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26 Oct 2009, 6:47 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Cynthia Martinez 512.374.2764 cmartinez@trla.org WESLACO, Texas - October 26, 2009 - The Rio Grande Valley legal community will come together this week to offer free legal aid to low-income Texans in need of a divorce as part of the National Pro Bono Celebration. [read post]
15 Sep 2009, 6:51 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Melody Fowler-Green, Attorney 615.750.1202 Cynthia Martinez, Communications Director 512.374.2764 BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky - September 15, 2009 - Fourteen Mexican guestworkers are suing three Kentucky tobacco growers for numerous workers' rights violations while the workers were employed at local tobacco fields. [read post]
11 Sep 2009, 3:53 pm
In her blog at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (9/10), Cynthia Tucker wrote, "I know there are sometimes outrageous and frivolous lawsuits. [read post]
25 Aug 2009, 6:21 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Linley Boone, Attorney 956.447.4807 Cynthia Martinez, Communications Director 512.374.2764 MERCEDES, Texas - August 25, 2009 - Low-income families in Mercedes may have one less housing resource if the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) does not allow the new owners of Mercedes Palms Apartments to maintain the property as an affordable housing complex. [read post]
7 Aug 2009, 6:44 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Maricarmen Garza, Attorney 210.316.6821 Cynthia Martinez, Communication Director 512.374.2764 DEL RIO, Texas - August 7, 2009 - Community leaders have come together to ensure that local victims of domestic violence will continue to receive the support they need after the closing of the only family violence shelter in the Del Rio area. [read post]
30 Jul 2009, 8:30 am
" Royal Caribbean spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez, sent this statement yesterday: "Various guests reported to the ship's staff that Mark Jacobs was disrupting the onboard art auction by distributing a flyer to guests. [read post]
30 Jul 2009, 8:30 am
" Royal Caribbean spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez, sent this statement yesterday: "Various guests reported to the ship's staff that Mark Jacobs was disrupting the onboard art auction by distributing a flyer to guests. [read post]
28 Jul 2009, 7:40 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Ann Zaragoza, Attorney 202.212.3723 azaragoza@trla.org Cynthia Martinez, Communications Director 512.374.2764 cmartinez@trla.org FREE LEGAL CLINIC TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS SAN ANTONIO, Texas - July 28, 2009 - This September parents of special needs children will have the opportunity to get free legal advice to help them navigate through the San Antonio public school system. [read post]
6 Jul 2009, 9:22 am
Royal Caribbean spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez says the Freedom's captain held the ship's departure last night so the injured passengers could make it back on board. [read post]
17 Jun 2009, 9:48 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Spring Miller, Attorney 615.750.1200 smiller@trla.org Cynthia Martinez, Communications Director 512.374.2764 cmartinez@trla.org JACKSON, Mississippi - June 17, 2009 - The   Mississippi office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined Simmons Farm-Raised Catfish for its failure to report an outbreak of a drug-resistant staph infection (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) among its employees in 2006 and… [read post]
2 Jun 2009, 7:07 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Cynthia Martinez, Communications Director 512.374.2764 cmartinez@trla.org LOCAL ATTORNEYS TO BE HONORED FOR COMMITMENT TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SAN ANTONIO, Texas - June 2, 2009 - Ten private attorneys are being honored by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) for their commitment to serving victims of domestic violence by volunteering their time at local shelters. [read post]
13 May 2009, 1:59 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT Cynthia Martinez, Communications Director 512.374.2764 cmartinez@trla.org COURT: FEMA MUST ISSUE STANDARDS FOR DISASTER AID Thousands of Families May Be Eligible for Assistance MCALLEN, Texas - May 13, 2009 - A federal court has ruled that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must issue the standards and criteria used to distribute federal aid to disaster victims. [read post]
13 May 2009, 6:56 am
PDF Version Available for Download FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Sarah Donaldson, Attorney 956.447.4800 sdonaldson@trla.org Cynthia Martinez, Communications Director 512.374.2764 cmartinez@trla.org LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - May 13, 2009 - An Arkansas farm owner is being sued by four Mexican guestworkers for labor trafficking and abuses suffered while they were employed on an Austin-based farm. [read post]
11 May 2009, 11:31 am
Cynthia Martinez, spokeswoman for Royal Caribbean International, said the female crew member completed a CDC-recommended 7-day period of isolation, but she did not know if the crew member had been cleared to rejoin the crew. [read post]
24 Apr 2009, 6:57 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Cynthia Martinez, Communications Director 512.374.2764 cmartinez@trla.org TOLL ROAD DISCRIMINATES AGAINST AUSTIN’S POOR Complaint Argues that Toll Road on US 290 East Violates Civil Rights Act AUSTIN, Texas – April 24, 2009 – The proposed toll road along US 290 East discriminates against low-income and minority populations in Austin, according to a complaint filed with the Federal Highway [...] [read post]
21 Apr 2009, 6:50 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Cynthia Martinez, Communications Director 512.374.2764 cmartinez@trla.org EL PASO, Texas – April 21, 2009 – El Paso attorney Scott Vogelmeier has designated that Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA), the leading provider of legal aid in Texas, will be the recipient of a $18,000 cy pres award to support providing free legal aid to low-income Texans. [read post]
10 Apr 2009, 6:44 am
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Cynthia Martinez, Communications Director 512.374.2764 cmartinez@trla.org SINTON, Texas - April 10, 2009 - Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA), the leading provider of legal aid in Texas, has opened a new public defender program to help the residents of Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen counties with their criminal defense needs. [read post]
7 Apr 2009, 8:15 am
PDF Version Available for Download FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Cynthia Martinez, Communications Director 512.374.2764 cmartinez@trla.org AUSTIN, Texas - April 7, 2009 - The Floyd A. and Kathleen C. [read post]
20 Mar 2009, 3:25 pm
"It was great having them in our office," said TRLA communications director Cynthia Martinez. [read post]