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Texas Rent Relief application portal closing Friday
The state program, the Texas Relief Fund, announced they are closing their application portal on Friday because the requested amount of applicants exceeds the total funding left available, according to Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Media...
House progressives win eviction moratorium battle
U.S. House Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) slept on the steps of the Capitol for five nights in protest of the eviction moratorium expiring and won. The moratorium expired over the weekend, and Bush’s activism fought to help over 11 million Americans keep their...
What you should know about evictions in Texas
Many Texans are struggling to pay the rent during the pandemic and things could get worse. The Houston area has the second highest number of evictions of anywhere in the country and come the new year thousands of evictions are expected in North Texas alone. A report...
A short guide to Texas’ eviction policies during the pandemic
The federal moratorium on evictions expired on July 24th and President Trump’s executive order does little to help renters. Around 20 million Americans are now at risk of being evicted from their homes. Like many other issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, the problem...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warns local counties can’t delay evictions
Responding to an inquiry by Republican state lawmakers, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued an opinion warning that local governments do not have the authority to delay or stop evictions. Paxton said local governments are granted extra powers during a...