Students from a West Dallas high school are seeing a side of the law they might never have known existed were it not for a group of dedicated lawyers at two Texas firms. The program, aimed to expand the horizons of at-risk students shows them that the law involves more than traffic court and that there are a multitude of ways they can forge a career path. Natalie Posgate has details on this remarkable program.

After years of blueprints, frameworks and speeches, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee recently released the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a bill that attempts – for the first time in 30 years – a complete overhaul of the Internal Revenue Code. The bill, which undergoes markup this week, proposes major changes to individual, corporate, pass-through and international tax provisions. This article provides the detailed specifics every Texas GC and CEO needs to know about the new tax bill.

Eleven federal courtrooms in Texas have sat empty for years amid political wrangling, including a judgeship in Corpus Christi that has been vacant since 2011. Texas also has two appeals court seats empty since 2012 and 2013. The Trump administration has been moving swiftly to fill these Texas vacancies, which could end up being his most enduring legacy.