The State Bar of Texas, James Parsons, Iii

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the Travis County district court lacked subject‑matter jurisdiction to hear the plaintiffs' challenge to the State Bar's failure to provide mandatory pro bono services, and therefore reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded with instructions to dismiss the case. Justice Gonzalez, concurring, agreed with the dismissal but criticized the Court's decision to place the issue on its administrative agenda; Justice Hightower, dissenting, argued that the district court did have jurisdiction and should hear the case.