The 2nd-annual Austin Bar Association Golf Tournament took place on April 16 at Lions Municipal Golf Course. Thanks to our players and sponsors, this year was even more successful than last year’s tournament!

The Austin chapters of American Inns of Court are accepting applications for the 2026-2027 terms. The American Inns of Court are designed to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar. Information about the American Inns of Court can be found at https://home.innsofcourt.org/. Each Inn meets monthly. The deadline to apply is May 29, 2026. Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, a current resume, and two letters of recommendation to the membership chairs below.

The Travis County Law Library and Self-Help Center has been renamed to the Lora Livingston Law Library and Self-Help Center. The change was celebrated with a dedication ceremony on March 31, 2026, at the Travis County Civil and Family Court Facility, where the law library is located

AYLA recently sat down with Jamie Giron for our May member spotlight.

Clint Harbour has been named the inaugural winner of the William O. Whitehurst Award. Judge Leon Grizzard has been named the winner of the Professionalism Award. Mindy Gulati has been named the winner of the Rev. Joseph C. Parker, Jr., Diversity Award. Jason Snell has been named the winner of the Larry F. York Mentoring Award.

We are proud to announce that Mary Lopez Dale has joined Deitch Law Offices as a partner. We are now Deitch and Dale Law Office.

The practice of law is a stressful profession. Lawyers face intense pressure with long hours, demanding clients, high-stakes and high-conflict deals or cases, and high professional and societal standards. As a result, the legal profession faces high rates of depression, substance use, and behavioral addictions. Chronic stress can also strain the body to the point of causing life-threatening diseases, and is known to exacerbate issues with the cardiovascular, autoimmune, and gastrointestinal systems, to name a few.

Travis County Court at Law #3 Judge Bianca Garcia will host a trauma- informed training for judges and legal professionals on April 23 at 1 p.m. in her courtroom, 509 W. 11th St, 5th floor.

Texas is projected to become the largest global data center market by 2030, according to new research conducted by real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). In a press release announcing the research findings, JLL said Texas currently has 6.5 gigawatts (GW) of data center capacity under construction. One gigawatt can power about 750,000 homes on average. Last year, total data center capacity expanded by 35 GW.

Travis County Criminal District Judge Dana Blazey declared the four men, wrongfully convicted of perpetrating Austin’s Yogurt Shop Murders in 1991, as actually innocent. The declaration came on Feb. 19, 2026.