The Austin Young Lawyers Association recently won several Awards of Achievement from the Texas Young Lawyers Association. AYLA won the first-place Comprehensive Award. This award was given based on a comprehensive evaluation of the whole range of programming AYLA conducted during the 2022-23 bar year. AYLA won the first-place Single Project – Service to the Public Award. This award was

AYLA: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your law practice. COMBS: I am originally from Odessa, Tex., and came to Austin for law school at UT. I am in my second year of practice at Cagle Pugh, a firm which primarily represents homeowners’ associations withissues involved in the operation and governance of association-governed communities. AYLA: How long have you been involved

At her last board meeting at the helm of the Austin Bar Association, President Amanda Arriaga handed out her awards of recognition. Rachael K. Jones received the President’s Outstanding Committee Chair Award. President-Elect Mary-Ellen King received the President’s Award of Merit. Ciara Parks received the President’s Outstanding Director of the Year Award. Congratulations to these award winners! Current Austin Bar

The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during May 2023. The summaries are an overview; please review the entire opinion. Subsequent histories are current as of June 5, 2023. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: COURT REVERSES JUDGMENT ON IMMUNITY GROUNDS. Texas Educ. Agency v. Devereux Tex. League City, No. 03-22-00172-CV (Tex. App.—Austin May 10, 2023, no