Media Release Archive

Supreme Court of Texas and Texas Access to Justice Commission Announce Free Vietnamese Protective Order Kit — December 2 , 2005 Microsoft Word Document

Amegy Bank Donates $2,500 to Katrinal Legal Aid Fund — November 8, 2005 Microsoft Word Document

ExxonMobil Donates $50,000 to Texas Access to Justice Foundation's Katrina Legal Aid Fund — October 19, 2005 Microsoft Word Document

National Study Reveals Fifty Percent of Poor Americans Do Not Have Access to Legal Aid— October 19, 2005 Microsoft Word Document

TEAJF Authorizes $1 Million in Emergency Funding Due to Hurricane Katrina — September 15, 2005 Microsoft Word Document

TEAJF Announces Temporary Financial Relief for Legal Aid — August 30, 2005 Microsoft Word Document

Legal Aid Providers Receive News of Increased Funding at Statewide Meeting — July 18, 2005 Microsoft Word Document

Texas Legislature Responds to Need for Increased Legal Aid Funding— June 29, 2005 Microsoft Word Document

Self-help Protective Order Kit Now Available for Victims of Domestic Violence— April 12, 2005 Microsoft Word Document

TEAJF Grantees Designated to Certify Victims of Domestic Violence — April 1, 2005 Microsoft Word Document

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW AND BAYLOR UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW ANNOUNCE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FUTURE LEGAL AID LAWYERS — October 5, 2004 Microsoft Word Document

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN TESTIFIES AT SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS HEARING ON LEGAL AID — September 9, 2004 Microsoft Word Document

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BETTY BALLI TORRES RECEIVES PUBLIC INTEREST AWARD — May 6, 2004 Microsoft Word Document

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION PRESIDENT HONORED AT TEXAS RECEPTION — February 13, 2004 Microsoft Word Document

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION GRANTS $880,000 IN LAWYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CIVIL LEGAL AID — February 4, 2004 Microsoft Word Document

FUNDS FROM OUT-OF-STATE LAWYERS FEES EXCEED EXPECTATIONS — January 23, 2004 Microsoft Word Document

5TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DISMISSES CASE AGAINST TEXAS IOLTA PROGRAM — November 7, 2003 Microsoft Word Document

TEXAS FIRST LADY ANITA PERRY PENS OP-ED FOR LEGAL AID — November 6, 2003 Microsoft Word Document

ANITA PERRY OP-ED: LEGAL AID FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE — November 4, 2003 Microsoft Word Document

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION AND TEXAS ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION URGE TEXANS TO SUPPORT LEGAL AID — October 24, 2003 Microsoft Word Document

TEAJF AWARDS $10.8 MILLION TO PROVIDERS OF LEGAL AID FOR THE POOR — October 16, 2003 Microsoft Word Document

TEAJF HONORS IOLTA LITIGATION TEAM — October 3, 2003 Microsoft Word Document

NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE Texas Access to Justice Foundation BOARD OF DIRECTORS — September 19, 2003 Microsoft Word Document

W. FRANK NEWTON TO CONCLUDE SERVICE ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE BOARD — July 16, 2003 Microsoft Word Document

POOR TEXANS HAVE NEW LEGAL TOOL IN TEXASLAWHELP.ORG
Texas Access to Justice Foundation and Texas Access to Justice Commission Launch Web site to address need for legal services. — May 2, 2003 Microsoft Word Document

SAN ANTONIO'S JEFFERSON BANK RECEIVES AWARD FOR HELP IN GENERATING FUNDS FOR LEGAL AID TO POOR TEXAS — February 21, 2003 Microsoft Word Document

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION ALLOCATES $8 MILLION FOR LEGAL AID TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF TEXAS
TEAJF announces 2003 Legal Aid grant awards. — November 13, 2002 Microsoft Word Document

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION PERSUADES BANKS TO WAIVE FEES ON ACCOUNTS THAT GENERATE FUNDS FOR LEGAL AID TO POOR TEXANS — November 5, 2002 Microsoft Word Document

TEXAS SUPREME COURT JUSTICE DEBORAH HANKINSON LAUDED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR — October 11, 2002 Microsoft Word Document

EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS AND VINSON & ELKINS SPONSOR LEGAL AID FELLOW
University of Texas law school graduate will be placed at Texas Rural Legal Aid. — September 11, 2002 Microsoft Word Document

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE TEXAS EQUAL ACCCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION
Re: U.S. 5th Circuit Court’s Refusal To Grant En Banc Rehearing of Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Arguments — June 3, 2002 Microsoft Word Document

NINETEEN BANKS IN TEXAS AGREE TO WAIVE SERVICE FEES ON INTEREST ON LAWYERS’ TRUST ACCOUNTS (IOLTA)
Waived fees will amount to $298,000 more per year for legal services to the poor in Texas. — April 8, 2002 Microsoft Word Document

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LAW SELECT AUSTINITE FOR 2002 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Austin-based Fellow will work toward gender equity in Texas classrooms. — March 18, 2002 Microsoft Word Document

TEXAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION ALLOCATES $11.5 MILLION FOR LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF TEXAS — February 7, 2002 Microsoft Word Document

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