SB 1333 empowers sheriffs and constables to act quickly when a property owner submits a sworn complaint that a squatter is ...

MIDLAND, Texas — On May 14, the Texas Supreme Court issued a new emergency order that would allow landlords and property managers to issue eviction notices for rent problems starting on May 19 ...

Constables are asking for more staffers to enforce a new law that requires them to serve eviction papers within five days of ...

Housing Amid high rents, eviction filings in major Texas cities soar above pre-pandemic levels Landlords filed more than 177,000 eviction cases in the Houston, Dallas, Austin and Fort Worth areas ...

A house in Austin's Windsor Park neighborhood on Nov. 22, 2021. Evictions in some Texas cities are approaching pre-pandemic levels again after a temporary federal moratorium on evictions ended.

Evictions in major Texas cities have reached levels not seen since the pandemic began. But tenant protections and financial assistance for struggling renters are beginning to fade.

“Texas tends to be on the more landlord-friendly, more eviction-friendly side of the spectrum,” said Peter Hepburn, a research fellow with the Eviction Lab.

While cities and legal aid agencies are setting up resources for tenants, many judges explained that they won't be able to consider loss of employment in eviction cases.

Evictions in some Texas cities are almost back to normal levels as tenant help dries up Published 6:10 pm Tuesday, November 23, 2021 ...