The Texas Rent Relief Program announced Wednesday that it will be closing its application portal early due to the overwhelming amount of submissions which flooded in just 24 hours after reopening.

Applications for the Texas Rent Relief Program are slated to reopen later this month, for a limited time.

Since February the state of Texas has paid landlords more than one billion dollars for tenants who can't afford to pay rent. KPRC 2 Investigates has received dozens of complaints from people all over the state who say they are waiting weeks and months for promised help. Here are 3 tips to increase your chances of getting help to pay your rent faster.

Now to the latest on a KPRC 2 Investigation our team has been following for weeks. A program meant to help people pay rent and other bills, still has a lot of people waiting and it’s not just tenants who are frustrated with what’s going on. We are learning more about why there are delays in the Texas Rent Relief program that has a lot of tenants and landlords asking questions.

A single mother with two girls and desperate for help turns to KPRC 2 Investigates team after she tried everything else. She says a confusing mess now has her being evicted from her home. Our team looked into the problem and found she’s not the only one in this situation.