions there.
- We could not confirm that opinion text can be searched on Supreme Court of Texas' website.
- The Caselaw Access Project holds published opinions only through 2019.
- Our survey lists no free statewide source of trial-court opinions for this state.
Corpus
Corpus holds the statutes, not the opinions
For the law itself, Corpus searches Texas statutes, and each result cites its section and links the source.
Data: Corpus Open (open source). CourtListener bulk data (public domain), snapshot Sep 30, 2026.
Read by Corpus on November 7, 2026. Sites change; check the court’s own website before relying on a line.
Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing. Corpus is not a law firm.