About the TRAIL Service

TRAIL Mission

TRAIL provides access to Texas state government information contained in electronic publications. TRAIL facilitates ready access to the information for Texas citizens and other users.

Texas Government Code, Chapter 441.102, establishes TRAIL "to
allow electronic access, including access through the Internet, at the Texas State Library and other depository libraries to state publications that have been made available to the public through the Internet by or on behalf of a state agency."

Resources for Electronic Liaisons

Electronic liaisons will find the following resources helpful:

TSLAC rules for electronic publications (13 TAC §3.4)
TRAIL meta-tagging guidelines
TRAIL subjects and publication types lists