The Hispanic Issues Section has issued its newest newsletter!

Click here for a copy of the newsletter.

Copies of prior newsletters can be found at this link.

The Hispanic Issues Section, along with the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, hosts the 5^th annual LAWtería virtual event on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. via Zoom.  LAWtería 2024 will again feature prominent Hispanic leaders committed to access to justice, intermission entertainment, and fabulous door prizes, with proceeds benefiting Texas legal aid.

The event is hosted by State Bar Past President Sylvia Borunda Firth and will include as Celebrity Callers Senator Judith Zaffirini, Justice Robbie Partida-Kipness, Justice Gisela D. Triana, and Justice Lori I. Valenzuela. Entertainment, artists, and special guests will include Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, Justice Brett Busby, Judge David Sanchez and Dan Sanchez, Armando Lopez, Ruben Medina, and Patrick Gabaldon.

You can participate by becoming a sponsor, purchasing an electronic LAWtería card ($50 per card, one card is good for all games), or donating to the event.  Find more information, at: http://www.teajf.org/donate/LawTeria.aspx. 

We hope you can join us!

Click here to see the latest HIS newsletter, marking the end of the 2023-2024 bar year.

Thanks for being with us throughout the year!

For other past HIS newsletters, click here.

Please join the Hispanic Issues Section at this year’s State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting where we will be celebrating our 45th anniversary!

Hispanic Issues Section programming typically is held Thursday afternoon at the Annual Meeting, with an early evening reception to follow.  Stay tuned for updates. 

The Hispanic Issues Section has put together a poster commemorating this anniversary with pictures of all of our chairs, past and present.  (Click on the image to see it full size.)  We hope to celebrate with you soon!

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