From colleagues at The University of Texas:
The Legislative and Campaign Law Section of the State Bar of Texas announces the inaugural issue of The Legislative Lawyer and its forthcoming publication in Spring 2020. The Legislative Lawyer is a forum for the discussion of the legal issues surrounding the political and legislative processes by the bar and the academy. and, as far as we can tell, it will be the only publication of its kind in the country.
The Section Council, which also recently spearheaded the successful effort to create a specialty certification in legislative and campaign law approved by the Texas Supreme Court, identified a need for a new publication in this area that is accessible to both the bar and the academy to encourage informed dialogue and spur law reform efforts. Current plans are to publish two 16-page issues in 2020 (Spring and Fall), with additional issues added to become a quarterly publication thereafter.
The Legislative Lawyer welcomes submissions — article, essay, or book review — on current topics in legislation and election law from practitioners, academics, judges, or anyone else with an interest in legislation and election law, including exceptional law students. Please review the Statement of Editorial Policy and Submission Guidelines below. As the new editor-in-chief of this new publication, all submissions should be sent electronically to me at hugh.brady@utexas.edu. Questions may be directed to me by e-mail (hugh.brady@utexas.edu) or telephone (512-232-2751 (office) or (512-289-0535 (mobile)).
Members of the State Bar of Texas are who are members of the Section are automatically subscribed to The Legislative Lawyers. Others may subscribe for $20 per year; we are working on payment options in addition to check, such as purchase order and electronic payments.