Donate to Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid is the 2nd largest legal aid organization in the country.
We provide free civil legal services to residents in 68 Southwest Texas counties and represent migrant and seasonal farmworkers throughout the state and in six other southern states. We've created a range of special programs that serve specific client populations such as Legal Aid for Survivors of Sexual Assault (LASSA) and the Texas Foster Youth Project.
We have 45+ practice areas that your donation supports, but here are some of our focus areas in 2023:
- Tenants' rights and preventing evictions: listen to this podcast to hear about our efforts to keep families in their homes in San Antonio (our attorneys are featured in the second half)
- Environmental justice and racism: learn more about our fight the environmental degradation taking place in low-income and POC communities
- Immigration and Operation Lone Star: watch this episode of Emmy-winning Showtime documentary VICE to hear former TRLA attorney Rachel Garza discuss our work in freeing migrants detained in Operation Lone Star
Individual donations are critical to giving us the flexibility we need to address issues and expenses in a constantly-changing environment of laws, community needs, and crises.
We hope that you'll consider donating today and joining the fight for justice!
Contribution rules
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Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) is a charitable organization as described in §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN#: 74-1675230, registered in the state of Texas. Following the Internal Revenue Service guidelines, TRLA maintains discretion and sole control over the use of all donated funds.
Therefore, donors explicitly release TRLA from any restrictions on how those funds are spent. Contributions are tax-deductible to the limit allowed by law if the donor itemizes. Donors who donate more than $25.00 in any given year will be mailed a statement for all their donations by January of the following year. If you have any questions regarding your gift (s) or you need a receipt or a statement of any of your contributions, please feel free to contact us here.
TRLA may not expend any funds for any activity prohibited by the Legal Services Corporation Act, 42 U.S.C. §2996 et seq. or by Public Law 104-134. Public Law 104-234 §504(d) requires that notice of these restrictions be given to all funding sources of programs funded by the Legal Service Corporation.
For a copy of these laws or any further information or clarification, please contact the Executive Director, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, 301 S. Texas Ave., Mercedes, Texas 78570.