Revenue at homegrown Texas firms improved by 8.5% in 2021—a strong metric, but one below an average industry increase of 14.5%—as the group of firms founded in Texas lagged the industry in several key financial markers in what’s become a trend for the last several years, according to a year-end report on 2021 from Citibank Private Bank Law Firm Group that was made public Wednesday.

The financial results for the homegrown Texas firms were positive in 2021, but just not as broadly positive as the industry.