STCL News

South Texas College of Law Houston will present Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degrees to 235 graduates May 16 at 10 a.m. at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The Commencement speaker will be Augustin “Augie” Rivera, Jr., chair of the...

Julie Jahnsen and Sofie Norager Nielsen, international exchange students from Aarhus University in Denmark, are discovering the joys of Houston and the different nature of American-style classes while attending South Texas College of Law Houston this spring. Exchange students attend...

Four South Texas College of Law Houston students serving as 2025-26 Student Fellows in the Agosto Justice Center for Leadership and Empowerment presented thought-provoking research on relevant legal topics during an extended luncheon event in mid-April. The Agosto Justice Center’s...

Why did you choose to attend South Texas Law?I wanted to eventually practice in Texas, and I grew up in Houston. After visiting the campus, I was incredibly impressed with the faculty and the environment. Every student I met spoke...

South Texas College of Law Houston hosted the 2026 Lone Star Legal Writing Conference in early April, focusing on “Bridging the Classroom-Practice Gap” and featuring a dozen judges and legal practitioners as plenary speakers. “The conference was excellent and expertly...

The advocacy program at South Texas College of Law Houston continues to dominate in 2025-26 “Best Law Schools” rankings by U.S. News & World Report, holding steady at 6th in the nation among 194 ranked law schools. STCL Houston jumped...

South Texas College of Law Houston students recently traded law books and jeans for Gatsby-themed formal attire to attend the 2026 Barrister’s Ball, the annual “law school prom” planned by the Student Bar Association. In addition to dancing and dinner,...

Before becoming a second-career student at South Texas College of Law Houston, Katie Skelton was a second-generation teacher who had dedicated a decade of her life to educating children. While teaching, she grew increasingly frustrated by administrative red tape and...