2021 –2022 REFERRAL DIRECTORY - State Bar of Texas

1 2021 2022 REFERRALDIRECTORYL egal Services and Other Resourcesfor Low- income Box , Texas 78711-2487512-427-1855 or 800-204-2222, Ext. : by the LEGAL ACCESS DIVISION OF THE State BAR OF TEXASA ndersonAndrewsAngelinaAransasArcherArmst rongAtascosaAustinBaileyBanderaBastropBa ylorBeeBellBexarBlancoBordenBosqueBowieB razoriaBrazosBrewsterBriscoeBrooksBrownB urlesonBurnetCaldwellCalhounCallahanCame ronCampCarsonCassCastroChambersCherokeeC hildressClayCochranCokeColemanCollinColl ingsworthColoradoComalComancheConchoCook eCoryellCottleCraneCrockettCrosbyCulbers onDallamDallasDawsonDeaf SmithDeltaDentonDeWittDickensDimmitDonle yDuvalEastlandEctorEdwardsEl PasoEllisErathFallsFanninFayetteFisherFl oydFoardFort BendFranklinFreestoneFrioGainesGalveston GarzaGillespieGlasscockGoliadGonzalesGra yGraysonGreggGrimesGuadalupeHaleHallHami ltonHansfordHardemanHardinHarrisHarrison HartleyHaskellHaysHemphillHendersonHidal goHillHockleyHoodHopkinsHoustonHowardHud spethHuntHutchinsonIrionJackJacksonJaspe rJeff DavisJeffersonJim

2 HoggJim WellsJohnsonJonesKarnesKaufmanKendallKen edyKentKerrKimbleKingKinneyKlebergKnoxLa SalleLamarLambLampasasLavacaLeeLeonLiber tyLimestoneLipscombLive OakLlanoFOR STATEWIDE LEGAL RESOURCESSCROLL TO THE NEXT SECTIONFOR LOCAL RESOURCES IN YOUR REGION CLICK ON YOUR COUNTY BELOW-LovingLubbockLynnMadisonMarionMart inMasonMatagordaMaverickMcCullochMcLenna nMcMullenMedinaMenardMidlandMilamMillsMi tchellMontagueMontgomeryMooreMorrisMotle yNacogdochesNavarroNewtonNolanNuecesOchi ltreeOldhamOrangePalo PintoPanolaParkerParmerPecosPolkPotterPr esidioRainsRandallReaganRealRed RiverReevesRefugioRobertsRobertsonRockwa llRunnelsRuskSabineSan AugustineSan JacintoSan PatricioSan SabaSchleicherScurryShackelfordShelbyShe rmanSmithSomervellStarrStephensSterlingS tonewallSuttonSwisherTarrantTaylorTerrel lTerryThrockmortonTitusTom GreenTravisTrinityTylerUpshurUptonUvalde Val VerdeVan ZandtVictoriaWalkerWallerWardWashingtonW ebbWhartonWheelerWichitaWilbargerWillacy WilliamsonWilsonWinklerWiseWoodYoakumYou ngZapataZavalaTable of ContentsStatewide Resources Civil Legal, Government and Related Agency Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Civil Disaster Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault/Crime Elder Grievances Against Lawyers, Judges or Medical Non- Public Public Introduction to Legal Aid (Legal Aid Programs Map).

3 9 2020 Poverty Guidelines Resources Legal Resources Related to Civil Matters (by county)..11 Criminal Resources Legal and Other Resources Relating to Criminal Matters ..175 Capital Criminal Matters (Involving the Death Penalty)..175 Jail Prison Information for Relatives of Innocence Legal Resources for Mexican Non-Capital Criminal Matters (Misdemeanors or Felonies)..177 Legal Resources for Inmates in Public Federal Public Defender ( Texas 5th Circuit Federal Court)..179 Juvenile Public Specialty Public Statewide Legal Resources Relating to Criminal Lawyer REFERRAL Services (Full Fee and Reduced Fee)..181 Introduction To Pro Se (Self-Help) Civil Legal, Government,and Related Agency ResourcesALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT INFORMATIONS ubstance Use Services, Health & Human Services866-378-8440 (Main Office) information on programs and services for adultand youth substance use prevention and substance usedisorder treatment and intervention.

4 Substance Abusehotline: & Neglect, Texas Department Of Family And Protective Services (TDFPS)800-252-5400 (Main Office) to report abuse, neglect and exploitation ofchildren and the elderly or adults with (Children s Health Insurance Program)877-543-7669 (Main Office) Offers low cost or free health insurance coverage fromthe Children s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) orChildren s Medicaid; both programs cover office visits,prescription drugs, dental care, eye exams, glasses andmuch more. CHIP coverage is also available for unbornchildren (see CHIP Perinatal). Visit website or call 800-964-2777 for more Rights Texas800-252-9108 (Apply for Services) representation and advocacy for disability rightsissues; to apply for services call toll free Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm orapply online at: For Children In Military Families512-460-6400 (Main Office) service members, veterans and theirdependents with enhanced, personalized assistance inaddressing paternity establishment, child support andparenting time matters; (HEROES = Help EstablishingResponsive Orders Ensuring Support For Children InMilitary Families).

5 To speak with someone fromHEROES, please call 512-460-6400 or s Due Process, (Main Office) free legal support and case management foryoung Texans navigating parental consent laws onabortion and birth of Attorney General Child Support General Information Line800-252-8014 (Main Office) information 24 hours a day for child supportestablishment and enforcement services provided bythe Office of the Attorney General (OAG); assists inestablishing paternity; handles reporting for newly hiredor retired employee statutes; offers parents automatedinformation on payment and case status, dates, andmore. Call toll free: Of Consumer Relations For The DepartmentOf Family & Protective Services800-720-7777 (Main Office) case-specific complaints relating to adultprotective services in home investigations, childprotective services, child care licensing investigations,and complaints regarding the Department of Family andProtective Services Access And Visitation Hotline, Office Of TheAttorney legal information related to child custody andvisitation issues as well as paternity and child supportinformation.

6 Hotline is answered Monday through Friday1:00 pm until 5:00 pm: Foster Youth Justice Project877-313-3688 (Main Office) free legal support and guidance to current andformer foster youth and those that work with them. It is aspecial project of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. andserves the whole State of Texas . The Project alsopublishes A Guide to Aging Out of Foster Care inTexas. The Project provides free information, resourcesand presentations at events for foster youth and thosewho help them. Our interactive Foster Youth Jeopardygame covers important legal issues faced by Legal Services Center Family Helpline, CPSI nformation And Education844-888-6565 (Main Office) Family Helpline attorneys can speak with anyonewho has a question related to a Texas Child ProtectiveServices issue, regardless of the caller s relationship toa child. Helpline: 844-888-6565. Calls accepted Mondaythrough Friday from 9:00 AM 6.

7 00 RIGHTS/DISCRIMINATIONA merican Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU)713-942-8146 (Main Office) in courts, legislatures and in the community todefend and preserve the individual rights and libertiesguaranteed to every person in this country by theConstitution and laws of the United Employment Opportunity Commission202-669-4000 (Main Office) for enforcing federal laws that make itillegal to discriminate against a job applicant or anemployee because of the person s race, color, religion,sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40+),disability or genetic American Legal Defense & EducationalFund (MALDEF)210-224-5476 (Main Office) change in the areas of education,employment, immigrants rights and political accessthrough litigation, policy work, and community educationand Civil Rights Project512-474-5073 (Main Office) legal advocacy and litigation to its three legalprograms: criminal injustice reform, voting rights, andracial and economic justice.

8 For more information call512-474-5073 or visit Workforce Commission, Civil Rights512-463-2642 (Main Office) and resolves complaints of employmentand housing Helpline, Office Of Consumer CreditCommissioner800-538-1579 ext. helpline (Main Office) licenses and regulates non-bank serviceproviders across Texas , including: regulated lenders,property tax lien lenders, residential mortgage loanoriginators, motor vehicle sales finance companies,pawnshops, and pawnshop employees. The Agency sconsumer protection division investigates consumercomplaints against agency regulated Hope Credit Counseling Services, Inc(Formerly Transformance)214-276-0235 (Main Office) financial education, literacy, and workforcedevelopment programs to low to moderate of Attorney General Consumer Protection Division512-463-2185 (Main Office) and enforces State and federal civilconsumer protection laws on behalf of the State ofTexas.

9 Accepts consumer complaints regardingdeceptive trade practices but cannot representindividual & Neglect, Texas Department Of Family AndProtective Services (TDFPS)800-252-5400 (Main Office) to report abuse, neglect and exploitation ofchildren and the elderly or adults with Agencies On Aging, Health And HumanServices Commission800-252-9240 (Main Office) services through the local Area Agency onAging (AAA) which offers: finding and accessingcommunity resources, understanding Medicare andother federal benefits, providing to support tocaregivers, and more. Call 800-252-9240 to beconnected or visit the website for more Rights Texas800-252-9108 (Apply For Services) representation and advocacy for disability rightsissues; to apply for services call toll free Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm orapply online at: (Help Eliminate Legal Problems For SeniorsAnd Disabled)855-435-7787 (Main Office) representation for lower- income seniors anddisabled persons, as their attorney under the FederalFair Debt Collections Practices Act, to stop unwantedcollector contact by phone or mail.

10 Also provideseducation to seniors and disabled persons on how tomaintain financial Texas800-735-2988 (Main Office) telephone accessibility service betweenindividuals who can hear and those who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind or speech-disabled. The relayservice is available 24/7: 7-1-1 or RESOURCESN ational Disaster Legal Aid Website 800-733-8394 (Main Office) is a national resource center fordisaster survivors and advocates serving them. Itprovides accurate and timely information on activedisasters and disaster related legal issues. As a nationalgathering place for disaster resources, the websitebuilds connections between disaster legal aidcommunity advocates working to meet legal needsacross Disaster Legal Help800-733-8394 (Main Office)24-hour Online Help Texas Disaster Legal Help (TDLH) is a collaboration oflegal aid providers aimed at improving access to justicefor disaster survivors.