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Prof. Ryan H. Nelson Receives Zimmer Memorial Award for Employment and Labor Law

September 24, 2025

South Texas College of Law Houston’s Associate Prof. Ryan H. Nelson is this year’s recipient of the Michael J. Zimmer Memorial Award, presented at the 20th Annual Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law. The award is given annually...

Student Spotlight: Michaela Vega-Woodard, 3L

September 12, 2025

Posted in STCL News, Students

Why did you choose to attend South Texas College of Law Houston? It was very important to me to attend a law school where diversity, inclusion, and a strong sense of community are core values. Coming from an undergraduate experience...

Two South Texas Law Student Groups Host 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

September 11, 2025

Posted in STCL News

South Texas College of Law Houston’s Veteran Law Students Association (VLSA) and The Federal Society hosted a 9/11 remembrance on campus Thursday, opening with a moving rendition of taps by VLSA Treasurer Phillip Scoles. VLSA President George Drouillard, who served...

Two Recent South Texas Law Graduates Clerk for Supreme Court of Texas Justices

September 10, 2025

Posted in STCL News, Alumni

Two recent graduates from South Texas College of Law Houston — Garrett Gray ’23 and Martha “Mattie” Vázquez ’24 — had the honor of simultaneously serving as clerks for justices of the Supreme Court of Texas this year. From January to...

South Texas Law Once Again Named One of Nation’s ‘Best Law Schools’

August 29, 2025

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The Princeton Review recently named South Texas College of Law Houston one of the nation’s “Best Law Schools for 2025.” “The law schools we named as ‘best’ for 2025 offer an outstanding program of professional studies for anyone aspiring to...

South Texas Law Announces Fall 2025 Faculty Appointments and Returns

August 19, 2025

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Eleven distinguished legal scholars and practitioners are joining — or rejoining — the South Texas College of Law Houston faculty this fall. They bring extensive experience, notable accomplishments, and a deep commitment to educating the next generation of lawyers. Claire Andresen...

Postcards from Prague… with Kelly Torpey and Kristina Gantz-Saldana Vol. 4

August 1, 2025

Posted in STCL News

An unforgettable final week in Prague Our last week of study abroad was one to remember! We concluded classes and had the incredible opportunity to meet the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod, Chief Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

South Texas Law’s Alumni Association to Honor Three Houston Attorneys with Top Honors

July 31, 2025

Posted in STCL News, Alumni

The Alumni Association of South Texas College of Law Houston will honor three local attorneys with its top honors Oct. 9 at the annual Alumni Luncheon and Awards Ceremony at Julia Ideson Building. Juan Garcia ’04, founding partner of Johnson...

Getting Down to Business: STCL Houston’s Transactional Practice Program Turns 20

July 30, 2025

Posted in STCL News

Long at the forefront of legal education — and building on the strength of established programs that produce practice-ready attorneys — South Texas College of Law Houston introduced the nation’s first Transactional Practice Center (TPC) in 2004. Designed to help...

Learning and Leading: Shannon Kinney ’05

July 23, 2025

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Chord Energy’s Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary Shannon Kinney ’05 grew up near Dallas in a family deeply immersed in high-achieving professions. Her father, a surgeon turned attorney, was a major influence. “My dad...