The relations between texture and microstrueture in rolled fcc metals and alloys are described. In materials with low stacking fault energy texture and microstructure together provide a consistent empirical description of the deformation process. In materials with intermediate and high stacking fault energy things are more complicated. There are a number of textural and microstructural features which are not understood and which probably require a combination of texture and microstructure to be understood. A substantial effort is needed in order to establish this connection.