Texas A&M School of Law Legal Clinics has partnered with Edinburg-based DHR Health
to establish a unique medical-legal partnership (MLP) designed to assist indigent patients within its hospital system who face legal issues outside the medical setting, according to a
The State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee announced that Austin-based Capital Area Private Defender Service (CAPDS) Post-Conviction Division is the 2026 recipient of the Jeff Blackburn Award. The Bexar County Public Defender’s Office,
The State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters Committee announced its 2026 Pro Bono Excellence Award winners.
Judge Gloria E. Lopez, of Houston, received the Judge Merrill Hartman Pro Bono Judge Award; Penny Robe, of
The Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) has received a $43,440 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to create the Texas Future Lawyers Alliance (TFLA). The group will comprise 20 undergraduate aspiring lawyers attending Texas colleges and universities who will receive
Late Houston attorney Alistair B. Dawson was posthumously named a recipient of the 2026 Texas Legal Legend award during a ceremony held at South Texas College of Law Houston on April 23.
The award, presented by the State Bar of
Texas attorneys elected Sarah Clower Keathley of Corsicana to be president-elect of the State Bar of Texas. Keathley received 52.59%—8,014—of the 15,239 votes cast during the monthlong voting period that ended April 30. Her opponent, Ray Thomas, of McAllen, received 47.41%, or 7,225 votes. Keathley will
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in May through the Dallas Bar Association’s LegalLine E-Clinic. The clinics are free of cost to participants.
A volunteer attorney will call a participant for up to 15 minutes
The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, an initiative of the Dallas Bar Association, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and local lawyers, is hosting free virtual and in-person legal clinics for eligible Dallas County residents throughout May.
All virtual clinics run from
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors on Friday voted to select Steve Chiscano as chair-elect. Chiscano, a shareholder in Chiscano Hossa & Calve in San Antonio, will take office in June and serve as chair until June 2027.
The Texas Bar Foundation (TBF) awarded Alliance For Children, a children’s advocacy center serving Tarrant County, a grant of $7,400 to support its court education/accompaniment and emergency needs programs.
These programs provide essential support services for child abuse victims and
