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Texas Legal Services Center's Assertion of Rights Work Gives a Voice to Victims
Advocates stand up for victims' rights
"...In 2017, the Texas Legal Services Center, a statewide nonprofit that fills in justice..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Common Law: Different Options for Legal Help
"...recover just to hire the lawyer. I tried free legal aid, and they said my income is too high..."

March 4, 2011 Column by Luke Ellis

Hurricane Evacuees Take a Legal Blow
Emergency housing class-action suit against FEMA dismissed
"...were seeking, and dismissed most remaining causes of action," said Craig Castellanet, an attorney with the Oakland, Calif.-based Public..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Hurricane Katrina Legal Roundup
A by-no-means-exhaustive recap of recent Katrina-related legal activity
"...keep coming. Here's a by-no-means-exhaustive recap of recent Katrina-related legal activity:..."

Aug. 24, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Austin, Texas Cities Promise Legal Fight Against SB 4
City Council to vote on SB 4 lawsuit resolution Thursday
"...set to go into effect Sept. 1, however, a legal challenge from a number of eager cities and immigrant-rights..."

May 16, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Paxton Amps Up Anti-LGBT Legal Fight
Texas AG leads 13-state coalition to block the Obama administration's transgender-inclusive directive to schools
"...to mention wasting millions in taxpayer dollars on ideological legal battles. If Texas doesn't follow the feds' guidelines, they..."

July 15, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

"Every Human Being Is Legal"
St. Andrew's offers sanctuary to immigrant mother and child
"...offer sanctuary. "For us, it was a wonderful gift," said St. Andrew's Pastor Jim Rigby. He explained that it..."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Two Promising Challenges to SB 8 Forge On, as More Abortion Funds Face Legal Threats
Abortion advocates say the fight is a social one and long from over
"...by Whole Woman's Health and other plaintiffs, two newer legal challenges could still thwart people who try to use..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Hightower Report: Hallelujah, Trump Rushes to Aid the Needy!
America's president, free to help the bankers
"...FDR-style jobs program, Trump & Com­pany are rushing to aid the richest Amer­icans at the expense of the working..."

April 21, 2017 News Column by Jim Hightower

The “Aid and Abet” Abortion Era Begins
Texas' "trigger law" banning abortion takes effect
"...allowed vigilante civil lawsuits against anyone who provides or aids an abortion after six weeks' gestation. The Supreme Court's..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Hughes Drinks the Conservative Kool-Aid
Speaker hopeful threatens lege process in far right pandering
"...And all it did was run up the state's legal bills...."

June 6, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Farm Aid
Community supported agriculture: the proof is in the produce, and Central Texas consumers are noticing
"...is a bit like being called to the ministry," said Gary as he stooped to pluck an oriental cucumber..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

The Common Law
Free Legal Aid – Do I Qualify?
"...How do I know if Iqualify to receive free legal help?..."

March 21, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis

God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
Evangelical film franchise rolls into volume three.
"...reverend and agnostic brother (Corbett) who comes to his legal aid, the leads nail the way that grownup siblings..."

April 6, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Common Law
Alternative Options for Legal Help
"...I have a problem and want to know my legal rights. I tried free legal aid and they said..."

March 28, 2008 Column by Luke Ellis

The Common Law
Options for cost-effective legal help in central texas?
"...I have a real-estate related legal issue that I think is fairly straightforward. I’ve visited..."

June 7, 2024 Column by Luke Ellis

Bob Ray's Litigious Mofo Party Plan
Bob Ray's commercial for attorney Adam Reposa
"...If you're a lawyer, a legal aid, the State Bar of Texas, or Chad Holt,..."

May 28, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Common Law
Volunteer Legal Services – Free Weekly Legal Clinic
"...Volunteer Legal Services – Free Weekly Legal Clinic..."

March 6, 2009 Column by Luke Ellis

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...Phillips. "He has demonstrated great scholarship and a keen legal mind time and again," Perry said. "I believe no..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

America the Brutal
Missed Information
"...came to Webb Middle School seeking answers from the Legal Aid volunteers, but not about her welfare status. Jung's..."

June 27, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Moving on Up
River Woods residents forced out of affordable apartments which are being demolished for a new luxury complex
"...In mid-September, Legal Aid of Central Texas filed a lawsuit against Trammel..."

Oct. 1, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Postmarks
Welfare Coverage Excellent
"...from welfare reform. More than 38,000 elderly and disabled legal resident immigrants in Texas stand to lose their Supplemental..."

July 4, 1997 Column

FEMA's Flood Tide
One stroke forward, two strokes back – hurricane victims tread rising bureaucratic waters
"...assistance, since that is the next step in disaster aid after the indirect public assistance level, which you are..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived
The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism
"...is a challenge we can meet and exceed," he said. "And I urge you to take this loss, and..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Faster Than Sound: Music Industry Workers Face Uncertainty Around Unemployment Benefits
Independent contractors advised: “When in doubt, go ahead and register”
"...the country. Melissa Jacobs, an attorney at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, says many of them are misclassified as independent..."

March 27, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

After the Flood
It's going to take time and hard work to rebuild what the Memorial Day flood destroyed
"...disaster in three counties. FEMA descended to offer tangible aid to people who had previously been paralyzed by the..."

June 26, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Naked City
Beyond City Limits
"...under intense scrutiny since the operation went down. He said he made drug buys from the Tulia residents over..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

This Ain't No KOA
Don't Let the Tent Flap Hit You on Your Way Out...
"...the party line about how the new law will aid police in cracking down on the homeless population. But..."

Feb. 16, 1996 News Feature by Audrey Duff

How Much Reform Is Enough in the Travis County District Attorney Race?
Incumbent D.A. Margaret Moore faces challengers from the left
"...She said simply, "I don't know." Enter The Two Challengers..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Everything You Need to Know if ICE Knocks on Your Door
Know your rights
"...If you are a migrant in need of legal aid, contact these local aid groups:..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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