ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY — The St. Mary’s University School of Law was one of 99law schools that responded to the U.S. Attorney General’s Call to Action to the Legal Profession to address the housing and eviction crisis. With the assistance of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA), the San Antonio Legal Assistance Association (SALSA) and the University of Texas School of Law, St. Mary’s Law created a Housing Hotline to provide tenants with pertinent, up-to-date eviction information. Since June 2020, the hotline fielded calls from more than 1,833 residents, providing legal advice and referrals to financial counseling centers, rental assistance programs and area legal aid organizations.  The law school’s Consumer Protection Clinic runs the hotline during the academic year and is one of the providers offering representation in eviction court. Additionally, law students have provided pro bono assistance to TRLA and SALSA in eviction defense, rent relief applications, court observation and distributing information at apartment complexes about tenants’ rights.