Searches for Section 8 and rental help are surging across Texas. Here is how vouchers really work, why waitlists are so long, where to find help while you wait, what veterans should know, and how splitting rent can make housing affordable.

The 2026 Point-in-Time Counts confirm what many Texans are starting to feel: homelessness is no longer just an inner-city issue. It is spreading into the state's fastest-growing communities at the exact moment the federal funding that houses people is under historic pressure. Here is what the data says, who it affects, and what Texas can do about it.