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‘They want to belong’: Legal aid rebuilds lives after foster care
Adoption, even in ideal circumstances, can be a tricky affair. It only gets more complicated when you’re trying to adopt a 20-year-old who has spent his entire life in foster care. More »
Money talks: The economic benefits of legal aid
It's been a much improved year for legal aid funding, mostly because Texas' top legislators understand the economic benefit of helping low-income residents get lawyers. More »
10 Ways the Texas Legislature Bridged the Justice Gap
It’s with a great deal of gratitude that we look to the many ways the lawmakers of the 84th Texas Legislature made justice a little bit easier to find for the millions of low-income Texans that can’t afford a lawyer. More »
Funding Success at the Capitol
Thanks to the support of our State’s leadership and our Legislature, thousands more low-income Texans will get the legal help they need and deserve through civil legal aid funding. For those Texans served, access to the justice system in our State will be a reality. More »
Helping Texans Keep What’s Theirs: An Easy Guide
The Texas Access to Justice Commission and other access to justice institutions, under the leadership of the Supreme Court, worked hard during the past legislative session on both funding and non-funding efforts with great success. Access to justice will be improved because of the actions of the Legislature. More »
2015: A year to remember for access to justice
Working with judges, lawyers, legal advocates, legislators, their staff and many other very smart people, we built a coalition of support for several changes to the legal system that will help low-income Texans get the justice they’ve always deserved. More »
Annual Gala for Veterans Raises $401,600
The event is focused on veterans because as keynote speaker and University of Texas System Chancellor William H. McRaven said: For those Americans who risk everything in service to their country, there should be no barriers to justice once they return home. More »
