In this episode of the State Bar of Texas Podcast, host Rocky Dhir introduces a new series of the Texas Young Lawyers Association’s Young Gunners podcast, which spotlights all nine justices of the Supreme Court of Texas. In these special
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Cracking the Legal Code for AI
In this episode of the State Bar of Texas Podcast, host Rocky Dhir welcomes Shawn Tuma, a past chair of the State Bar of Texas Computer & Technology Section and co-chair of the Cyber, Data, and AI Practice at Spencer
State Bar board to meet September 26 in Austin
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet at 8 a.m. on September 26 at the Texas Law Center in Austin. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast live on the State Bar of
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Charting the Course: Building the State Bar of Texas AI Toolkit
In June 2025, my term as chair of the State Bar of Texas Taskforce for Responsible AI in the Law (TRAIL) concluded. It was a privilege to lead this dedicated group of attorneys, judges, and paralegals during a defining moment
Mike Hatchell receives 2025 Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism Award
Mike Hatchell is the recipient of the 2025 Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism Award, presented by the Texas Center for Legal Ethics. Hatchell was honored during the 30th annual Texas Supreme Court Historical Society’s John Hemphill Dinner on September 5
State Bar of Texas Executive Committee to meet September 4
The State Bar of Texas Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. CDT on September 4 at the Texas Law Center in Austin. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live on the State Bar of
Artificial intelligence as a tertiary source
In this article, I propose a useful way for the legal profession to think about artificial intelligence (AI). I describe how the technology works and how lawyers currently tend to classify material, before arguing that AI should be treated as