To find a Texas Statutes citation by subject, you will need to look up the subject of the law that you are researching. You can research either in print and/or online. Researching online may save you a step.
Print: Start with the General Index to Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated (KFT 1230.5 V4 Z21). The General Index is located at the very end of the Vernon's set and is arranged alphabetically into multiple volumes. Once you locate the subject that you are researching, you will find a citation to the statutes and/or codes.
Online: The General Index to Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated is also available online on Westlaw. As stated above, once you locate the subject that you are researching, you will find a citation to the statutes and/or codes.
Alternatively, you can search the text of Texas statutes on the legislature's Texas Constitution and Statutes page. Click on the "Search" tab at the top of the page to perform a text search. Once you locate the correct statutory provision, you may find the bill or resolution number within the citations beneath the statutory text.
Below is an image from the General Index to Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated. As you can see in the enlarged text below, once you locate the subject that you are researching, you will find a citation to the statutes and/or codes. In this case, the law on the Sunset Advisory Commission is located in section 325.003 of the Government Code.
You can search the text of Texas statutes on the legislature's Texas Constitution and Statutes page. Click on the "Search" tab at the top of the page to perform a text search. Since you are searching for a multi-word phrase—Sunset Advisory Commission—in this search example, you will want to use quotes around the phrase when searching.
As you can see, several options for your search phrase are returned in the results. You will want to check all of the options to find the statute that you are looking for. In this case, the Sunset Advisory Commission statute that you are searching for is located in the Sunset Law, which is the sixth result.
The Sunset Law, Chapter 325 of the Government Code, will open in a new window. Scroll down until you locate Section 325.003, which is the section on the Sunset Advisory Commission.
