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Recent COVID Community Programs and Announcements COVID Individual and Civil Rights COVID Health and Public Benefits COVID Family Law COVID Employment and Financial Site Contents Page Content ​ Welcome to Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas is a nonprofit organization that provides free civil legal help to low-income residents in 114 Texas co​unties throughou​t North and West Texas, with offices in Abilene , Amarillo , Brownwood , Dallas , Denton , Fort Worth , Lubbock , McKinney , Midland , Odessa , Plainview , San Angelo , Waxahachie , Weatherford , and Wichita Falls . Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas works to advance and protect the rights of millions of low-income people in North and West Texas by providing free civil legal help through representation and advocacy that meets our mission of ensuring equal access to justice. Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas trabaja para avanzar y proteger los derechos de millones de personas de bajos ingresos en el norte y el oeste de Texas, proporcionando ayuda legal civil gratuita a través de representación y defensa que cumple con nuestra misión de garantizar el acceso igualitario a la justicia. You can apply for free legal help online Puede solicitar ayuda legal gratuita en línea Do you live in Texas and can't afford rent? Are you worried about being evicted? We are here to help. Click below for free information and resources. ¿Vive en Texas y no puede pagar el alquiler? ¿Le preocupa ser desalojado? Estamos aquí para ayudar. Haga clic a continuación para obtener información y recursos gratuitos. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ General Funds NewsLinks URL Assistance to help pay rent could be available for all of Texas by next month Evictions In Fort Worth Continue Despite Moratorium How To Negotiate With Your Landlord During Covid-19 What Do Extended Eviction Protections Mean for Dallas Renters & When Will Rental Aid Be Available? Dallas Offering Assistance as CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Comes To An End What You Can Do When Facing an Eviction In Texas Legal Aids See Increased Need From North Texans Following Pandemic Despite The CDC’s Eviction Ban, Thousands Of Tenants Are Losing Their s Initiative Aims to Educate Tenants On Renters' Rights Evictions Paused Through January, Wichita Falls Officials Preparing For Influx Of Filings There’s Help for Texans Who Are Struggling To Pay Rent How To Protect Seniors From Covid Scams Here’s How To Get Help If You’re Facing Eviction Our client’s first eviction likely violated the CARES Act. The newest eviction filed against her appears to be retaliatory Landlords can’t evict tenants, so they're shutting off utilities & threatening them instead. Our client fought back. Sometimes all it takes to face eviction is one unexpected event, like illness or job loss. For our client, it was both After years of legal battles, 140 West Dallas families own the houses they live in Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas Shares Eviction Advice for Tenants Texas Supreme Court Allows Evictions to Resume Landlords Can’t Evict Their Tenants, So They're Shutting Off Utilities and Threatening Them Instead Legal Aid of Northwest Texas providing virtual help for area residents Fort Worth Landlord Jailed, Sued After Cutting Grandmother's Utilities Landlord Jailed for 5 Days in Haltom City Eviction Dispute LANWT attorney says weak protections for renters even more glaring now Renters, Landlords Navigate Payments and Protections Amid Pandemic Activists worry Fort Worth’s plan for renters will lead to mass evictions Dallas Handed Out Subsidies in Exchange for Affordable Housing. Developers Got Around It. Debt Collectors Not Stopping Even As Coronavirus Pandemic Continues How One Legal Aid Clinic Has Gone Virtual Fort Worth-Area Landlord Jailed After Forcing Out Woman Who Faced Coronavirus Pay Cut 1 - 30 Compliance Details javascript:commonShowModalDialog('{SiteUrl}'+ '/_layouts/15/itemexpiration.aspx' +'?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}', 'center:1;dialogHeight:500px;dialogWidth:500px;resizable:yes;status:no;location:no;menubar:no;help:no', function GotoPageAfterClose(pageid){if(pageid == 'hold') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+ '/_layouts/15/hold.aspx' +'?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;} if(pageid == 'audit') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+ '/_layouts/15/Reporting.aspx' +'?Category=Auditing&backtype=item&ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;} if(pageid == 'config') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+ '/_layouts/15/expirationconfig.aspx' +'?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;}}, null); 0x0 0x1 ContentType 0x01 898 Document Set Version History /_layouts/15/images/versions.gif?rev=23 javascript:SP.UI.ModalDialog.ShowPopupDialog('{SiteUrl}'+ '/_layouts/15/DocSetVersions.aspx' + '?List={ListId}&ID={ItemId}') 0x0 0x0 ContentType 0x0120D520 330 Send To other location /_layouts/15/images/sendOtherLoc.gif?rev=23 javascript:GoToPage('{SiteUrl}' + '/_layouts/15/docsetsend.aspx' + '?List={ListId}&ID={ItemId}') 0x0 0x0 ContentType 0x0120D520 350 LANWT 2016 Donors List Annual Report - ​ https://internet.lanwt.org/en-us/news/Documents/2016_Donors_List_Annual_Rprt.pdf How do I apply for services? 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