Legal Aid Groups Face Most Dire Circumstances in Decades

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The National Law Journal

Monday, January 10, 2011

The situation looked grim for Texas legal aid groups. In 2009, the take from Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts had plummeted due to record-low interest rates. Public interest law groups faced massive budget cuts. "That funding is going to be very tough to come by in the next legislative session," says David Hall (pictured), executive director of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, the largest provider in the state.