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For people experiencing homelessness, accessing the third round of COVID-19 relief money requires resources often not available to them. Some North Texas organizations are helping people get online or get a mailing address so they can get paid.

In 2014, Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas did something churches don't often do: It acquired a credit union in order to could offer small, short-term loans to people with poor credit.

Black churches in the U.S. have economically empowered Black communities for generations, especially in times of crisis. Now, during the pandemic, they're leveraging digital platforms to provide services to their congregations and communities.

Students at the historically Black college in Dallas have endured hardship — something not unfamiliar to the college itself, which faced financial problems and low graduation rates in the past.

Dallas city officials began shutting down the homeless encampment known as "Camp Rhonda" last month, but organizers reopened the temporary site downtown in hopes of getting city leaders to find solutions to the housing problems. Now, it's closed again.

WFAA-TV investigation finds banks quick to finance builds of dense apartment complexes in high-crime areas but not as quick to offer home loans in the same neighborhoods.

Children in Texas are facing higher rates of hunger and hardship during the pandemic than children in all but two other states.

These spikes can be attributed to higher electricity usage during the cold, or dripping faucets and burst water pipes. For those already stretched thin by the pandemic, higher bills could be a big burden.

With the arrival of the new tests, organizations that help people experiencing homelessness in Dallas see a smoother path to shelter by reducing wait times.

Lenders that charge borrowers annualized rates up to 600% took advantage of taxpayer-funded loans at 1% or 3% through federal pandemic relief programs.

With rental assistance on the way, communities are scrambling to get ready to actually hand out the money to people who need it.

The economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the financial lives of many Texans, leaving many renters unable to pay rent.