Travis County closes rental assistance portal, waiting on possible additional funds

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The application portal for Travis County's Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is officially closed as of midnight Sunday.
For people who live in Austin, Travis County was the last available government agency to close their ERAP portal, cutting off new applications for rental help. Both the City of Austin and State of Texas were forced to close their portals in early November because the number of applicants outpaced the funding passed down by the U.S.