Partner promotions are on the upswing at big firms in Texas.

Twenty-one of the 25 firms with the most lawyers in Texas made a total of 98 new partners in 2019, compared with 85 partners at 18 of 25 firms in last year’s Texas New Partners report. Those 98 new partners include 31 women, which is 32 percent of the total, and 14 minority lawyers, for 14 percent of the 98 lawyers.