November 2025

Here are the September 2025 district and county jury trial verdicts for Travis County.

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. 

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.

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 on successful appeal.  YCUL, LLC v Peterson, No. 03-24-00429-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Sept. 16, 2025,

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.

Did you know that AYLA used to plan monthly community service and volunteer opportunities prior to 2020? Obviously, something happened.

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.

In honor of Veterans Day, the Austin Bar wishes to thank all of our veteran members. Following are interviews with several members who served our nation. They share how their service lends itself to their legal careers.

The Austin Bar Foundation is honored to receive a $25,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation in support of its Veterans Legal Assistance Program (VLAP)

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.