Texas

 
ABA Texas Defenders' Service
510 S. Congress # 307
Austin, Texas 78704
Voice: (512) 320-8300

ACLU of Texas
P.O. Box 12905
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 478-7309
The ACLU is a national organization that provides legal assistance in civil matters. This is their Texas branch. Along with this branch, there are chapters that serve specific areas of Texas.

Houston Chapter
P.O. Box 132047
Houston, TX 77219
(713) 942-8146

Dallas Chapter
3301 Elm St.
Dallas, TX 75226
(214) 939-9237

San Antonio Chapter
P.O. Box 998
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 226-8707

Civil Rights Legal Defense Team
2207 South 39th St.
St. Louis, MO 63100

 Heart of Texas Legal Services
900 Austin Avenue
7th Floor
Waco, TX 76703
(817) 756-2367
(800) 299-5596
Provides legal assistance in civil matters as well as a variety of community and education programs for residence in central Texas. Cannot assist current inmates.

Legal Aid Society of Central
Texas
205 West 9th Street
Suite 200
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 476-7244
Handles civil and family matter cases (except for Child Support cases). They do not handle any criminal cases, but will refer people. Service is free for those who qualify.

Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
2212 Arlington Downs Rd
Arlington Downs Centre, Suite 102
Arlington, TX 76011
(800) 955-3959

Legal Services of North Texas
1515 Main Street
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 748-1234

Legal Services for the Poor in Criminal Matters
Emily Jones, Staff Liaison
PO Box 12487
Austin, TX  78711
(800) 204-2222

Lone Star Legal Aid
414 East Pillar St.
P.O. Box 631070
Nacogdoches, TX 75963-1070
(800) 354-1889

Mandy Welch
1630 Castle Court, Suite A
Houston, TX 77006
(713)523-2299
Under contract with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to provide training and assistance to individuals with post-conviction cases.

National Prison Project
1875 Connecticut Ave, NW #410
Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 234-4830

Office of Student Attorneys
2609 University Avenue
Suite 2.112
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 471-7796
Student organization that deals with civil cases. No criminal matters

South Texas Innocence Project
South Texas College of Law
Contact: Catherine Greene Burnett
1303 San Jacinto
Houston, TX 77002

Southwest Juvenile Defender Center
Ellen Marrus
University of Houston Law Center
100 Law Center
230 Teaching Unit 2 Building
Houston, TX 77204-6049
(713) 743-0894

State Council for Offenders
P.O. Box 4005
Huntsville, TX 77342
(409) 294-6623
Provide legal services to inmates of the Texas Department of Corrections except for civil rights   Actions against TDC and its employees. Most of the services are post-conviction, relief, family law, detainers and time questions

Texas Center for Actual Innocence
University of Texas School of Law
727 East Dean Keeton St.
Austin, TX 78705

Texas Defender Service
Contact: Jim Marcus
412 Main Street, Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77002
(713)222-7788

Texas Innocent Network
David R. Dow, Director,
University of Houston Law Center
100 Law Center
Houston, TX  77204-6060
Prisons Ombudsman Coordinator: 936-437-8035

Texas Lawyers Care
1414 Colorado Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-1463, ext. 2155
This organization does not provide legal assistance, but they refer people to specific programs.
    

University of Houston Legal Aid Clinic
4800 Calhoun Road
TU2, Room 56
Houston, TX 77204
(713) 743-2094
Student organization that provides family law services. No criminal or civil matters. University of Texas-Austin

West Texas Legal Services
203 West 8th Street Suite 600
Amarillo, TX 79101
(806) 373-6808
Deal with cases involving family health and housing. Limited civil rights cases and no criminal matters. Cannot assist current inmates.

Immigration/Refugee Legal Aid

Border Association for Refugees from Central America (BARCA)
PO Box 1725
Edinburg, Texas 78540
(956) 631-7447
BARCAInc@aol.com

Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc
1117 N. Stanton St.
El Paso, TX 79902-4117
(915) 532 -3975

Political Asylum Project for Austin - PAPA
1715 E. 6th St.
Austin, TX 78702-2701
(512) 478-0546

Refugee Aid Project
1305 N. Flores St., Ste Flores St.
San Antonio, TX 78212-4927
(210) 226-7722

Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Clinical Programs
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburn Avenue
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 313-7275
Handle cases for the homeless and HIV positive persons.

Legal Aid for people with HIV/AIDS

Fast Texas Legal Services Pro Bono Project
P.O. Box 631070
Nacogdouches, TX 75963-1070
(800)354-1889

Gregg Country Pro Bono Project
140 E. Tyler St., Ste 150
Longview, TX 75601-7240
(903) 758-9123

Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
712 Main St., Suite 2700
Houston, TX 77002
(713)228-0735
http://ehulp.org

Southwest AIDS Committee Inc., Legal Services Referral Project
1505 Mescalero Dr.
El Paso, TX 79925-2019
(915) 772-33566

Thurgood Marshall School of law, Clinical Programs
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburn Ave
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 313-7275

Support Organizations:

CURE -Texas
P.O. Box 1176
Burleson, TX 76097
(210) 531-9488

 
Dallas County Jail Programs Division
133 N. Industrial Blvd., LB31
Dallas, TX 75207
(214)653-2880
Coordinates education (literacy and GED through basic community college courses), recreation, library, and substance abuse programs for inmates within the Dallas Co. Jail system. Assists in referrals to outside community agencies for released inmates.

Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
3400 Montrose Blvd Ste 312
Houston, TX 77006

Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement
c/o SHAPE Center
3903 Almeda Road, Houston, TX  77004
(713) 523-8454

Texas Workforce Commission
Project RIO Staff
101 E. 15th Street, Room 506T
Austin, TX 78778
(800) 453-8140
Assists inmates in reentering the community.

Support Organizations
 

Catholic Family Service, Inc
102 Ave J
Lubbock, TX 79401-1438
(806) 765-8475

OPEN, INC.- Offender Preparation and Education Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 472223
Garland, TX 75047-2228
(972)-271-1971
Subscriptions and submissions:
(800) 966-1966
Information, education, referrals and self-help services for offenders and their families. They help offender and family develop a realistic release plan as an alternative to crime.

Texas CURE
PO Box 1176
Burleson, TX 76097
(817) 295-5715
referrals and info; no legal assistance. Organizes prisoners, their families and other concerned citizens to achieve reforms in the Texas criminal justice system.

Texas Inmates Families Assoc.
PO BOX 181253
Austin, TX 78718
(512) 371-0900
Advocacy organization for families with incarcerated loved ones. Provides educational and other information.

Welcome House, Inc.
921 N. Peak St.
Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 375-9285
Offers housing, food, clothing, and the introduction to recovery as described by AA guidelines. Provides a safe place to prisoners, HIV infected individuals, and women to live.

Women's Advocacy Project
P.O. Box 833
Austin, TX 78767-0833
(512) 476-5377

Libraries/Education:

Books Through Bars
4722 Baltimore Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 727-0882 ext 2
Sends books to prisoners.

Texas State Law Library
P.O. Box 12367
Austin, TX 78711
(512) 463-1722
No materials loaned. Photocopies are 15 cents per page or 25 cents per page if they do the copying. 40 page limit. No reference work done.

Dallas County Law Library
133 North Industrial
1st Floor, Rm.A9
Dallas, TX 75207
(214) 653-5990
No materials loaned. Copies are 20 cents per page. Write first with citation to determine exact page count. Very limited reference work done.

Dallas County Law Library
Dallas County Government Center, 2nd Floor
Dallas, TX 75202
No materials loaned. Copies are 20 cents per page. Write first with citation to determine exact page count. Very limited reference work done.

Southern Methodist University
Underwood Law Library
P.O. Box 75034
6550 Hillcrest
Dallas, TX 75275-0354
(214) 768-3216
No materials loaned. Copies are 25 cents per page. Limit of 50 pages. No reference work done.

University of Houston Law Library
O'Quinn Law Library
Houston, TX 77204-6390
(713) 743-2300
NO materials loaned. Copies are 25 cents per page. No reference work done.
 

Updated June, 2005