Category: Events

  • SUNFLOWER CEREMONY PHOTO
    Texas Law’s 2025 commencement offered a meaningful ceremony—plus confetti and dancing—to celebrate the newest graduates. 
  • Jane Bland Web Feature
    The Supreme Court of Texas judge delivered the commencement address at the 2025 Sunflower Ceremony.
  • Sophie Hess Web Feature
    The Class of 2025 president spoke on behalf of the graduates and reflected on her time at Texas Law.
  • Beck Awards Recipients
    The center honored students for outstanding legal writing, advocacy, and performance in statewide competitions.
  • Hispanic Heritage Month banner
    A roundup of campus events, books, stories, art exhibitions and more that celebrate the impact of Hispanic and Latinx culture.
  • 2023 Explore Law cohort
    Texas Law proudly hosted this program for aspiring law students from UT Austin, Huston-Tillotson and Austin Community College.
  • Portraits of two women smilling
    The Zoom webinar, led by Prof. Tara Grove and moderated by Associate Dean Melissa Wasserman, will take place July 6 at 12 p.m. and is open to all.
  • Juneteenth graphic
    Juneteenth (June 19) is widely celebrated as the official date commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On that date in 1865 Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and the state’s residents learned that slavery had been abolished. The University of Texas at Austin recognizes Juneteenth as a University holiday on this year’s […]
  • Eva Guzman, formerly a Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and currently a partner at the Houston law firm of Wright, Close & Barger, will deliver the commencement address at Texas Law’s 2023 Sunflower Ceremony. Her selection was announced by Dean Bobby Chesney in a message to the law school community. “Justice Guzman is a […]
  • Acclaimed law professor and author Justin Driver, who is in residence at Texas Law the week of March 20 as a Distinguished Scholar, will deliver a public lecture on Tuesday, March 21, titled “Schooling Free Speech.” The lecture takes place at 11:30 a.m. in the law school’s Eidman Courtroom, and light refreshments will be served […]
  • Three people at the Mentoring Kickoff Reception
    The Texas Law 1L class and their Austin-based alumni mentors gathered at the Austin Public Library for an evening of conversation and refreshments on January 11. This was the kickoff event for the 2023 Alumni Mentoring Program, one of Texas Law’s distinctive features. With over 325 students and alumni in attendance, the night was a […]
  • Discussion of Dobbs Decision, on July 1
    On Friday, July 1 at 11:30am CST, The University of Texas School of Law is co-hosting a webinar to discuss the historic Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision and its implications for our country. The discussion will be moderated by Steve Vladeck of The University of Texas School of Law. Panelists of the webinar […]