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Texas
These resources – like the public health crisis itself – are constantly evolving and are only current as to the date of publication. This page was last updated on May 8, 2020.
For more up-to-date information on the relief programs available in Texas, we recommend that you visit the Governor's COVID-19 Resources portal, the Harris County website or Dallas County's Coronavirus Updates and Information.
Description of Program and Relief
Temporary Suspension of Residential Eviction Proceedings
Description of Program and Relief
On April 6, 2020, the Texas Supreme Court issued an emergency order extending the deadlines of its March 20, 2020 order that temporarily suspended residential eviction proceedings. The order does not alter any obligations tenants have to timely pay their rent; tenants remain responsible for those obligations. The April 6, 2020 order provided the following:
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Trials, hearings, or other proceedings under Texas Property Code chapter 24 and civil procedure Rule 510 may not be conducted and all deadlines tolled until after April 30, 2020.
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A writ of possession may issue, but the posting of the written warning required by Property Code section 24.0061(d)(1) and the writ’s execution may not occur before May 7, 2020, and deadlines in Rules 510.8(d)(1)-(d)(2) are tolled while the order remains in effect.
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New filings may be accepted, but the time in Rule 510.4(a)(10) is suspended, and issuance and service of citation may not occur until after April 30, 2020.
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An eviction case may proceed if, but only if, a court orders the eviction to proceed and stating its procedures upon the plaintiff’s showing a tenant or a tenant’s household members or guests pose imminent threat of physical harm to the plaintiff, the plaintiff's employees, or other tenants, or pose imminent threat of criminal activity.
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Texas Supreme Court
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Texas residents facing residential eviction proceedings.
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