This is the fourth in a series of seven articles about the Travis County Forensic Mental Health Project. This series of articles was named the Best Series of Articles – General Interest by the State Bar of Texas‘ Division III Stars of Texas Bars Awards. The Travis County Forensic Mental Health Project delivered its recommendations to the Travis County Commissioners …
This is the third in a series of seven articles about the Travis County Forensic Mental Health Project. This series of articles was named the Best Series of Articles – General Interest by the State Bar of Texas‘ Division III Stars of Texas Bars Awards. The Travis County Forensic Mental Health Project delivered its recommendations to the Travis County Commissioners …
This is the second in a series of seven articles about the Travis County Forensic Mental Health Project. This series of articles was named the Best Series of Articles – General Interest by the State Bar of Texas‘ Division III Stars of Texas Bars Awards. The Travis County Forensic Mental Health Project delivered its recommendations to the Travis County Commissioners …
This is the first in a series of seven articles about the Travis County Forensic Mental Health Project. This series of articles was named the Best Series of Articles – General Interest by the State Bar of Texas‘ Division III Stars of Texas Bars Awards. The Travis County Forensic Mental Health Project delivered its recommendations to the Travis County Commissioners …
In October 2022, the Texas Supreme Court directed the Texas Access to Justice Commission (TAJC) to study existing rules and recommend actions that would accomplish two goals: 1. Allow qualified non-attorneys to provide limited legal services directly to low-income Texans; and 2. Allow non-attorneys to have economic interests in entities that provide legal services to low-income Texans while preserving attorneys’ …
The Travis County Women Lawyers’ Foundation (TCWLF) will award approximately $90,000 in grants this year to local nonprofit organizations that provide legal services to women, children, and families. The grants will be awarded at TCWLF’s annual Grants & Awards Luncheon, co-hosted by the Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association (TCWLA). This year’s luncheon will take place on Friday, April 26. Register …
More than $730 million was recovered in fiscal year 2023 as a result of several state agencies’ coordinated efforts to audit and investigate complaints of fraud, waste, and abuse in the Texas Medicaid program. The recently released Joint Annual Interagency Coordination Report for fiscal year 20231 details the efforts of the Texas Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General …
Since the beginning of Western civilization, wills have been the primary tool for individuals to disperse their assets to loved ones at their death. Even the Bible includes several references to wills. Now, seemingly all of a sudden, trusts, particularly revocable living trusts, rather than wills, are the preferred method of many estate planning lawyers. Why? Two reasons stand out: …
The opinions expressed in The Serious and The Salty are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Austin Bar Association membership or the Austin Bar Association board of directors. The Serious Have you heard of The Caselaw Access Project? I had not. The Caselaw Access Project (CAP) was founded at Harvard in 2015. On …
The Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) recently released a report, “Solitary Confinement in Texas: A Crisis with No End,”1 in which the nonprofit calls for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open an investigation into solitary confinement practices in Texas. An investigation is called for, the report reads, due to alleged violations of the federal Civil Rights of Institutionalized …