As rising costs squeeze the finances of DFW-area families, NBC 5 Investigates has discovered a staggering number of people are at risk of losing their homes.

A recent analysis of court data from Dallas' Child Poverty Action Lab shows about 49,000 eviction cases were filed in Dallas County in a single year. But what may be more surprising is who is impacted most and what might be done to break the cycle.

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It's the moment so many North Texas families fear: The constable shows up and movers are ordered to put all of the family's belongings on the lawn while they look for a new place to sleep.

Arnaldo Gines Rodriguez, NBC 5 Investigates Arnaldo Gines Rodriguez, NBC 5 Investigates

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