NEW Fastcase Case Alerts: Free to All Active State Bar Members

State Bar of Texas members can now sign up for free case law alerts from Fastcase. Learn more about this free service today.


Message from the Director

Message from the Director Welcome to the first edition of the Texas Bar Practice newsletter! Now that you’ve subscribed to this newsletter, you’ll be the first to know about new content to help ...


New from Texas Bar Books! The Depositions Reference Card

New from Texas Bar Books! The Depositions Reference Card Written byTexas Bar Books StaffShare this PostQuickly get the support you need with this handy and helpful resource. Learn the basics of ...


The Casemaker-Fastcase Merger: What You Need to Know

The State Bar of Texas has provided free access to legal research through both Fastcase and Casemaker as a member benefit for many years. In January, Fastcase and Casemaker merged and will be ...


Grammar Tip: Hyphenating Compound Adjectives

Hyphens play a wide variety of roles in written English. One of those roles is to add clarity to compound adjectives (adjectives made of two or more words) that immediately precede and modify nouns ...


Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges—Crimes against Persons and Property Special Supplement Released

The Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges—Crimes against Persons and Property special supplement, affecting CPJC 91.8 (Lesser Included Offense Analysis and Relationship between Trespass and Burglary) ...


Attention: Download Your New Version of Guardianship Alternatives

In August 2021, the Guardianship Alternatives digital download was updated.


Now Available! Annotated Texas Family Code, 2021 Edition

The 2021 edition of Annotated Texas Family Code, a joint project of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Family Law Foundation, is now available for purchase.