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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 ...

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 ...

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.

Legal aid groups and housing advocates say there simply aren’t enough lawyers to keep up with the sheer volume of eviction filings.

“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.

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.

Coronavirus in Texas Renters prepare for tough choices as eviction proceedings resume in Texas Unemployment has disproportionately affected renters since the crisis began.