Please see below the video from the Hispanic Issues Section’s most recent CLE, McCarthyism vs. Clinton Jencks.  Thanks again to Raymond Caballero, former mayor of El Paso, Texas, for his informative presentation!

Thank you to all of the attendees of our special event at St. Mary’s University Law School commemorating the 70th anniversary of Hernandez v. Texas!

An additional thank you to St. Mary’s Unversity Law School, our panelists and moderators, and the members of the families that attended!

Click here for materials from the event, and click here to go to our Hernandez v. Texas at 70 page with more information.

See photos of the event below.

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Please join the Hispanic Issues Section for a FREE webinar CLE presentation by Raymond Caballero, former mayor of El Paso, Texas, discussing the 1957 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Jencks v. United States, which exposed the systemic injustices facing Mexican Americans in our court system at that time.  This presentation has been confirmed for 1.0 hours of CLE credit for Texas lawyers.

Date and Time: Thursday, March 28, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM CST

Click here to register for the Zoom webinar.

Click here for a flyer with more information.

**UPDATE – We have added a page to our website regarding the 70th Anniversary of Hernandez v. Texas – click here to access.**

Save the Date

January 25, 2024

70^th Anniversary Commemoration of Hernandez v. Texas

 St. Mary’s University Law School

Members and Friends:

Mark your calendars and join HIS as it commemorates the 70^th Anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, regulating the legal intersection of the constitution, class and jury service, Hernandez v. Texas.  The CLE program, both in-person and available by Zoom, occurs from 12:30 p.m.  – 1:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s University Law School in San Antonio on Thursday, January 25^th.  Leading the commemoration are our distinguished jurists and panel members:

• Honorable Gina M. Benavides (13^th Court of Appeals);
• Honorable Chief Dori Contreras (13^th Court of Appeals); and,
• Honorable David M. Medina (Ret. Texas Supreme Court).

We thank our panelists for their upcoming presentation. The judicial trio continue the commemoration at the State Bar Annual Meeting in Dallas on June 20^th; our jurists will provide an analysis of the attorneys that obtained the victory at the U.S. Supreme Court.  More details forthcoming.

45^th Anniversary of HIS

At the State Bar Annual Meeting in Dallas, we also invite all past Chairs and members as we celebrate our 45^th anniversary with a discussion of our legal history and the attorneys who shaped our organization.  Please look for our ad in the February 2024 Texas Bar Journal.

Successful Fall Event- LawTeria

Thank you to our sponsors (and donors of fantastic prizes), our judicial celebrity callers, and all who participated in our 4^th annual LawTeria; we collectively raised over $50,000 for access to justice initiatives!  A special thanks to the Texas Access to Justice Foundation and it’s Executive Director, Betty Balli Torres, for a successful partnership!  TEAJF presented HIS with an Access to Justice Award (for substantial contribution and commitment to justice for low-income Texans) at its annual October Texas Supreme Court luncheon in Austin.  HIS Immediate Past Chair, Novert Morales and I accepted on behalf of HIS. 

Notable Loss

Frumencio Reyes, a co-founder of the Mexican American Bar Association of Houston, recently passed away on December 6, 2023.  Licensed for 50 years, his contributions to our profession will reverberate for years to come.  A legal leader, and friend, we extend our thoughts and prayer to his family.

Felices Fiestas to all.  We look forward to seeing you all in 2024!  Please join us in all our events!

Adelante – Angelica M. Hernandez, Chair 

The Hispanic Issues Section is thrilled to announce the return of LAWtería for 2023!  Join us for another fun evening with Celebrity Callers, door prizes, and raffles as we raise money for access to justice programs.

Date: September 14
Time: 5:30 PM
Held via Zoom
Door Prizes and Intermission Entertainment!

LawTería Sponsorship Flyer 2023

Donate at the Texas Access to Justice website here!

Thanks to our Celebrity Callers and special guests for joining us!

The Hispanic Issues Section is proud to co-host a free 6-hour CLE on the Intersection of Immigration and Family Law together with the Family Law Section and the Immigration and Nationality Law Section.  Registration links and details below.  We hope to see you there!

Register Here for In-Person Attendance

Register Here for Zoom Attendance

Click Here for Agenda

EVENT DETAILS:

A Collaboration of The Family Law Section, Hispanic Issues Section, and Immigration & Nationality Law Section

The Intersection of Immigration and Family Law

FREE CLE

Friday, April 14, 2023
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
At South Texas College of Law Houston
Garrett-Townes Auditorium
1303 San Jacinto St., Houston, Texas
with ZOOM option
Proposed 6 Hours MCLE, 1.25 Hours Ethics

The Intersection of Family & Immigration
A View From the Bench
I-751 Waivers
VAWA
U Visas
Public Charge
Family Matters Affecting Citizenship & Removability
International Adoption / Custody
LGBTQ, Surrogacy and Other Modern Families
Special Juvenile Immigration Status
Family Preparedness

BOXED LUNCH PROVIDED FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDEES

The Hispanic Issues Section has raised over $90,000 benefiting legal aid through its LawTería event over the last two years, thanks to our sponsors and ticket purchasers like you!

LawTería returns for 2022, and we hope you can join us as we again raise money to benefit legal aid programs serving those most in need.

Date: November 1, 2022
Time: 5:30 PM
Held via Zoom
Door Prizes and Intermission Entertainment!

LawTería Sponsorship Flyer 2022

Donate at the Texas Access to Justice website here!

We are thrilled to be joined by our special Celebrity Callers for this event – we hope that you will join us!

The Hispanic Issues Section wishes everyone a wonderful Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15 each year.

We invite you to revisit our combined legal heritage with interviews of two prominent Texas Hispanic attorneys, Adelfa Callejo – one of the first Hispanic women to earn a law degree – and Justice Raul A. Gonzalez, Jr. – the first Hispanic appointed or elected to statewide office in Texas.  These interviews were conducted as part of the Texas Legal Legends series in 2008-2009.

You can view these interviews, along with others from the Texas Legal Legends series, at this link.

The Hispanic Issues Section of the State Bar of Texas celebrates Women’s History Month and recognizes our many members who have contributed greatly to the progress of women in the legal profession and the judiciary, and serve as role models for future generations of leaders.  

Highlighting some of the wonderful members in our leadership and on our council:

First row (L-R): Judge Antonia (Toni) Arteaga, 57th Civil District Court, Bexar County, Texas; Judge Maria Salas-Mendoza, 120th Civil District Court, El Paso County, Texas

Second row (L-R): Angelica Hernandez, Linebarger; Chief Justice Dori Contreras, 13th Court of Appeals of Texas; Veronica Legarreta, Legarreta Law Firm

Third row (L-R): Erica Benites Giese, Jackson Walker; Ashley Aten, Munsch Hardt