Announcing the Return of LawTeria! September 16, 2021
In 2020, the Hispanic Issues Section raised over $40,000 benefiting legal aid through its LawTeria event, which was a phenomenal success thanks to our sponsors…
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HIS CLE on Texas Courts of Appeal – SBOT Annual Meeting
The Hispanic Issues Section is co-sponsoring an exciting CLE program entitled An Overview of Texas Courts of Appeal, which will be presented by 10 chief…
HIS Issues Statement Condemning Racism
The Hispanic Issues Section has issued a statement condemning racism in light of recent anti-Asian bias and hate incidents. Click here to read the…
Hispanic Issues Section Announces Hardship Committee – Please Take Our Survey
The Hispanic Issues Section is announcing the creation of a Hardship Committee to identify needs of and to assist section members facing difficult issues in…
Join Us for “LAW”teria on September 16!
PLEASE VISIT THIS TEXAS ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION LINK TO SIGN UP AND DONATE! DATE AND TIME: September 16, 2020, 5:00 – 6:30 pm The…
HIS Joins Affinity Sections and Committees Statement in Response to SBOT President Comments
The Hispanic Issues Section has proudly joined its colleagues in the African American Laywers Section, the Asian Pacific Interest Section, the LGBT Law Section, the…
2020 Hispanic Issues Section Awards and Video Presentation
View the video presentation here! The Hispanic Issues Section gives out three named awards each year at the Annual Meeting of the State Bar of…
HIS Statement Regarding the Death of George Floyd
The Hispanic Issues Section has issued a statement (click here to view) regarding the death of George Floyd. We encourage our members and all of…
Nominate an Attorney for LeadershipSBOT!
The Hispanic Issues Section encourages all members to nominate attorneys to apply for the LeadershipSBOT program, a diversity initiative designed to recruit, train, and retain…
Judge Timoteo (Tim) Gonzalez, 1950-2019
HIS was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Judge Timoteo (Tim) Gonzalez, an HIS Member, as well as a member of the Mexican…