Legal Assistance

Updated:

September 13, 2016

Included in this list are organizations that provide free or low-cost legal services to victims and survivors of abuse, as well as to others who qualify. Even if the organization does not have a lawyer available to represent you in court, you may want to ask if there is a lawyer with whom you can consult to obtain advice. We list the organizations by the county where the office is located, but many offices serve multiple counties. We indicate the “counties served” whenever possible. You can click “View All” to look through the complete list of organizations.

Please note: WomensLaw does not have a relationship with or promote the organizations listed on these pages. Because we include thousands of resources, we cannot review them regularly or vouch for the information or services they provide. We share these resources to help all victims and survivors of abuse find essential direct services and support their needs and safety concerns.

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Bell

Lone Star Legal Aid (Belton office)

512 South Main Street
Belton, TX 76513
Hotline: (888) 674-4529
Phone: (254) 939-5773
Fax: (254) 939-3767
URL: https://www.lonestarlegal.org/

Lone Star Legal Aid provides legal services, including representation, to low income residents of 72 counties in Texas from 12 offices. The Belton office serves Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas and Milam counties. They provide services for a variety of legal issues including issues regarding domestic violence and family law. Lone Star Legal Aid will provide assistance to those with limited English skills.

Bexar

RAICES

1305 North Flores Street
San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: (210) 222-0964 (San Antonio Flores) or (210) 226-772 (San Antonio North)
Phone 2: (361) 693-5838 (Corpus) or (512) 994-2199 (Austin) or (817) 717-9377 (Dallas/Ft. Worth)
URL: https://www.raicestexas.org/

RAICES provides free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees in Central and South Texas. Legal services include a residency and citizenship program, children's program, assistance to asylum and adult crime victims, and an emergency refugee shelter.

San Antonio Law Help (SALawHelp)

San Antonio, TX
URL: https://www.salawhelp.org/

SALawHelp offers attorney referrals, legal aid contacts, and links to self-help information for the San Antonio community. Their website includes a resource guide of local agencies offering free and reduced-fee services based on demographic and income qualifications.

St. Mary's University School of Law - Center for Legal and Social Justice

2507 Northwest 36th Street
San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone: (210) 431-2596
URL: https://law.stmarytx.edu/academics/special-programs/center-legal-social-justice/

St. Mary’s University School of Law provides a Civil Justice Clinic where law students provide legal assistance regarding civil cases. They take a range of types of cases. For intake call: (210) 431-2596.

St. Mary's University School of Law Immigration & Human Rights Clinic

One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone: (210) 431-2596
Phone 2: (800) 267-4848
Fax: (210) 431-5700

The Immigration & Human Rights Clinic represents individuals in removal proceedings in San Antonio and the surrounding detention centers as well as individuals in VAWA, U visas, T visas, and other applications before USCIS.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (San Antonio office)

1111 North Main Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: (800) 369-0356
Phone 2: (210) 212-3700
Fax: (210) 212-3774
URL: https://www.trla.org/

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) provides free legal services to low-income residents in sixty-eight counties of Southwest Texas. The San Antonio office serves Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Crockett, Edwards, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Medina, Real, Sutton and Wilson counties. The majority of TRLA clients are low-income women and children who are victims of domestic violence and who need assistance in escaping violence and remaining violence-free. To qualify for free legal services from TRLA, an applicant must meet the income, asset, and immigration requirements established by the United States Congress, the Texas Legislature, and other funding sources. TRLA will always attempt to find a funding source that will permit representation for persons who are unable to afford the services of a private attorney. They provide services in English and Spanish.

Bowie

Lone Star Legal Aid (Texarkana office)

1425 College Drive, Suite 100
Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (800) 568-3857
Phone 2: (903) 793-7661
Fax: (903) 792-2150
URL: https://www.lonestarlegal.org/

Lone Star Legal Aid provides legal services, including representation, to low income residents of 72 counties in Texas from 12 offices. The Texarkana office serves Bowie and Cass counties. They provide services for a variety of legal issues including issues regarding domestic violence and family law. Lone Star Legal Aid will provide assistance to those with limited English skills.

Brazoria

Lone Star Legal Aid (Angleton office)

126 North Velasco
Angleton, TX 77515
Phone: (979) 849-6464
Phone 2: (800) 244-5492
URL: https://www.lonestarlegal.org/

Lone Star Legal Aid provides legal services, including representation, to low income residents of 72 counties in Texas from 12 offices. The Angleton office serves Brazoria, Colorado, Matagorda and Wharton counties. They provide services for a variety of legal issues including issues regarding domestic violence and family law. Lone Star Legal Aid will provide assistance to those with limited English skills.

Brazos

Catholic Charities of Central Texas: Immigration Legal Services (Brazos Valley Office)

1410 Cavitt Avenue
Bryan, TX 77801
Phone: (979) 822-9340
Fax: (979) 822-6754
URL: https://ccctx.org/immigration-legal-services/

Catholic Charities of Central Texas provides low-cost legal representation in immigration matters. Representation includes, but is not limited to family based immigration, permanent resident card replacement or renewal, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), visas for victims of crime and human trafficking, naturalization, and asylum. Clients must be at or below the 200% federal poverty guidelines to access services.

Lone Star Legal Aid (Bryan office)

1714 East 29th Street
Bryan, TX 77802
Phone: (979) 775-5050
Phone 2: (800) 570-4773
Fax: (979) 775-5053
URL: https://www.lonestarlegal.org/

Lone Star Legal Aid provides legal services, including representation, to low income residents of 72 counties in Texas from 12 offices. The Bryan office serves Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Fayette, Grimes, Lee, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington counties. They provide services for a variety of legal issues including issues regarding domestic violence and family law. Lone Star Legal Aid will provide assistance to those with limited English skills.

Brewster

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (Alpine office)

114 North 6th
Alpine, TX 79830
Phone: (888) 988-9996
Phone 2: (432) 837-1199
Fax: (432) 837-9946
URL: https://www.trla.org/

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) provides free legal services to low-income residents in sixty-eight counties of Southwest Texas. The Alpine office serves Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio and Reeves counties. The majority of TRLA clients are low-income women and children who are victims of domestic violence and who need assistance in escaping violence and remaining violence-free. To qualify for free legal services from TRLA, an applicant must meet the income, asset, and immigration requirements established by the United States Congress, the Texas Legislature, and other funding sources. TRLA will always attempt to find a funding source that will permit representation for persons who are unable to afford the services of a private attorney. Services are provided in English and Spanish.

Brown

Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (Brownwood Office)

300 North Fisk Avenue
Brownwood, TX 76801
Phone: (325) 646-8659
Fax: (325) 646-6070
URL: https://legalaidtx.org/

Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT) offers free civil legal assistance to low-income Texans. The Brownwood office serves Mills, Coleman, Brown, Comanche, San Saba and McCullough counties. They are able to represent clients in any type of civil matter. Their practice focuses on support for families, preserving the home, maintaining, economic stability, safety, stability, and health, individuals with special needs and problems affecting groups of individuals. Specifically they take cases with domestic violence such as, adoption, child abuse and neglect, child custody, divorces involving family violence, enforcement of access and visitation, modification of visitation/custody, parental rights termination, paternity, termination and adoption when abuse is alleged and visitation enforcement.

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