Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid (TRLA)

Founded in 1970 to represent Texas farmworkers, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid (TRLA) is one of the nation’s largest legal aid providers. TRLA provides free civil legal services to residents in 68 Southwest Texas counties and represents migrant and seasonal farm workers throughout and in six other southern states. TRLA serves about 23,000 clients each year. However, more than 2.6 million Southwest Texas residents are eligible for TRLA services, a ratio of almost 21,000 potential clients per legal aid lawyer. As a result, thousands of low-income Texans still lack access to civil legal representation.

TRLA attorneys specialize in more than 45 practice areas, including family, employment, foreclosure, bankruptcy, subsidized housing, farmworker, civil rights, and environmental law. TRLA serves its clientele through its Mercedes headquarters and branch offices throughout Southwest Texas. Its Southern Migrant Legal Services (SMLS) office in Nashville, Tennessee serves migrant farm workers in that state and five others: Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

TRLA is funded primarily by Legal Services Corporation, the federal agency that provides financial resources to legal aid organizations throughout the nation, and by the Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF), which was created by the Texas Supreme Court in 1984. TRLA also receives smaller grants from various federal, state, and local agencies, foundations, and corporations.

Explore the Survivor Legal Assistance Program provided by TRLA for those impacted by the flood.

Website: www.trla.org
Recovery Assistance: Contact Cindy Estrada by phone at 830-774-8309 or email: Cestrada@trla.org
Phone Number: 956-996-8752 or 956-996-8752 (select the disaster option when prompted)
Kerrville Office: Stop by the Doyle Community Center at 110 W. Barnett Street, Kerrville, TX 78028.