Texas Law Magazine

Coming soon: The Spring 2025 issue of Texas Law Magazine! Look for it in mailboxes the week of May 5.

Texas Law Magazine_2025_Spring Cover | Paving the Way

Spring 2025 Features

Ties that Bind

Ties that Bind

By Clayton Stromberger

Remembering Helen Hargrave and the World War II News Sheets that kept our community strong in its darkest hours.

Home Court Advantage - Cover Story

Home Court Advantage

By Angela Shah

Texas’ newest courts have businesses beating a path to the Lone Star State and changing the legal landscape.

Expert Speech

Expert Speech

By David Rabban

Judges recognize it. Professors rely on it. But what does academic freedom really mean under the First Amendment?

A Look Inside

Here’s a sampling of stories from the Spring 2025 issue that you can read online (soon).

The Verdict is In - Texas Law's clerkship program is tops in the nation, with record numbers of graduates landing in the most exclusive chambers, all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Verdict is In

Texas Law’s clerkship program is tops in the nation, with record numbers of graduates landing in the most exclusive chambers, all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court.

As CEO of AshBritt, the country's leading emergency management company, Brittany Perkins Castillo '13 brings order to chaos and helps hope triumph over despair.

Resilience in Action

As CEO of AshBritt, the country’s leading emergency management company, Brittany Perkins Castillo ’13 brings order to chaos and helps hope triumph over despair.

Trigger Warnings - A revolution is coming to the firearms industry, in the form of new state public nuisance laws, and Professor Linda Mullenix sees a new wave of mass tort litigation on the horizon.

Trigger Warnings

A revolution is coming to the firearms industry, in the form of new state public nuisance laws, and Professor Linda Mullenix sees a new wave of mass tort litigation on the horizon.

Also in This Issue

Grammy-nominated jazz musician Colin Hancock '25 just might be the hippest lawyer you'll ever meet.

Eight to the Bar

Grammy-nominated jazz musician Colin Hancock ’25 just might be the hippest lawyer you’ll ever meet.

Admired and beloved, the late pioneer Mary Lou Robinson '50 is the namesake of the U. S. Courthouse in Amarillo.

One of the Few, Then and Now

Admired and beloved, the late pioneer Mary Lou Robinson ’50 is the namesake of the U. S. Courthouse in Amarillo.

Lori Duke '95 takes up a State Department challenge to make international child hosting programs safer and better.

Lost in the System

Lori Duke ’95 takes up a State Department challenge to make international child hosting programs safer and better.

Bonus: Extended Content

"Juntos es mejor." Talking with Miguel Garza '12

“Juntos es mejor.” Talking with Miguel Garza ’12

When he and his sister Veronica started selling their abuela-approved almond-flour tortillas at Wheatsville Co-Op on South Lamar in May 2014—and their supply sold out in one day—Miguel Garza knew they had something special. The Siete Foods co-founder and CEO sat down with us to reflect on taking chances, solving big problems, and fielding a $1.2B partnership offer from PepsiCo.