Advocates say a law school in one of the state's poorest regions would exponentially help communities with legal aid.
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The legislation has had mixed support over the years but has never gained traction in the Texas Senate. The cost of opening a law school could be one factor for the lack of support, legal experts and advocates said. In 2021, there was an average of one lawyer for every 310 Texas residents, according to an analysis by the State Bar of Texas. However, the average varied across the state. In the Valley, there was one lawyer for every 788 residents in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area and one lawyer per 738 residents in the Brownsville-Harlingen region.
"Students get credit for doing that work," Herrera said."They're providing free services to people who need it and they're learning something about being a lawyer." Texas RioGrande Legal Aid works with low-income Texans in 68 counties, having served more than 17,000 clients and households in 2023. "There is a correlation between better legal services for the poor when there's a law school in that area, geographically speaking," Almaguer said.
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