September 2025 | Vol. 88, No. 7
The 89th Session
—PLUS
A recap of the 2025
State Bar of Texas
Annual Meeting
Features
Supreme
Court of Texas and
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas Order
First Emergency Order on the Hill Country Flood
State of Disaster.
Supreme
Court of Texas Order
Final Approval of Amendments to Texas Rule of Judicial
Administration 7.
Supreme Court
of Texas Order
Final Approval of Amendments to Texas Rule of
Appellate Procedure 27a.
Committee
on Disciplinary Rules and
Referenda Proposed Rule Changes
Rule 1.06M. Definitions.
Committee
on Disciplinary Rules and
Referenda Proposed Rule Changes
Rule 2.10. Classification of Grievances.
The
89th Session Overview, by Royce Poinsett
• Access to
Justice, by Bruce P. Bower
• Animal
Law, by Shelby L. Bobosky
• Business
Law, by Daryl B. Robertson
• Civil
Litigation and Appellate Law, by Jerry D. Bullard
• Contruction
Law, by Ian P. Faria and Reagan H. Noser
• Criminal
Law, by Allen D. Place Jr. and Shea Place Taylor
• Environmental
and Water Law, by Claudia Russell and Emily Rogers
• Estate,
Guardianship, and Trust Law, by Lauren Davis Hunt
• Family
Law, by Karl Hays
• Insurance
Law, by Ryan Brannan
• Legislative
and Campaign Law, by Ross Peavey
• Oil,
Gas, and Energy Law, by M. Alejandra Salas
• Real
Estate Law, by John H. "Jack" Miller III and
Michael A. Jacobs
• Tehnology
Law, by Shawn Tuma and Christine Chasse
• Texas
Judiciary, by Alfonso Charles and Megan LaVoie
Miscellany
Executive
Director's Page
Introducing Your New AI Toolkit!
Written by Trey Apffel
President's
Page
Standing for Justice in Times of
Disaster
Written by Santos Vargas
State
Bar Board Update
State Bar of Texas Unveils AI Toolkit, Wins National Award for
Attorney Succession Planning
Written by Lowell Brown
State
Bar Director Spotlight
Caren Lock
Legal
Tech
Device Settings
When is digital evidence seized?
Written by Pierre Grosdidier
TYLA
President's Page
‘Hoy Empieza Una Nueva Carrera’— Today, a New Race Begins
Written by Alyson A. Martinez
Solo/Small
Firm
Burning Bright Without Burning Out
Navigating lawyer well-being
Ruby L. Powers