NOTE: We are meeting one week after our usual meeting date due to various scheduling conflicts. HBAA will have this month's regular meeting on Friday, March 21, 2014 at noon at the offices of the Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Avenue, in the Board Room. Parking will be validated, and lunch will be served. We hope to see you!
Click here to see the video of the proclamation, and click here to see a copy of the proclamation!
The Hispanic Bar Association of Austin was honored by the Austin City Council on Thursday, January 23, 2014 in recognition of the HBAA's longstanding community service with the South Austin Neighborhood Center. Specifically, the HBAA was recognized for its 15+ year partnership with SANC to provide families with meals for Thanksgiving. The HBAA worked with SANC again in... More » ... More »
The Hispanic Bar Association of Austin sponsored its 22nd Annual Kids Holiday Party for thirty children in ten different families that participate in the Communities in Schools program through the Travis County Youth and Family Assessment Center. Thanks to the generosity of numerous HBAA members who sponsor a child for Christmas, we provided gifts for each of the children from their “wish list.”
Santa was on hand to hand out the presents and... More »
The Hispanic Bar Association of Austin (HBAA) sponsored its annual Thanksgiving Basket Project in conjunction with the South Austin Neighborhood Center again this year on November 25th and 26th. As it has done for the past 17 years, HBAA provided 60 families with turkeys and canned and fresh foods for their Thanksgiving meal.
Times are tough and this year, given the increasing demands placed on it, the SANC was unable to help provide canned goods as they have in the past. To... More »
Thank you for your support of the 2013 HBAA Hispanic Heritage Luncheon! This year, we raised over $40,000 to go towards the scholarship and other charitable efforts of the HBAA Charitable Foundation. Special thanks go out to:
A big thank you to the organizations and individuals who graciously have agreed to sponsor this year's Hispanic Heritage Luncheon, to be held Friday, October 18, 2013 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the W Hotel in downtown Austin. If you have not done so already, please sign up!
The 2013 Hispanic Heritage Luncheon will be held on Friday, October 18, 2013 at the W Hotel in downtown Austin, located at 200 Lavaca Street, Austin, Texas 78701. We are very proud to announce that United States Congressman Henry Cuellar, from the 28th District of Texas, will be the keynote speaker for our luncheon. Our cultural speaker will be singer-songwriter Tish Hinojosa. Come back for more details soon!
The luncheon serves as the primary fundraiser... More »
HBAA is proud to have been a participant in the first Hispanic Organizations Working Together as One (HOWTO) Community Leadership Summit held on June 23, 2013. Attendees learned from distinguished speakers about topics affecting the Greater Austin, and discussed ways that HOWTO could become involved in these issues to have a positive impact on the community.
Click here to learn more about the summit!
