The Texas Rent Relief program, administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), closed its application portal…
Tag: Eviction
‘Case Dismissed!’ What does this mean for tenants in eviction hearings?
In Texas, tenants have few legal defenses against their landlords in eviction hearings. Tenants cannot countersue to hold their landlords…
Last Month In Texas Evictions: Texas Housers’ May 2022 Special Newsletter
Last Month inTexas Evictions We present this newsletter to keep you informed of the most important Texas eviction updates each…
A Little Louder Video Buzz Session #4: Justices of the Peace are ignoring tenant protections
The power balance between tenants and landlords is usually tilted in the latter’s favor, and this is true in no…
Some Texas Justice of the Peace courts are ignoring protections designed to protect tenants, with eviction being the result
Texas Housers’ Eviction Prevention Specialist Tori Tavormina has chronicled her observations overseeing the Courtwatch program in Harris County. Below is…
A Little Louder Episode 44: Issues with Texas Rent Relief
The Emergency Rental Assistance program (ERA) has distributed at least $2.5 billion in the state of Texas with $1.9 billion…
A Little Louder Video Buzz Session #3: Treasury must clarify plan for recapturing Emergency Rent Assistance funds
The US Treasury Department oversees state and local government expenditures of federal Emergency Rent Assistance funds. Texas Housers has discovered…
A Little Louder Video Buzz Session 2: Lessons to learn from COVID
In our latest Buzz Session from A Little Louder, host John Henneberger sits with Texas Housers’ Southeast Texas regional director…
Update on ERA in Texas (VIDEO)
This Buzz Session from A Little Louder is an exclusive video from Housers’ research analyst Erin Hahn. In the clip,…
Justices of the Peace in Texas should make these best practices permanent to establish equality in eviction court
With most Covid-era tenant protections coming to an end, Texas Housers is calling on Justices of the Peace in our…
Texas cities and counties may lose up to $103M in emergency rent relief if they fail to act before March 31
Texas Housers issues an urgent plea to government officials in certain Texas cities and counties to act immediately before they…
WATCH: Texas Housers joins Houston organizers for ‘Preventing Eviction: Beyond The Crisis’ livestream
Housing insecurity has been one of the biggest issues to face Americans during the pandemic. Renters across the nation who…
A Little Louder Video Buzz Session 1: Texas eviction crisis update
Texas Housers’ co-director John Henneberger is joined by senior researcher Ben Martin in a new vlog to talk about the…
Texas Housers new Eviction Case Dashboard expands the picture of what tenants in danger of displacement face
Texas Housers has officially launched our Texas Eviction Case dashboard as a part of our Texas Eviction Diversion Tracker. Alongside…
Watch ‘Texas Housers 2021 Video Rewind’ as we spotlight the unique voices who fought for housing justice
We are starting off 2022 in a big way with a few videos highlighting what the last year looked like for Texas…
Beyond the Moratorium: Eviction courts must use Community Navigation to get rent relief to tenants quickly
Following the Supreme Court ruling to end the CDC moratorium in August 2021, Texas Housers wrote a 5-Point Plan that…
Podcast Episode 37: ERA and the Eviction Crisis in Texas
On our latest episode of A Little Louder, John is joined by several Housers to talk about rent relief and…
State of Texas, counties and cities need to get rent assistance to tenants ASAP!
This infographic from Texas Housers’ senior researcher Ben Martin shows the genuine danger thousands, if not millions, of Texans are…
CDC announces eviction moratorium extension for majority of renters until October 3rd
The Biden Administration has announced that effective August 4th, 2021, the CDC moratorium on evictions will be extended through October…
Nearing the Eviction Cliff: What We’re Observing in Harris County Courtrooms
Contributed by Erin Hahn and Ally Harris The CDC’s federal eviction moratorium, which was set to expire June 30, 2021,…
Podcast Episode 35: Eviction Courtwatch During COVID-19
The CDC Eviction Moratorium should protect many individuals who appear before a Justice of the Peace due to non-payment of…
Texas Supreme Court’s inaction could put thousands of renters at risk of eviction
Thousands of Texas tenants who can’t pay rent amid the COVID-19 crisis are at risk of eviction as the Texas…
Houston’s grace period eviction ordinance was too late for too many. Here is how to fix that.
Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis in March 2020, Texas Housers has advocated for a grace period ordinance in…
Texas renters have few eviction protections under COVID-19. Justices of the Peace are rarely enforcing them.
Written by Julia Orduña and Ally Harris There have been over 23,000 eviction cases opened against tenants in Harris County…
The CDC Eviction Moratorium Needs Amendments, Not Just Extensions
Contributed by Julia Orduña and Ally Harris As we enter the new year, many Texans are coming to terms with…
Three things President-elect Biden needs to do Jan 20 to keep Americans housed
Everyone needs a home. Never more so than during this pandemic. Past government efforts to keep Americans who can’t pay…
Get Involved: Texas Housers uses CourtWatch to track improper COVID related evictions
Texas Housers staff and volunteers have been tracking the experiences of Texas tenants brought before Texas Justice of the Peace…
Texas COVID relief and eviction diversion programs could fall short if these major issues aren’t fixed
Texas’s first statewide COVID-19 rental assistance program will kick off this January after months of government planning and public calls…
Texas Housers and interfaith community groups call on state leaders for eviction moratorium
As our nation marches toward a new year, we also edge toward a cliff with mass evictions on a scale…
Breaking news: TX Supreme Court issues emergency order on CDC eviction moratorium to protect Texas tenants
By a vote of 6-2 today the Texas Supreme Court has issued an emergency order setting out much needed clearer…