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Tag: evictions

A Little Louder Buzz Session #7: How did ERA really perform in Texas?

A Little Louder, Local issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted December 13, 2022

The Department of Treasury launched its Emergency Rental Assistance Program in March of 2021 with Texas receiving $2.4 billion dollars…

Tags: A Little Louder, ERA, evictions, US Treasury Department

Texas ERA programs are closing their doors, while need for rent relief is rising

Local issues, State issues•by Erin Hahn•Posted June 27, 2022

The Texas Rent Relief program, administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), closed its application portal…

Tags: ERA, evictions

‘Case Dismissed!’ What does this mean for tenants in eviction hearings?

Local issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted June 14, 2022

In Texas, tenants have few legal defenses against their landlords in eviction hearings. Tenants cannot countersue to hold their landlords…

Tags: evictions

Last Month In Texas Evictions: Texas Housers’ May 2022 Special Newsletter

State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted May 17, 2022

Last Month inTexas Evictions We present this newsletter to keep you informed of the most important Texas eviction updates each…

Tags: evictions

A Little Louder Video Buzz Session #4: Justices of the Peace are ignoring tenant protections

A Little Louder, Local issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted May 6, 2022

The power balance between tenants and landlords is usually tilted in the latter’s favor, and this is true in no…

Tags: A Little Louder, buzz session, evictions, jp court

Some Texas Justice of the Peace courts are ignoring protections designed to protect tenants, with eviction being the result

State issues•by Tori Tavormina•Posted May 3, 2022

Texas Housers’ Eviction Prevention Specialist Tori Tavormina has chronicled her observations overseeing the Courtwatch program in Harris County. Below is…

Tags: covid-19, ERA, evictions, justices of the peace

A Little Louder Episode 44: Issues with Texas Rent Relief

A Little Louder, Local issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted April 15, 2022

The Emergency Rental Assistance program (ERA) has distributed at least $2.5 billion in the state of Texas with $1.9 billion…

Tags: A Little Louder, evictions, San Antonio

A Little Louder Video Buzz Session #3: Treasury must clarify plan for recapturing Emergency Rent Assistance funds

A Little Louder, Local issues, National issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 29, 2022

The US Treasury Department oversees state and local government expenditures of federal Emergency Rent Assistance funds. Texas Housers has discovered…

Tags: buzz session, emergency rent assistance, evictions, Texas, unexpended funds, US Treasury Department

A Little Louder Video Buzz Session 2: Lessons to learn from COVID

A Little Louder, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted March 24, 2022

In our latest Buzz Session from A Little Louder, host John Henneberger sits with Texas Housers’ Southeast Texas regional director…

Tags: A Little Louder, buzz session, covid-19, eviction diversion program, evictions, rent relief

Update on ERA in Texas (VIDEO)

A Little Louder, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted March 16, 2022

This Buzz Session from A Little Louder is an exclusive video from Housers’ research analyst Erin Hahn. In the clip,…

Tags: A Little Louder, ERA, evictions, rent relief

Justices of the Peace in Texas should make these best practices permanent to establish equality in eviction court

State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted March 15, 2022

With most Covid-era tenant protections coming to an end, Texas Housers is calling on Justices of the Peace in our…

Tags: covid-19, eviction court, evictions, justices of the peace

Texas cities and counties may lose up to $103M in emergency rent relief if they fail to act before March 31

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 4, 2022

Texas Housers issues an urgent plea to government officials in certain Texas cities and counties to act immediately before they…

Tags: emergency rent assistance, evictions, Housing news, rent relief, Texas

WATCH: Texas Housers joins Houston organizers for ‘Preventing Eviction: Beyond The Crisis’ livestream

State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted February 24, 2022

Housing insecurity has been one of the biggest issues to face Americans during the pandemic. Renters across the nation who…

Tags: covid-19, evictions, livestream

A Little Louder Video Buzz Session 1: Texas eviction crisis update

A Little Louder, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted February 24, 2022

Texas Housers’ co-director John Henneberger is joined by senior researcher Ben Martin in a new vlog to talk about the…

Tags: Ben Martin, buzz session, eviction rates, evictions, Texas, Texas eviction crisis, Texas Housers

Texas Housers new Eviction Case Dashboard expands the picture of what tenants in danger of displacement face

State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted January 25, 2022

Texas Housers has officially launched our Texas Eviction Case dashboard as a part of our Texas Eviction Diversion Tracker. Alongside…

Tags: dashboard, ERA, evictions, featured

Watch ‘Texas Housers 2021 Video Rewind’ as we spotlight the unique voices who fought for housing justice

Local issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted January 20, 2022

We are starting off 2022 in a big way with a few videos highlighting what the last year looked like for Texas…

Tags: CourtWatch, evictions, featured, housing choice voucher, Houston, public housing, San Antonio, Texas Housers

Podcast Episode 37: ERA and the Eviction Crisis in Texas

A Little Louder•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 7, 2021

On our latest episode of A Little Louder, John is joined by several Housers to talk about rent relief and…

Tags: A Little Louder, ERA, evictions, rent relief

State of Texas, counties and cities need to get rent assistance to tenants ASAP!

National issues, Uncategorized•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 1, 2021

This infographic from Texas Housers’ senior researcher Ben Martin shows the genuine danger thousands, if not millions, of Texans are…

Tags: covid-19, evictions, rent assistance

Texas renters have few eviction protections under COVID-19. Justices of the Peace are rarely enforcing them.

State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted February 25, 2021

Written by Julia Orduña and Ally Harris There have been over 23,000 eviction cases opened against tenants in Harris County…

Tags: covid-19, evictions

Get Involved: Texas Housers uses CourtWatch to track improper COVID related evictions

Local issues, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted January 12, 2021

Texas Housers staff and volunteers have been tracking the experiences of Texas tenants brought before Texas Justice of the Peace…

Tags: CourtWatch, COVID, covid-19, evictions, Harris County

Texas COVID relief and eviction diversion programs could fall short if these major issues aren’t fixed

State issues•by •Posted January 5, 2021

Texas’s first statewide COVID-19 rental assistance program will kick off this January after months of government planning and public calls…

Tags: covid-19, eviction diversion program, evictions, rent relief

Breaking news: TX Supreme Court issues emergency order on CDC eviction moratorium to protect Texas tenants

State issues, Uncategorized•by John Henneberger•Posted September 17, 2020

By a vote of 6-2 today the Texas Supreme Court has issued an emergency order setting out much needed clearer…

Tags: Chronovirus, covid-19, evictions, Texas Supreme Court

The CDC’s national eviction moratorium is long overdue, but won’t protect tenants without robust rental relief

Local issues, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 2, 2020

On Sept 1, the Center for Disease Control and the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the federal…

Tags: covid-19, Eviction moratoriums, evictions, Late Fees

In alarming move toward mass displacement, Texas AG Ken Paxton says local governments cannot impose eviction moratoriums

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted August 7, 2020

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion today that local governmental entities operating under local emergency declarations cannot delay,…

Tags: covid-19, evictions, Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General

Calls on Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to allow a city council vote on temporary eviction moratorium

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 29, 2020

The Houston Chronicle reports that Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is refusing to put a moratorium on evictions before the Houston…

Tags: Coronavirus, covid-19, evection moratorium, evictions, Houston, Sylvester Turner

Harris County proceeds with evictions hearings behind closed doors as COVID-19 cases rise

Local issues, State issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted June 22, 2020

On May 19, the State of Texas allowed its eviction protections for renters to expire, leaving only tenants who live…

Tags: covid-19, evictions, Harris County

These maps show San Antonio’s COVID-19 relief should address where the most vulnerable residents live

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted June 4, 2020

As the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic started to emerge this past spring, cities and states rushed to find relief…

Tags: covid-19, evictions, San Antonio

Texas Housers forms COVID-19 Task Force to ensure an equitable and transparent disaster recovery

Local issues, National issues, State issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted June 1, 2020

As we enter the month of June, Texans all over our state will look at their bank accounts, open their…

Tags: covid-19, evictions

Unsure if your home is protected from eviction during COVID-19? We co-created a new map tool to help.

Local issues, State issues•by Michael Depland•Posted May 21, 2020
Cares Act Map tool

When the State of Texas lifted its eviction moratorium in May that was keeping Texans housed and safe, many renters were…

Tags: covid-19, evictions, maps

Texas Housers unites with more than 100 San Antonio residents and groups requesting a right to cure rent during COVID-19

Local issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted May 6, 2020

COVID-19 has interrupted our everyday lives in many ways, including our access to income. More than 1 million jobs have…

Tags: covid-19, evictions, Right To Cure, San Antonio

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