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Commentary: Civil legal aid is essential for crisis within a crisis
Nathan L. Hecht, For the Express-News
March 3, 2021
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Many low-income households are struggling in the COVID-19 pandemic. After last month’s deadly winter storms, many are also suffering additional hardships, such as burst pipes. Because civil legal aid can help, the Texas Supreme Court is requesting additional funding.Callaghan O Hare / For the Washington Post
As we approach the first anniversary of pandemic-induced lockdowns, hundreds of thousands of Texans are still grappling with job losses, evictions or domestic violence stemming from the stay-at-home orders, among other issues. Now, we have just endured one of the worst winter storms on record plunging millions of Texans into frigid temperatures and darkness due to a days-long loss of power along with loss of clean water.