Media Releases
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

 

July 20, 2010

Texas Rep. Pete P. Gallego Honored with Texas Access to Justice Legislative Hero Award

June 30, 2010

New booklet "A Lawyer's Guide to Client Trust Accounts" created by Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel helps address common questions.

May 11, 2010

Tyler Banks Recognized for Supporting Legal Services to the Poor

May 5, 2010

Texas Access to Justice Commission Raises Funds for Legal Services for Veterans

Apr. 27, 2010

League of Women Voters of Texas Receives Star of Justice Award for Access to Justice Efforts

Apr. 19, 2010

Access to Justice Commission Hosts Gala Benefiting Legal Services for Veterans

Apr. 13, 2010

"Going it Alone" an article on self-represented litigants on TexasTribune.org

Apr. 8, 2010

A blog post on Dallas Morning News about the Forum on self-represented litigants

Apr. 5, 2010

An op-ed by Chief Justice Jefferson & Commission Chair Reasoner on self-represented litigants appears in the Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Houston Chronicle

Mar. 30, 2010

First Texas Forum on Self-Represented Litigants and the Courts to be held April 8-9 in Dallas

Mar. 12, 2010

Chief Justice Jefferson names Justice Hecht as new Foundation liaison

 

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