CDC postpones evictions

Last week, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued a temporary halt on evictions nationwide  through the remainder of 2020. For tenants who qualify, the CDC’s order helps keep them housed.

However, we don’t know when this pandemic will be over or when the economy will recover. Also, at a time when our economy is in shambles and unemployment remains high, it’s shameful how this order isn’t coupled with a form of rental assistance. Families still need long-term financial relief that will keep tenants from falling into a debt trap on January 1. Also, the CDC order leaves some tenants without adequate eviction protections.

We need long-term solutions that not only keep people housed, but give them a way to get back on their feet. At a minimum, the federal government should freeze rents and mortgages. No one should have to pay rent or mortgage while they’re unemployed or under-employed. This is the only way we can prevent a housing crisis that will make a recovery difficult if not impossible.

Get the vote out with TOP

It’s crunch time! Texas is a battleground state, and our aim in 2020 is to further push our state toward a progressive future that will shift power into the hands of Black and Latino Texans.

The 2020 election is a critical opportunity to engage our state’s rising electorate and to elect progressive champions who will fight for the issues we care about.

If you want to help us turn out voters of color by texting and calling voters, contact Tempestt McHenry at 214-704-8114.

Don’t be left out of the Census. Complete it now.

While the deadline for the Census is uncertain, don’t risk losing your chance to be counted.

In addition to not having the representation we deserve in Congress, for each person that is not counted, our cities, counties and schools miss out on as much as $10,000. That’s $10,000 that won’t go to funding services that benefit our families and communities.

Don’t wait until the last minute. Go to my2020census.gov to fill out the nine simple Census questions in your preferred language. Your immigration status does not matter; there are no questions on citizenship. Be counted!