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News
Dec. 18, 2009
"Indigent litigants get help from legal aid grant"
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Dec. 15, 2009
TAJF Awards New Grants for Pilot Projects Impacting the Texas Legal Delivery System Dec. 11, 2009
Speaker Straus Honored with Star of Justice Award for Access to Justice Efforts
Dec. 7, 2009
"Need is up, funding plummets for legal aid" Washington
Post Nov. 13, 2009
News about
the FDIC's extended Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) program
Nov. 9, 2009
Waco Banks Recognized for Supporting Legal Services to the Poor
October 23, 2009
Wentworth Lauded for Helping the Poor San
Antonio Express-News
Oct. 22, 2009
"Legal aid interns get experience, insight" Fort Worth Star-Telegram
October 14, 2009
El
Paso lawyer recognized for legal aid contributions
El Paso Times
August 17, 2009
Best Interest: Banks, Legislature and Texas Supreme
Court Ease Legal Services Funding Crisis
Texas Lawyer
June 3, 2009
Legislature finds funding to bolster legal aid
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
May 28, 2009
"TAJF's 25th Anniversary Gala" Texas Bar Blog
May 28, 2009
Commission & Foundation Recognize Contributors at 25th Anniversary Gala
May 8, 2009
"Legal Aid Safety Net Unraveling" San Antonio
Business Journal
April 26-May 2, 2009
Texas
events for
National Crime Victims Week
April 14, 2009
"Brother,
Can You Spare a Lawyer"
Southeast Texas Record
April 9, 2009
"Don't let the safety net unravel"
Austin American-Statesman
April 8, 2009
"All It
Takes Is One (at a Time)"
San Antonio Lawyer Encourages All Texas Lawyers to Contribute
April 4, 2009
"Texas' legal aid system is at risk of collapsing" Corpus Christi Caller-Times
April 3, 2009
"Trouble in Triage" Texas Observer
April 2, 2009
"Legal aid for poor comes under threat" by Justice Harriet O'Neill, Houston Chronicle
April 1, 2009
"Texas must save legal aid program" by Justice Harriet O'Neill, Amarillo Globe News
Mar. 27, 2009
"Legal aid funding vital to at-risk Texans" by Justice Harriet O'Neill,
San Antonio Express-News
Mar. 26, 2009
State Bar & Local Bar Associations Adopt Resolutions Supporting Funding for Legal Aid Mar. 19, 2009
"Courthouse access crucial to the poor", San Antonio Express-News
Mar. 10, 2009
"Funding crisis cuts legal aid in Texas", El Paso, Inc.
Feb. 28, 2009
"Justice should be recession proof", Dallas
Morning News
Feb. 19, 2009
"Legal aid seeks $40 million from stimulus", AP -
Houston
Chronicle
"Legal aid programs seek cash", Austin American-Statesman
"Groups say legal aid for Texas poor facing funding shortfall",
Austin Business Journal
Feb. 18, 2009
"Economy's woes hit funding for legal aid", Austin
American-Statesman
"Texas legal services face dramatic drop in funding ," Fort Worth
Star-Telegram
"Legal aid unable to help everyone", KXAN TV - Austin
"Legal Aid Gets In Line", Texas Observer
"Legal Aid
Services Face Funding Crisis" KUT Radio
"Stimulus
money urged to cure state's ailing legal aid system" Quorum Report
Poor Texans May Lose Legal Aid Services Due to Funding Crisis
Feb. 1, 2009
Editorial - "Sins of Omission: The Forgotten Poor",
New York Times
Jan. 19, 2009
"Interest Rate Drop Has Dire Results for Legal Aid", New
York Times
Jan. 13, 2009
Texas Supreme Court
Orders Changes to IOLTA Rule Calculation Court Orders New Calculation for IOLTA Accounts
Jan. 2, 2009
"Legal aid is
crucial to a fair system" San
Antonio Express-News
Dec. 23, 2008
NPR Marketplace features Texas
in
"Legal aid funding on the decline"
Nov. 21, 2008
Texas Supreme Court Requires Attorneys to Place IOLTA Accounts at Eligible Banks
On
Nov. 21, 2008, the FDIC
extended its unlimited protection of non-interest bearing accounts under
the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) to include Interest on
Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA). An individual client's funds
deposited in IOLTA accounts are fully insured regardless of the
amount. This provision took place immediately and is valid through
December 31, 2009.
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Recent News
May 16, 2013
Fort Bend County Banks Receive Prime Partners in Justice Award
April 21-27, 2013
TAJF Recognizes National Crime Victims' Week
April 24, 2013
Champions of
Justice Gala Raises More Than $338,000 for Legal Services to Veterans
April 3, 2013
Deadline for veteran grant applications extended to May 1
April 2013
Public Welfare Foundation issues report "Natural Allies: Philanthropy and Civil
Legal Aid"
March 29, 2013
Children should have a voice in termination cases
-Houston Chronicle
March 27, 2013
Legal Aid Needs Unmet
- San Antonio Express News
March 1, 2013
IOLTA Program Find New Funding to Support Legal Services
-ABA Journal
March 1, 2013
Statement from TAJF Chair on Sequester Funding Cuts to Legal Aid
February 20, 2013
Legal Aid Funding Shortfall & Legislative Solutions Announced
February 20, 2013
New report on economic impact of legal aid released today
February 18, 2013
Press Conference to Held Feb. 20 at the Capitol
December 21, 2012
FDIC Insurance Coverage May Change Jan. 1 for IOLTA Accounts December 19, 2012
Rep. Elliott Naishtat honored with Legislative Hero Award
December 11, 2012
TAJF Chair
Earns Prestigious National Award
December 6, 2012
Important Info for Attorneys Who Accept Credit Card Payments
December, 2012
TAJF is
now on Twitter, @TxAccessJustice
November 29, 2012
The National Banks of Central Texas join the Prime Partner Program
November 9, 2012
Letter to the Editor: Honoring Veterans
November 5, 2012
November is Prime Prime Partner Bank Month!
November 1, 2012
Carol M. Barger Appointed to TAJF Board
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