Federal Civil Update November 2025

The following are summaries of selected criminal opinions issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The summaries are overviews; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent histories are current as of October 20, 2025. Below are recent decisions from the United States Fifth Circuit of Appeals. 

Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update November 2025

The following is a summary of selected criminal opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals from April 2025. The summary is an overview; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent history is current as of October 6, 2025.

Third Court of Appeals Civil Update November 2025

The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during September 2025. The summaries are an overview; please review the entire opinion. Subsequent histories are current as of October 13, 2025.  ATTORNEY’S FEES: Court reverses appellate-fee award when not contingent … To view the rest of this article, please log into your account. If …

TLSC Film Nights Presents: “A Few Good Men” Nov. 13

Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC) is pleased to announce the next installment of its statewide event series: TLSC Film Nights Presents: A Few Good Men at the Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter Lane location on Nov. 13 from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

Austin Bar President’s Column: Where Do We Go From Here?

It’s a question that I began asking myself about the Austin Bar before my presidential term began. Like many local bar organizations, we have wrestled with issues concerning membership and the recent headwinds that a global pandemic generously provided.

AYLA Wins Regional Summer of Service Competition

The Austin Young Lawyers Association (AYLA) was one of the winners of the 2025 Texas Free Legal Answers Summer of Service competition as part of the Central Region group, which won by answering the most questions and having the highest attorney participation.