Author: Wendy Schneider

The United States Commission on Civil Rights has confirmed President Biden’s appointment of Texas Law’s Professor of Law and Professor of Education Norma V. Cantú as the new Chair by unanimous vote on April 30, 2021. The appointment makes her the first Latina to serve as Chair of the commission. The appointment is a six-year […]

A team of two 3L students, Sarah Propst and Cody Johnson, won top honors at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)’s 2020-21 national Giles S. Rich Moot Court Competition, winning one of the five regional competitions and then beating out nine other regional champions and runners-up to take the national honors. The team was […]

Texas Law students took second place at the 29th annual Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, hosted by St. John’s University and the American Bankruptcy Institute, Feb. 27 – March 1, 2021.  The Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition is widely recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent moot court competitions. The second place team […]

Governor Abbott has appointed Texas Law alumnus Stuart W. Stedman ’85 to the University of Texas System Board of Regents for a six-year term that will expire on Feb. 1, 2027. Stedman will serve along with fellow alumna Vice Chairman Janiece Longoria ’79. Stedman of Houston is President of Stedman West Interests, Inc. He is […]