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Surging inflation is the side-effect of a fast-recovering economy, but families without a financial cushion are eyeing the trend with trepidation. For many, fast-rising gas and food prices mean figuring out what to cut from the household budget to cover basic needs.

People who’ve been to prison often face significant challenges when they’re released, hitting barriers to jobs, housing and educational opportunities. The justice advocate behind a new tech training program wants women with felony records to be able to thrive when they come home.

The Texas Rent Relief Program will shut down its application portal at 5 p.m. on Friday. Some local governments still have money for rent help, but those funds may soon run out, as well.

While some people enrolled in The Padua Project saw varying degrees of success, others dropped out or faced other challenges completing the program.

More than 165,000 Texans have been helped by the state’s $1.9 billion rental assistance program that launched during the pandemic, but people have “slipped through the cracks,” advocates say.

A new report from the Aspen Institute says debt collection lawsuits often upend family finances and that this "broken" system is stacked against defendants.

A new shelter in South Dallas is opening after a surge in the number of Dallas ISD students experiencing homelessness. It was built to meet the varied needs of this vulnerable group.

For one North Texas family, the February winter storm came after a year of pandemic-related struggles and launched them into months of new challenges.

Over the next two years, local governments and agencies plan to spend about $70 million to house more than 2,600 individuals and families.

The storm’s effects are still lingering for many in the state. That's especially true for low-income Texans.

This summer, a Dallas nonprofit is launching a mobile food pantry to reach more people who may not be able to get to a brick-and-mortar food location.

Even with an improving economy and billions of dollars in federal aid, a lot of people are still at risk of losing their homes. This North Texas nonprofit is one of many trying to help people avoid eviction or foreclosure.