Editor’s note: Texas Lawyer turned 25 on April 3. To mark our anniversary, the editorial department has been looking back at the news we covered over the past 25 years and selecting stories to update for readers. This week, senior reporter Mary Alice Robbins revisits an article from the Oct. 14, 1996, issue of Texas Lawyer, “Bar Denies Gay Issues Section.”

In 1996, the State Bar of Texas board of directors voted down a proposed gay and lesbian issues section, marking the first time the board had denied a request to create a section.

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