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EspañolLone Star Legal Aid provides legal services, including representation, to low income residents of 72 counties in Texas from 12 offices. The Waco office serves Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, McLennan and Navarro counties. They provide services for a variety of legal issues including issues regarding domestic violence and family law. Lone Star Legal Aid will provide assistance to those with limited English skills.
Legal Assistance
Updated:
September 13, 2016Included in this list are organizations that provide free or low-cost legal services to victims of abuse and others who qualify. Even if the organization does not have a lawyer available to represent you in court, you may want to ask if there is a lawyer who you can consult with to get advice. Please note that we list the organizations below by the town/city where the office is located – however, many offices may likely serve multiple towns/counties. We indicate the “counties served” whenever possible. You can click “View All” to look through the complete list of organizations. To search for resources by county, you can check out the Texas Law Help Legal Help Finder.
Waco
Lone Star Legal Aid (Waco office)
900 Austin Avenue
7th Floor
Waco, TX 76701
Phone:
(800) 299-5596
Phone 2:
(254) 756-7944
Fax:
(254) 756-3381
Waxahachie
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (Waxahachie office)
110 East Main Street, Suite 200
Waxahachie, TX 75165
Hotline:
(866) 614-3344
Phone:
(972) 923-3344
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT) offers free civil legal assistance to low-income Texans. They serve 115 counties in Texas with 15 offices; the Waxahachie office serves Ellis and Kaufman counties. They are able to represent clients in any type of civil matter. Their practice focuses on support for families, preserving the home, maintaining, economic stability, safety, stability, and health, individuals with special needs and problems affecting groups of individuals. Specifically they take cases with domestic violence such as, adoption, child abuse and neglect, child custody, divorces involving family violence, enforcement of access and visitation, modification of visitation/custody, parental rights termination, paternity, termination and adoption when abuse is alleged and visitation enforcement.
Wichita Falls
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (Wichita Falls office)
710 Lamar Street, #300
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
Phone:
(940) 723-5542
Phone 2:
(800) 926-5542
Fax:
(940) 723-1551
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT) offers free civil legal assistance to low-income Texans. They serve 115 counties in Texas with 15 offices; the Wichita Falls office serves Childress, Cottle, King, Knox, Baylor, Archer, Foard, Young, Clay, Wichita, Wilbarger and Hardeman. Their practice focuses on support for families, preserving the home, maintaining, economic stability, safety, stability, and health, individuals with special needs and problems affecting groups of individuals. Specifically they take cases with domestic violence such as, adoption, child abuse and neglect, child custody, divorces involving family violence, enforcement of access and visitation, modification of visitation/custody, parental rights termination, paternity, termination and adoption when abuse is alleged and visitation enforcement.
