In April, Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies released a new report analyzing the challenges that tenants are facing…
Author: Texas Housers Staff
A Little Louder Episode 81: How is Texas enabling our state’s top evictors?
The research team at Texas Housers has spent the first half of 2026 focused on analyzing the top evictors in…
When eviction becomes business as usual: serial filing, court system strain, and eviction as a rent collection tool
In our ongoing project examining the characteristics of top evictors in Bexar and Harris counties, we have found that eviction…
My Time With Housers: Destiny Salgado
For nearly 40 years, Texas Housers has valued the efforts of students in the housing justice movement. Our internship program…
In proposed rule changes slashing lifeline benefits, HUD attacks low-income residents from multiple angles
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is directly threatening the very same low-income people that they are charged…
HUD and Texas scapegoat immigrants instead of improving affordable housing for all Texans
The Trump administration and Texas’ state leaders should be trying to fix the housing affordability crisis for low-income Texans, but…
A handful of owners quietly evict the most renters in Harris and Bexar counties. Naming them on rental registries would keep them accountable.
In our recent research on property owners and evictions, we have found that eviction filings in Bexar and Harris counties…
The Gap 2026 shows Texas’ severe shortage of affordable housing must be addressed
The cost of housing is perhaps the most common affordability issue facing low-income households in the United States today. There…
A Little Louder Episode 80: What’s Happening With Texas’ Continuums Of Care?
HUD’s Continuum of Care program provide critical support systems for those who are either experiencing or nearing homelessness. These CoCs…
A Little Louder Episode 79: 7 questions for low-income housing that need answers in 2026
In 2026, much of the ground work will be laid for our next state legislative session next year. The next…
When public subsidy meets high evictions: Are we getting the housing stability we pay for?
When we think of landlords likely to file the most evictions, we often think of large, corporate landlords who operate…
What we found when we compared high evicting properties in Harris and Bexar Counties
Evictions remain a defining feature of the affordable housing problem in Texas. Every year, Texas Housers tracks tens of thousands…
HUD closes Texas Housers’ case investigating Texas GLO discrimination in larger dismantling of disparate impact and civil rights protections
On January 15, 2025, in the final days of the Biden Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision is as powerful as it has ever been, even as his legacy is under attack
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a nation where all people can share in the wealth of the earth…
These common sense reforms are needed to fix Texas’ key affordable housing tool: Tax Exempt Private Partnerships
A low-income renter looking for housing in Texas probably has never heard of exotic quasi-governmental entities like housing finance corporations…
A Little Louder Episode 78: In depth with our new Executive Director, Quiana Fisher
Texas Housers has a new leader in Quiana Fisher, and on our latest episode of A Little Louder, we sat…
7 Questions: An aspirational look forward at Texas’ 90th Legislature
Low-income households in Texas are being crushed by unaffordable housing costs, corporate landlords that are exhibiting increasingly monopolistic behaviors, poor…
The 2025 Houser Awards shined a spotlight on those who are dedicated to achieving housing justice in Texas
On November 12, the room was packed with housing advocates, community leaders, elected officials, and both longtime champions of low-income…
Announcing the 2025 Houser Awards on Nov. 12. Join us and secure your tickets today!
Hello fellow Housers, We are proud to announce that the 2025 Houser Awards will be taking place on Wednesday, November 12!…
A Little Louder Episode 77: What Texas’ largest cities tell us about evictions and affordability
Texas Housers’ top researchers Erin Hahn and Sidney Beaty join A Little Louder to talk about their new interactive projects.…
Harris County Eviction Mapping Tool shows eviction cases are concentrated by area, higher than pre-pandemic levels, and significantly come from out-of-state owners
Written by Taylor Laredo and Sidney Beaty Today, Texas Housers released its annual Harris County Eviction Mapping Tool and Harris…
Quiana Fisher joins Texas Housers as our new Executive Director
Texas Housers is thrilled to announce our new Executive Director, Quiana Fisher. Our organization was founded 37 years ago with…
City of Houston has allocated $100 million for housing from its CDBG-DR funding following strong community demand
Houston City Council officially approved the amended plan for its $314 million in CDBG-DR funds on August 13, with $100…
2025 Out Of Reach report shows slight wage increases aren’t keeping pace with costs to fix affordable housing crisis
NLIHC has released the 2025 edition of its Out of Reach report, which chronicles the gulf between the wages people…
HB 21 closes loopholes and requires greater affordability for Housing Finance Corporations tax exemption
In Texas’ 89th Legislature, HB 21 significantly reformed Tax Exempt Private Partnerships (TEPPs) for affordable multifamily rental housing development. The…
A Little Louder Episode 76: Wrapping Up The 2025 Texas Legislature
We’ve come to the end of the 89th Session of the Texas Legislature and we’re joined by Texas Housers’ research…
A Little Louder Episode 75: Houston’s potential catastrophe around disaster recovery dollars
Hurricane Beryl and the May 2024 derecho showed the powerful and long lasting effects that a wide range of weather…
Landlords tried to take tenants’ rights away with SB 38. Our coalition of advocates and community stopped them.
As the 2025 Texas Legislature comes to a close, we are celebrating a hard fought victory for preserving basic tenant…
A Little Louder Episode 74: How aging Texans face issues with affordable housing
On this episode, Kathy Green from AARP Texas joins the show to talk about how affordable and low-income housing issues…
Community members and advocates testify at the 2025 Texas Legislature to support protections for housing voucher recipients
Housing voucher recipients can face a difficult path to safe and decent housing in the state of Texas. These households…