UT Law Establishes Community Development Clinic
October 2006
This fall, Texas C-BAR has begun a partnership with the University of Texas at
Austin School of Law to introduce student attorneys to transactional law and
pro bono work through assisting nonprofits. The newly created Community
Development Clinic has six students and is co-taught by Professor Heather K.
Way and Texas C-BAR Executive Director Frances Leos Martinez.
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UT law students help businesses, gain experience
October 2006
One of the nonprofits helped in the partnership between Texas C-BAR and the
University of Texas at Austin School of Law was highlighted in the Austin
American Statesman.
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Texas C-BAR to Celebrate it's Fifth Anniversary Working to Strengthen Texas Nonprofits
October 2005
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HUD supports TRLA efforts to spur Economic Development along border with $400,000 Grant
September 2005
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State Bar Sections and Local Bar Associations Partner with Texas C-BAR
August 2004
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Texas C-BAR's "Next Stage" Party Photos
June 2004
In June, Texas C-BAR celebrated a new stage in our journey as a leading
transactional pro bono provider. We welcomed our new Director, Frances Leos Martinez, who shared
her vision for our future, and congratulated our founding Director, Heather K. Way, on
her achievements.
 Our new Director, Frances Leos Martinez, shares her vision of strengthening
Texas C-BAR
while building on our record of excellent service.
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Major Funders invest in Texas C-BAR's mission
2004
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$1.4 Million of Legal Services Delivered to Nonprofits in Texas C-BAR?s First Three Years
September 2003
Texas C-BAR is throwing its 3rd Annual Community Block Party on October 15th in the Guadalupe Neighborhood's Azul Restaurant to honor those law firms and individual attorneys who made outstanding contributions this year.
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Few Big Texas Companies Track In-Housers' Pro Bono: Corporate Lawyers Can Find "Comfort Zone" Doing Transactional Work
Texas Lawyer, September 1, 2003
"That's the beauty of [Texas] C-Bar, tapping into the skills that in-house departments have. It's a very transactional focus."
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Texas C-BAR Investors Make a Difference
July 2003
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Volunteer Lawyers See the Results of Their Labor
- Legal Front, January 2003
Excerpt from the January 2003 edition of the Legal Front
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Los Vecinos de las Misiones
- Dateline Texas, 12/6/2002
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Building Neighborhoods: Pro Bono Works in Texas
- September/October 2002
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www.abanet.org/buslaw/blt/2002-09-10/johnson.html
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Texas C-BAR Celebrates Second Anniversary and Presents Community Builder Awards
- October 16, 2002
On October 16, 2002, Texas C-BAR presented Community Builder Awards to Conoco Inc., Bracewell & Patterson, and Cynthia Bast.
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Building Neighborhoods: Pro Bono Works in Texas
- ABA, September 10, 2002
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Texas C-BAR 2001 Annual Report
- January 2002
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Texas C-BAR Celebrates First Anniversary and Presents Community Builder Awards to Four Outstanding Law Firm
- October 16, 2001
On October 16, Texas C-BAR celebrated its first anniversary at a community block party in the Blackland Neighborhood of Austin. C-BAR presented its first Community Builder Awards to four law firms for their outstanding contributions to business law pro bono. Read the Event Press Release.
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Snapshots of Texas C-BAR Referrals
- October 2001
Since our kickoff in October 2000, Texas C-BAR has referred more than sixty pro bono legal matters. See a snapshot of some of the pro bono referrals we have made.
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Texas C-BAR: A New Pro Bono Program for Transactional Attorneys
- October 2000
 Texas C-BAR was featured in the October-December 2000 issue of Legal Front, a publication of Texas Lawyer Care/State Bar of Texas.
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Austin Mayor Kirk Watson Kicks Off Texas C-BAR at Community Development Block Party
- October 4, 2000
 On October 4, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson joined community leaders, attorneys, and community-based nonprofit organizations for the kick off celebration of Texas C-BAR at a community development block party. The party was held in front of a home recently built by Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation in Austin and sold to a first-time home buyer. See the full article.
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