Media Releases


Nov. 15, 2011

Statement on Funding Cuts to Texas LSC-funded Legal Aid Programs

Nov. 4, 2011

State Bar Gives $1.75 Million for Student Loan Repayment Program

Oct. 25, 2011

Texas Joins in National Pro Bono Celebration: Supreme Court of Texas Issues Resolution

Oct. 3, 2011

Rep. Pete Gallego Reappointed to TAJF Board

Sept. 29, 2011

Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section Donates $30,000 to TAJF

Sept. 27, 2011

First State Bank (Ennis) Becomes Prime Partner

Sept. 13, 2011

First State Bank of Mineral Wells Becomes Prime Partner

Sept. 7, 2011

Roland Johnson Appointed to TAJF Board of Directors

Aug. 29, 2011

Tate Reappointed Chair of TAJF Board of Directors

July 21, 2011

Commission and Foundation Applaud the Texas Legislature for Providing Funding for State's Legal Aid System

June 27, 2011

Texas Legislature Issues Joint Resolution Commending the State Supreme Court for Its Efforts to Preserve Access to Justice for All Texans in Legislature

June 24, 2011
Texas Access to Justice Foundation Honors Senator John Cornyn for Access to Justice Efforts

June 4, 2011
Statement from Harry M. Reasoner and Richard L. Tate on Status of Legal Aid Funding in Legislature

May 2, 2011
TAJF Presents Prime Partner Awards to Four Lubbock-Area Banks

Apr. 27, 2011
Champions of Justice Gala Raises Funds for Texas Veterans

Mar. 3, 2011
Rep. Raymond Honored with Texas Access to Justice Legislative Hero Award

Continued Legal Aid Funding Crisis Puts Poor Texans and the State at Risk - February 16, 2011
 
 Statement from Richard L. Tate on FDIC Protection of IOLTA Accounts - December 30, 2010

  Texas Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa Receives Texas Access to Justice Legislative Hero Award  - October 27, 2010

Texas Joins in National Pro Bono Week Celebration  - October 25, 2010

TAJF Announces 2010-11 Grant Awards  - September 30, 2010

Texas Senator Steve Ogden Honored With Texas Access to Justice Legislative Hero Award  - September 24, 2010

Texas Access to Justice Foundation Given Largest Cy Pres Award for Legal Aid  - September 14, 2010

Texas Rep. Pete P. Gallego Honored with Texas Access to Justice Legislative Hero Award  - July 20, 2010

Tyler Banks Recognized for Supporting Legal Services to the Poor  - May 11, 2010

Texas Access to Justice Commission Raises Funds for Legal Services for Veterans  - May 5, 2010

League of Women Voters Receives Star of Justice Award for Access to Justice Efforts  - Apr. 27, 2010

 Commission Hosts Gala Benefiting Legal Services for Veterans  - Apr. 19, 2010
 

First Texas Forum on Self-Represented Litigants and the Courts to be held in Dallas - March 30, 2010

TAJF Awards New Grants for Pilot Projects Impacting the Texas Legal Delivery System  - Dec. 15, 2009
 
Speaker Straus Honored with Star of Justice Award for Access to Justice Efforts  - Dec. 11, 2009
 
Waco Banks Recognized for Supporting Legal Services to the Poor  - Nov. 9, 2009
 
Texas events for National Pro Bono Celebration  - Oct. 23, 2009

Texas Access to Justice Presents "Cy Pres - Impact on Justice Award" to El Paso Attorney  - Oct. 14, 2009

 Texas Access to Justice Announces 2009-10 Grant Awards —  Sept. 22, 2009

 Texas Access to Justice Foundation Announces 2009 Equal Justice Works Fellows  Sept. 16, 2009
 

Bar Associations Honored with Deborah G. Hankinson Access to Justice Awards —  July 28, 2009
 

Poor Texans May Lose Legal Aid Services Due to Funding Crisis —  Feb. 19, 2009

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Grants $2500 to TAJF  —  Microsoft Word Document

2008

Greenberg Traurig and Gibbs & Bruns Boost Funding for Texas Access to Justice — Dec. 16, 2008 Microsoft Word Document

Asian American Bar Association & Foundation Donate $14,000 to Ike Fund — Dec. 5, 2008 Microsoft Word Document

Lone Star National Bank Becomes a Prime Partner — Nov. 7, 2008 Microsoft Word Document

Free Online Legal Help Now Available for Hurricane Ike Victims — Oct. 28, 2008 Microsoft Word Document

Legal Aid Offices to Help Victims of Ike and Gustav — Oct. 21, 2008 Microsoft Word Document

Texas Access to Justice Foundation Awards More Than $24 Million — Sept. 3, 2008 Microsoft Word Document

Legal Needs of FLDS Compound Will Swamp Legal Aid Providers in Texas — April 14, 2008 Microsoft Word Document

Op-ed: Access to Justice for Victims of Violent Crime — April 11, 2008 Microsoft Word Document
by Supreme Court of Texas Justice Harriet O'Neill

Legal Aid Provides Access to Justice for Victims of Violent Crime — April 11, 2008 Microsoft Word Document

2007

Holiday Gift of Technology to Help Legal Aid Increase Services to Poor Texans — Dec. 19, 2007 Microsoft Word Document

Texas Lawyers Care 25th Anniversary Celebration Nets $185,000 for Legal Aid — Oct. 5, 2007 Microsoft Word Document

Texas Access to Justice Commission Honors Legal Aid Leaders — Oct. 5, 2007 Microsoft Word Document

Texas Lawyers Donate $516,000 for Legal Aid — Aug. 31, 2007 Microsoft Word Document

Texas Access to Justice Foundation Grants $18 Million to Texas Legal Aid Groups — Aug. 31, 2007 Microsoft Word Document

Supreme Court of Texas Requires Attorneys to Put Client Trust Accounts at Eligible Banks — June 21, 2007 Microsoft Word Document

John Grisham Donates $20,000 to Texas Access to Justice Commission Internship Program — May 22, 2007 Microsoft Word Document

Texas Access to Justice Commission Hosts Evidence Academy for Legal Aid Lawyers — May 22, 2007 Microsoft Word Document

2006

Texas Equal Access To Justice Foundation Hosts Annual Luncheon with Supreme Court Of Texas — October 4, 2006 Microsoft Word Document

Supreme Court of Texas Presents Letters of Commendation to Faculty of Texas Access to Justice Commission Training Academies — October 4, 2006 Microsoft Word Document

TexasLawHelp.org Doubles Content and Quadruples Number of Visitors During 18-month Grant Project — August 31, 2006 Microsoft Word Document

Texas Access to Justice Foundation and Equal Justice Works Announce Legal Aid Fellowship Opportunities in Texas — August 22, 2006 Microsoft Word Document

CononoPhillips Donates $50,000 to Katrina Legal Aid Fund — February 9, 2006 Microsoft Word Document

Texas Access to Justice Commission Honors State Rep. Sylvester Turner of Houston for His Support of Legal Aid — February 9, 2006 Microsoft Word Document

Texas Appleseed; Texas Access to Justice Foundation; and Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw Unveil Lend-A-Lawyer Program to Boost Legal Aid to Katrina Refugees — January 10, 2006 Microsoft Word Document

Recent News

 

Jan. 27, 2012

Statement on News Regarding the Hold on Low Interest Rates and the Effect on Legal Aid Programs

Dec. 15, 2011

Texas Senator Kirk Watson to Receive Texas Access to Justice Legislative Hero Award

Nov. 15, 2011

Statement on Funding Cuts to Texas LSC-funded Legal Aid Programs

Nov. 4, 2011

State Bar Gives $1.75 Million for Student Loan Repayment Program

Oct. 25, 2011

Texas Joins in National Pro Bono Celebration: Supreme Court of Texas Issues Resolution

Oct. 3, 2011

Rep. Pete Gallego Reappointed to TAJF Board

Sept. 29, 2011

Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section Donates $30,000 to TAJF

Sept. 27, 2011

First State Bank (Ennis) Becomes Prime Partner

Sept. 13, 2011

First State Bank of Mineral Wells Becomes Prime Partner

Sept. 7, 2011

Roland Johnson Appointed to TAJF Board of Directors

Aug. 29, 2011

Tate Reappointed Chair of TAJF Board of Directors

July 21, 2011

Commission and Foundation Applaud the Texas Legislature for Providing Funding for State's Legal Aid System

June 27, 2011

Texas Legislature Issues Joint Resolution Commending the State Supreme Court for Its Efforts to Preserve Access to Justice for All Texans in Legislature

 

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