Textra keeps closing
VERY IMPORTANT: Google are rolling out (most likely a mistake) a change which causes many apps to crash, including Gmail and Textra. It's being reported all over social media.
So, if Textra is crashing for you, open the Play Store app, search for "Android System WebView" and tap Uninstall. This will force your phone to use the previous WebView version which does not cause the crashing.
OR if the above is not present, do Android Settings > Apps > Chrome > Uninstall Updates.
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mike b commented
Another way to fix Textra if you have a Samsung phone is to start Samsung text messenger but don't make it default then switch back to using Textra and Textra will work just fine. The way I found this out is I was going to permanently switched back to Samsung messenger but I didn't. I also left Textra as default messenger and ran Samsung messenger at the same time.