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2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law eConference
Contains material from Nov 2025
2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law eConference
4.05 out of 5 stars
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This course was well organized and planned.
Kris Monson's presentation and materials on constitutional design would be enormously improved if he were to take a couple of recent cases, ideally one Texas Supreme Court on the Texas constitution and one U S Supreme Court on the federal, applying originalist history textual interpretation to an important dispute over administrative law. Ideally, one with a vigorous dissent or two. Lots of recent cases are possible. E.g., Loper. As it is, just too abstract and too smugly dismissive of what the rest of us don't know about Aristotle, Montesquieu, the Federalist Papers, the Anti-Federalists to show even appellate lawyers and judges why and how it matters.
Speakers did well and topics were relevant to Admin law practice.
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The Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar brings together members of the judiciary, regulatory, and academic communities to inform practitioners about the latest legislative and case law updates, rule changes, and other timely topics. Highlights include:
- Case Law Updates
- Fifteenth Court of Appeals Panel
- Legislative Updates
- Navigating Open Records and Open Meetings
- District Court Judges Panel
- Readable Legal Writing
- Volunteer Legal Services: The Power of Pro Bono
- Mediation at SOAH
- Data Privacy Presentations
Includes: Video Captions Audio Transcript Paper No Materials Slides
- Total Credit Hours:
- 13.00 | 2.00 ethics
- Credit Info
- TX, CA, OK, PA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 10/31/2026
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Sessions
Credit
1.
Case Law Update: Part I (Nov 2025)
Laurie Ratliff, Janet I. Monteros, Natasha J. Martin
0.50
0.00
0.00
0.50
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Paper
(pdf)
– 25 pgs
Slides
(pdf)
– 14 pgs
Session 1 —28 mins 0.50
Case Law Update: Part I (Nov 2025)
Examine significant administrative law cases issued during the last year.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Laurie Ratliff,
Laurie Ratliff LLC - Austin, TX
Janet I. Monteros,
TX Health and Human Services Commission - El Paso, TX
Natasha J. Martin,
Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody - Austin, TX
2.
Practical Tips for Navigating Texas Open Records and Meetings Laws (Nov 2025)
Rosalind L. Hunt, Katherine "Missy" Minter
1.00
0.25
0.00
1.00 | 0.25 ethics
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 15 pgs
Session 2 —64 mins 1.00 | 0.25 ethics
Practical Tips for Navigating Texas Open Records and Meetings Laws (Nov 2025)
Discuss practical tips through interactive scenarios for navigating the Texas Public Information Act and the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Rosalind L. Hunt,
Office of the Attorney General - Austin, TX
Katherine "Missy" Minter,
Austin, TX
3.
Mediation at SOAH (Nov 2025)
Hon. Steve Elliot, Holly Vandrovec
0.50
0.25
0.00
0.50 | 0.25 ethics
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
No Materials
(pdf)
– 1 pgs
Session 3 —30 mins 0.50 | 0.25 ethics
Mediation at SOAH (Nov 2025)
Learn how the SOAH Mediation Program works and gain tips for how to successfully mediate disputes at SOAH. Please submit your questions in advance to ConferenceQA@utcle.org.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Hon. Steve Elliot,
State Office of Administrative Hearings - Austin, TX
Holly Vandrovec,
Austin, TX
4.
Readable Legal Writing (Nov 2025)
Kayla Oliver
0.50
0.25
0.00
0.50 | 0.25 ethics
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 19 pgs
Session 4 —30 mins 0.50 | 0.25 ethics
Readable Legal Writing (Nov 2025)
Draw on empirical research to identify 10 strategies for making legal writing more concise, readable, and interesting. Those strategies include plainer prose, clearer transitions, and better use of narrative techniques. Look at examples of the 10 strategies and consider straightforward ways to integrate them into our own writing.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Kayla Oliver,
The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX
5.
Texas Administrative Law and the Constitutional Design (Nov 2025)
Arthur C. D'Andrea, Hon. Kristofer S. Monson
1.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Paper
(pdf)
– 5 pgs
Slides
(pdf)
– 8 pgs
Session 5 —58 mins 1.00
Texas Administrative Law and the Constitutional Design (Nov 2025)
Who gets to decide? Address the most fundamental issue in challenges to administrative rules and orders, through the lens of new scholarship in constitutional law, the founding documents, and some quirks of the Texas Constitution.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Arthur C. D'Andrea,
Austin, TX
Hon. Kristofer S. Monson,
State Office of Administrative Hearings - Austin, TX
6.
The Sunset Process in a Time of Change (Nov 2025)
Steven Ogle
0.50
0.00
0.00
0.50
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 10 pgs
Session 6 —31 mins 0.50
The Sunset Process in a Time of Change (Nov 2025)
A review of the Sunset bills and bills focusing on increased governmental oversight.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Steven Ogle,
Office of the Attorney General - Austin, TX
7.
Volunteer Legal Services: The Power of Pro Bono (Nov 2025)
Alisa De Luna, Carl Guthrie, Matt Johnston, Susanne Pringle
0.75
0.25
0.00
0.75 | 0.25 ethics
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 16 pgs
Session 7 —47 mins 0.75 | 0.25 ethics
Volunteer Legal Services: The Power of Pro Bono (Nov 2025)
Hear about how Volunteer Legal Services makes it easy for you to do life-changing pro bono work.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Alisa De Luna,
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas - Austin, TX
Carl Guthrie,
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas - Austin, TX
Matt Johnston,
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas - Austin, TX
Susanne Pringle,
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas - Austin, TX
8.
Hot Topics in Licensing (Nov 2025)
Franklin Hopkins
0.50
0.00
0.00
0.50
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 13 pgs
Session 8 —27 mins 0.50
Hot Topics in Licensing (Nov 2025)
Discuss issues related to disciplinary matrices, warning letters without due process, specific factors needed in commission rules, agency confidentiality versus public records access, and the importance of developing the administrative record and preserving error.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Franklin Hopkins,
Germer Beaman & Brown PLLC - Austin, TX
9.
Legislative Update (Nov 2025)
Katherine Farrell, Kristen L. Worman
0.50
0.00
0.00
0.50
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 17 pgs
Session 9 —31 mins 0.50
Legislative Update (Nov 2025)
A focus on select bills enacted by the 89th Texas Legislature that impact administrative law practitioners.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Katherine Farrell,
Teacher Retirement System of Texas - Austin, TX
Kristen L. Worman,
Texas Historical Commission - Austin, TX
10.
District Court Judicial Panel (Nov 2025)
H. Carl Myers, Hon. Maria Cantú Hexsel, Hon. Jessica L. Mangrum, Hon. Catherine A. Mauzy, Hon. Jan Soifer
1.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Paper
(pdf)
– 2 pgs
Session 10 —56 mins 1.00
District Court Judicial Panel (Nov 2025)
Gain insight from distinguished District Court Judges regarding their experiences hearing and trying administrative law cases.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
H. Carl Myers,
Office of the Attorney General - Austin, TX
Hon. Maria Cantú Hexsel,
53rd Civil District Court - Austin, TX
Hon. Jessica L. Mangrum,
200th Civil District Court - Austin, TX
Hon. Catherine A. Mauzy,
419th Civil District Court - Austin, TX
Hon. Jan Soifer,
345th Civil District Court - Austin, TX
11.
Case Law Update: Part II (Nov 2025)
Laurie Ratliff
0.50
0.00
0.00
0.50
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
No Materials
(pdf)
– 1 pgs
Session 11 —30 mins 0.50
Case Law Update: Part II (Nov 2025)
Examine significant administrative law cases issued during the last year.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Laurie Ratliff,
Laurie Ratliff LLC - Austin, TX
12.
Effective Written Interrogatories in Administrative Proceedings (Nov 2025)
Johnathan Stone
1.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 27 pgs
Session 12 —57 mins 1.00
Effective Written Interrogatories in Administrative Proceedings (Nov 2025)
Advanced tactics and best practices for sending and responding to written interrogatories in administrative proceedings.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Johnathan Stone,
Office of the Attorney General - Austin, TX
13.
Emotionally Healthy Lawyering: How to Disagree without being Disagreeable (Nov 2025)
Michelle Fontenot
0.75
0.75
0.00
0.75 | 0.75 ethics
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 16 pgs
Session 13 —47 mins 0.75 | 0.75 ethics
Emotionally Healthy Lawyering: How to Disagree without being Disagreeable (Nov 2025)
This presentation provides an overview of obstacles to lawyer wellness and examines evidence-based strategies for building or maintaining mental health while engaging in the very demanding practice of law.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Michelle Fontenot,
Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program - Austin, TX
14.
Fifteenth Court of Appeals Panel (Nov 2025)
Kellie E. Billings-Ray, Hon. Scott A. Brister, Hon. Scott K. Field
0.75
0.00
0.00
0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 17 pgs
Session 14 —48 mins 0.75
Fifteenth Court of Appeals Panel (Nov 2025)
From the Top: Observations from the Fifteenth Court of Appeals’ Justices leading the Court’s initial term.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Kellie E. Billings-Ray,
Office of the Attorney General - Austin, TX
Hon. Scott A. Brister,
Fifteenth Court of Appeals - Austin, TX
Hon. Scott K. Field,
Fifteenth Court of Appeals - Austin, TX
15.
Texas Water Two-Step: TCEQ’s and TWDB’s Role in its Development, Protection, and Conservation (Nov 2025)
Emily Willms Rogers, Brooke Paup, L'Oreal Stepney
0.75
0.00
0.00
0.75
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Paper
(pdf)
– 14 pgs
Session 15 —42 mins 0.75
Texas Water Two-Step: TCEQ’s and TWDB’s Role in its Development, Protection, and Conservation (Nov 2025)
The chairwomen of these two agencies provide their insights regarding the roles of both agencies in the development, protection, and conservation of the state’s water supplies, including impacts of new legislation and federal regulations, threats to our water supplies, impacts of aging infrastructure, and more.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Emily Willms Rogers,
Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP - Austin, TX
Brooke Paup,
Chairwoman, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Austin, TX
L'Oreal Stepney,
Chairwoman, Texas Water Development Board - Austin, TX
16.
Privacy and Emerging Technologies: AI in Administrative Law (Nov 2025)
Slade S. Cutter
0.50
0.25
0.00
0.50 | 0.25 ethics
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 8 pgs
Session 16 —30 mins 0.50 | 0.25 ethics
Privacy and Emerging Technologies: AI in Administrative Law (Nov 2025)
As state and federal administrative agencies increasingly adopt artificial intelligence, automated decision-making tools, predictive analytics, and machine learning systems, new challenges relating to privacy, transparency, and regulatory compliance have emerged. Administrative lawyers—whether representing governmental entities or regulated clients—must be prepared to carefully navigate the evolving legal landscape created by these technologies.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Slade S. Cutter,
Wittliff | Cutter, PLLC - Austin, TX
17.
Data Privacy: Agency View (Nov 2025)
Kristi Glasgall
0.50
0.00
0.00
0.50
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 6 pgs
Session 17 —26 mins 0.50
Data Privacy: Agency View (Nov 2025)
Hear an overview of the privacy and technology regulatory landscape in Texas and gain practical tips for interfacing with regulators at both the state and federal level.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Kristi Glasgall,
Teacher Retirement System - Austin, TX
18.
Transitioning from Government to Private Practice (Nov 2025)
Craig R. Bennett, Casey A. Bell, Wendy K. L. Harvel, Travis E. Vickery
1.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
– 6 pgs
Session 18 —58 mins 1.00
Transitioning from Government to Private Practice (Nov 2025)
Leaving public service for the private sector involves unique challenges and considerations. These former state agency employees provide useful guidance and insights for those considering such a move.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Craig R. Bennett,
Jackson Walker LLP - Austin, TX
Casey A. Bell,
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP - Austin, TX
Wendy K. L. Harvel,
Spencer Fane - Austin, TX
Travis E. Vickery,
McGinnis Lochridge - Austin, TX
19.
Storytelling in Advocacy (Nov 2025)
Matthew C. Powers
0.50
0.00
0.00
0.50
Downloadable Materials
Transcript
(txt)
Paper
(pdf)
– 12 pgs
Session 19 —24 mins 0.50
Storytelling in Advocacy (Nov 2025)
Reflections on the use of stories to teach and persuade decision-makers.
Originally presented: Sep 2025 Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar
Matthew C. Powers,
Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody - Austin, TX