Texas
Texas Supreme Court Ends Enforcement Of National Eviction Moratorium Statewide
Posted on · Local judges are no longer authorized to pause eviction cases because of the CDC moratorium.
Tag: evictions
National
Judge: CDC Exceeded Authority In Issuing Eviction Moratorium
Posted on · It's the second such ruling issued by a federal judge in two weeks.
Houston Matters
Plumbers Answer Your Questions About Frozen, Broken Pipes (Feb. 19, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday’s show: The latest on water and power outages around the region, and with so many Houstonians dealing with problems caused by frozen pipes, a pair of plumbing experts answer your questions.
Texas
Texas Tenants Behind On Rent Will Soon Be Able To Seek Aid From $1.3 Billion Assistance Program
Posted on · The statewide program should start in two weeks and could help with up to 15 months of rent for tenants that have felt the impact of the pandemic.
Houston Matters
What The Biden Administration Could Mean For Education (Dec. 18, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's show: The status of a state moratorium on evictions, what the Biden administration could mean for education, and our holiday music MixTape.
National
‘These Are Deaths That Could Have Been Prevented,’ Says Researcher Studying Evictions
Posted on · A federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire on Dec. 31. Kathryn Leifheit of UCLA says new data suggest evictions are linked to increases in coronavirus cases and deaths.
National
More Americans Pay Rent On Credit Cards As Lawmakers Fail To Pass Relief Bill
Posted on · Many Americans who've lost income in the pandemic are falling deeper into debt — forced to pay bills or even their rent on credit cards. It's a sign of trouble ahead for the economy.
Houston Matters
How Houston’s Most Vulnerable Are Still Being Evicted (Oct. 8, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Why some people are losing their homes without being evicted, Congressional candidate Sri Preston Kulkarni answers questions, food writers dish on the sweetest treats in town, and addressing maternal mortality in Harris County.
Immigration
How Houston-Area Families Are Being Forced From Their Homes Without An Eviction Notice
Posted on · Many of Houston’s most vulnerable communities are still struggling to pay their rent during the pandemic. Rent relief programs and the CDC eviction moratorium are meant to protect them -- but many are still forced out without an official eviction order.
City of Houston
Despite A New Federal Ban, Many Renters Are Still Getting Evicted
Posted on · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered a nationwide eviction ban for people who can't pay rent and have no place to go. It's helping some, but many others are getting evicted anyway.
City of Houston
Mayor Turner Pulls Houston Out Of COVID-19 Housing Task Force, Blindsiding Members
Posted on · In a press release, Turner said going forward Houston City Council would work to address housing stability.
Town Square
Town Square: Actor Louis Gossett Jr., Dr. Kirstin Matthews, and Dr. Dietrich von Biedenfeld (Sept. 4, 2020)
Posted on · We hear conversations about the latest Covid news, an effort to eradicate racism, and how certain economic policies can have racist underpinnings.
National
CDC Directs Halt To Renter Evictions To Prevent Virus Spread
Posted on · Senior administration officials say the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has broad authority to take actions deemed reasonably necessary to prevent the spread of a communicable disease.
Harris County
Protestors Rally At Harris County Housing Court In Attempt To Stop Evictions
Posted on · The tenants and housing advocates said the march was in part a reponse to Mayor Sylvester Turner's reluctance to pass an eviction grace period ordinance.
National
‘A Homeless Pandemic’ Looms As 30 Million Are At Risk Of Eviction
Posted on · Federal and state eviction bans, put in place during the pandemic, have lapsed. President Trump's executive order to prevent evictions isn't enough and Congress needs to act, housing activists say.