Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Major Agencies and Websites with the Latest Information
- Know Your Rights During COVID-19: Legal Resources and FAQs
- Employment and Financial Resources
- Estate Planning
- Family Law
- Health and Public Benefits
- Property and Landlord-Tenant
- Individual Rights and Court Procedures
- Court Emergency Orders, Closures, Postponements, and Updated Procedures Due to COVID-19
- COVID-19 Resources for Texans (Non-Legal)
- City and County-Specific Resources
Texas Legal Services Center has created this page to provide the public with aggregated links to news and information about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from credible sources such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), legal aid organizations, and Texas government and health authorities. As this is a rapidly evolving situation, this page will be routinely updated.
Low-income Texans can call the toll-free legal hotline (800-504-7030) to be connected to local legal service providers for help with civil legal issues related to the COVID-19 crisis. Local legal aid providers can also be found using our Legal Help Finder tool.
Check out our Events Page for information on ongoing virtual and phone legal clinics. Our Live Chat online tool is also available for legal assistance.
Employment and Financial Resources
- See this section for information on the stimulus checks FAQs, unemployment benefits, employee wage and leave rights, resources for small businesses, bankruptcy, and more.
Estate Planning
- See this section for information about advance directives, designations of guardian in advance, powers of attorney, small estate affidavits, supported decisionmaking, transfer on death deeds, and more.
Family Law
- See this section for information on how the COVID-19 crisis has affected family law issues including but not limited to: the courts during the COVID-19 crisis, child visitation, child support, CPS matters, and domestic violence.
Health and Public Benefits
- See this section for information on navigating health care access and resources during the COVID-19 crisis. This includes resources for uninsured Texans and immigrant communities, private insurance, public benefits, mental health resources, and more.
Property and Landlord-Tenant
- See this section for information on how the COVID-19 crisis has affected issues like evictions, utility services, mortgage payments, foreclosures, internet, and more.
Individual Rights and Court Procedures
- See this section for information on participating in court proceedings remotely, delaying hearings, consumer protection issues, voting rights, immigrant rights, disability rights, sexual assault survivors' rights, shelter-in-place orders, veterans resources, and other issues affecting individual rights.
For information regarding Texas court emergency orders, court postponements, closures, and updates due to COVID-19, read more here.
For information regarding community resources like meals for schoolchildren and seniors, local social services, and consumer assistance programs, read more here.
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Public health updates from major Texas cities: Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston, Lubbock, San Antonio
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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is working with other Texas state agencies to prepare effective guidance for public school districts across Texas. Read here for more on the TEA's guidance, FAQs and information on school closures and Spring Break procedures.
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Texas State Law Library has created a research guide to help Texans navigate some of the legal issues they may face during the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more here. Follow their social media for resources too.