For those struggling to remember the history of horse racing in Texas, it might be because until 1986, it had been illegal for decades. Even now, when compared to many other states, racing is minimal in Texas. However, Amy Fordham Cook ’23, executive director of the Texas Racing Commission (TXRC), is out to change that.

As a point of pride, Nate Mallory ’23 ’24 believes in maximizing opportunities. The recent Texas A&M Law graduate and founder of The Mallory Firm, PLLC is passionate about tax law. He completed law school in standout fashion, forging an unprecedented path all his own.

Professor Glynn Lunney, Jr., University Distinguished Professor and associate dean for faculty research and development, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in economics for the 2024-25 academic year. Lunney will teach a course at Hanken School of Economics in Finland on the management of intellectual property assets and researching how the copyright system distributes revenue and royalties to various actors in the ecosystem for creative authorship.  

Texas A&M Law welcomes Katherine Mims Crocker as a new Professor of Law. Her appointment includes teaching and research on federal courts, civil rights litigation, structural constitutional law, and state and local government law.

On May 30, Professor Susan Fortney received the Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award at the American Bar Association’s 49th National Conference on Professional Responsibility held in Denver. The national award, named in honor of Michael Frank, late director of the State Bar of Michigan, recognizes legal professionals with an outstanding commitment to legal ethics and professionalism.

Four Texas A&M Law professors have each received appointments as full professors, upon approval in May by the Texas A&M System Board of Regents. Professors Hannah Bloch-Wehba, Guillermo Garcia Sanchez, Brian Larson, and Christopher Odinet were presented to the Board at the recommendation of General (Ret.) Mark A. Welsh III, president of Texas A&M.

The Amon G. Carter Foundation has provided a $10.75 million commitment for the support of the Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus now under construction in downtown Fort Worth.

The National Jurist has released its list ofthe 20 Most Influential People in Legal Education, and Texas A&M School of Law Dean Robert B. Ahdieh took the fifth-place spot. The list features national figures in legal practice and education,whoare advancing positive changein the field. The list is cultivated and narrowed down through a nomination process and voting by law school deans nationwide. 

With an ever-growing list of milestones under its belt, Texas A&M UniversitySchool of Law iscommemoratingthe 10thanniversary of joining the Aggie family. Since theuniversity’s 2013 acquisition of the law school,Texas A&M Law has produced hundreds ofAggie legal professionals, brought together a world-class faculty,and taken its place as one of the nation’s leading law schools.

The Texas A&M School of Law Alumni Board has established a new scholarship honoring Lynne Rambo, who retired from the faculty in 2020. The Professor Emerita Lynne Rambo Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to qualified students who embody excellence and dedication to legal education.