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Travis County courthouse gets Texas Law Help kiosk to expand access to legal resources
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Local officials and legal nonprofits opened a Texas Law Help kiosk at the Travis County JP 5 courthouse in downtown Austin, saying the kiosk will give people free access to legal forms, information and remote attorney chat to help bridge the justice gap.
Karen Miller, executive director of the Texas Legal Services Center, on Friday announced the installation of a Texas Law Help legal kiosk at the Travis County JP 5 courthouse, calling it "the very first legal kiosk to be launching in a Travis County courthouse." Miller said the kiosks were started late in the pandemic to help vulnerable Texans access internet-connected computers, printers and free legal resources when courthouses were closed.
Judge Jeffers, the event host, framed the kiosk as part of broader efforts to improve access to justice. "We should all care…
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