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July 26, 2010
Representative Pete P. Gallego is awarded the Texas Access to Justice Legislative Hero Award - Van Horn Advocate

July 26, 2010
Gallego honored with award - The Fort Stockton Pioneer

July 23, 2010
Keul Appointed To Be Commissioner on Texas Access to Justice Commission - TylerPaper.com/Tyler Morning Telegraph

July 22, 2010
Texas Representative Receives First Texas Access to Justice Legislative Hero Award - TexasBarBlog

July 22, 2010
Legal foundation honors Gallego with Legislative Hero Award - The Big Bend Sentinel

July 16, 2010
Gallego to be named Legislative Hero Saturday - Del Rio News-Herald

June 20, 2010
Do-It-Yourself Legal Work On The Rise Tyler Morning-Telegraph

June 16, 2010
Dallas' Dick Sayles Mentors Attorneys at Statewide Conference dBusinessNews

May 19, 2010
Ouisa D. Davis: Veterans, families can access legal services El Paso Times

May 19, 2010
Programs providing legal services to the poor escape budget cuts - Texas Lawyer TexParte Blog

May 7, 2010
Gala raises funding for veterans' legal services - Texas Lawyer - TexParte Blog

April 13, 2010
"Going it Alone" an article on self-represented litigants TexasTribune.org

April 8, 2010
Blog - Dallas event addresses civil-court legal aid for people who cannot afford to hire a lawyer Dallas Morning News

April 8, 2010
Texas Access to Justice Commission to hold Gala for Veterans TexasBar Blog

April 7, 2010
Wilson and Kern participate in statewide symposium   The Fort Bend/Southwest Star

April 5, 2010
Rowlett attorney honored by the Texas Access to Justice Commission Star Local News

April 1, 2010
An op-ed piece by Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson and Commission Chair Harry M. Reasoner about helping self-represented litigants. Published in the Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-TelegramHouston Chronicle

 

February 15, 2010
"Funds on the Chopping Block" Texas Lawyer

January 12, 2010
"Evening with the Chief" - a fundraising event and more TexParte Blog

January 2010
Speaker Straus Receives Star of Justice award Texas Bar Journal

December 7, 2009
"Need is up, funding plummets for legal aid" Washington Post

November 25, 2009
Granger’s Brosch honored for commitment to legal services – Taylor Daily Press 

November 16, 2009
St. Mary’s earns 2009 Law School Service Award – San Antonio Business Journal

November 2, 2009
Law in the Public Interest University of Texas School of Law Feature Story

September 2009
Harry M. Reasoner - Lifetime Achiever American Lawyer Media

October 28, 2009
"Celebrating Pro Bono" by Roland K. Johnson Focus Daily News, Desoto, Texas

October 27, 2009
"Calling more lawyers for pro bono work" by Roland Johnson River Cities Daily Tribune,  Marble Falls, Texas

October 23, 2009
Wentworth lauded for helping the poor – San Antonio Express-News

October 21, 2009
Legal aid interns get experience, insight Fort Worth Star Telegram

May 29, 2009
Event Raises $300,000 for Texas Access to Justice Austin Business Journal

April 9, 2009
"O'Neill: Don't let the legal aid safety net unravel" Austin American Statesman

April 5, 2009
Local Lawyer Gets 'Pro Bono Champion' Nod Midland Reporter-Telegram

April 4, 2009
"Texas' legal aid system is at risk of collapsing" by Justice Harriet O'Neill - Corpus Christi Caller-Times

April 1, 2009
"Texas must save legal aid program" by Justice Harriet O'Neill Amarillo Globe News

March 27, 2009
"Legal aid funding vital to at-risk Texans" by Justice Harriet O'Neill San Antonio Express-News

March 19, 2009
Courthouse access crucial to the poor San Antonio Express-News

March 10, 2009
Funding crisis cuts legal aid in Texas El Paso, Inc.

February 18, 2009
Review the latest media coverage concerning the Access to Justice press conference

January 2, 2009
Op-ed by Justice Harriet O'Neill, Legal aid is crucial to a fair system San Antonio Express News

 
   
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