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Lone Star Legal Aid — Military and Veterans Unit
Dedicated unit of Lone Star Legal Aid providing free civil legal help to low-income Texas veterans, their dependents and surviving spouses — including VA benefits and discharge-upgrade cases, family law, housing, consumer, employment and public-benefits issues.
- Cost
- Free — 'free civil legal services to low-income United States military veterans, their dependents, and surviving spouses' (lonestarlegal.org)
- Coverage
- Texas — Lone Star Legal Aid's 72-county service area, including Houston (Texas)
- Eligibility
- Veteran, spouse, surviving spouse or dependent child with a civil legal issue; lives in the service area; low income and limited assets; DD-214 or military/dependent ID required (own site)
- Availability
- Phone intake Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM; online and email applications accepted
- Virtual Access
- Yes
- In-Person Access
- Yes
- Self-Referral
- Yes
- Organization Type
- nonprofit
- Last Verified
- October 26, 2026
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