Tenants braved freezing temperatures and packed courtrooms yesterday as Harris County eviction proceedings resumed with over 500 cases.
The eviction docket at Harris County Justice of the Peace Court Precinct 5, Position 1, saw the lobby packed to capacity, with lines wrapping around the building as tenants braved the cold to plead their cases. An additional 100 cases were scheduled for the afternoon session, bringing today’s total to over 500 evictions.
During the morning session, many tenants had their cases reset and were told they would receive more information about their next court date in the mail…