Update to Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges—Intoxication & Controlled Substances

The 2011 Texas legislature made revisions to several sections in the Texas Penal Code, Texas Health and Safety Code, and Texas Code of Criminal Procedure that affect the drafting of jury instructions for intoxication and controlled substances trials. Click here for a complimentary download of a summary of those revisions.

PROPOSED CHANGES: TPJC – Business, Consumer & Employment

A new edition of Texas Pattern Jury Charges—Business, Consumer & Employment is scheduled for release in the fall of 2012. But we’d like to give Texas practitioners a chance to preview the changes planned for the 2012 edition.

The committee strives for objective, well-drafted charges and commentary that accurately reflect Texas law. Your comments will help the committee achieve that goal. Please send all feedback to books@texasbar.com.

PROPOSED CHANGES: TPJC – General Negligence & Intentional Torts

April 24, 2012

A new edition of Texas Pattern Jury Charges—General Negligence & Intentional Torts is scheduled for release in the fall of 2012. But we’d like to give Texas practitioners a chance to preview the changes planned for the 2012 edition. The committee strives for objective, well-drafted charges and commentary that accurately reflect Texas law. Your comments [...]

Read the full article →

Free Download! Introduction to Raising the Bar, by Talmage Boston

April 20, 2012

TexasBarBooks recently released Raising the Bar, by Talmage Boston. Boston encourages to follow the examples of consummate lawyers, modern, historical, and fictionalized, and “raise the bar” by restoring the legal profession’s venerable reputation. Take a quick look at the Introduction. It’s sure to hook you!

Read the full article →

Free Chapter of The Noble Lawyer, by William J. Chriss

February 22, 2012

  TexasBarBooks recently released The Noble Lawyer, by William J. Chriss, about our legal system and how it’s conceived of in the minds of the public. Interested? You should be! Here is a free chapter for your reading pleasure.

Read the full article →

Updated Digital Product for Texas Collections Manual, 4th Ed.

October 28, 2011

An updated version of the Texas Collections Manual 2011 digital product is available for download. The updated version includes links that allow you to preview supplementary materials cited in the manual. To download the updated version of the digital product, follow the instructions in the Digital Product Documentation pages of your copy of the Texas [...]

Read the full article →

Paul T. Martin – Author Interview

October 24, 2011

Paul T. Martin has actively practiced law in Tennesse, Florida, and Texas as an insurance defense attorney in private practice and as in-house counsel for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. How have your own professional and personal experiences with disasters influenced the content of Bracing for Impact? My very first day of law school [...]

Read the full article →

Introducing The Noble Lawyer

September 7, 2011

In The Noble Lawyer, author William J. Chriss presents the jury trial as the cornerstone of democracy and examines the sad state of the public’s current perception of attorneys, whose calling is to defend the legal system. Chriss explains why those working in this noble profession deserve admiration, rather than disdain, and he provides an [...]

Read the full article →

Texas Drought Acknowledged by National Media

August 26, 2011

On this 71st day of triple digit temperatures in Austin, NPR’s Morning Edition featured a couple stories on the drought: Drought Puts Texas Ranchers, and Cattle at Risk Texas Drought Takes its Toll on Wildlife

Read the full article →

Pro Bono Work Pays!

August 16, 2011

Our “Books 4 Pro Bono” initiative offers free or deeply discounted Texas Family Law Practice Manuals to lawyers who attend “Family Law Essentials for $200 or Free” seminar and agree to take on pro bono cases in underrepresented areas of the state. We met pro bono volunteer Michelle Latray at this month’s Advanced Family Law [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries