The State Bar of Texas is aware of reports that some lawyers have temporarily lost access to their IOLTA accounts due to issues outside their control related to a bank merger. The Texas Access to Justice Foundation, which administers the
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At-large directors sought for State Bar of Texas Board of Directors
The State Bar of Texas is accepting nominations for at-large director positions on the Board of Directors. Two positions will become vacant in 2022.
At-large directors are appointed by the president of the State Bar subject to board confirmation. In
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South Texas College of Law Houston honors graduates at Alumni Association Annual Luncheon
South Texas College of Law Houston recognized alumni Mary-Olga Lovett, Judge Kyle Carter, and Derek Pershing on September 28 at its 2021 Alumni Association Annual Luncheon at Hotel ZaZa-Houston Museum District.
Lovett received the Distinguished Alumni Award, Carter the Public
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July 2021 Texas Bar Exam results listed
Congratulations to everyone who passed the July 2021 bar exam!
The Texas Board of Law Examiners has posted the full pass list for the exam. Pass-rate statistics will be available in the coming days.
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Scams continue to target Texas attorneys
Update: 10/7/2021: We received a report of another scam. A Texas attorney received a request from an alleged Japanese company who wanted him to draft a contract and close a deal with a company in Dallas. The attorney gave him
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Texas Supreme Court debuts new email subscription, rolling caselaw updates
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For the past several decades, the Texas Supreme Court’s longtime public information staff attorney—Osler McCarthy—lovingly, laboriously, and manually emailed the court’s Friday orders to anyone who had asked to be added to an email distribution list he
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State Bar board approves candidates, responds to federal court decision
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors held its quarterly meeting September 24 in San Antonio. Highlights of the meeting appear below. You can watch video of the meeting at youtube.com/statebaroftexas and read the agenda and meeting materials at
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State Bar board approves candidates for 2022-2023 president-elect
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors voted September 24 to approve Joe Escobedo Jr. of Edinburg and Cindy V. Tisdale of Granbury as candidates for 2022-2023 president-elect.
Escobedo and Tisdale will appear on the ballot in April 2022
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Sponsored Content: Document Management Vs. Records Management: What’s The Difference And Why Does It Matter?
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