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Texas first state to break with ABA over law school oversight
- Texas Supreme Court ends ABA oversight, reclaiming authority to decide bar eligibility for law graduates.
- The court says the move will provide stability and flexibility by guaranteeing ongoing approval to currently recognized schools.
- Texas will allow graduates from non-ABA accredited schools to practice in Texas and vice versa for out-of-state graduates.
- The court published a list of approved law schools that mirrors the ABA-recognized list.
- Losing ABA accreditation alone will not automatically remove a school from Texas’ approved list.
- The changes follow similar reviews in Florida, Ohio and Tennessee and come amid political and legal currents surrounding the ABA.
- The move comes amid tensions between the ABA and the Trump administration over funding and policy.
- Eight of Texas’s ten ABA-accredited law schools signed a July letter urging caution with the change.
- The University of Texas at Austin School of Law engaged with the court but did not sign the June letter.
- The rule changes were first floated in September and finalized this month after a public comment period.
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