2003

5TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DISMISSES CASE AGAINST TEXAS IOLTA PROGRAM — November 7, 2003

TEXAS FIRST LADY ANITA PERRY PENS OP-ED FOR LEGAL AID — November 6, 2003

ANITA PERRY OP-ED: LEGAL AID FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE — November 4, 2003

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION AND TEXAS ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION URGE TEXANS TO SUPPORT LEGAL AID — October 24, 2003

TEAJF AWARDS $10.8 MILLION TO PROVIDERS OF LEGAL AID FOR THE POOR — October 16, 2003

TEAJF HONORS IOLTA LITIGATION TEAM — October 3, 2003

NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE Texas Access to Justice Foundation BOARD OF DIRECTORS — September 19, 2003

W. FRANK NEWTON TO CONCLUDE SERVICE ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE BOARD — July 16, 2003

POOR TEXANS HAVE NEW LEGAL TOOL IN TEXASLAWHELP.ORG
Texas Access to Justice Foundation and Texas Access to Justice Commission Launch Web site to address need for legal services. — May 2, 2003

SAN ANTONIO'S JEFFERSON BANK RECEIVES AWARD FOR HELP IN GENERATING FUNDS FOR LEGAL AID TO POOR TEXAS — February 21, 2003

2002

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION ALLOCATES $8 MILLION FOR LEGAL AID TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF TEXAS
TEAJF announces 2003 Legal Aid grant awards. — November 13, 2002

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION PERSUADES BANKS TO WAIVE FEES ON ACCOUNTS THAT GENERATE FUNDS FOR LEGAL AID TO POOR TEXANS — November 5, 2002

TEXAS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE DEBORAH HANKINSON LAUDED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR — October 11, 2002

EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS AND VINSON & ELKINS SPONSOR LEGAL AID FELLOW
University of Texas law school graduate will be placed at Texas Rural Legal Aid. — September 11, 2002

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE TEXAS EQUAL ACCCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION
Re: U.S. 5th Circuit Court’s Refusal To Grant En Banc Rehearing of Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Arguments — June 3, 2002

NINETEEN BANKS IN TEXAS AGREE TO WAIVE SERVICE FEES ON INTEREST ON LAWYERS’ TRUST ACCOUNTS (IOLTA)
Waived fees will amount to $298,000 more per year for legal services to the poor in Texas. — April 8, 2002

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LAW SELECT AUSTINITE FOR 2002 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Austin-based Fellow will work toward gender equity in Texas classrooms. — March 18, 2002

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION ALLOCATES $11.5 MILLION FOR LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF TEXAS — February 7, 2002

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