<P> The State Bar of Texas (the Texas Bar) is an agency of the judiciary under the administrative control of the Texas Supreme Court . The Texas Bar is responsible for assisting the Texas Supreme Court in overseeing all attorneys licensed to practice law in Texas . It is the fifth largest organization of lawyers in the United States . The State Bar is headquartered in the Texas Law Center at 1414 Colorado Street in Austin . </P> <P> The Texas Bar is composed of those persons licensed to practice law in Texas and is an "integrated" or "mandatory" bar . The State Bar Act, adopted by the Legislature in 1939, mandates that all attorneys licensed to practice law in Texas be members of the State Bar . As of 2014, membership in the Texas Bar stands at 95,437 . </P> <P> The purposes of the State Bar of Texas are: </P> <Ol> <Li> to aid the courts in carrying on and improving the administration of justice; </Li> <Li> to advance the quality of legal services to the public and to foster the role of the legal profession in serving the public; </Li> <Li> to foster and maintain, on the part of those engaged in the practice of law, high ideals and integrity, learning, competence in public service, and high standards of conduct; </Li> <Li> to provide proper professional services to the members of the state bar; </Li> <Li> to encourage the formation of and activities of local bar associations; </Li> <Li> to provide forums for the discussion of subjects pertaining to the practice of law, the science of jurisprudence and law reform, and the relationship of the state bar to the public; and </Li> <Li> to publish information relating the practice of law, the science of jurisprudence and law reform, and the relationship of the state bar to the public . </Li> </Ol>

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