Reps. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7) and Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) and leaders of the Texas legal community joined the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) as it kicked off its 50th anniversary year with a forum in Houston. The event focused on increasing access to justice and highlighted the topics of regulatory reform and responding to domestic violence.
In addition to Rep. Fletcher, speakers included Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, Texas Supreme Court Justice Brett Busby, CEO of Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support Jan Edgar Langbein, former White House Counsel and Partner at Locke Lorde LLP Harriet Miers, and LSC Board Chairman John Levi. LSC’s Texas grantees Lone Star Legal Aid, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas also participated in the event.
