In the News
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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-Telegram, Houston 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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