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Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has launched the Texas Rent Relief Program — the first statewide rent and utility assistance program for qualifying households throughout Texas. This program has been created to administer the more than $1 billion allocated to Texas through the latest federal COVID-19 stimulus bill. TDHCA will begin accepting applications for the program on Monday, February 15th, but Texans can visit TexasR...

Ron Wright outside the Capitol introducing the K9 Hero Act in November 2020. (Twitter/RepRonWright) "Over the past few years, Congressman Wright had kept a rigorous work schedule on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives and at home in Texas Congressional District 6 while being treated for cancer," it added. He had undergone treatment for lung cancer after it was diagnosed in 2018. “As friends, family, and many of his constituents will know, Ron maintained his quick wit and optimism u...