Annually, Texas Housers’ team in San Antonio releases its San Antonio District Renter Profiles to deliver a snapshot of how affordable rental…
New 2023 Renter Profiles show redrawn San Antonio city council district boundaries cannot hide persistent tenant inequities
With the City of San Antonio completing the redistricting process earlier this year, Texas Housers has released its 2023 Renter…
In its new class, Texas Housers’ Houser Academy forges paths to connect local organizers to each other
In a state as large as Texas, housing advocacy work can often wind up locally isolated. Outside of statewide work…
Cabo San Lucas and the Redford tenants unite as Southeast Tenant Information Organization against poor conditions, evictions
In our last blog covering two problematic South Houston apartment complexes, Cabo San Lucas and the Redford, we detailed how…
Texas Housers’ new Bexar County Eviction Case Dashboard explores rising evictions in San Antonio
Created by Mia Loseff and Erin Hahn Texas Housers has officially launched our Bexar County Eviction Case dashboard, which tracks…
Texas quietly enabled a revolutionary pre-disaster preparedness plan. Cities and counties need to buy in for it to work.
In 2018, Texas Housers and partner organizations urged the Texas Legislature to pass S.B. 289, a bill that allows local…
More new people in charge at Coppertree, but similar issues arise. Tenants are demanding improvements or a pathway out.
The previous blogs in this series examined the deeply challenging and hazardous conditions tenants endured, some for over a decade.…
A Little Louder Episode 58: How Texas renters live under extreme heat
High summer temperatures in the Lone Star State are a regular occurrence. However, in recent years, extreme heat has grown…
Read our report ‘Renters, Air Conditioning, and Extreme Heat in Texas’
There is no question that summer 2023 contained one of the worst heatwaves that Texans have ever suffered through. News…
A Little Louder Episode 57: Six years past Harvey, recovery troubles remain
Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas Coast six years ago this week, back in 2017. And though certain immediate response efforts…
Cabo San Lucas Apartments attempted to improperly evict more than 100 residents at once. The tenants fought back and remained housed.
Fair and just trials are not guaranteed for tenants in Texas eviction courts. In reality, landlords often have a upper…
A Little Louder Episode 56: Mass evictions at Cabo San Lucas
In late July, Texas Housers was alerted to a property in Houston that had planned to evict more than 100…
Temporary Justices of the Peace can have long lasting effects in Eviction Court on tenants, with little transparency of the process
Earlier this month, I visited my 15th justice of the peace court in Harris County within the last two months.…
HUD’s rules are intended to protect tenants in need. At Coppertree, tenants had to fight the department to seek justice.
This blog is the second entry in a three part series chronicling the efforts and struggles of residents attempting to…
With thousands of homes still in disrepair 6 years since Hurricane Harvey, the GLO requests to remove available funding for Houston and Harris County residents
The State of Texas has asked permission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to end its…
Without reliable and secure ways to report poor living conditions, Section 8 tenants remain trapped in them
This blog is the first entry in a three part series chronicling the efforts and struggles of residents attempting to…
A Little Louder Episode 55: 2023 Texas Legislature Mega Wrap Up And What Comes Next
Communications Director Michael Depland and Research Director Ben Martin team up for one last trip to the Texas Legislature. On…
Public Facility Corporations were majorly reformed in the 88th Texas Legislature. What changed and why is it important?
Public Facility Corporations, or PFCs, are an important but complex new tool for producing affordable multifamily rental housing in Texas.…
Low-Income Housing at the 88th Texas Legislature in Review
The 88th Texas Legislature was a consequential one for low-income housing. Lawmakers faced an unprecedented crisis of housing unaffordability and…
The Texas Supreme Court must extend its Emergency Order while renters are still stabilizing
Texas Housers believes that in order to stabilize tenants, we must build affordable housing, pass tenant protections, invest in eviction…
In Harris County, many changes are needed until all eviction courts operate equally
Texas renters are still fighting an uphill battle for housing stability. Across the state, we continue to see increasing rent…
Out Of Reach 2023 outlines the need for permanent federal resources to combat rising rents in Texas
The saying goes that everything is bigger in Texas, and in housing that worn cliché still rings true. Texas is…
Austin City Council proclaims June 1st ‘Karen Paup Day’ in honor of work with Community Development Commission
It isn’t every day that a Houser has a day declared in their honor, but Texas Housers’ longtime co-director Karen…
A Little Louder Episode 54: Highway Expansion and Stop TxDOT I-45 in Houston
Since the innovation of major highways in the mid-20th century, there has been a legacy of erasure and erosion of…
Tenant Bill of Rights in San Antonio makes big first step with new resolution
Tenants’ rights in Texas are in an exciting stage. We are advancing policies alongside community-led initiatives, everywhere from cities like…
A Little Louder Episode 53: Midway Update at the 88th Session
In this halftime report from the 88th Session of the Texas Legislature, or perhaps a little later in the game,…
‘An Eviction Crisis In Texas’ summarizes what low-income renters face in a simple handout
During the pandemic, rental assistance programs and temporary protections stabilized renter households facing economic challenges in our state. However, as…
A Little Louder Episode 52: From Eviction Courts to the Capitol (Part 2)
A Little Louder is back to talk about the latest in housing from the 88th Session. Texas Housers has been…
The Gap 2023 shows that Texas’ affordable housing shortage is among the nation’s most severe
The lack of affordable housing for low-income households in our state is a crisis that we’ve been fighting to repair…
‘Drainage Study Mid-Point Report’ tracks the progress of Houston’s plans to equitably assess drainage infrastructure
Texas Housers is proud to announce the release of “Drainage Study Mid-Point Report,” a collaborative project featuring the work of…