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If you’ve received a surprise bill after a trip to an emergency room you thought would be covered by insurance, it’s a result of something called balanced billing. Balance billing occurs when an insured patient receives care from a physician, hospital or other health care provider, who is not part of a patient’s health plan provider network. The out-of-network provider […]
National Consumer Protection Week is the Federal Trade Commission’s week-long campaign aimed at educating consumers about their rights to help them make well-informed decisions about money. Lone Star Legal Aid joins the FTC with a consumer-focused blog series to be pushed out throughout the month. Stay tuned to learn about more about: Payday & Title Loans; Reverse Mortgages; Repair Fraud After […]
Houston, TX – Lone Star Legal Aid and Pro Bono Net, funded by Rebuild Texas Fund, launched a web-based app that guides disaster-recovery assistance providers and their clients through the process of applying for recovery assistance. The app’s name is “DART,” for Disaster Assistance and Recovery Tool. It’s free and accessible through one of the many organizations partnering with LSLA […]
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month which is an issue that not only impact teens, but their families, teachers, friends, and communities. Together we can raise awareness about teen dating violence (TDV) and promote safe, healthy relationships. Understanding what TDV is and what it means for those who are involved is an important first step in prevention. What […]
Port Arthur, TX – Port Arthur Community Action Network (PA-CAN) has secured a brighter future for Port Arthur residents through a recent settlement agreement with Motiva Enterprises LLC on the company’s plans to expand its Port Arthur refinery and operations. The resulting agreement was reached on January 21, 2020 after the community group withdrew its permit challenges with the Texas […]
Lone Star Legal Aid’s Military Veterans Unit will be hosting a Criminal Record Clearing Clinic on Friday, January 31, 2020, at their office located at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030 in room 4B-249 on the 4th floor. Lone Star Legal Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy on behalf […]
Starting on January 30, 2020, the City of Houston will host a final round of three community workshops to learn more about TxDOT’s North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP), the proposed expansion of I-45N from downtown to Beltway 8 and changes to downtown-area freeway connections including I-69, I-10 and 288. The City of Houston developed a number of improvements to […]
Houston, TX – Lone Star Legal Aid will be at the Town Hall being hosted by Counsel Member Amy Peck from District A at 6:30 PM, Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, located at 4703 East Shadowdale Drive, Houston, Texas 77041. The location has been set up as an American Red Cross […]
Houston, TX – Lone Star Legal Aid clients will soon be able to report and track their environmental concerns through a new mobile app. LSLA’s Environmental Justice Team, part of the Equitable Development Initiative, proposed this client-based application as a tool that community members will be able to use for reporting and tracking environmental issues that they see and experience […]
On January 21, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee held a Town Hall at Phillis Wheatley High School in Houston’s Fifth Ward, where a recent cancer cluster investigation by the Texas Department of State Health Services found higher than expected rates of cancers of the lung and bronchus, esophagus, and larynx in Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens neighborhoods, with elevated rates of […]
Houston, Texas – Lone Star Legal Aid, a free civil legal aid provider; Combined Arms, a one stop shop for Veterans resources; and SBP USA, a team focused on fortifying people against unnecessary suffering, have joined forces with Bob Woodruff Foundation grant funds to find and refer veterans to one another. BWF’s key focus areas are education and employment, quality […]
Houston, TX – Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week aims to warn the public about tax ID thieves and IRS impostors. Tax identity theft occurs when someone uses your Social Security Number (SSN) to file a phony return and claim your refund. IRS impostors are scammers who pretend they are calling from the IRS claiming you owe taxes and demand immediate […]
Houston, TX – Lone Star Legal Aid’s Shrushti Kothari, Disaster Relief Unit Staff Attorney, collaborated with Pro Bono Net in their creation of “Figuring Out FEMA,” a project they worked on with Center for Urban Pedagogy and designed by Carmen Lopez. “Figuring Out FEMA” is a pocket-sized visual resource for disaster survivors. The project is part of Center for Urban […]
In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, all Lone Star Legal Aid offices will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2020. All offices will reopen on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, during normal business hours. Have a safe and joyous holiday!
HOUSTON, TX – Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner held a press conference on January 7th in Acres Homes, a historic community of color in Northwest Houston where a concrete batch plant is attempting to secure a permit to operate its facility next to a residential home and across the street from Highland Park and Community Center, a vital community gathering space, […]
All Lone Star Legal Aid offices will be closed on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, and Wednesday, January 1, 2020, in observance of the upcoming holiday. All offices will reopen during normal business hours on Thursday, January 2, 2020.
All Lone Star Legal Aid offices will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, and Wednesday, December 25, 2019, in observance of the upcoming holiday. All offices will reopen during normal business hours on Thursday, December 26, 2019.
Port Arthur, TX – Port Arthur Community Action Network (PA-CAN) and Lone Star Legal Aid will host a town hall regarding the TPC Port Neches explosion and fire along with Air Alliance Houston, CEER, and Public Citizen on Saturday, December 7, 2019, from 11 am until 1 pm, at Empowerment Church located at 3600 Memorial Boulevard, Port Arthur, Texas 77640. […]
All Lone Star Legal Aid offices are closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, 2019, in observance of Thanksgiving. All offices will reopen during normal business hours Monday, December 2, 2019. Happy Thanksgiving!
Lone Star Legal Aid launched a year-long Veteran-focused Pro Bono Recruitment Challenge. We are recruiting volunteers to help meet the dire legal needs of low-income veterans by placing veteran cases with volunteers for representation. According to a message from Legal Services Corporation Board Chair, John G. Levi, a Department of Veterans Affairs survey of homeless vets earlier this year found […]