• (512) 374-2700


• Fax Number: (512) 447-3940


• Website

• texascbar@trla.org


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Description

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, and represents migrant and seasonal farm workers throughout the state of Texas and six southern states:

1. Kentucky,
2. Tennessee,
3. Alabama,
4. Mississippi,
5. Louisiana and Arkansas.

In addition, TRLA operates public defender programs in several Southwest Texas counties, representing the poor who are accused of felonies, misdemeanors and juvenile crimes.

TRLA is the third largest legal services provider in the nation and the largest in the state of Texas.

Qualifying for Free Legal AidTo 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.

The guidelines are complicated, but trained intake workers will be the first step of the process. 

Applicants will be asked various questions regarding income, assets, and citizenship/immigration status in order to see whether they are eligible.

Legal Services Provides

TRLA provides legal services for cases that range from routine family law counseling to complex litigation in state and federal courts, from the local Justice of the Peace to the United States Supreme Court.

There are three dozen different practice areas in which TRLA attorneys specialize.

The TRLA practice areas are categorized into groups.

1. Economic & social justice   
2. colonias & real estate   
3. consumer   
4. disaster assistance   
5. economic advocacy   
6. elder law   
7. environmental justice   
8. federal tax law   
9. guardianships   
10. mental health law   
11. micro-enterprises & economic development   
12. native american   
13. torts & civil litigation   
14. wills & estatesdomestic violence & family law   
15. bi-national project on family violence   
16. domestic violence & familyhousing   
17. el paso targets real estate scams   
18. federally subsidized housing   
19. home foreclosures   
20. homeowners threaten suit against san antonio developer   
21. housing discrimination   
22. manufactured homes   
23. private landlord tenant   
24. rights of individuals with disabilities   
25. tax foreclosure real propertyindividual rights   
26. civil rights   
27. criminal justice   
28. disability rights   
29. education   
30. foster youth   
31. human trafficking   
32. immigration   
33. juvenile justice   
34. lgbtq team   
35. special educationlabor   
36. employment   
37. farm worker   
38. jury rules with del rio daycare whistleblower   
39. small farmer programpublic benefits   
40. homeless   
41. state & public benefitsprivate attorney involvement   
42. community justice programs   
43. legal clinics   
44. pro se divorce clinics   
45. rio grande valley community justice program   
46. san antonio bar association community justice program   
47. social justice night courtvictim's rights   
48. sexual assault legal assistance network