FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2017 Highlands, TX – The homes of residents living near the San Jacinto Waste Pits have flooded several times over the past decades. Now the residents wonder if the flood waters carried with them dioxin and other toxins that originated from the San Jacinto River Waste Pits, a Superfund site that received pulp and paper […]
For Immediate Release October 13, 2017 Harris County, TX – In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 23-29) Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) honors Harris County Attorney, Pamela Kellet with the 2017 Lone Star Legal Aid – Houston Pro Bono Award for the Most Cases Handled. LSLA Pro Bono Awards recognize attorneys, law firms, and community partners who donate […]
For Immediate Release October 11, 2017 Harris County, TX – In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 23-29), Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) honors Harris County Attorney, Omonzusi Imobioh with two 2017 Lone Star Legal Aid – Houston Pro Bono Awards: one for the Most Litigated Cases Handled and the other for the Most Contested Litigated Cases Handled. LSLA […]
For Immediate Release October 10, 2017 Nacogdoches, TX — In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 22-28), Lone Star Legal Aid Nacogdoches Branch Office honors Lynda K. Russell with three prestigious Pro Bono Awards: Most Cases Handled Award, Most Litigated Cases Handled Award, and Most Contested Cases Handled Award. The Lone Star Legal Aid Pro Bono awards recognize attorneys, law […]
Hurricane Harvey Affected Counties (Texas) – Lone Star Legal Aid attorneys Jeff Larsen, Lindsay Eustace, and Brenda Willett have contacted the office of Governor Greg Abbott concerning access to the current DSNAP application sites for our disabled client community. Limited times and locations available for applications with no alternative form of application are unduly burdensome. “The D-SNAP application process has […]
Port Arthur, Texas–Normally, Debris Management Sites (DMS) are planned in areas where they will cause the least harm to the health and safety of those living in the area. Lone Star Legal Aid’s Environmental Justice Unit is raising community concerns with the City of Port Arthur’s decision to locate a “temporary” storm DMS near a low-income minority neighborhood. Why this […]
Houston, Texas – Lone Star Legal Aid is continuing to provide legal assistance, now from new office space. This week marks a milestone for all LSLA staff formerly working out of our Houston office. We now have official office space to continue delivering much-needed legal assistance, helping families struggling to make ends meet and recover from Hurricane Harvey and its […]
For Immediate Release Cherokee County, TX – In commemoration of National Pro Bono Week (October 23-29) Lone Star Legal Aid honors Cherokee County Attorney, Eldridge Moak with the 2017 Cherokee County Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award. LSLA Pro Bono Awards recognize attorneys, law firms, and community partners who donate their time and legal expertise to ensure that all […]
Houston, TX – Late Friday, Lone Star Legal Aid attorneys Mark Grandich and Rich Tomlinson filed a lawsuit on behalf of 3 residents living at 2100 Memorial Drive. The Houston Housing Authority (HHA), owns the high-rise, which is the home of 198 senior citizens. The lawsuit seeks to block the HHA from canceling all of the leases of the elderly […]
Chief Justice Nathan Hecht and Lone Star Legal Aid CEO Paul Furrh visited with LSLA staff at our temporary office space at McGuireWoods LLP. The worldwide firm donated office space to us following the fire at our Houston office in the middle of Hurricane Harvey. Chief Justice Hecht found our Equitable Development Initiative busy at work this morning. Our team […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 Houston, Texas – On September 29th, Under the Radar Brewery will be hosting a fundraiser benefiting Lone Star Legal Aid. LSLA’s Houston headquarters suffered an explosion and fire on the Monday following the first landfall of Hurricane Harvey, leaving attorneys and staff without a place to return to work. The fundraiser will include a […]
Texas may have lost important documents like birth certificates, Social Security cards, and even driver’s licenses after the floods from Hurricane Harvey. The Department of Health and Human Services has announced that they will take a client statement rather than the normal identifying documentation required when applying for D-SNAP (disaster snap benefits.) “We have Texas families who lost everything,” said […]
Residents of this South Conroe neighborhood in rural Montgomery County were living amongst the mold and trash that sat on their front yards and lined the streets for over a week. In many cases, they had water up to their ceilings and large numbers of them have tragically lost everything their families owned.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 Port Arthur, Texas– Lone Star Legal Aid’s Beaumont Office has filed a request for a temporary restraining order that will force a landlord to halt efforts to discard a tenant’s belongings on the street following Hurricane Harvey flooding. Granted yesterday, the TRO will give the displaced and evacuated tenant the chance to salvage belongings […]
All offices closed in the anticipation and aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, are now open, Houston being an exception. All of our branch offices are operating their normal business hours and routine, in addition to providing disaster legal services and triaging calls for the Houston office. At this time, the Houston office remains closed for all of its staff, excluding the […]
If there is any vibe you pick up when you first start working for Lone Star Legal Aid, it’s the “can do” attitude that C.E.O. Paul Furrh exudes. That mindset has been instilled in all of our staff and that is exactly why we have been able to continue our mission after being displaced ourselves. Jonathon Blizter, a reporter from […]
Undocumented immigrants may be eligible for Crisis Counseling or Disaster Legal Services, and other short-term, non-cash, emergency aid. You will not be asked to provide any information about your immigration status.
LSLA is continuing to roll with the punches and is up and running. Our phone systems are still down, but we have been able to use our fax lines in order for our open offices to continue our mission. Fax machines have been disconnected and phones have been connected so that we can still take phone calls. As of right […]
In response to Hurricane Harvey, Texans who get SNAP food benefits can buy hot food such as rotisserie chicken and prepared foods from a store’s deli through Sept. 30 at retailers who accept SNAP. For more information about the Special Disaster Rules for SNAP Benefits, click here.