Emilio Longoria is an associate professor at South Texas College of Law Houston specializing in property and land-use regulations. His research focuses on the intersection of the law and the built environment — with a particular interest in eminent domain disputes, public policy, and the emerging technologies and practices that are changing the shapes of cities.

Longoria received a Bachelor of Arts in history from Rice University, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence with honors from the University of Texas at Austin. He clerked for United States District Court Judge George C. Hanks, Jr. of the Southern District of Texas.

Longoria is also an active member of the Texas State Bar. He is member of the Texas Bar College, president for the Galveston County Bar Association, and Immediate past chair of the State Bar of Texas’ Court Rules Committee.