The Texas Access to Justice Foundation is the leading funder of legal aid in Texas. We are committed to the vision that all Texans, regardless of income, will have equal access to the civil justice system. With TAJF funding, legal aid organizations provide assistance in civil matters to more than 100,000 low-income Texans each year.

 

Thank you to all our supporters of the May 27 Anniversary Gala.

For a slide show from the event, click here.

IOLTA Funding in Crisis:  Preserving Legal Aid in Texas
The primary funding for the Texas Access to Justice Foundation is interest on lawyers'  trust accounts (IOLTA).  With recent interest rate cuts, the Texas IOLTA program faces a severe, impending crisis in the funding it provides to 40 nonprofit civil legal aid programs throughout the state.  To learn more about the crisis and how you can help, click here.

Watch the Press Conference, Feb. 18, 2009: 
Texas Legal Aid Funding Crisis 
 
Click here


Recent News

June 16, 2009

Commission and Foundation Launch Statewide Cy Pres—Impact on Justice Campaign to Raise Funds for Legal Aid Services

June 3, 2009

"Legislature finds funding to bolster legal aid" Fort Worth Star-Telegram

May 28, 2009

"TAJF's 25th Anniversary Gala" Texas Bar Blog

May 28, 2009

Commission & Foundation Recognize Contributors at 25th Anniversary Gala

May 8, 2009

"Legal Aid Safety Net Unraveling" San Antonio Business Journal

April 26-May 2, 2009

Texas events for National Crime Victims Week

April 14, 2009

"Brother, Can You Spare a Lawyer" Southeast Texas Record

April 9, 2009

"Don't let the safety net unravel" Austin American-Statesman

April 8, 2009

"All It Takes Is One (at a Time)" San Antonio Lawyer Encourages All Texas Lawyers to Contribute

April 4, 2009

"Texas' legal aid system is at risk of collapsing" Corpus Christi Caller-Times

April 3, 2009

"Trouble in Triage" Texas Observer

April 2, 2009

"Legal aid for poor comes under threat" by Justice Harriet O'Neill, Houston Chronicle

April 1, 2009

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

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