Low Income Taxpayer Clinics represent low income taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service, assist taxpayers in audits, appeals, and collection disputes and can help taxpayers respond to IRS notices and to correct account problems.

The Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission Area Agency on Aging is responsible, under Title III of the Older Americans Act, for the development and implementation of a comprehensive and coordinated service system to: Secure and maintain maximum independence and dignity in a home environment for older individuals capable of self care with appropriate supportive services; Remove individual and social barriers to economic and personal independence for older individuals; and Provide a continuum of care for the vulnerable elderly.

The mission of the program is to provide legal assistance in civil matters to indigent and low income clients living in Jefferson, Hardin, Liberty and Orange Counties. The Pro Bono Program is partially funded by a grant from IOLTA. These funds exist in order to help those in need of legal services who are unable to pay for them. It is the goal of the Jefferson County Bar Association Pro Bono Program to provide legal representation to residents of Jefferson County who cannot afford to hire an attorney. The program relies entirely on local attorney volunteers to perform these services without pay. If any information provided to this office is found to be incomplete or untrue, the applicant’s eligibility will be terminated immediately and any attorney who has agreed to accept the case will be allowed to withdraw from that representation. Every effort will be made to provide adequate service for Spanish speaking applicants.

The Texas Taxpayer Assistance Project (T-TAP) is part of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. We give free legal help on federal income tax matters to low-income taxpayers who live in Central, South, and Southwest Texas. We never charge a fee for our services. You may have to pay court costs and filing fees. We are not a part of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). We are separate from the IRS, and all our conversations with you are confidential. If you have a problem with the IRS, you might need legal help. It is hard to understand many of the tax laws, and some tax laws change each year.

The Rio Grande Area Agency on Aging (AAA) is administered by the Rio Grande Council of Governments and funded by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services in accordance with the Older Americans Act. The Rio Grande AAA serves individuals 60 years of age and older and their families living in El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio and Brewster counties through the various direct services it provides and/or through purchased services on behalf of a client.

The El Paso County Dispute Resolution Center is a project of El Paso County and the Rio Grande Council of Governments. The Center provides an alternative in settling disputes through the process of mediation. Mediation is less expensive, less time consuming, and can resolve a dispute so that each party benefits from the session.

The South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR) is a national effort to provide pro bono legal services to asylum seekers detained in South Texas by the United States government. The project recruits, trains and coordinates the activities of volunteer attorneys, law students and legal assistants. ProBAR is a joint project of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Mission - to promote and defend the Human Rights of immigrant families in the Rio Grande Valley through legal defense and community organizing.