2026-04-08T12:10:17-05:00 2025-08-31 742902112 MONTEMAYOR BRITTON BENDER CAREY PC 125 Rose Street Suite 202 Buda TX 78610 990 2024-09-01 742220750 Texas Legal Services Center INC TEXA 5124776000 1920 East Riverside Drive Austin TX 78741 Karen Miller Executive Director 2026-04-08 false true Sara Carey P03226228 5124420380 2026-04-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Karen Miller 1920 East Riverside Drive Austin TX 78741 9684620 false X www.tlsc.org X 1981 TX To expand access to justice and legal advocacy for low-income Texans. 10 10 77 265 0 0 8737936 9541274 0 0 0 0 58604 143346 8796540 9684620 0 0 0 0 6571434 7156447 0 0 319810 2145299 2456476 8716733 9612923 79807 71697 4770584 8368046 2950691 6476456 1819893 1891590 Texas Legal Services Center is a nonprofit legal aid organization whose mission is to serve the undeserved by making civil justice accessible to every Texan--no matter their ability to earn. We're a coalition of attorneys, paralegals, pro bono attorneys, partner organizations, and a team of support staff, working tirelessly to serve everyone who reaches out to us for help. Through advice, referrals, counseling, representation, and advocacy -- we help Texans navigate the complexities of the civil justice system. false false 8929278 Texas Legal Services Center delivers legal aid services to vulnerable Texans, statewide, through different programs that serve crime victims, families, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. 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Two (2) directors shall be persons who are or have been eligible clients of TLSC. These persons shall have demonstrated interest in legal services to the poor. Part VI, Line 11b The Executive Director and the CFO will review the Form 990. Once completed, finalized, and filed, the Executive Director will present the Form 990 at the next scheduled board audit committee meeting. The Form 990 will then be reviewed by the board audit committee, which will recommend submittal to the full board at the next scheduled board meeting. The full TLSC board meets on a quarterly basis. Part VI, Line 12c All directors shall avoid actual or possible conflicts of interest and shall disclose to the board any possible conflict of interest upon learning of the conflict. No director shall participate in the discussion of or vote on any matter, at any board or committee meeting, in which the director has a conflict of interest. The minutes of such a meeting shall reflect that the director disclosed a conflict of interest and that the director did not participate or vote on the matter. Any director who is uncertain whether a conflict of interest exists in any matter may request the board or committee to resolve the question by majority vote. All directors shall sign an annual form acknowledging and agreeing to abide by this policy and disclosing any known conflicts of interest. Pt VI, Line 15a Salaries are determined by the board of directors following a review of salaries of other comparable legal aid organizations and review of comparable salaries in the public sector. Part VI, Line 18 Form 990 is available upon written request. Part VI, Line 19 Governing documents and financial statements are available upon written request. Part XII, Line 2c There was no change in the oversight process or selection process during the year.