Texas Proposal to Expand Legal Access Exposes Opponents' Reliance on False Narratives

Written By Luke Andrews

2/13/2024

by Tom Gordon and Jessica Bednarz

​At its December 15, 2023, meeting, the Texas Access to Justice Commission invited members of the bar and the public to share comments on the report and recommendations its Access to Legal Services Working Group released ten days earlier. The comprehensive 250-page report includes the group’s charge from the Supreme Court of Texas—to focus on helping low-income Texans—an overview of the access to justice crises in Texas, feedback from stakeholders in the legal profession, and three recommendations that could improve the delivery of legal services to low-income Texans. A summary of the formal written comments submitted to the Texas Access to Justice Commission can be found here and here. The feedback and comments centered around these three recommendations:

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