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 directorContinue Reading
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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,Continue Reading
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 theyContinue Reading
Track the progress of state and local ERA distribution in Texas with Texas Housers’ ERA dashboard
The COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis that it gave rise to have taken a devastating toll on Americans. InContinue Reading
A Little Louder Podcast Episode 38: The American Rescue Plan Act and Tenants’ Rights
John is back in the booth for a new episode of A Little Louder! On the show the time, weContinue Reading
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 thatContinue Reading
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 andContinue Reading
Texas Housers evaluates how cities and counties have progressed in Volume 2.0 of ERAP effectiveness report
On August 26th, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States ended the CDC moratorium on evictions in a rulingContinue Reading
Texas Housers evaluates how cities and counties disburse COVID rent relief in latest report
Update 7/13: At time of publishing, Texas Housers did not have complete figures from Houston and Harris County that fitContinue Reading
The Texas Rent Relief Program will not reach its target before eviction without these changes
The Texas Rent Relief program, which began rolling out in March has had nearly 72,000 applicants according to recent reporting.Continue Reading
Here’s how you can apply for help from the Texas Rent Relief Program
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs has announced that they intend to make available $1.3 billion to eligibleContinue Reading
Texas Housers has created a simple checklist of principles for equitable rent relief
After nine months of working with cities and counties in Texas and observing partners across the country do the same,Continue Reading
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 callsContinue Reading
Texas Housers November COVID Response Call focused on delivering rent relief to the public
As we grow closer to the end of the year, with a possibly expiring eviction moratorium from the CDC, itContinue Reading
Texas rent relief programs are failing to target low-income residents under COVID-19
COVID-19 was first documented reaching Texas in March 2020, and residents have suffered disease, job and income loss, and fearContinue Reading
Texas Housers joins Texas Tenants’ Union in call for $100 billion in emergency rent relief
We have joined with our partners at Texas Tenants’ Union and Texas Homeless Network in ensuring that the COVID-19 crisisContinue Reading