About

The Texas Law Review is a national and international leader in legal scholarship. Texas Law Review is an independent journal, edited and published entirely by students at the University of Texas School of Law. Our seven issues per year contain articles by professors, judges, and practitioners; reviews of important recent books from recognized experts, essays, commentaries; and student written notes. Texas Law Review is currently the ninth most cited legal periodical in federal and state cases in the United States and the thirteenth most cited by legal journals.

The Texas Law Review was founded in 1922 by Professor Leon Green, Professor Ira P. Hildebrand, and Judge Ireland Graves as a non-profit corporation with six contemplated purposes:

To furnish a medium of expression for the Texas Bar.
To provide a means of preserving the results of research done by members of the Bar.
To afford a means of recording the achievements of Texas lawyers.
To record the progress being made in the development of jurisprudence.
To furnish a means whereby the research and writing of students, so essential to good legal training, could be published.
To establish a channel of communication between the Law School and the Bar, mutually beneficial to both.

Texas Law Review published its first issue in December 1922. Numerous records relating to the founding and formation of the Texas Law Review are housed in the Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas School of Law. These include the minutes and financial record book (1922–1972), the minutes of the board of trustees (1972–1981), and records relating to incorporation (1967, 1972). Tarlton Library’s Rare Book Reading Room also houses a detailed finding aid to the collection and additional information is contained in the Leon Green Papers, Ira P. Hildebrand Papers, Charles T. McCormick Papers, W. Page Keeton Papers, Helen Hargrave Papers, Law School Subject Vertical Files, and the School of Law Records.

More information about the history of theTexas Law Review can be found in the following documents:

The Missing First Chapter
Story of the formation of the Texas Law Review

Why We Did It
Reflections on the Texas Law Review experience, published in the 75th Anniversary Issue

write-on competition

Membership Information

To join the Texas Law Review, Texas Law 1L and 2L students are invited to participate in the Multi-Journal Write-On Competition held each spring. Participants are required to complete a short essay based on a closed-universe packet at the beginning of the summer and participate in the bluebook evaluation during the first week of April. Some journals require additional short essays.

If you’re a current Texas Law student interested in membership on the Texas Law Review, please contact us to gain access to our 2024 Write-On Competition Canvas page, which is where we will be providing all of the information you will need for this year’s competition. If you have any questions regarding the Write-On Competition, please contact writeonquestions@texaslrev.com.

Write-On Information Session

When: February 2024

Where: Our 2024 Write-On Competition Canvas page

What: Texas Law Review Vol. 103 Featured Content Editors will discuss the dates, logistics, and procedures of the Multi-Journal Write-on Competition.

Joining the Canvas page is necessary for all students wishing to participate in the competition. If you have not yet been granted access to the Canvas page, please contact writeonquestions@texaslrev.com.

Write-On Information

When: The Write-On Competition for the 2024-2025 school year will take place in May 2024 after finals conclude.

If you have any questions, please send an email to writeonquestions@texaslrev.com.