THE DIRECTORY
The 10 offices the Texas guide sends people to, with what each one handles and how to reach it. Read off each office’s own page as of September 2026, and every entry carries the link so the number here can be checked against the source.
A list, not a referral. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no office on it has any connection to this site.
Start here
The two places that say which local help covers an address, and publish the forms.
- TexasLawHelp.org, Legal Help Directory
Free legal information for low income Texans, with self help guides and guided forms, and a legal help directory that finds the legal aid organizations serving an area.
- Covers
- Statewide
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced, Protective Orders, Debt Collectors
Free civil legal help
Each program covers part of the state and each sets its own eligibility. The lookup above is what settles which one covers a county.
- Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
Free civil legal services to low income individuals and families, with a Legal Aid Line for new calls and a separate line for landlord and tenant issues.
- Covers
- 114 counties across North and West Texas
- For
- Low income individuals and families
- Phone
- 1-888-529-5277
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced, Protective Orders, Debt Collectors
- Lone Star Legal Aid
Free legal aid from 14 offices, in practice areas including consumer, landlord and tenant, and foreclosure.
- Covers
- 72 Texas counties, about one third of the state, from Texarkana down the Louisiana line to the Gulf Coast and Matagorda Bay and into Central Texas
- For
- Texans eligible for free legal services
- Phone
- 1-800-733-8394
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Debt Collectors, What a Creditor Cannot Take, Old Debts and Time Limits, When They Take the Car Back
The offices the guide names
Where a complaint, a charge, a report or an appeal in the fine print of a section actually goes.
- Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights Division
Enforces state and federal laws against discrimination, investigating complaints of discrimination in employment and housing across the state, with a complaint form online.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-628-5115
Sent here by Discrimination at Work, Housing Discrimination
- Texas Workforce Commission, Wage and Hour (Texas Payday Law)
Takes wage claims under the Texas Payday Law, filed online or on paper, with a separate claim for each employer.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-832-9243
Sent here by Getting Paid, Minimum Wage
- Texas Workforce Commission, Unemployment Benefits
Pays unemployment benefits, temporary partial income replacement for people who lost their jobs through no fault of their own, and runs the Unemployment Tele-Center.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-939-6631
Sent here by Unemployment Benefits
- Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation
Runs the workers' compensation system, with a benefits estimator for injured employees and their families. It warns that nobody ever has to pay to get workers' comp benefits in Texas.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-252-7031
Sent here by Hurt at Work
- Texas Attorney General, Consumer Protection
Accepts consumer complaints, files civil cases in the public interest, and teaches Texans how to spot and avoid scams.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-621-0508
Sent here by Deceptive Business Practices, Lemon Law, Door to Door Sales, The Letter About Your Information, When Someone Uses Your Name, Debt Collectors, What a Creditor Cannot Take
- Texas Attorney General, Open Government
Explains the Texas Public Information Act and the Texas Open Meetings Act, and takes calls on its Open Government Hotline.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-877-673-6839
Sent here by Getting Public Records, When a Meeting Is Public
Paid representation
Referral services that give a name and a number. They are not free and they are not a recommendation.
- State Bar of Texas, Lawyer Referral and Information Service
Refers callers to lawyers. Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Jefferson, Travis and Tarrant counties have certified referral services of their own, and the bar lists them; for every other county the call goes here.
- Covers
- Statewide, apart from the six counties with a certified local referral service
- Phone
- 1-800-252-9690
Sent here by Small Claims Court, Changing Your Name, Clearing an Arrest Record, Getting Divorced, A Small Estate, Being Arrested, Bond After an Arrest