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Category: Opening Statements

  • Stylized collage of an Stanley Johansen dressed as Elvis Presley in a white jumpsuit and sunglasses holding a microphone with arms outstretched, set against a red background and a black-and-white crowd of people behind him.

    April 13, 2026

    Elvis Has NOT Left the Building

    Viva Stanley Johanson. Still the King after 63 years.
  • A black and white image of Texas Law's 16 Chancellors with one holding the Peregrinus statue, on an ombre grey background

    April 13, 2026

    Isn’t it Grand?

    Meet the Chancellors for the Class of 2026.
  • A teal-colored book titled “The Middle-Class New Deal: Restoring Upward Mobility and the American Dream” is shown standing upright against a light green background. To the right of the book is a circular black-and-white portrait of the author Mechele Dickerson.

    April 13, 2026

    Mid-Century Modern

    Professor A. Mechele Dickerson takes us on a journey into the middle class, why it’s struggling, and what it will take to fix it.
  • Mindy Montford outside of the Texas Law building with greenery

    April 13, 2026

    Fighting for Answers

    How Mindy Montford '95 tackled Austin's most notorious unsolved murders.
  • A stylized collage shows close-up profiles of faces in orange and blue tones, overlaid with torn pieces featuring numbers and symbols, creating an abstract, tense mood.

    April 13, 2026

    Crime Without Punishment

    Professor Brian Pérez-Daple on the true numbers and hidden math of crime in America.
  • 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.