Texas legal aid unable to help everyone

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This past year, those who applied for legal aid were highly disappointed with their return. Only one-fifth of those who did qualify get help and when they received that help, lets just say it wasn't very much help. The Texas Access to Justice Foundation sponsoring the aid had only raised 1.5 million compared to the 28 million gathered in 2007. The way that the foundation raises its money is through the interest rates of lawyers' trust accounts. I think its rather interesting how much the economy has impacted the performance of foundations so dramatically. To come up short 26.5 million is a big deal. Watching the video, aside the article, will give you an in-depth look of how the public reacted to the situation.