The document provides an overview of the history and sources of law, the structure of courts in Texas, and legal remedies. It discusses how civil law is imposed by the state while common law is based on precedent. The sources of law include constitutional law which establishes government branches and rights, statutory law created by legislatures, and administrative law in the form of regulations and ordinances. Texas has a complex five-level court system and legal remedies involve litigation through lawsuits or alternative dispute resolution like mediation and arbitration.