Texas Supreme Court Approves Changes to State Bar That May Calm “Bar Wars”

The Supreme Court of Texas on Wednesday issued an order that redefines aspects of the State Bar of Texas so that the organization’s leaders cannot be viewed as speaking for all bar members or suggesting that all members support the bar’s views or statements.

The Texas Supreme Court order was the result of a petition by the state bar filed with the court on Sept. 30 asking for the changes to be made in the wake of a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.