The Austin Bar invites you to serve on one or more of our committees for the 2025-26 bar year! Serving on a committee is a great way to make connections in the legal community, develop new skills to apply to your practice, and make a lasting difference in people’s lives. You can join any of the following committees at no charge.
At the annual State Bar of Texas Meeting in San Antonio in June, several Austin attorneys were honored for their contributions to the legal profession.
The Austin Bar Foundation has awarded $32,000 in its 2025 grant cycle.
Travis County Court Administrator Warren Vavra has announced he will retire in early 2026.
For over 35 years, beginning in 1961, ABC Sports broadcast a compendium of live and taped sporting events from all over the world called Wide World of Sports. It was an essential broadcast for all sporting enthusiasts featuring everything from popular track and field events, skiing championships, to lesser-known events like drag-racing and rodeo, and even offbeat inclusions like rattlesnake hunts.
This is my first official article as president of the Austin Young Lawyers Association (AYLA). I have been a member of AYLA since before law school graduation, and I have had the opportunity to meet and work with many young attorneys over the years.
Texas Advocacy Project (TAP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending power-based abuse in Texas.
At the end-of-year reception, outgoing Austin Bar President Mary-Ellen King and AYLA President Emily Morris presented their President’s Awards to highlight the important contributions of several members of their organizations.
AYLA is excited to announce that we have been honored with two awards from the Texas Young Lawyers Association!
The following is a summary of selected opinions issued by the Texas Supreme Court in May 2025. This summary is prepared by court staff as a courtesy. It is not a substitute for the actual opinion. The summary is an overview; please review the entire opinion.