What type of information is found in Black Statutes (Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated)?

• A. Black Statutes contains the complete text of the law.
• B. Black Statutes includes the complete text of the law, case annotations, cross-reference sections, historical notes and commentaries that give background interpretations of the law, a general index, some volume indices, an annotation index, and law review article citations.
• C. Black Statutes contains only historical notes.
• D. Black Statutes is a biographical directory.

Answer: (B)

Black Statutes (Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated) are an annotated code, meaning they provide the statutory text plus extensive editorial materials that aid understanding and research. This includes case annotations, cross-reference sections, historical notes and commentaries giving background interpretations, a general index, volume indices, an annotation index, and law review article citations. This combination helps researchers see how the law has been applied and interpreted by courts, how it has changed over time, and how related statutes connect. The other options miss key parts: a plain text-only statute lacks the interpretive material, historical notes alone don’t cover case law or cross-references, and a biographical directory is not relevant to statutory text.