The Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF), the state’s largest funding source for civil legal aid, today announced it received an additional $20 million in funding from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to continue the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
TAJF was awarded the first $20 million in August 2021 to help Texans access legal help with housing issues experienced during the pandemic.
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program provides legal information and representation to Texans so they can maintain or obtain housing. The announcement comes after the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs granted this additional $20 million in funds to support a second year of the program’s legal services through Aug. 31, 2024.