Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Press Center

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2009

• Elgin Courier (4/29/09) – Complaint Alleges US 290 East Toll Road Violates Civil Rights Act
• News 8 Austin (4/24/09) – Proposed US 290 Toll Road at Center of Complaint
• KUT (4/14/09) – Lessons Learned in Eldorado
• Grits for Breakfast (4/14/09) – Bill Targeting FLDS Larded with Unintended Consequences
• San Angelo Standard Times (4/14/09) – FLDS Members to Testify at Legislative Hearing
• First Reading – Statesman (4/14/09) – State’s Handling of Sect Gets Look from House Panel
• San Angelo Standard Times (4/13/09) – FLDS Members to Testify at Legislative Hearing
• Postcards – Statesman (4/13/09) – House Panel to Consider State’s Actions in Sect Raid
• WOAI (4/8/09) – Some Debt Relief Companies Will Relieve You of Your Money
• Farmworker Justice (4/7/09) – Roman Ramos
• San Antonio Express News (4/3/09) – Lessons from Ranch Raid
• Austin American Statesman (4/3/09) – A Year After Sect Raid, Changes in Laws Sought
• The Plural Life (3/29/09) – YFZ Ranch: A Look Back
• Houston Chronicle (3/25/09) – Mexican Officials Convince U.S. to Delay Border Spraying
• Princeton University (3/25/09) – Two win ReachOut 56-81 Grants for Public Service
• University of Texas (3/24/09) – Justice Center Announces Frank Douglass Public Interest Summer Fellowships
• Texas Bar Blog (3/20/09) – Rutgers Law Spring Breakers Help the Poor in Austin
• San Antonio Express News (3/19/09) – Courthouse Access Crucial to the Poor
• Consortium News (3/18/09) – Indentured Servants, Circa 2009
• San Antonio Business Journal (3/13/09) – Pro bono attorneys help taxpayers decipher IRS code
• The Monitor (3/12/09) – Hard Return
• El Paso Inc. (3/10/09) – Funding Crisis Cuts Legal Aid in Texas
• Austin Chronicle (3/5/09) – Free Weekly Legal Clinic
• News 8 Austin (3/4/09) – Volunteer Legal Services Offers Free Weekly Legal Clinics
• State Bar of Texas Blog (3/4/09) - New Digs for TRLA
• Southwest Texas LIVE (2/25/09) – TRLA Takes Aim at Smugglers of Enslaved Victims
• Associated Press (2/23/09) – Deported Infant Case Back in Court
• Texas Politics (2/19/09) – Interest Rate Decline Hits Legal Aid Providers Hard
• KUT (2/18/09) – Legal Aid Services Face Funding Crisis
• Corpus Christ Caller Times (2/15/09) – Going Once, Going Twice, Going to Be Confused
• The Monitor (2/6/09) – FEMA Seeks to Withhold Critera Used to Determine Dolly Aid
• El Manana (2/4/09) – Firman acuerdo a favor de proteccion de abusos
• Newspaper Tree (2/3/09) – EPA Letters to ASARCO
• Ahora Si (1/29/09) – Exigen que les paguen por su trabajo
• LSC Updates (1/8/09) – Texas High Court Holds Hearing On Civil Legal Services
• El Paso Times (1/8/09) – Help for Immigrants
• San Antonio Express News (1/7/09) – Free Legal Aid Gives Helping Hand to Cash Strapped Clients
• Fox News (1/6/09) – Tennessee Woman Accuses Farm of Favoring Foreigners (VIDEO)
• Corpus Christi Caller Times (1/6/09) – Judge to Consider Dispute Over Flint Hills Permit
• Fox News (1/6/09) – Tennessee Woman Accuses Farm of Favoring Foreigners
• Daily Times (1/6/09) – Plant Farm Accused of Favoring Foreign Labor
• Texas Lawyer Blog (1/5/09) – Legal Help For Those Leaving Foster Care
• WZTV Fox 17 (1/5/09) – Company Accused of Favoring Foreign Labor

2008

• Texas Lawyer (12/29/08) – Letter to the Editor
• Frontera NorteSur (12/27/08) – Will the Border Wall Stand?
• Deseret News (12/24/08) – FLDS Report Says 12 Girls Married Underage
• Austin American Statesman (12/24/08) – CPS Final Report
• NPR Marketplace (12/23/08) – Legal Aid Funding on the Decline
• Houston Chronicle (12/23/08) – Day Laborer Sues Houston Company for Unpaid Wages
• Texas Lawyer (12/22/08) – Impact Player of the Year: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
• Valley Morning Star (12/19/08) – FEMA Officials Request Delay for Holidays
• Brownsville Herald (12/16/08) – Tenants, Landlord Disputes Over Rent Common
• Austin Business Journal (12/10/08) – Eight Local Nonprofits Receive Nearly $2M in Legal Aid Grants
• KRGV 5 (12/9/08) – FEMA Lawsuit
• Texas Lawyer (12/8/08) – Legal Aid Advocates to Air Funding Concerns at High Court Hearing
• Texas Civil Rights Review (12/6/08) – Border Lawyer for Undocumented “Unaccompanied Minors”
• Zocalo Saltillo (12/4/08) – Cinco demandas por el muro
• KRGV 5 (12/1/08) – Land Appraisers
• Daily Texan (11/21/08) – Farmworkers, Residents Sue FEMA For Response to Dolly
• KVEO 23 (11/21/08) – The Story of Jose Gonzales
• KVEO 23 (11/21/08) – Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Sues FEMA
• Rio Grande Guardian (11/21/08) – TRLA Sues FEMA on Behalf of Colonia Residents Impacted By Dolly
• The Monitor (11/21/08) – FEMA Discriminated Against Poor in Doling Dolly Aid
• KHOU (11/21/08) – FEMA Sued by Victims of Hurricane Dolly
• Associated Press (11/20/08) – South Texans Sue FEMA Over Dolly Damage
• Associated Press (11/20/08) – Texas Governor Criticizes Federal Response to Ike
• The Monitor (11/20/08) – Document Preparation Service Faces Lawsuit
• Raymondville Chronicle (11/19/08) - Willacy County Navigation District Dispute to Evict Resident Moved To January
• Brownsville Herald (11/19/08) – Bank Partners Up with IOLTA
• Texas Lawyer (11/17/08) – First Steps: Baby Lawyers Set off on Disparate Professional Paths
• The Monitor (11/16/08) – Border Fence Land Suits Continue Despite Construction Delays
• The Monitor (11/9/08) – Undocumented Girls, Women Easy Prey for Border Criminals
• Newspaper Tree (10/31/08) – 2008 Border Heroes Award Dinner
• The Monitor (10/19/08) – From Migrant Worker to Appellate Judge
• Newspaper Tree (10/17/08) – Immigrant Center Prepares for Annual Heroes Dinner
• Associated Press (10/13/08) – Woman Accused of Getting Passport Illegally
• Periodico Zocalo (10/10/08) – Rancheros demandan a Chertoff por el muro
• ABA Journal (October 2008) – Discovering Eldorado
• Texas Lawyer (9/29/08) – Extraordinary Women in Law: Susan Zinn
• Deseret News (9/27/08) – FLDS Seeking CPS Evidence
• Salt Lake Tribune (9/25/08) – Five Utah Experts to Give Their Perspectives on Polygamy
• Daily Journal (9/18/08) – Migrant Worker Sue Farm, Grower Over Benefits
• SA Current (9/17/08) – Midwived Texans Cast into Citizenship ‘Black Hole’
• Times Picayune (9/15/08) - Latino Workers Decided to Stay During Gustav
• San Antonio Business Journal (9/15/08) – Family Justice Center is Seeking to Cast a Wider Net
• Rio Grande Guardian (9/13/08) – TRLA Files Lawsuit For Americans ‘Without a Country’
• Brownsville Herald (9/12/08) – Five More Sue Feds in Midwive’s Discrimination Case
• Deseret News (9/5/08) – ‘Mulligan’ Sought Over FLDS Evidence
• Associated Press (9/4/08) – Texas Drops Half of Cases in Polygamist Sect Raid
Brownsville Herald (8/30/08) – Immigrant Endures Violence Despite Law
Deseret News (8/27/08) – 14 More FLDS Kids Dropped From YFZ Custody Battle
Deseret News (8/24/08) – FLDS Child Custody Evidence is Subject of Dispute
Valley Morning Star (8/15/08) - Coalition to help with Dolly damage
Express News (8/15/08) - Unauthorized immigrants get a friend
Texas Lawyer (8/14/08) – Opposition Kills Self-Help Center for Pro Se Filers
Texas Public Radio(8/13/08) - Focus on the Border Fence
Valley Morning Star (8/11/08) – Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Border Fence Case
Texas Observer (8/8/08) – Let There Be Light
Deseret News (8/8/08) – More FLDS Child Custody Cases Could be Dropped by Texas
MyFox Austin (8/1/08) – Legal Aid Group Fight Cap Metro Increases
Express News (8/1/08) – Barrier on border won’t split campus
Daily Texan (8/1/08) - Groups target Cap Metro on civil rights grounds
KLBJ Radio (7/31/08) – Group files complaint over proposed Capital Metro fare hike
Brownsville Herald (7/28/08) – Minus Evacuation Order, Border Patrol Checks for Documents
El Extra (7/24/08) – Madre recupera a sus hijos
San Antonio Express News (7/23/08) – Commissioners Cancel Self-Help Legal Center
LSC Updates (7/17/08) – Mother Reunited with Abducted Children After Two Year Struggle
Brownsville Herald (7/9/08) – Groups Seek Clarification on Evacuation Policies
KGBT 4 (7/9/08) – Border Patrol Sued for Hurricane Policy
San Antonio Express News (7/9/08) – Valley Groups Suing Border Patrol Over Document Checks in Evacuation
The Monitor (7/9/08) – Activists Seek Clarification on Hurricane Evacuation Policy
KRGV 5 (7/9/08) – Family Travels to New Orleans to Fight Border Wall Plans
KRGV 5 (7/8/08) – Family Reunited After Father Took Boys
Salt Lake Tribune (7/4/08) – FLDS Parenting Classes Set
Laredo Morning Times (7/3/08) – De Leon, El Cenizo Mayor and Democracy Leader, Dies
Arizona Republic (7/2/08) – Mothers in Polygamous Sect Selling FLDS Fashions Online
Laredo Morning Times (7/1/08) – Residents Join Lawsuit
Salt Lake Tribune (6/29/08) – FLDS Fashions for Kids Sold on Enterprising Website
Corpus Christi Caller Times (6/29/08) – Home Loans Confuse, Distress Buyers
Houston Chronicle (6/28/08) – Child Protection Agency Chief to Retire
Texas Observer (6/27/08) – The Natural
Truthout (6/27/08) – Child Detainees Battle System Alone
Associated Press (6/23/08) – Court OKs Border Fence Despite Environmental Worry
Texas Lawyer (6/23/08) – Pro Bono Award: Community Justice Program
Texas Lawyer (6/23/08) – J. Chrys Dougherty Legal Services Award: Rodney L. Nelson
The Monitor (6/19/08) – Border Fence Condemnations Begin in Hidalgo County
Southeast Texas Record (6/18/08) – Texas Bar Foundation Donates $25k for FLDS Children’s Ad Litem Attorneys
San Antonio Express News (6/15/08) – Youth Center’s Director Cites Suit in Feds’ Decision
Austin American Statesman (6/12/08) – CPS: Most Sect Children Did Not Return to Ranch
The Monitor (6/11/08) – Migrant Workers Sue Farm Company
El Paso Times (6/11/08) – Class Nurtures Young Photographers
NLADA Update (6/10/08) – High Court Orders Texas to Reunite Polygamist Sect’s Children with Their Parents
Corpus Christi Caller Times (6/8/08) – Mother Sues Over Removal of Child
San Antonio Express News (6/5/08) – Angry Mom Out to Punish Government
Associated Press (6/5/08) – Woman Whose Daughter Was Sent to Mexico Sues Government
Texas Lawyer Blog (6/3/08) – Worn Out By the Work
KIII TV (6/3/08) – Children from Polygamist Sect Vacate Corpus Christi’s Shelter
New York Times (6/3/08) – Sect’s Children Returned to Parents
Salt Lake Tribune (6/3/08) – Polygamous Sect’s Parents Get Kids Back
Dallas Morning News (6/3/08) – Polygamist Sect Families Reunited With Kids
NPR (6/2/08) – Judge: Return Children to Polygamist Parents
Austin American Statesman (6/2/08) – Families From Polygamist Sect Begin Reuniting
Brownsville Herald (5/30/08) – Loophole Could Cost Landowners
Corpus Christi Caller Times (4/29/08) – CPS, Lawyer Differ on Boys’ Status
Austin American Statesman (4/28/08) – Eldorado Mothers Push for New Hearings
Salt Lake Tribune (4/27/08) – FLDS Children in Texas Custody Reportedly Hospitalized
Brownsville Herald (4/27/08) – Behind the Red Line
Associated Press (4/27/08) – Caretakers Given Hints on Sect Children
Austin American Statesman (4/27/08) – Did Texas Go Too Far in Polygamy Case?
Deseret News (4/27/08) – Two Young FLDS Boys Unaccounted For
Caller Times (4/26/08) – Attorney: 2 Sect Kids are Missing
Deseret News (4/25/08) – Court Refuses to Hear FLDS Mothers’ Request
Salt Lake Tribune (4/25/08) – Texas Appeals Court Cancels Hearing on Relocation of FLDS Children
Salt Lake Tribune (4/25/08) – FLDS: Mothers, Children Separated
KEYE TV (4/24/08) – Polygamist Custody Battle Comes to Austin
ABA Journal (4/24/08) – Texas Appeals Court to Hear Emergency Challenge in Polygamy Ranch Raid
New York Times (4/24/08) – Court to Hear Challenge on Sect Children
Salt Lake Tribune (4/24/08) – 63 More Children Moved Into Foster Care
Austin American Statesman (4/24/08) – Appeals Court Says State Can Take Children to Foster Homes
Scotxblog (4/24/08) – Third Court to Hear Expedited FLDS Appeal
Salt Lake Tribune (4/24/08) – Busloads of Polygamous Women, Kids Removed From Shelter
Texas Appellate Law Blog (4/24/08) – Third Court to Hear FLDS Mandamus April 29
Go San Angelo (4/24/08) – Legal Aid Group Challenges State’s FLDS Placement Plan
ABC 13 (4/24/08) – Appeals Court to Hear FLDS Kids Custody Case
Salt Lake Tribune (4/24/08) – Polygamous Women Separated from Kids, even as Texas Appellate Court Set to Hear Appeal
ABC News (4/24/08) – Tough Transitions Ahead for Polygamy Sect Children
Mike Gallagher Show (4/24/08) – FLDS Lawyer
Deseret News (4/23/08) – Scattered Across Texas
Salt Lake Tribune (4/23/08) – While Parents’ DNA Tested, Polygamous Sect’s Kids Shuttled Off to New Homes
Deseret News (4/22/08) – FLDS Children Being Moved into Foster Homes as DNA Testing Continues
ABA Journal (4/22/08) – Child Protection v. the Constitution
Salt Lake Tribune (4/22/08) – FLDS Mothers, Kids Being Moved From Shelters to New Locations Throughout Texas
Dallas Morning News (4/22/08) – Raid on Texas Polygamists Shows Conflict Between Protecting Rights, Preventing Abuse
Larry King Live (4/18/08) – Busy Day for Sect’s Attorneys
South Texas Chisme (4/18/08) – TRLA Wants to Help Landowners
Salt Lake Tribune (4/18/08) – Judge Rules State will Retain Custody of FLDS Children
Texas Lawyer (4/18/08) – Lawyers Fight to Be Heard in Texas Polygamists’ Child Removal Cases
LSC Updates (4/17/08) – Texas Lawyers Address Legal Fallout of Polygamist Ranch Raid
Rio Grande Guardian (4/17/08) – TRLA Stands Ready to Help Landowners with Fence Issues
Associated Press (4/13/08) – Immigrant Workers Sue in Pay Dispute
Laredo Morning Times (4/13/08) – Mall Foes Stand Up
The Tennessean (4/12/08) – Guest Workers Sue Employer, Say Rights Violated
SWJustice (4/12/08) – Protesters Heatedly Oppose Planned Border Wall
WW4 (4/11/08) - Kids Sue Texas Immmigration Detention Center Over Abuse
The Monitor (4/9/08) – Border Fence Waivers Challenged
Texas Observer (4/4/08) – More Helping Hands
San Antonio Express News (4/3/08) – Valley Forum Looks at Sex Trafficking
San Antonio Express News (4/3/08) – Detention Center for Immigrant Kids Sued for Abuse
ISN (4/3/08) – Texans Fence with Federal Authorities
Austin Chronicle (3/27/08) – Alternative Options for Legal Help
The Monitor (3/27/08) – Farmworkers Drop Lawsuit Against Valley Companies
Austin American Statesman (3/26/08) – Panhandling Limits Deemed Unconstitutional
NPR (3/24/08) – Border Fence a Great Divide for Texas Landowners
San Antonio Express News (3/18/08) – Judge Plans to Rule Quickly on Border Fence Brouhaha
Brownsville Herald (3/18/08) – Judge Hears Border Fence Complaints
Associated Press (3/17/08) – Landowners Say Government Never Negotiated Access For Fence
Valley Morning Star (3/16/08) – Legal Aid Available for the Valley’s Poor
Texas Observer (3/14/08) – Illegal Aid
San Antonio Express News (3/14/08) – Border Wall Foes See Hope in Judge’s Ruling
Rio Grande Guardian (3/13/08) – Los Ebanos Residents Horrified by Border Wall Map
Brownsville Herald (3/12/08) – TRLA Offers Services to Low Income Families
Rio Grande Guardian (3/11/08) – Hidalgo County Launches American Juror Project
Lexington Herald Leader (3/9/08) – Farmers: Wages a Hardship
Austin Business Journal (3/7/08) – Legal Assistance Group Nabs Funding to Help Microbusinesses
Rio Grande Guardian (3/7/08) – American Juror Project Comes to Hidalgo County
Brownsville Herald (2/29/08) – GAO: Border Fence Schedule Snagged
El Manana (2/25/08) – Piden marchar sábado contra Muro Fronterizo
KRGV (2/20/08) – Migrant Family Fights the Government
LSC Updates (2/20/08) – TRLA Lawyers Admitted to the Supreme Court
LSC Updates (2/20/08) – Nationwide Legal Aid Scammers Sued
Courthouse News Service (2/20/08) – Kids Say They were Sexually Abused in Immigration Prison
Brownsville Herald (2/17/08) – In the Shadow of the Wall
San Antonio Express News (2/16/08) – Children Claim Repeated Sex Abuse
New York Times (2/16/08) – Vast Legal Aid Fraud Laid to Two Brothers
San Antonio Express News (2/12/08) – Mobile Law Office to Assist Veterans
Dallas Morning News (2/11/08) – Fast Track to Foreclosure
Wall Street Journal (2/9/08) – Colorado Sues Legal Aid Group for Alleged Fraud
Daily Herald (2/9/08) – Lawsuit is Filed Against Fake Legal Aid Service
El Paso Times (2/9/08) – Groups Allegedly Ran Legal Aid Scam
Texas Lawyer (2/8/08) – Legal Aid Sues Alleged Posers
El Paso Times (2/8/08) – Brothers Sued for False Legal Representation
Wall Street Journal (2/7/08) – Suit Alleges Widespread Fraudelent Legal Aid Scheme
LSC Updates (2/7/08) – LSC’s 8th Annual Technology Initiative Grant Conference
Milenio (2/7/08) – Interponen dueños de terrenos fronterizos demanda contra EU
Ahora Si (2/7/08) – De la cárcel a la deportación
KRGV (2/6/08) – Local Legal Aid Goes Against Homeland Security
LaJornada (2/5/08) – Aumenta conflicto entre gobierno de EU y propietarios de terrenos por muro fronterizo
Rio Grande Guardian (2/5/08) – TRLA Files Motion on Behalf of Border Landowner
Star Telegram (2/5/08) – Hidalgo County property owner fights access to land
The Monitor (2/5/08) – Sued Landowner Fights Back Against Border Fence Surveys
San Antonio Express News (2/5/08) – Landowner Asks Judge to Deny Access to Homeland Security
LSNTAP (2/5/08) – Ecommunications Done Right: The TRLA Press Center
Alpine Avalanche (1/26/08) – Protesters Heatedly Oppose Planned Border Wall
Del Rio News Herald (1/25/08) – Border Fence Input Being Sought
Austin Chronicle (1/23/08) – Cross Border Craziness
Ahora Si (1/22/08) – Ola Anti-Inmigrante Se Asoma A Georgetown
Star Telegram (1/20/08) – We Shouldn’t Try to Spend Our Way Out of This Mess
Brownsville Herald (1/19/08) – DHS Files Land Condemnation Suits
Dallas Morning News (1/19/08) – Border landowners Sued by U.S. For Fence Study Access
KURV Radio (1/16/08) – Eagle Pass Fights Border Fence
Chicago Tribune (1/15/08) – Feds Sue Border Landowners Over Fence
Laredo Morning Times (1/14/08) – City Sets Tax Talk for NonProfits
New York Times (1/12/08) – In Texas, Weighing Life With a Fence
South Texas Chisme (1/12/08) – Landowners Should Seek Legal Advice
South Texas Chisme (1/10/08) – What’s a ‘recalcitrant’ border landowner to do?
Dallas Morning News (1/10/08) – Farmworkers Fight Foreign Labor Changes
Rio Grande Guardian (1/9/08) – TRLA Fights DHS
Rio Grande Guardian (1/9/08) – TRLA Tells Border Landowners Not to Be Intimidated by DHS Threats
South Texas Chisme (1/9/08) – Landowners Impacted by Proposed Fence, Urged to Get Free Legal Help
The Monitor (1/9/08) – ONE YEAR LATER: Laura Hinojosa, District Clerk
KVEO (1/8/08) – TRLA To Help Landowners With Border Wall
KURV (1/8/08) – Free Legal Advice for Landowners Affected by Proposed Fence
Rio Grande Guardian (1/8/08) – TRLA Sets Up Toll-Free Hotline for Border Landowners
Brownsville Herald (1/8/08) – TRLA Reaches Out to Landowners
Austin American Statesman (1/8/08) – Attorney Says Homeland Security Must Reconsider Border Fence in Valley
KUT Austin (1/7/08) – Border Landowners Await Action from Homeland Security

2007

• KRGV 5 (12/28/07) – Apartment Tenants Refuse to Move
• Valley Morning Star (12/27/07) – Residents File Lawsuit Against HUD, Claim Forced Relocation
• Milenio (12/23/07) – Muros en frontera con México causará más división interna en EU
• The Tennessean (12/23/07) – Hiring Law Takes Effect Jan. 1
• Greene County Daily World (12/20/07) – Pioneer Hi-Bred settles migrant workers federal case out of court
• San Antonio Business Journal (12/20/07) – Legal aid groups in Texas get close to $700,000 in technology upgrades
• KRGV 5 (12/18/07) – Day Laborers Settle Lawsuit with City
• Rio Grande Guardian (12/17/07) – TRLA Advising Landowners Impacted by Border Fence Plan
• South Texas Chisme (12/17/07) – TRLA Helping Landowners
• KVEO 23 (12/15/07) – Day Laborers & City of Brownsville Come to Agreement
• Brownsville Herald (12/15/07) – City, Day Laborers Reach Agreement
• Univision 48 (12/14/07) – Darán asesoría a dueños de terrenos fronterizos
• Texas en linea (12/14/07) – Grupo de jornaleros demanda a la Ciudad
• Brownsville Herald (12/14/07) – Day Laborers Allege City Violating Their Rights
• Houston Chronicle (12/14/07) – Brownsville Day Laborers Say City is Violating Their Rights
• Corpus Christi Caller Times (12/13/07) – EPA Will Look Into Hillcrest Dispute
• KSAT (12/12/07) – Legal Services Company Under Investigation for Defrauding Clients
• Texas Lawyer Blog (12/12/07) – Landowners Face Off with DHS Over Border Fence
• KGBT 4 (12/11/07) – Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against City of Brownsville
• KRGV 5 (12/11/07) – Day Laborers File Lawsuit Against City
• KVEO 23 (12/11/07) – Day Workers Fighting for Rights
• Brownsville Herald (12/11/07) – Proposal Would Force Legal Residents to Replace Green Cards
• Brownsville Herald (12/8/07) – Migrants Win Lawsuit Against Company
• San Antonio Express News (12/7/07) – Border Fence Denials May Lead to Court
• San Antonio Express News (12/5/07) – Migrant Workers Settle Labor Lawsuit
• KRGV 5 (11/28/07) – Sugar Mill Worker Strike Ends
• KVEO 23 (11/28/07) – Sugar Mill Workers Return to Work
• Valley Morning Star (11/28/07) – Sugar Strikers Return to Work with Unmet Demands
• San Antonio Express News (11/28/07) – Some Go Back to Sugar Mill
• Rio Grande Guardian (11/27/07) – Some Strikers Return to Work at Santa Rosa Sugar Mill
• KRGV 5 (11/27/07) – Sugar Mill Company Not Talking to Workers on Strike
• Valley Morning Star (11/27/07) – Sugar Plant Owners Make “Final Offer” to Workers
• San Antonio Express News (11/27/07) – Strike Continues at Only Remaining Sugar Mill in Texas
• Brownsville Herald (11/26/07) – Striking Mill Workers Wait for Word on Counter Offer
• The Monitor (11/26/07) – Sugar Mill Workers Continue Strike
• KGBT 4 (11/25/07) – Sugar Mill Strike Day 4
• Houston Chronicle (11/25/07) – Striking Santa Rosa Sugar Workers May Lose Jobs
• Valley Morning Star (11/23/07) – Strike at Sugar Mill Remains Unresolved
• The Monitor (11/23/07) – Sugar Mill Wage Dispute Remains Unresolved
• Houston Chronicle (11/23/07) – Sugar Workers Strike at South Texas Mill
• KVIA (11/23/07) – Sugar Workers Strike at South Texas Mill
• KGBT 4 (11/23/07) – Striking Sugar Cane Workers Speak Up
• Associated Press (11/23/07) – Sugar Workers Strike at South Texas Mill
• KGBT 4 (11/23/07) – Sugar Mill Employees Picket for Better Working Conditions
• Valley Morning Star (11/22/07) – Sugar Mill Workers On Strike
• LSC Updates (11/21/07) – LSC Works with ABA, FEMA, to improve Delivery of Legal Services to Disaster Victims
• Laredo Morning Times (11/20/07) – Ribbon Cutting Under the Lights
• San Antonio Express News (11/17/07) – Rural Communities Becoming Prime Targets for Identity Theft
• Abilene Reporter News (11/15/07) – Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Assault at TYC
• Laredo Morning Times (11/14/07) – Racial Profiling Violates Rights
• San Antonio Express News (11/14/07) - Displaced Levi Strauss Workers Sue Over Training
• Laredo Morning Times (11/13/07) – ACLU to Host Discussion on Profiling
• Austin American Statesman (11/8/07) – Woman sues Youth Commission, Claims Sexual Assault
• LSC Updates (11/7/07) – Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Partners with ABA on Standards for Representation in Civil Protection Order Cases
• Texas en linea (11/3/07) – Denuncian manipuleo de visas entre trabajadores agricolas
• San Antonio Express News (11/2/07) – Suit Claims Discrimination Favoring Undocumented
• ABA Journal (11/1/07) – Wildfire Volunteer Lawyers Can Sue Government, Even FEMA
• Washington Post (10/30/07) – Fake FEMA Briefing Costs Official New Assignment
• Laredo Morning Times (10/29/07) – Balli Receives Kleinman Award
• Brownsville Herald (10/25/07) – Abbott takes legal action against company promising foreclosure help
• Austin Chronicle (10/25/07) – Beyond City Limits
• Zacatecas en Imagen (10/24/07) – Acusan a empresas agricolas de manipular programa de visas en EU
• Ahora Si (10/18/07) - Demandan a empresas por contratar trabajdores temporales en Texas
• The Monitor (10/18/07) – Labor of Lies
• The Monitor (10/17/07) – Farm Companies Accused of Illegally Hiring Foreign Workers
• El Paso Times (10/13/07) – Mowad Flood Victims Sue City Over Aid
• Univision 26 (10/12/07) – TRLA Sues City of El Paso
• KVIA (10/12/07) – Residents of Mowad Area Affected by Storm 2006 Suing City
• El Paso Times (10/12/07) – Two Former Mowad Residents Sue City
• El Paso Times (10/6/07) – Immigrants Get Briefed on Rights in Light of Raid
• Texas Bar Journal (10/5/07) – FEMA, Hotlines, and YouTube
• Laredo Morning Times (10/5/07) – Judge Shares Emotional Family Tale
• Arkansas Democrat Gazette (9/29/07) – 6 Mexicans’ Suit Gains Collective Status in State
• Taylor Daily Press (9/27/07) – Power Cut on Oxygen Patient
• El Periodico USA (9/26/07) – Texas RioGrande Legal Aid y La Union del Pueblo Entero, En Evento Gratuito
• Texas Lawyer (9/17/07) (Subscription Required) – Court Decisions Trigger Move to Revist Home-Equity Lending
• Austin American Statesman (9/17/07) – Cap Metro Fare Hike
• LSC Updates (09/13/07) – $12 million for Texas Legal Services Programs
• Texas Bar Journal (09/11/07) – Lending a Helping Hand
• KURV 710 Talk Radio (09/10/07) – TRLA to Hold Payroll Outreach Programs
• LSC Updates (09/05/07) – TRLA Regains Access to Disaster Victims at FEMA Sites
• Texas Lawyer (Subscription Required) (09/03/07) – FEMA Ends Policy Limiting Legal Advice Given at Disaster Centers
• TSN Radio (08/30/07) – Mistakes People Make When They Get Into Mortgage Trouble
• TSN Radio (08/30/07) – Most Lenders Will Work With You
• United Press International (08/29/07) – FEMA Allows Lawyers to Sue Government
• Texas Lawyer (08/28/07) – FEMA Ends Policy Limiting Legal Advice Given at Disaster Centers
• KUT 90.5 (08/27/07) – FEMA GIVES PARTNERING LAWYERS MORE AUTONOMY
• Austin American Statesman (08/27/07) – FEMA drops policy prohibiting lawyers from suing government
• Austin American Statesman (08/24/07) – Meurer Leaving Bench
• New York Lawyer (08/22/07) – Legal Services Group Alleges FEMA Banned It From Disaster Recovery Centers
• Austin American Statesman (08/17/07) – Judge Doubts FEMA’s Legal Aid is Enough
• Texas Lawyer (08/17/07) – Legal Services Group Alleges FEMA Banned It From Disaster Recovery Centers
• The Monitor (08/15/07) – Legal Aid Group Sues FEMA
• jobsanger Blog Entry (08/14/07) – FEMA Determined to Do the Wrong Thing
• In Fact Daily (Subscription Required) (08/14/07) – Legal aid group sues FEMA for blocking services
• Austin American Statesman (08/14/07) – Nonprofits Sue FEMA Over Access to Legal Aid
• San Antonio Express-News (08/01/07) – Boerne Enrollment Suit Still Pending
• KUT Austin Public Radio (07/18/07) – Central Texans Begin Registering With FEMA
• Valley Morning Star (07/07/07) – Lawsuit Filed Against County Housing To Prevent Eviction
• The Kerrville Daily Times (06/27/07) – Kerrville Man Enjoys Pro Bono Work
• San Antonio Express-News (06/27/07) – River Walk Rules Draw Suit
• KSAT-12 ABC TV (San Antonio) (06/26/07) – Vendors Sue City Over Riverwalk Restrictions
• The Clarion-Ledger (06/05/07) – Lawsuit Against Mississippi Companies Settled
• New York Times (05/24/07) – Graft Mars the Recruitment of Mexican Guest Workers
• El Dorado News-Times (pg. 6) (05/10/07) – Workers Allege Hermitage Farm in Violation of Labor Laws
• Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (05/10/07) – Six Mexican Workers File Labor Suit Against Farm
• Brownsville Herald (05/03/07) – Lawyers Offer Counseling to Community
• KRGV-TV Valley Channel 5 (04/19/07) – Human Trafficking Conference: Groups Meet to Discuss Ways to Battle Human Trafficking
• Corpus Christi Caller-Times (04/07/07) – Hillcrest: No to Power Plant
• KIII TV (Corpus Christi) (04/06/07) – Hillcrest Residents File Suit Against the City of Corpus Christi
• The Herald Bulletin (02/28/07) – Red Gold Settles Lawsuit
• FOX-7 TV Austin (02/27/07) – Elderly Woman Trapped Inside Apartment For Three Months
• Austin Business Journal (02/27/07) – Nonprofits Team Up to Give Free Tax Help
• Rio Grande Guardian (02/26/07) – Valley Migrant Workers Win Settlement Against Indiana Tomato Processor
• Brownsville Herald (01/21/07) – Human Trafficking Remains A Problem

2006

• The Tennessean (12/24/06) – Farm Worker Apartments Break New Ground In State
• Austin American-Statesman (12/21/06) – Idea of Redeveloping Public Housing Complex Concerns Advocates
• San Antonio Express-News (12/19/06) – Hospital Negligence Alleged in Complaint
• El Paso Times (12/14/06) – Hearing On Mowad Injunction Postponed
• National Public Radio (12/10/06) – FEMA Wants Payback From Ineligible Aid Recipients
• Houston Chronicle (12/08/06) – FEMA Loses Bid to Withhold Payments
• Houston Chronicle (12/06/06) – FEMA To Appeal Order To Resume Housing Aid
• Washington Post (12/03/06) – Order Shows FEMA Aid Shortcomings
• Washington Post (11/30/06) – FEMA Told To Resume Storm Aid
• Congressional Quarterly (11/30/06) – Bush Administration To Restore Housing Benefits to 11,000 Families Displaced By Hurricanes
• Associated Press (11/30/06) – FEMA Ordered To Resume Housing Payments To Hurricane Evacuees
• KRGV-TV Valley Channel 5 (11/23/06) – International Custody Battle
• El Paso Times (11/06/06) – Area Not Ready For Another Deluge, Many Say
• Rio Grande Guardian (11/06/06) – TRLA’s Regional Public Defender Office Secures First Jury Trial Win
• Austin American-Statesman (10/28/06) – UT Law Students Help Businesses Gain Experience
• The Monitor (10/17/06) – Woman Faces Up To $20K Fine
• Austin Chronicle (10/12/06) – Best of Austin 2006: TRLA Attorney Heather Godwin
• NOKOA Observer (10/05/06) – Legal Aid: Fighting For Communities For 40 Years
• San Antonio Express-News (10/02/06) – Migrant Lawsuits Tell Of Grueling Work
• The Monitor (09/20/06) – Migrant Woman Endures Trial By Fire To Establish Life in U.S.
• The Monitor (09/14/06) – Lawyers, Judges Hope To Make Court Procedures Easier
• Brownsville Herald (09/13/06) – Free Legal Services Available Through TRLA
• La Frontera (09/13/06) – Asistencia Legal Gratuita Para Familias De Escasos Recursos
• Rio Grande Guardian (09/12/06) – Valley Bar Associations Launch Free Community Justice Program Clinics
• Texas Lawyer (09/04/06) – Suit Seeks Explanation When FEMA Denies Housing Assistance
• KRGV-TV Valley Channel 5 (09/04/06) – Con Mi Gente
• Texas Lawyer (09/04/06) – Displaced Lawyer Fights FEMA for Katrina Evacuees in Texas
• The Times-Picayune (08/30/06) – Feds to Begin Cutting Off Rental Aid to Thousands
• San Antonio Express-News (08/19/06) – Valley Water Woes Grow
• Del Rio News-Herald (08/05/06) – Regional Rural Legal Aid Opens New Office
• Associated Press (07/03/06) – Court Ruling Favors Legal Immigrant
• The Tennessean (07/02/06) – Court Requires Spanish Notice
• La Frontera (06/29/06) – Rescatan a Bebe Secuestrado Por Su Padre
• KGBT4-TV (Harlingen) (06/28/06) – Mother & Missing Child Reunited
• Austin American-Statesman (06/26/06) – TRLA Awarded for Evacuee Aid
• Brownsville Herald (06/25/06) – Farmworkers Complain of Poor Conditions
• Brownsville Herald (06/11/06) – Brownsville Migrant Workers Sue Maryland Cannery
• The Daily Citizen (06/01/06) – Migrants File Lawsuit Against Berry Farmer
• McAllen Monitor (05/28/06) – Laborers Sue Arkansas Berry Farm
• NOW (PBS) (05/26/06) – Be Our Guest
• Austin Chronicle (05/19/06) – FEMA Insufficient Damage Claims
• American Banker (05/08/06) – Recent HELOC Ruling Could Eliminate ‘Safe Harbor’ Provisions
• Austin American-Statesman (05/02/06) – Judge Rules Against State In Home Equity Fee Lawsuit
• San Antonio Express-News (05/01/06) – Watchdogs Claim Partial Victory in Home Equity Lending Ruling
• Texas Lawyer (05/01/06) – Liberty Bonds: El Paso DA and Sheriff at War Over DIMS Bail Practice
• Del Rio News-Herald (04/25/06) – Indigent Defense Program to Start Up Soon
• San Antonio Express-News (04/13/06) – It’s Let the Buyer Beware on Land in Cameron
• Austin Chronicle (04/06/06) – The Voucher Game
• McAllen Monitor (04/03/06) – 48 Local Migrant Workers Sue Indiana Firm
• Austin Chronicle (03/23/06) – Evacuee Limbo, Eviction Trickle
• San Antonio Express-News (03/11/06) – Nosebleed Leads to Legal Fight with SAHA
• Austin Chronicle (02/24/06) – FEMA’s Flood Tide
• McAllen Monitor (02/15/06) – Mom Seeks Abducted Children in Mexico Border
• Baton Rouge Advocate (02/13/06) – Unemployment Benefits Near End
• Daily Texan (02/08/06) – Katrina Refugees Leave Texas Hotels as FEMA Assistance Runs Out
• Austin Chronicle (01/27/06) – Hurricane Housing Limbo
• Daily Texan (01/26/06) – FEMA Extends Housing Aid Beyond March 1 Provisions
• Austin Business Journal (01/20/06) – Legal Aid Group Spends $2.8M for new Offices in North Central Austin
• El Paso Times (01/06/06) – Workers Win Job-Training Case
• Associated Press (01/05/06) – Judge Approves Settlement with Outsourced Workers
• Dallas Morning News (01/05/06) – U.S. to Settle NAFTA Claims

2005

• Austin Business Journal (12/30/05) – Legal Aid Group Raises $450,000 for Katrina Victims
• McAllen Monitor (11/17/05) – Migrant Workers File Lawsuit
• Rumbo (11/11/05) – Tratado Contra Los Secuestros
• Rumbo (11/09/05) – Una Madre Recupera a su Hija
• Lubbock Online (10/06/05) – Housing Suit Names More Defendants
• Houston Chronicle (10/03/05) – Risks Great for Migrant Workers
• La Frontera (09/17/05) – Apoyan a Pequenos Negocios en la Frontera
•   Daily Texan (09/16/05) – Victim Helps Others in Time of Mutual Despair
• Texas Lawyer (08/15/05) – New Law Will Curb Executory Contract Abuses
• La Frontera (02/17/05) – Campesinos del Valle Reciben Compensacion
• Victoria Advocate (01/28/05) – Federal Grant to Local Groups Will Help Victoria’s Homeless
• Starr County Town Crier (01/26/05) – SBC Donates $20,000 to TRLA

2004

• McAllen Monitor (12/09/04) – Campaign Aimed at Continuing Legal Services for Needy
• Texas Lawyer (11/29/04) – Justice on the Frontera: Blocks from the Border, Former Farm Workers Litigate for Change
• McAllen Monitor (09/27/04) – A Slippery Situation — Six Carwash Employees File Lawsuit
• Austin American-Statesman (09/07/04) – Civil Legal Service Programs Help Poor Clients
• Dallas Morning News (09/03/04) – Help at Hand: The Surprising Face of Legal Aid
• Brownsville Herald (07/29/04) – Brownsville AG Workers Turned Away After 1,000-Mile Trip
• Journalstar.com (07/29/04) – Workers Sue Potato Farm They Say Offered, Then Refused Jobs
• El Paso Times (07/19/04) – Top Court to Hear Legal Aid Needs