Unresponsive and behind rent Tenant

[Sam Khurana]

Hi Everyone, 

I have a tenant in Houston TX (30 miles away from me) who is behind in rent by 2 months and not at all responsive. The lease is ending in Jun 2023. I have 1.5 months of security deposit. I have given the notice to vacate and filed the Eviction suit with the trial date on Feb 2, 2023

My questions are

 1. What if the tenant doesn't receive the summons? Do I need to find the tenant using a Private Investigator or some other means

2. What I can do till Feb 2nd, 2023? I have concerns such as what if the tenant just abandons the house without informing me and leaves or damages the house.

3. Eviction suit asks about the total rent due as of now, my question is how do I collect the rent for the remainder of the lease?

Your answers are much appreciated. Thx a lot.