New Report from The Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic
Findings reveal that San Antonio vacates and demolishes occupied homes at an exponentially higher rate than the other major Texas cities combined.
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Featured Stories
Meet Student Veterans Jay Geyer ’23 and Daniel Ludmir ’22
This Veterans Day, Texas Law is proud to spotlight two of our remarkable students who have served in America’s military.
IN MEMORIAM: Pike Powers ’65, “Godfather of Austin’s Tech Boom” passes away
The University of Texas School of Law mourns the loss of Pike Powers '65, a legal legend and visionary leader of Austin's economy.
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Report: San Antonio vacates and demolishes homes at exponentially higher rate than other major Texas cities combined
The Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic published a new report, with Professor Heather Way as the study's lead author, and the study's new findings on San Antonio's housing crisis is highlighted in an article.
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First Step in Fixing Biased Bankruptcy Cycle: Getting Lawyers to Acknowledge There’s a Problem
Professor Mechele Dickerson is quoted in an article regarding the biased bankruptcy cycle.
Bloomberg Law
Outrage Defense Stretches Texas Abortion Law Into New Territory
Professor Elizabeth Sepper was quoted in the Opening Argument column in Bloomberg Law, which unpacked the issue of the role “tort of outrage” and how it plays in the battle over the Texas abortion law.
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‘The mandate is the destruction’ | Pilots fighting vaccine mandate, uniting with airline workers to protest
Professor Randall Erben was quoted in an article about a few airline employees and pilots that are protesting President Biden's vaccine mandate.
News & Announcements
Alumnus John Schwartz ’84 Returns to UT After a Storied Journalism Career
A Juris Doctor from Texas Law brings with it a powerful array of tools to be applied in many fields. Just one example of the diverse lives Texas Law alumni go on to live is John Schwartz '84.
Professor Evan Young appointed to Texas Supreme Court
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Prof. Evan Young to replace Justice Eva Guzman's vacated spot on the Supreme Court of Texas.
Alcalde Documentary Highlights Rodriguez Family and the Annual Alumni Tailgate
After a one-year pandemic break, Texas Law's 22nd Annual Tailgate Extravaganza brought alumni together again on campus, and The Alcalde documentary crew was there to capture this special moment.
🤘 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Wes Dodson ’24
For this edition of Texas Law’s Student Spotlight series, meet Wes Dodson, Texas Law 1L and former Chief Justice of the UT Austin Student Government Supreme Court!
Texas Law Alumni Honored by Austin Black Business Journal
Several alumni and faculty are being honored with the 2021 Most Influential and Up & Coming Lawyer awards by the Austin Black Business Journal.
Professor Hirschl Wins Prestigious Social Science Award
Ran Hirschl, a professor of government and the Earl E. Sheffield Regents Chair in Law, was recognized with the 2021 Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research.
Texas Law Faculty Among 2021’s Most-Cited in the Country
Texas Law is home to world-class faculty, and reports continue to prove that to be true.
Texas Law Celebrates Dee J. Kelly with Dedication of New Courtyard
Texas Law celebrated the legacy of the late Dee J. Kelly, Sr. with a dedication ceremony of the newly renovated courtyard.