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A Mother and Daughter’s Law Legacy

May 9, 2025

This Mother’s Day, South Texas College of Law Houston celebrates a legacy of leadership that spans classrooms, courtrooms, and generations. When Sharon McCally ’90 first walked into South Texas Law, she intended to pursue a legal career outside of the...

Black Women Attorneys Across Houston Have Connected Through The Downtown Group

February 27, 2025

Posted in Features

The Downtown Group was the brainchild of the late Ruthie White ’97 — a South Texas College of Law Houston alumna and board member who was a partner at Spencer Fane at the time of her passing in late 2023. White...

STCL Houston Alumnus Shares Experience as Law Clerk for Fifth Circuit Chief Judge

February 19, 2025

Posted in Alumni, Features

Eric B. Williams II ’22 currently serves as a law clerk for the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and a member of the board of directors and jurist-in-residence for...

Resilience, Reflection, Responsibility, & Remembrance: STCL Houston alumna shares her passion for law and justice

February 13, 2025

Posted in Alumni, Features

RESILIENCE Markia Bordeaux’s journey to earn her JD from South Texas College of Law Houston required extraordinary resilience. Enrolled as a part-time student while working full-time, she started law school in fall 2017 as the city grappled with the devastating...

South Texas Law Welcomes Two New Board Members

January 14, 2025

Posted in STCL News, Features

South Texas College of Law Houston recently elected two new members to its governing Board of Directors who bring a wealth of experience, expertise, and a shared commitment to the advancement of legal education. The Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod Chief Judge, U.S...

Books, Boots, and Barbecue: Exchange Students at South Texas Law Enjoy the U.S. Experience

December 16, 2024

Posted in Features, Students

The seven exchange students attending South Texas College of Law Houston this fall — five from Aarhus University in Denmark and two from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic — spoke highly of the professors and students, the friendliness of everyone they...

South Texas Law to Celebrate 63 Graduates at Fall Commencement Ceremony Dec. 14

December 9, 2024

Posted in STCL News, Features

Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman ’89, who received the Distinguished Alumni Award from South Texas College of Law Houston earlier this year, will be the fall Commencement speaker for her law school alma mater. The Dec. 14 ceremony...

South Texas Law Alumnus and Retired Marine Hits 50-year Mark as an Attorney

November 19, 2024

Posted in Alumni, Features

Veteran Ferris Bond ’74 joined the U.S. Marine Corps as a judge advocate as soon as he graduated from South Texas College of Law Houston and passed the bar. This year, he achieved his goal of being a 50-year lawyer. When he...

Vice Admiral (Ret.) U.S. Navy JAG Shares Leadership Advice at Agosto Center Lecture

October 21, 2024

Posted in STCL News, Features

During the third annual Agosto Center Lecture Tuesday at South Texas College of Law Houston, Nanette “Nan” DeRenzi, vice admiral (ret.) U.S. Navy JAG, presented “Keep Moving Forward: Awareness, Access, and Attitude.” Assistant Dean Donna Davis, JD, hosted the event...

Meet Jeff Rensberger Interim President and Dean

August 21, 2024

Posted in STCL News, Features

“Teaching is my calling. It seems to me I was always destined to be a professor,” said newly appointed Interim President and Dean Jeff Rensberger. “I majored in English. I read and analyzed hard texts, and I really enjoyed it...