Our mission in ABOTA is the preservation of the right to trial by jury guaranteed by the 7th Amendment to the United States Constitution; the independence of the judiciary; and civics education.

by Cay Dickson | November 14, 2018 | Recent News | 0 Comments

We hope you plan to attend the State Bar of Texas Advanced Trial Strategies Course in New Orleans, February 14-15, 2019. (TEX-ABOTA Board Meeting on Saturday, February 16th, 9:00-11:00am.) TEX-ABOTA is once again a proud co-sponsor of this event, and we invite Texas...

by Cay Dickson | October 3, 2018 | Recent News | 0 Comments

TEX-ABOTA held its first reception for the Texas Supreme Court Justices and their staffs on Monday, September 17, 2018. All but two of the Justices were in attendance at the event, held at the beautiful Headliners Club. Chief Justice Nathan Hecht said a few words to...

by Cay Dickson | August 18, 2018 | Recent News | 0 Comments

The annual TEX-ABOTA James Otis Lecture Series was held on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. We were honored to have Prof. H.W. "Bill" Brands, as our speaker again this year.  He gave a brilliant, impassioned talk on  the Constitution, and many students lined...

by webmaster | July 17, 2018 | Recent News | 0 Comments

WACO, Texas – Baylor Lawyer, the Honorable Elizabeth (Peach) Ray, was recently named the 2018 recipient of the Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award by the Women and the Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. The award ”honors the accomplishments of women...

by webmaster | July 16, 2018 | Recent News | 0 Comments

TEX-ABOTA selected the recipients of the prestigious Annual Awards for 2018 at their last board meeting. There were several worthy nominees in each category, but when the dust settled, these were the recipients: Jurist of the Year – Hon. Rodney Gilstrap, East Texas...