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October 4, 2021
The Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic set me up for success after law school. During my first few weeks at the firm, it became evident that I was afforded far more transactional exposure than my peers while in law school, all thanks to the Clinic. This made the transition to practice way easier and led […] -
October 3, 2021
Join Your Law School’s Supreme Court Clinic If You Want An Elite Job After Graduation: It’s the ultimate résumé line. -
September 7, 2021
Protecting African American Historic Places in Texas: A Community Legal Toolkit
This guide provides community groups and individuals interested in the preservation of sites in Texas with ties to African American heritage with an overview of the legal tools available to help achieve their goals. The focus of this toolkit is on the most common legal tools available to help preserve African American historic sites, rather than the […] -
July 22, 2021
CLTs & SB 1943 for Heir Property: Community Preservation Tools
Materials from a webinar presented to community leaders in Dallas at the invitation of the Muse Family Foundation provides a brief overview of two community preservation tools: the Community Land Trust and the heir property update to the Homestead Exemption. -
April 27, 2021
April 27, 2021: The Civil Rights Clinic and the Texas Black Caucus Foundation released a report detailing recommendations for digital inclusion efforts aimed at increasing broadband and computer access and adoption for all Texans. Both state and national data show that low-income households, school-age children, communities of color, older adults, and people with disabilities have […] -
April 14, 2021
Strengthening Harm Reduction Services For People Who Use Drugs In Texas 2021
January 2021: The Civil Rights Clinic and the Texas Harm Reduction Alliance released a report detailing the availability and benefits of harm reduction-based health services for people who use drugs. The report explains why health services such as syringe service programs, medication-assisted treatment, testing for HIV and HCV (Hepatitis C) are critical to prevent overdose […] -
April 7, 2021
Supreme Court Clinic Teams Up with Public-Interest Alumni to Advocate for Healthcare Access
Supreme Court Clinic Teams Up with Public-Interest Alumni to Advocate for Healthcare Access -
April 5, 2021
In March 2021, the Texas Law Immigration Clinic published with Grassroots Leadership a report entitled “Cruelty and Corruption: Contracting to Lock up Immigrant Women for Profit at the Hutto Detention Center.” The Hutto detention center, located in Taylor, Texas, holds women seeking asylum in the United States. For years, the Texas Law Immigration Clinic has […] -
March 29, 2021
Texas advocates hope Biden closes immigration center marred by sex abuse allegations
Texas advocates hope Biden closes immigration center marred by sex abuse allegations -
March 25, 2021
In the Environmental Clinic, I was able to put my interest in environmental justice and community lawyering into practice. In the Clinic, you get the opportunity to work on foundational legal skills–research, writing, analysis, and public speaking. But even more importantly, I learned a lot about how substantive and procedural laws and regulations can be […]