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News Release
November 4-11 is Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week
Free legal aid available across the state for Texas veterans
AUSTIN -- Texas
veterans are invited to participate in Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week
(TVLAW), a statewide effort in honor of Veterans Day coordinated by the
Texas Access to Justice Foundation and legal aid programs across the state.
During the week of Nov. 4-11, legal aid programs, local bar associations,
law schools and pro bono private lawyers will provide civil legal services
for qualified Texas veterans in various locations throughout the state.
The Texas Access to Justice Foundation provided grant funding this year to
13 nonprofit organizations that provide civil legal services to veterans.
Last year, legal aid organizations provided legal services to more than
6,300 Texas veterans.
A list of in-person and virtual clinics and events throughout the state can
be found here. Assistance and referrals are also provided through a
statewide hotline for veterans at Texas Legal Services Center,
1-800-622-2520, option 2 or online at
https://texaslawhelp.org/tvlaw through the
live chat feature.
Outside of Texas Veterans Legal Aid Week, veterans can receive legal aid
assistance year-round at legal aid clinics, both in-person and virtual,
across the state.
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About the Texas
Access to Justice Foundation
The Texas Access to Justice Foundation (www.tajf.org),
created by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1984, is the primary state-based
funding source for the provision of civil legal aid in Texas. The
organization is committed to the vision that all Texans will have equal
access to justice, regardless of their income. The Foundation administers a
variety of funding sources, which are earmarked to assist nonprofit
organizations in providing legal aid to more than 100,000 Texas families
each year
For more information:
Kimberly Schmitt
512-320-0099, ext. 104
kschmitt@teajf.org
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