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Category: Opening Statements

  • A collage of illustrations of new Texas Law faculty members.

    November 5, 2025

    Hiring Up

    Texas Law welcomes a record number of new faculty for the 2025–26 academic year. The 10 new teachers and scholars bring impressive credentials, vast experience, and wide-ranging expertise to the intellectual life of the school.
  • An illustration of a woman wandering through a maze.

    November 5, 2025

    Coerced Debt

    Professor Angelia Littwin's research has led to changes in the law and greater awareness in federal bankruptcy systems.
  • A photograph of Darren Walker '86

    November 5, 2025

    Beacon of Hope

    Darren Walker ’86 believes in the America that believed in him.
  • A graphic of a Rubix cube printed with the Constitution.

    November 4, 2025

    Taming the Monster

    Judges recognize it. Professors rely on it. But what does academic freedom really mean under the First Amendment?
  • Lori Duke '95 takes up a State Department challenge to make international child hosting programs safer and better. | Art by Sunnu Rebecca Choi

    May 2, 2025

    Lost in the System

    Lori Duke ’95 takes up a State Department challenge to make international child hosting programs safer and better.
  • 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. | Art by Chantal Jahchan

    May 2, 2025

    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.
  • 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. | ART BY BETH GOODY/THE ISPOT

    May 2, 2025

    Verdict’s In

    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. | Art by Doug Chayka

    May 2, 2025

    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.
  • Alumnus mentor talking with student mentee at an event.

    May 2, 2025

    Match Made in Austin

    Texas Law’s unique and innovative approach to law school mentoring continues to make meaningful connections with alumni and students.
  • T-shirt design on orange background

    November 22, 2024

    Shareable Wearables

    Generations of students have worn their Texas Law pride for all to see, through dozens of whimsical T-shirts designed to delight.