The Institute for Energy Law (IEL), a division of The Center for American and International Law (CAIL), hosted the 77th Annual Energy Law Conference on February 26–27, 2026, at The Westin Houston, Memorial City in Houston, Texas.
As we begin 2026, we wish our friends, faculty, members, and supporters a very happy new year. We are grateful for the community that makes The Center for American and International Law’s work possible and for the shared commitment to justice that connect
During the last week of October, the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA) welcomed law enforcement professionals from across the country to CAIL’s education center in Plano, Texas, for consecutive sessions of their Internal Affairs One and
he Institute for Energy Law (IEL), a division of The Center for American and International Law (CAIL), has announced that Kimberly R. Phillips, General Counsel—Projects, Technology & Intellectual Property at Shell USA, Inc., is the recipient of the 2025 L
The Center for American and International Law (CAIL) has announced the election of two new trustees and the re-election of six incumbent trustees following its October 23 board meeting. Joining CAIL’s Board of Trustees are Stephen (Steve) Benesh, partner
On October 21, 2025, hundreds of legal and civic leaders gathered at the historic Crystal Ballroom to celebrate a jurist whose integrity and intellect have shaped the Texas judiciary for more than four decades. The Center for American and International La
The 26th Texas Sergeant Academy, co-hosted by the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA) at The Center for American and International Law and the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP), is surpassing 1,000 graduates as it
Earlier this month, CAIL’s education center in Plano welcomed 26 law enforcement leaders from Texas, Idaho, and Kansas the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration’s (ILEA) first-ever Future Chief Executive course.
As Texas attorneys confront evolving challenges from AI to wrongful convictions, The Center for American and International Law (CAIL) is expanding its Criminal Justice and Actual Innocence programs statewide in 2025/2026, with sessions in Plano, San Anton
The Institute for Energy Law (IEL), a division of The Center for American and International Law (CAIL), honored Steptoe & Johnson PLLC and Yasser A. Madriz, a partner in McGuireWoods LLP’s Houston office, as recipients of its 2025 Excellence in Diversity
