Travis County Court Administrator Warren Vavra has announced he will retire in early 2026.
Entre Nous: Mentoring for the New Age
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.
AI as a Tertiary Source
In this article, I propose a useful way for the legal profession to think about AI. I describe how the technology works and how lawyers currently tend to classify material, before arguing that AI should be treated as a “tertiary” source of information.
July 2025 District & County Court Jury Trial Verdicts
Travis County district and county jury trial verdicts for July 2025.
Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update September 2025
The following is a summary of selected criminal opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals from February 2025. The summary is an overview; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent history is current as of August 5, 2025.
Third Court of Appeals Civil Update September 2025
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during June and July 2025. The summaries are an overview; please review the entire opinion. Subsequent histories are current as of August 12, 2025.
Federal Civil Update September 2025
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Fifth Circuit in May 2025. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions.
It’s Time to End Generational Trauma in the Legal Profession
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 Invites You to Support Abuse Survivors
Texas Advocacy Project (TAP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending power-based abuse in Texas.
New Podcast Episode with Third Court of Appeals
In the next episode of Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar Association, sits down with all six justices of Texas’ Third Court of Appeals. For the first time in the state’s history, the Third Court of Appeals is comprised of all women.