Additional places to find legal help and information:

Free legal information resources for Texans:

TexasLawHelp.org:
This website provides free, reliable legal information to Texans. Find answers to your civil legal questions, a directory of legal aid organizations, and receive information or advice from a legal professional.

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Anyone can receive help find answers on the site. Free legal advice is available to income-eligible visitors.

Monday – Thursday, 10AM – 2PM

Self-Help Texas State Law Library:

Find legal help and research your legal issue.
https://www.sll.texas.gov/self-help

Referral Directory from the State Bar of Texas:

Find statewide legal services, per-county organizations and statewide self-help resources.

https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/LawyersGivingBack/LegalAccessDivision/ReferralDirectory.htm

Local programs in Texas:

Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program
https://dallasvolunteerattorneyprogram.org/#:~:text=The%20Dallas%20Volunteer%20Attorney%20Program%20recruits%2C%20trains%2C%20and,help%20to%20low-income%20people%20in%20Dallas%20County%2C%20Texas.

Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
https://www.vlsoct.org/get-help/

Civil legal aid programs in Texas:

Texas Family Help Link
Texas Family Help Link connects children and their caregivers with local legal aid and self-help resources—in one simple application.
https://texaslawhelp.org/family-help-link

Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC) helps income-eligible Texans access healthcare, safety, stability, housing, government benefits, and employment. All TLSC services are free and serves Texans statewide.

Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT) provides free civil legal services to low-income residents throughout North and West Texas including: Abilene, Amarillo, Brownwood, Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Lubbock, McKinney, Midland, Odessa, Plainview, San Angelo, Waxahachie, Weatherford, and Wichita Falls.

Lonestar Legal Aid (LSLA) provides free civil legal services to low income residents in counties scattered throughout east, west and southwest Texas, as well as a small portion of Arkansas including: Belton, Beaumont, Bryan, Clute, Conroe, Galveston, Houston, Longview, Nacogdoches, Paris, Texarkana, Tyler, and Waco

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) is a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to low-income residents in sixty-eight counties of Southwest Texas including: Alpine, Austin, Brownsville, Corpus Christie, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Edinburg, El Paso, Harlingen, Laredo, Mercedes, San Antonio, Sinton, Uvalde, Victoria, and Weslaco. TRLA also represents migrant and seasonal farm workers throughout the state of Texas and six southern states: Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.

Legal Aid for Survivors of Sexual Assault
Receive free and confidential legal services for survivors of sexual assault living in Texas. This project is a collaborative effort of several legal service organizations in Texas.
www.lassatexas.org or call 844-303-SAFE (7233), Option 1

Need to hire an attorney?

Find a local one through the State Bar of Texas Lawyer Referral & Information Service (LRIS)

Learn how to work with private attorneys: https://texaslawhelp.org/working-with-private-attorneys

Affordable Legal Insurance for Texans

Texas Legal is a statewide, nonprofit legal benefit plan that was founded by the State Bar of Texas and the Texas State Legislature in 1972 as an effort to better meet the legal needs of Texans. In this program, Texans may retain services from a licensed and participating attorney at a reduced cost. 

Active-Duty Military/Veterans Legal Assistance

Texas Legal Services Center’s Veterans Legal Assistance Program
This program helps veterans and their families in most civil legal matters, including military discharge upgrades and accessing VA benefits.
https://www.tlsc.org/veterans

Resources for Veterans Seeking Help
from Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans
https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutUs/StateBarPresident/TexasLawyersforTexasVeterans/ResourcesForVeteransSeekingHelp.pdf

ABA Home Front
ABA Home Front provides legal information, resources, and a directory of legal programs for veterans, service members, and military families. Programs listed include military legal assistance offices, legal aid and pro bono organizations, lawyer referral and information services, and military-specific programs where available.
www.abahomefront.org

ABA Military Pro Bono Project
The ABA Military Pro Bono Project accepts case referrals from military attorneys on behalf of junior-enlisted, active-duty military personnel facing civil legal issues, and it works to place these cases with pro bono attorneys.
www.militaryprobono.org