Legal Help in Central Texas

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.

• Provides free legal services to indigent residents of South and West Texas and to migrant and seasonal farm workers throughout Texas , Alabama , Arkansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Mississippi , and Tennessee .
• To apply for legal services of make referrals, call toll-free: 1-888-988-9996.
• Frequently Asked Questions about Texas RioGrande Legal Aid.

Women's Advocacy Project  includes:

• Legal Hotlines
• Family Violence Civil Representation Program
• Assisted Pro Se Program
• Emergency Protctive Order Program
• ProSe Protective Order Program
• Technical Advocacy
• Legal Access Initiative.

Texas Attorney General

• Child Support Apply for Services.

 Legal Help in Smith County

Lone Star Legal Aid

• 1-800-248-0048 or 903-595-4781 (Tyler)
  www.lonestarlegal.org
  General civil legal services.

Advocacy, Inc. -- East Texas Regional Office

• 7457 Harwin Drive, Ste. 100 Houston, TX 77036 (713) 974-7691 (Voice/TDD)
  www.advocacyinc.org
  Disability-related issues, including access and discrimination

Area Agency on Aging of East Texas
Kilgore, TX

• 274 East Lamar Street, Jasper, TX 75921
  (409) 384-5704
  http://www.detcog.org/aaa/
  This group does not provide legal representation in court.

Catholic Charities Immigration Counseling Services

• 1-214-634-7184 (Dallas)
  http://www.catholiccharitiesdallas.org/site/pp.asp?c=hjIWK3OTG&b=346415
  8:00 am - 12:00 
  Monday – Saturday
  Deportation services, asylum, suspension, voluntary departure, family unification and immigrant visa services (no employment-related visa services), charges a small fee

East Texas Crisis Center, Tyler

• 1-800-333-0358 or 1-903-595-5591
  www.etcc.org
  Legal advocate assists with domestic violence issures

Houston Refugee Pro Bono Project, YMCA, Houston

• 1-713-339-9015 (Houston)
  http://www.ymcahouston.org/
  Political asylum in deportation proceedings, VAWA petitions, trafficking T & U, and family-based immigration issues
  Wednesday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Legal Hotline for Texans

• 815 Brazos, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78701
  (512) 477-3950
  www.tlsc.org

Lone Star Legal Aid (Nacogdoches Office) Nacogdoches, TX

• For help, you must be:
  1) At or below 100% of proverty level;
  2) You must be at or below 100% of proverty level for divorce, custody, visitation, and child support cases.
  3) You must be a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant.

Smith County Bar Association Family Law Section  Tyler

• 1-903-526-2700
  Pro se divorce clinics

Texas Workforce Commission

• 1-800-939-6631 (Employee’s Hotline)
  1-800-735-2989 (TDD) or 1-800-735-2988 (Voice)
  1-903-561-8131 (Tyler)
  http://www.twc.state.tx.us/
  Provides employment-related assistance including discrimination in employment, education, job search and unemployment insurance; services include general information, individual advocacy, and ombudsman services

Workers Compensation Commission

• 1-800-252-7031 or 1-903-534-6250 (Tyler)
  www.tdi.state.tx.us/
  Assistance with worker’s compensation claims for work-related injuries, including general information, ombudsman services, pre-recorded information, self-help materials, and translator services at hearings