Press Releases

January 2014

• 1/22/14 El Paso Migrant Workers File Lawsuit over Inhumane Conditions on West Texas Farm

December 2013

• 12/11/13 Socorro Residents Sue City Over Summer Flooding
• 12/10/13 Socorro Residents to Announce Legal Action in Response to Summer Flooding

October 2013

• 10/28/13 El Paso Construction Workers Prevail in Battle over Wage Theft

July 2013

• 7/16/13 Legal Aid Receives Technological Support from the El Paso Bar Foundation
• 7/9/13 Migrant Workers File Lawsuit Over Abusive, Inhumane Conditions at Mississippi Farm

June 2013

• 6/5/13 Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against U.S. Officials
• 6/5/13 Know Your Rights Campaign Educates Migrant Workers on Legal Issues

May 2013

• 5/13/13 Legal Aid Receives Support for Outreach to Rural Texans

april 2013

• 4/9/13 Federal, State Budget Troubles Force Drastic Cuts in Legal Help for Low-Income Texans

March 2013

• 3/4/13 Legal Aid to Offer Free Legal Help to Gonzales County Residents Facing Divorce

February 2013

• 2/15/13 Migrant Farmworkers Sue Iowa Company Over False Promises & Unsanitary Conditions

January 2013

• 1/16/13 Former Employees Sue Edinburg Business Over Unpaid Wages
• 1/8/13 Oklahoma Farm Settles Guestworker Lawsuit Over Underpaid Wages & Poor Housing

DECEMBER 2012

• 12/18/12 Former Employees Sue Brownsville Business Over Unpaid Wages
• 12/14/12 Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Against Weslaco Company

OCTOBER 2012

• 10/16/12  Frustrated with Lack of Progress, Wood Ridge Residents Take Landlord to Court

SEPTEMBER 2012

• 9/12/12 Grant Award Supports Victims of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

MAY 2012

• 5/10/12 Legal Aid Receives Support For Outreach to Low-Income Texans

APRIL 2012

• 4/30/12 Brownsville Couple Fighting Back After Loan Modification Scam

FEBRUARY 2012

• 2/29/12 Disabled Laredoan Wins Legal Victory Over Vindictive Landlord
• 2/13/12 Legal Aid to Offer Free Legal Clinics for West Texans
• 2/1/12 San Antonio Janitorial Workers Sue Over Unpaid Wages

JANUARY 2012

• 1/19/12 New Policies Help Workers with Limited English Skills Assert Legal Rights
• 1/11/12 Legal Aid Receives Grant to Support Victims of Domestic Violence in West Texas

For more information contact TRLA Communications Director Cynthia Martinez at cmartinez@trla.org or at 512.374.2764.

For previous media outreach records, please visit the TRLA Press Releases Archive.