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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Joshua Fechter

Amid high rents, eviction filings in major Texas cities soar above pre-pandemic levels

A writ of possession is taped to the door of an apartment at the Life at Jackson Square apartments on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Houston, TX.
A writ of possession is taped to the door of an apartment at the Life at Jackson Square apartments on April 11, 2023, in Houston. (Credit: Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune)

As more renters struggle to afford housing, Texas landlords are filing more evictions than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic — and tenants have few, if any, protections to keep them housed.

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