Announcing the 2017 Texas Houser Awards on October 31st
On October 31, the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service will honor four outstanding individuals and one remarkable institution atContinue Reading
Author: Christina Rosales
Housing and disaster recovery experts to discuss rebuilding resilient communities at UT forum next week
Next week several housing and disaster recovery experts will discuss how rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Harvey can be equitable andContinue Reading
Rio Grande Valley youth one step closer in their campaign to “stop the smell”
Above: Leaders of the South Tower Power campaign at the City of Alamo Wastewater Treatment Plant. A Rio Grande ValleyContinue Reading
Duranguito residents and allies resist City of El Paso’s attempt to turn neighborhood into ‘gringolandia’
A long-simmering controversy over a planned arena in downtown El Paso that would displace a historic neighborhood and its residentsContinue Reading
We want disaster recovery to be fair and just. Here’s a good place to start.
Over the past 10 years, Texas Housers and our legal and organizing partners have advocated equitable recovery through four majorContinue Reading
Watch: TX Housers Houston co-director discusses rebuilding homes post-Harvey
Our Houston co-director, Chrishelle Palay has worked disaster recovery before and has worked with low-income communities so that they haveContinue Reading
Houston knew neighborhoods of color were inadequately protected from even modest storm events
(This photo above is a typical open drainage ditch in the African-American Houston Sunnyside neighborhood before Hurricane Harvey.) The CityContinue Reading
Lessons from past disaster recovery can inform the road ahead post-Harvey
The job ahead in Hurricane Harvey recovery from Texas Housers on Vimeo. The National Weather Service called the flooding fromContinue Reading
Hurricane predicted to hit the Gulf Coast; Texas may not be prepared to recover
The National Hurricane Center projects that Tropical Storm Harvey is now expected to be a major hurricane by the timeContinue Reading
Fair housing assessment in Rio Grande Valley offers chance for residents to fight segregated conditions
Discrimination is not always obvious in the Rio Grande Valley. But now Hidalgo County residents have a chance to weigh in onContinue Reading