Welcome to the Texas Energy Law Association

The Texas Energy Law Association (“TELA”) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that supports, promotes, and encourages legal education, research, and writing in the area of energy law. As an alumni association for the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law at the University of Texas (“TJOGEL”), the primary focus of TELA is to act as an advisory and support resource to TJOGEL and its members.

TELA Featured in Texas Law Magazine

The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, a student-edited journal devoted to promoting scholarship in the legal energy field, launched five years ago. Read More →

Ernest E. Smith, UT School of Law

"With the upsurge of new technologies, the emerging interest in renewables, and the need to develop resources in a sustainable way, these recent graduates are going to shape the future in ways we can’t yet imagine.”

Recent Updates

Feb13

Announcing the 2016 TELA Scholars

TELA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2016 TELA Scholarship: Emmie Proctor, William Bentley, and Colin Mize.
Nov23

Announcing the 2015 TELA Scholars

TELA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2015 TELA Scholarship:  Jessica Sewell, Cornelius Sweers, and Michael Borofsky.