Tex. Government Code § 81.012
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 81.012, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 81.012. PURPOSES.
Official statutory text
In order that the public responsibilities of the legal profession may be more effectively discharged, the state bar has the following purposes:
(1) to aid the courts in carrying on and improving the administration of justice;
(2) to advance the quality of legal services to the public and to foster the role of the legal profession in serving the public;
(3) to foster and maintain on the part of those engaged in the practice of law high ideals and integrity, learning, competence in public service, and high standards of conduct;
(4) to provide proper professional services to the members of the state bar;
(5) to encourage the formation of and activities of local bar associations;
(6) to provide forums for the discussion of subjects pertaining to the practice of law, the science of jurisprudence and law reform, and the relationship of the state bar to the public; and
(7) to publish information relating to the subjects listed in Subdivision (6).
(1) to aid the courts in carrying on and improving the administration of justice;
(2) to advance the quality of legal services to the public and to foster the role of the legal profession in serving the public;
(3) to foster and maintain on the part of those engaged in the practice of law high ideals and integrity, learning, competence in public service, and high standards of conduct;
(4) to provide proper professional services to the members of the state bar;
(5) to encourage the formation of and activities of local bar associations;
(6) to provide forums for the discussion of subjects pertaining to the practice of law, the science of jurisprudence and law reform, and the relationship of the state bar to the public; and
(7) to publish information relating to the subjects listed in Subdivision (6).
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