Texas Lawyers

Texas has about 31.3 million residents and 98,345 resident active attorneys per the ABA's 2024 count, about one attorney for every 318 residents. The right lawyer is usually one admitted in Texas and working near your city; we track 1368 cities and towns across the state's 254 counties, and the largest cities are listed below.

31.3MResidents, 2024 census estimate
254counties
98,345Resident active attorneys, ABA 2024 survey
2.3MResidents in Houston, the largest city

Cities in Texas

Largest cities first, by city population as compiled in the SimpleMaps dataset (v1.93), which can lag the newest Census estimates. City pages are in preparation and will be linked here the day they open.

Practice areas in Texas

The eight practice areas the first Texas listings will cover. None are linked yet; we never link a page that does not exist.

Courts in Texas

Most civil and criminal matters in Texas start in the state's trial courts and can be reviewed on appeal, though some matters begin in federal, administrative, or specialized forums. Which courthouse handles a case depends on where you live and what kind of case it is. Court-by-court guides for Texas are in preparation.

What is coming next for this page: city pages for Houston and other metros, practice area pages, and the first attorney listings, built from public bar records. We publish in small waves and only link what already exists.

Official resources in Texas

Two official sources sit behind every Texas listing and are worth knowing directly: the licensing body that verifies every attorney here, and the court system that will hear most cases.

  • State Bar of Texas is where Texas attorney licenses are issued and where you can check any attorney's standing yourself.
  • Texas Judicial Branch publishes court locations, filing rules, and self-help information for Texas cases.

Lawyers in states near Texas

Legal problems cross state lines; if your case, accident, or property sits in a neighboring state, start there instead.

Sources for the figures on this page: resident population from U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates; resident active attorney count from the American Bar Association National Lawyer Population Survey (2024 edition, counts as of December 31, 2023); city populations and county counts from the SimpleMaps US Cities database (v1.93). We update these figures when new editions publish and correct errors on request via the listing policy.