(Photo: A lineman checks on a downed powerlines in Port Arthur) In the last blog on Port Arthur, we predicted…
Job opportunity: Texas Housers hiring Southeast Texas co-director to lead team of researchers, planners and organizers
Texas Housers, Texas foremost housing policy research and advocacy organization, seeks a leader dedicated to racial and economic justice, possessing…
Notes from the field: Charlton Pollard neighborhood works to change the pattern of neglect post-hurricane
Charlton Pollard Resident, Chris Jones, stands on Irving Street looking at a map of his neighborhood, “This area was affected by…
Houston coalition holds People’s Tribunal to amplify voices of vulnerable hurricane survivors
As the one year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approached the Houston Organizing Movement for Equity coalition also known as HOME…
Who’s rooting for Port Arthur?
(Photo: U.S. Air National Guard rescues family trapped in home in Port Arthur) Port Arthur sits on the shore of…
The 8 things I’ve learned in my 40+ years in housing and community development
I’m often asked to summarize what I have learned in my 40+ years of activism in the field of housing…
Housers co-director honored for helping low-income people advance housing and community development solutions
The Poverty Law Section of the State Bar of Texas honored Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger this week at their…
New report details how Houston floodplain ordinance can worsen inequality in face of future floods
On April 3, 2018, the Houston City Council voted to make Chapter 19, the city’s Floodplain Management Ordinance, more stringent.…
Texas Housers staff learns from Arbor Court moms advocating for better living conditions
(Photo from ABC-13 in Houston of Arbor Court flooded during Hurricane Harvey) The expertise of each member of the Texas…
Disaster relief rolls out in the Rio Grande Valley; residents hope for just and fair process
(Home in Indian Hills colonia that experienced flooding after the June storms. Photo taken a week after the storms hit.)…
Tenants at Houston’s flooded, distressed Arbor Court Apartments sue HUD for intentional racial discrimination
(Photo above is of red tag, labeling Arbor Courts as a fire hazard) HUD Secretary Ben Carson declared that conditions…
Secretary Carson asks anybody to offer examples of housing discrimination HUD has ignored and pledges to be on it “like white on rice.” Here you go Mr. Secretary
HUD Secretary Ben Carson assured members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee three weeks ago that he and HUD…
Notes from the field: Houston mom says her home is making her sons sick. She and many others are demanding better.
“A decent, safe place to come home to, where I can give my kids a good life.” Ask any of…
Surprise rain brings expected flooding to Hidalgo County. It’s time drainage and county officials commit to solutions.
(Photo shows flooded yard in La Mesa colonia) Many Rio Grande Valley residents woke up with floodwater filling their homes…
A group of Lubbock neighborhood associations asks the City to make an equitable comprehensive plan – will Lubbock listen?
For many American cities, the biggest obstacle for creating an equitable comprehensive plan for the future is overcoming systemically racist…
The goal of disaster recovery should be more than returning to normal
I was honored to give the keynote at the 43rd Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop on July 9 in…
Texas Housers calls on TDHCA board to follow rules that promote housing opportunity for low-income people
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs board on several recent occasions has overruled staff recommendations and waived rules…
Texas Housers submits comments to City of Houston on proposed Hurricane Harvey action plan
Texas Housers submitted comments to the City of Houston last week about the city’s proposed plan for spending $1.15 billion…
Lubbock student tells residents that Juneteenth is a call to remember the past and work toward unity
(Photo courtesy of East Lubbock Community Alliance Facebook page) Last week, Texas Housers had the distinct pleasure of hearing from…
Texas Housers project shines a light on concerns of Lubbock residents and provides context for community planning
Whether they’re black, Hispanic or white; whether they live on the east, north or southwest sides of town; or whether…
Texas Housers and advocacy partners receive support in lawsuit against HUD over failure to enforce fair housing law
Numerous cities and states, including the City of Austin, as well as housing and anti-poverty advocates, filed amicus briefs this…
Job announcement: Texas Houser Planner Analyst / Research Associate in Houston
Texas Housers has a immediate job opening for a Planner Analyst / Research Associate in our Houston office. DESCRIPTION This policy…
Texas Housers tells state lawmakers that neighborhoods across the state must meet basic standards that keep Texans safe
Texas Housers urged state lawmakers this afternoon to ensure that all neighborhoods where Texans make their homes meet the basic…
Civil rights groups amend lawsuit to challenge HUD’s latest attempt to erode fair housing progress
The National Fair Housing Alliance, Texas Housers and Texas Appleseed filed an amended complaint and a new preliminary injunction motion…
West Street Recovery makes recommendations to improve state-run rapid repair program
This is a guest blog, written by West Street Recovery staff Ben Hirsch and Becky Selle. West Street Recovery is a…
EPA unveils plan to address decades of poison and toxic fish in Donna Lake; public input accepted through June 5
This article originally ran on Neta, a bilingual multimedia platform based in the Rio Grande Valley where I am a staff content creator,…
Lenwood Johnson, passionate, disruptive warrior for justice, dies
Lenwood Johnson, legendary Houston displacement opponent, community preservationist, good neighbor, public housing activist and a Texas Houser board member for…
Port Arthur residents told to wait for disaster recovery for too long, but hold out hope their government come through
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approaches, there are unanswered questions from residents and a rising level of concern…
Press release: Civil rights groups sue HUD over suspended implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule
Media Contacts: Kelli Johnson, Texas Appleseed, (512) 473-2800 x103, kjohnson@texasappleseed.net Christina Rosales, Texas Housers, (512) 477-8910, christina@texashousing.org Jessica Aiwuyor, NFHA,…
Texas Housers calls on state to amend Harvey recovery action plan to be more equitable and inclusive
The state must commit to an equitable, inclusive plan that will make new and repaired housing affordable to Texans with…