To help people become more educated and not fall victim to scams, Texas Appleseed, a nonprofit organization promoting social and economic justice, has created a toolkit, My Debt Collection Rights in Texas, to inform consumers about debt collection and related scams.
Read moreMOOCs for Lawyers and Other Law Types
Streaming services are more popular than ever, and despite screen fatigue from attending so many work and social activities online, Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs are experiencing a surge in enrollment. Listed here are a number of courses for lawyers and/or those interested in the law.
Read moreWord Up: Top Terms of 2020
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According to Google’s 2020 Year in Search, the most common queries of the year sought answers to the question of why. From washing hands to cutting hair to baking bread, many of our searches also asked how to. Other inquiries sought to understand what and when. From NBA stars and Hollywood celebrities to civil rights leaders, United States Supreme Court justices, and victims of tragic loss, the names of the people with whom we share this increasingly fragile planet also topped our searches.
Read moreEx Libris Juris: Blogging with the Best in 2020
Texas Bar Today, a publication of the State Bar of Texas, selects their Top Ten Blog Posts on a weekly basis. Ex Libris Juris, the official blog of the Harris County Law Library, was featured eleven times in 2020 on this top ten list. Select “Read More” to see them all!
Read moreTexas Forever: The 175th Anniversary of the Annexation of Texas
Today, we celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Annexation of Texas, a.k.a. the day the Republic of Texas became number twenty-eight of these United States.
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