by Lauren Loney January 16, 2020 State issues The distribution of Texas’ disaster recovery funds exemplifies inequity. Here’s how we told the State to fix it. There is a painful misconception in disaster recovery that is sometimes used as an excuse to maintain the status quo:Continue Reading
by Lauren Loney December 11, 2019 Harvey Recovery National issues State issues The Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 succeeds in the House of Representatives, but more work lies ahead The Federal Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 (RDRA) passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on November 18, 2019Continue Reading
by Lauren Loney November 22, 2019 National issues State issues Texas is below average nationwide in required affordability for LIHTC properties. TDHCA is charging to change that. The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program is the largest source of funding for affordable multifamily property development andContinue Reading
by Lauren Loney October 23, 2019 State issues Houston neighborhoods of color should be supported under the Clean Water Act, but they aren’t. Here is how Texas Housers thinks the state should fix that. Texas Housers recently submitted comments to the Texas Attorney General’s Office and Department of Justice regarding the consent decree betweenContinue Reading