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Access to Justice Facts
- Currently in Texas, there are 3.9 million people living below poverty level.1
- There are more than 938,386 (14.2 percent) Texas families living in poverty.1
- To qualify for free civil legal services, an individual must not earn more than
$13,538 per year. A family of four must not earn more than $27,563 per year.2
- Texas ranks 43rd in the nation in per capita revenue for the provision of legal
aid.3
- According to the 2006 Voluntary Reporting of Volunteer Legal Services to the Poor,
Texas attorneys reported their contributions toward legal services to the poor:
a total of 1.77 million pro bono hours and 1.28 million hours at reduced rates.4
- In 2007, Texas attorneys donated more than $520,000 through the State Bar of Texas
dues collection for the provision of civil legal aid for low-income Texans.4
Sources:
1 U.S. Census Bureau
2 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
3 American Bar Association
4 State Bar of Texas
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Thank you to our 2009 Donors
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Dallas high school students host "Evening with the Chief" to benefit Texas Access to Justice Foundation
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"Indigent litigants get help from legal aid grant"
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Dec. 15, 2009
TAJF Awards New Grants for Pilot Projects Impacting the Texas Legal Delivery System Dec. 11, 2009
Speaker Straus Honored with Star of Justice Award for Access to Justice Efforts Dec. 7, 2009
"Need is up, funding plummets for legal aid" Washington
Post Nov. 13, 2009
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Nov. 9, 2009
Waco Banks Recognized for Supporting Legal Services to the Poor
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