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Texas lawmakers want state to find a way to halt evictions until backlogged rental relief is sent


Texas lawmakers want state to find a way to halt evictions until backlogged rental relief is sent
Texas lawmakers want state to find a way to halt evictions until backlogged rental relief is sent
The Texas Apartment Association is still directing its members to abide by a CDC eviction moratorium, but acknowledges property owners are in a tough place.
Protestors place furniture and rally outside of the office of Senator John Cornyn on Sept. 1, 2020 in Dallas.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)
The Texas legislature wants the state agency handling federal rent relief distribution to find a way to halt eviction proceedings while it works through a backlog of requested relief payments. ....

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Report Details How Texas Rent Relief Program Has Been Plagued By Problems


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A sign at a vaccination clinic in Arlington advertises a rental assistance program. A similar state-run rental assistance program was the subject of a report that found very few Texans have been able to get help more than a month after the program s launch.
A scathing staff report from the Texas House Committee on Urban Affairs released Monday details a host of issues that have plagued the more than $1 billion rent relief program.
“Here we are at the beginning of April and still only about 200 Texas families have actually received direct help from this billion dollar program which is unacceptable and we need to continue to get this worked out quickly,” Rep. Phil Cortez, a San Antonio Democrat who chairs the House Committee on Urban Affairs, told Texas Public Radio. ....

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