New grant will expand legal help for Texas veterans
The Texas Veterans Commission today announced the recipients of more than $2 million in grants for veterans' assistance.
Among the awards is a $95,000 grant to the Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC) for the purpose of expanding its Veterans Legal Hotline for Texas veterans who do not have access to civil legal services. According to TLSC's Randall Chapman, the grant will allow it to increase hotline hours and hire additional staff to help provide the service.
Legal services provided to veterans primarily address issues relating to family, employment, housing, consumer, probate, and access to health care and benefits.
For details on State Bar of Texas efforts to provide legal help to Texas veterans, see Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans.
Despite the best intentions and tireless efforts of veterans groups and social services providers, too many of our service members cannot find or afford the help that they need and that they deserve. Lawyers’ expertise in the law can be a lifeline. This issue of the 
