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TEX-ABOTA selected the recipients of the prestigious Annual Awards for 2019 at their April 28th board meeting in Austin Texas. There was some serious competition for the honors, and we are proud to announce the recipients for this year. The recipients are: Jurist of...

Our 12th annual Santa Fe CLE Roundup & Annual Dinner will be June 27-30 at the Inn & Spa at Loretto. We are thrilled to be returning to this beautiful property, and they are ready to welcome us back! Register to attend the program at...

TEX-ABOTA is hosting a "Boot Camp" on Thursday, April 25, 2019 in Austin. It is intended for chapter leaders and new members of ABOTA chapters in Texas. Click here to register for the Boot Camp. https://www.regonline.com/2019BoardMeetingAustin Register as a "TEX-ABOTA...

 TEX-ABOTA will hold our 2019 Legislative Cocktail Reception on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, in Austin at 5:00pm at the Headliners Club. It is important for TEX-ABOTA to have a presence in our state legislature, and we would like for all TEX-ABOTA members to make a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The 2018 Santa Fe CLE Roundup and Annual Dinner had the highest attendance of any of the previous programs. We had 145 lawyers, who, along with spouses and guests, brought the total number of attendees to 220 people. There were many first-time attendees, including...