# Legal Help to Clear Your Record in Texas | FFA | Felon Friendly Apartments

> Record-clearing help in Texas: Clean Slate Texas, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Lone Star Legal Aid, and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. Not legal advice.

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Last-Modified: 2026-07-20

GUIDE

# How to Find Legal Help to Clear Your Record

Record-clearing help in Texas: Clean Slate Texas, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Lone Star Legal Aid, and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. Not legal advice.

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Record-clearing help in Texas: Clean Slate Texas, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Lone Star Legal Aid, and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. Not legal advice.

## What this guide covers

-   Clean Slate Texas, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Lone Star Legal Aid, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
-   Contact and honest limitation notes for each
-   Not-legal-advice disclaimer

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## Background

Route renters to record-clearing legal aid with honest limitation notes. (Renter wants to be routed to record-clearing legal aid.)

## What matters most

-   **Clean Slate Texas, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Lone Star Legal Aid, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas.** Understanding this piece typically has the largest single effect on approval odds.
-   **Contact and honest limitation notes for each.** Two identical applicants can get different answers at different properties for this reason.
-   **Not-legal-advice disclaimer.** Preparation cuts down on repeated applications and burned fees.

## Honest expectations

We are direct with renters about what this record type does and does not open. Where a situation is a near-universal hard stop, we say so up front rather than collect an application fee. Where a property will genuinely review, we identify it so you spend your one application well.

## What to do next

1.  Pull your own screening report so you know what a landlord will see. See 
    
    how to check your own background before you apply
    
    [/guide/how-to-check-your-own-background-before-you-apply/ →](/guide/how-to-check-your-own-background-before-you-apply/)
    
    .
2.  Line up certified dispositions from the county clerk and any completion documentation.
3.  Have income verification ready — most Texas apartments want gross monthly income at 3x rent.
4.  Get a pre-screened shortlist before you apply blind.

## Related

-   Expungement In Texas Chapter 55a
    
    [/guide/expungement-in-texas-chapter-55a/ →](/guide/expungement-in-texas-chapter-55a/)
    
-   Order Of Non Disclosure In Texas Chapter 411
    
    [/guide/order-of-non-disclosure-in-texas-chapter-411/ →](/guide/order-of-non-disclosure-in-texas-chapter-411/)
    

## Common Questions

Who offers free record-clearing help in Texas?

Clean Slate Texas, Texas RioGrande, Lone Star, and Legal Aid of NW Texas.

Can Felon Friendly Apartments clear my record?

No; we refer to legal aid and do not provide legal advice.

Is legal aid free?

Many offer free or low-cost help based on eligibility.

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### DWI Non-Disclosure in Texas (Section 411.072)

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Read guide →

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