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Texas Monthly – Houston Evictions Are Skyrocketing. One Court Is Testing a Solution.

Texas Monthly – Houston Evictions Are Skyrocketing. One Court Is Testing a Solution.

Posted on January 10, 2024

Bryon Patterson entered a towering, red brick building on Preston Street in downtown Houston a few days before Christmas. He took an elevator to the second floor and sat in the back of a windowless room, watching as a judge, Steve Duble, worked his way through his 9 a.m. eviction docket. Patterson had never faced eviction before and had no idea what to expect. Patterson moved to Houston from his native Chicago in 2019 in search of “better opportunities, better living,” he says. He got a job as a customer service representative at Enterprise Rent-A-Car and worked out of his apartment in Midtown Houston, next to a light rail stop and walking distance from bars and restaurants. Things were going well until August, when he got…

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