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Beyond the Moratorium: Eviction courts must use Community Navigation to get rent relief to tenants quickly
Following the Supreme Court ruling to end the CDC moratorium in August 2021, Texas Housers wrote a 5-Point Plan that…
What Congress gets right in its Draft Housing Tax Credit Provisions
The COVID-19 pandemic has made space for many of us to reconsider the “old ways of doing things.” From how…
CDC announces eviction moratorium extension for majority of renters until October 3rd
The Biden Administration has announced that effective August 4th, 2021, the CDC moratorium on evictions will be extended through October…
Housers advocacy agenda focuses on basic protections for renters
Texas renters need rights. With a dwindling supply of affordable housing, add a global pandemic that has sparked a financial…
Fear of Foreclosure: How homeowners of color are struggling with the financial fallout of COVID-19 in Houston
People of color have historically faced systemic obstacles in access to homeownership, yet so many have still persevered to secure…
Houston’s grace period eviction ordinance was too late for too many. Here is how to fix that.
Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis in March 2020, Texas Housers has advocated for a grace period ordinance in…
Texas Housers outlines goals to ensure 2021 is a year to advance housing justice
With the turn to a new year, people often look forward to the dawn of better days, great possibility and…
Texas COVID relief and eviction diversion programs could fall short if these major issues aren’t fixed
Texas’s first statewide COVID-19 rental assistance program will kick off this January after months of government planning and public calls…
In vote to weaken incentives, TDHCA hurts chances for affordable housing in desirable areas
Earlier this month, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs voted to change the rules for where low-income housing…
Podcast Episode 31: Housing Segregation, George Floyd, and Honoring True Housers
For Texas Housers’ latest podcast episode, John and I are experimenting with a new format. We’re discussing what we’re reading,…
Podcast Episode 30: Who is this housing for and where does it go?
Every year, Texas receives millions of dollars in tax credits to help developers build affordable housing. It’s big money and…
Texas Housers creates equitable rental relief guidelines after speaking with local governments across the state
In response to the coronavirus pandemic and widespread economic turmoil, several major cities and counties in Texas have implemented direct…
Out Of Reach 2020 highlights that there is too little affordable housing for low-income Texans
COVID-19 has forced our nation to reckon with many of its flawed systems. While our country is experiencing a fundamental…
Here is how Texas GLO must address systemic racial inequity through CDBG-MIT planning and disaster mitigation
Racial prejudice is not simply expressed through interpersonal bigotry, but it is a systemic issue that has been intentionally built…
LGBTQ Texans now have workplace protections thanks to SCOTUS. They deserve Fair Housing protections too.
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in a landmark case that an individual could not be…
Texas Housers is monitoring local government responses to COVID 19-induced housing crisis with new scorecard
The CARES Act — the federal stimulus signed into law on March 27, 2020 — authorized substantial fund transfers from…
These maps show San Antonio’s COVID-19 relief should address where the most vulnerable residents live
As the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic started to emerge this past spring, cities and states rushed to find relief…
Unsure if your home is protected from eviction during COVID-19? We co-created a new map tool to help.
When the State of Texas lifted its eviction moratorium in May that was keeping Texans housed and safe, many renters were…
Texas Housers comments on Houston’s Analysis of Impediments outline the necessary action behind the city’s talk
On April 16, Texas Housers submitted comments alongside Texas Appleseed on Houston’s Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. Every…
Tenants send letter to governor requesting ability to order groceries online with SNAP benefits during pandemic
(Note: Community navigator Ericka Bowman contributed to this blog) It is hard enough living in a food desert. Add a…
Podcast Episode 28: The COVID-19 housing crisis
The news cycle under COVID-19 has operated at a breakneck pace. For many, it’s been difficult to track what the…
Texas Housers calls on governor to provide bold leadership to help Texans keep their homes amid health crisis
Gov. Greg Abbott announced yesterday that he and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs have taken initial action…
Texas Housers sends governor, statewide officials housing recommendations to support Texans amid COVID-19 crisis
Communities across Texas continue to grapple with widespread effects of COVID-19. The virus has upended community gatherings, closed schools, restaurants…
Podcast Episode 27: Addressing ‘The Gap’ for Low-Income Renters
Last week, the National Low Income Housing Coalition published their 2020 edition of The Gap report, which annually evaluates the…
Texas ranks near last in affordable and available housing for the lowest income renters, new report shows
This week, the National Low Income Housing Coalition released their 2020 edition of The Gap report, which annually evaluates the…
Podcast Episode 26: Don’t eat the toxic fish
For decades, federal, state and local officials knew that the fish in Donna Lake in the Rio Grande Valley carried…
Cleanup of Donna Lake to officially commence in March, due to pressure from ARISE, LUPE, and local allies
Texas Housers has worked for years in the Rio Grande Valley, partnering with motivated organizations like LUPE and ARISE, to…
Moms4Housing is a model of how to center tenants on the path to housing justice
In early January 2020, Oakland group Moms4Housing was subjected to a militarized eviction from an unoccupied home it had taken…
Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus show the long road to disaster recovery with their first ‘home tour’ (VIDEO)
On January 16, a group of residents who have come together to utilize their collective power under the name Harvey Forgotten…