Harris County
Houston-Area Renters Can Apply For Millions In Emergency Rental Assistance
Posted on · Landlords must enroll with the program before renters can apply for relief.
Tag: rent relief
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.
Houston Matters
Wednesday’s Houston Matters: A New Month Means New Evictions, And A Virtual Summer Camp For Kids (July 1, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: Evictions are resuming as we enter a new month, we discuss the latest developments in politics, food writers discuss restaurant safety and takeout offerings, and we learn about a virtual summer camp for kids.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Houston Matters: Summer Vacation And Tourism In A Pandemic, And A Carport Classroom (May 21, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Concerns about how the county's COVID-19 relief program will work, how summer vacation and tourism are being affected by the pandemic, a pioneering woman in Houston city government reflects on her career, and a local teacher hosts socially distanced math classes from her home's carport.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: Professor Dietrich von Biedenfeld (May 19, 2020)
Posted on · A business expert answers your economic questions about COVID-19.
Houston Matters
Rent Relief Funds Gone In Two Hours, & Riding Out The Pandemic In A Ghost Town: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Houston
$15 Million In Rent Relief Claimed In Less Than 2 Hours, As Tenant Demand Creates Lag In Response
Posted on · The site was flooded with some 30,000 users before the application process even opened, the city and Baker Ripley said.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: Professor Dietrich von Biedenfeld (May 12, 2020)
Posted on · A business expert answers your economic questions about COVID-19.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus In Greater Houston: Harris County To Train 300 New Contact Tracers By Next Week
Posted on · As Houston enters its 10th week dealing with the coronavirus, Houston Public Media provides more live updates.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: Halliburton Layoffs, And Lasting Changes From The Pandemic (May 8, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Halliburton layoffs, the nation's meat supply, lasting changes from the pandemic, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the news, and connecting a mother with her newborn while quarantined.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Show: Rent Relief, And Serving Aboard The USNS Mercy (May 7, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A potential city rent relief program, recommendations from a nonprofit disaster relief group, serving aboard a medical relief ship, the Supreme Court streams audio of oral arguments, and challenges facing the deaf community.
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Reopening Further, Rent Relief, And Capping Oil Production
Posted on · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Houston
Mayor Turner To Propose COVID-19 Rent Relief For Houston
Posted on · The plan would allocate $15 million for emergency rental assistance. But some housing advocates said that wasn't enough.