Texas riogrande legal aid (trla)is a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote the dignity, self-suffiency, security, and stability of low-income residents of texas. trla provides free civil legal aid to residents living in the 68 southwest texas counties and represents migrant and seasonal farm workers throughout texas and six other southern states. trla also operates public defender programs that serve indigent individuals in 10 rural texas counties and represent defendants charged under operation lone star in several border counties. trla serves approximately 22,000 income-elibible clients per year. trla's civil legal services span more than 45 specialized practice areas and are organized around seven broad groups: community preservation & empowerment, economic & social justice, domestic violence & family law, housing, immigration, labor & employment, and public benefits. trla also operates several special projects to serve vulnerable communities with specific legal needs, in