. . . Martin Averill has joined Looper Reed & McGraw in Dallas as a member in the oil and gas section. William Drabble, Jonathan Nowlin and Lydia Webb have joined as associates. Alexandra Ashcroft, Austin Carlson, Sandra Mazan, Brooke Sizer and Chloe Walker have joined the firm in Houston as associates.

. . . Caleb E. Bulls, Colleen M. Deal, Elizabeth A. Fitch, Anna E. Hodges and M. Chad Richwine have joined Kelly Hart & Hallman in Fort Worth as associates.