Some of the most dramatic changes in Texans’ lives have come as a result of lawyers deciding to sue the state in federal court. Prisons, public schools and housing are all better for those attorneys’ efforts.

Houston lawyer Paul Yetter and his law firm Yetter Coleman could think of no better cause than protecting 12,000 of the most endangered children in Texas’ foster care system. So he pursued a pro bono project on their behalf that did just that.