Supreme Court of Texas Justice Brett Busby will serve as the keynote speaker for the San Antonio Legal Services Association’s (SALSA) 2026 Justice Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 8 at the Mays Family Center at the
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The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet at 8 a.m. on January 30 at the Hilton Fort Worth in Fort Worth. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast live on the State Bar of Texas YouTube channel.
The agenda can…
As a native Houstonian, I’ve lived through my share of disasters. From hurricanes, freezes to those so-called “500-year floods” that arrive every few years. As a Texas attorney, I’ve also had a front-row seat to something far more encouraging: watching…
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 January.…
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in January 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 U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit adopted amendments to its rules in December 2025.
The approved amendment are as follows:
FIFTH CIRCUIT RULE 25.2.1
Electronic Filing. All cases will be assigned to the court’s electronic filing system.…
The State Bar of Texas Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. CST on January 8 at the Texas Law Center in Austin. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live on the State Bar of Texas YouTube page. …
We revisit this episode of the State Bar of Texas Podcast in which host Rocky Dhir welcomes Nelson Ebaugh to discuss Ebaugh’s article in the May 2023 issue of the Texas Bar Journal titled “Texas Cryptocurrency Jurisprudence.” Ever…