RURAL TEXAS IS RUNNING OUT OF LAWYERS

House Speaker Dustin Burrows of Lubbock on March 27 issued interim charges directing the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to examine partnerships with Texas law schools to create training pathways, clinical programs, and loan-repayment incentives aimed at drawing attorneys into underserved rural courthouses. The charge is part of Burrows’ broader set of priorities for the 2027 legislative ses...

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