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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.
Tarrant
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (Fort Worth office)
600 East Weatherford StreetFort Worth, TX 76102
Phone: (800) 955-3959
Phone 2: (817) 336-3943
Fax: (817) 877-0804
URL: https://legalaidtx.org/
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT) offers free civil legal assistance to low-income Texans. They serve 115 counties in Texas with 15 offices; the Fort Worth office serves Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant, Erath, Hoco and Johnson 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.
Tarrant County Bar Association LegalLine
Fort Worth, TX 76102Phone: (817) 335-1239
Fax: (817) 335-9238
URL: https://www.tarrantbar.org/?pg=LegalLine
The Tarrant County Bar Association LegalLine is a telephone hotline, where attorneys will answer legal questions for individuals for free. LegalLine is open on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Taylor
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (Abilene office)
500 Chestnut, Suite 901Abilene, TX 79602
Phone: (325) 677-8591
Phone 2: (800) 933-8591
Fax: (325) 676-9229
URL: https://legalaidtx.org/
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT) offers free civil legal assistance to low-income Texans. They serve 115 counties in Texas with 15 offices; the Abilene office serves Stonewall, Nolan, Taylor, Mitchell, Scurry, Fischer, Jones, Haskell, Throck-Morton, Shackel-Ford, Stephens, Eastland and Callahan 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.
Tom Green
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (San Angelo office)
17 South Chadbourne, Suite 403San Angelo, TX 76903
Phone: (844) 252-7999
Phone 2: (325) 653-6982
Fax: (915) 655-9012
URL: https://legalaidtx.org/
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT) offers free civil legal assistance to low-income Texans. They serve 115 counties in Texas with 15 offices; the San Angelo office serves Stering, Coke, Runnels, Irion, Tom Green, Schleicher, Menard and Concho 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.
Travis
Asian Family Support Services of Austin
P.O. Box 16254Austin, TX 78761
Hotline: (877) 281-8371 or (512) 651-3743
Phone: (512) 358-6318
Fax: (512) 777-4539
URL: https://www.afssaustin.org/
Email: saheli@saheli-austin.org
Asian Family Support Services of Austin, or AFSSA (formerly SAHELI), provides assistance to Asian and other immigrant families dealing with domestic violence, sexual assault and trafficking. AFSSA’s specific programs include: The Survivor Assistance Program, which provides crisis intervention services, advocacy for legal and immigration matters, individual and group counseling and hotline services, hospital accompaniment, help applying for protective orders and making police reports, therapeutic counseling and basic needs such as safety planning, food and shelter. The Economic Empowerment Program, which helps survivors find employment and access education to gain independence and become self-sufficient. The Legal Services Program, which helps increase access to legal services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and trafficking and providing direct representation in civil courts and administrative tribunals. Asian Family Support Services serves Travis, Williamson, Hays and Bastrop Counties.
Catholic Charities of Central Texas: Immigration Legal Services (Austin Office)
1625 Rutherford LaneAustin, TX 78754
Phone: (512) 651-6100
Phone 2: (512) 651-6125 (Consultation Scheduling)
Fax: (512) 651-6101
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.
Family Violence Protection Team
Police Department: 715 East Eighth StreetFire Department: 4201 Ed Bluestein Boulevard
Austin, TX 78721
Phone: (512) 974-8535
URL: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/family-violence-protection
Email: family.violence@austintexas.gov
The Family Violence Protection Team (FVPT) is a collaborative, community response to family violence that provides multiple services at one location. They improve access to law enforcement, counseling, crisis management and legal services for survivors of family violence and their children. The Family Violence Protection Team serves Travis County.
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (Austin office)
4920 North I-35Austin, TX 78751
Phone: (800) 369-9270
Phone 2: (512) 374-2700
Fax: (512) 447-3940
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 Austin office serves Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Llano, Mason, Travis and Williamson 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.
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
8001 Centre Park Drive, Suite 120Austin, TX 78754
Phone: (512) 476-5550
URL: https://www.vlsoct.org/
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (VLS) is an organization that provides civil legal services to low-income people through attorney volunteers in Travis County. Their attorneys help people with cases such as helping victims of abuse end violent relationships, connecting persons with disabilities with medical and financial benefits, and keeping people out of homelessness by defending against wrongful evictions and foreclosures.
