Tex. Gov't Code § 81.102 : GOVERNMENT CODE — JUDICIAL BRANCH — ATTORNEYS — STATE BAR — UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW — State Bar Membership Required TEXT PDF (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not practice law in this state unless the person is a member of the state bar. (b) The supreme court may promulgate rules prescribing the procedure for limited practice of law by: (1) attorneys licensed in another jurisdiction; (2) bona fide law students; and (3) unlicensed graduate students who are attending or have attended a law school approved by the supreme court. Tex. Gov't. Code § 81.102 Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 3.01, eff. 9/1/1987.