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Texas Counties to Receive Additional Appropriations for Indigent Defense 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
AUSTIN – The Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) adopted a budget that allocates $35 million to the indigent defense formula grant program. The budget reflects a $15 million increase over the pre...
Scam Emails Targeting Attorneys Making Their Rounds 24 Aug 2013 | 01:24 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 From time to time, the State Bar receives notifications from attorneys that they've received scam emails. Here's the ...
The Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas Foundation to Recognize Commitments to Diversity within the Legal Profession 22 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
(Houston, TX) The Eighth Annual Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas Foundation (MABATX Foundation) Scholarship Luncheon will be held August 22 at the Double Tree Hotel in Downtown Houston. The ...
Cameron County Commissioners Court accepts donation of restored minutes 22 Aug 2013 | 03:19 am
On August 15, the Cameron County Commissioners Court accepted the donation of the restored minutes of the District Court of Cameron County from 1885 through 1891. The book was restored due to the gene...
Random Profile: Houston Tower, Austin 20 Aug 2013 | 01:55 am
For Random Profiles, we randomly pick one of our 92,000-plus attorneys and do a Q&A. We've found that every Texas lawyer has an interesting story. Will yours be next? Best thing about being a lawyer:...
Third annual Twitter Brief competition under way 16 Aug 2013 | 08:38 pm
The State Bar of Texas Appellate Section’s Annual Twitter Brief competition garnered more than 100 entries in its first two years, some from as far away as Hawaii. (See last year’s winning entries her...
Attorney: Ruling could affect how courts certify juvenile offenders as adults 16 Aug 2013 | 12:43 am
We recently caught up with Houston lawyer Jack Carnegie about his work in the case of Cameron Moon, whose 2010 murder conviction was recently reversed after an appeals court ruled Moon should not have...
Texas Bar Historical Foundation awards grant 15 Aug 2013 | 06:33 pm
Travis County District Clerk Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza gratefully accepted a grant award from the Texas Bar Historical Foundation on Aug. 13, 2013. The funds will be used to preserve the District Court...
2013 Gavel Award winners recognized at luncheon 10 Aug 2013 | 01:13 am
The State Bar of Texas honored winners of the 2013 Texas Gavel Awards on Friday during the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas’s annual conference in Austin. The winners are: • Craig Malisow....
We Salute You 6 Aug 2013 | 02:28 am
Rocking lawyer musicians are getting amped up about Law Jam 4, a benefit concert for pro bono legal aid at the Granada Theater in Dallas on August 17. Six bands whose members are comprised of Dallas-a...
