Texas Housers is tracking several housing bills at the 2025 Texas Legislature, some good and some bad. However, one piece…
Karen Paup: My Retirement from leading Texas Housers & Housers’ Next Chapter
Dear Housers Colleagues, After decades of leading Texas Housers (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service), I am announcing my retirement.…
Austin is making air conditioning a requirment for rental households. The State of Texas can and should soon follow.
For Texans, air conditioning in the home is a necessity. Temperatures reliably reach daily highs in the 90s or much…
The City of Houston is receiving $314 million for disaster recovery needs. It must stay that way, instead of funding other city budget items.
Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds are explicitly appropriated and allocated for “the unmet needs of specific communities, which…
Tenants and advocates take to 2025 Texas Legislature to testify on eviction bill HB 32
Tenants’ rights are rarely granted with ease, but rather, they are fought for. That is true of most civil rights,…
‘The Gap 2025’ finds Texas only has 1 affordable rental home available for every 4 extremely low-income households
The shortage of affordable housing for extremely low-income households is a primary focus for Texas Housers. This is an issue…
A Little Louder Episode 72: Diving into the massive eviction hub of Houston
Houston is a cross-section of so many factors when it comes to low-income housing. It is the fourth-largest city in…
Disaster recovery plans need a comprehensive reform in Harris County. The community has the plan.
For the last 8 years, the fears of “another Harvey” have loomed over communities like Houston. We brace for impact…
Texas Housers’ Harris County eviction mapping database explores the landscape of eviction in Houston
Texas Housers has officially launched our Harris County eviction mapping tool, with the most recent eviction data available from 2023.…
The Houston Housing Authority has a new President & CEO. Here are five commitments Jamie Bryant must make to get the agency back on track.
Last year, the president and CEO of the Houston Housing Authority (HHA), David Northern Sr., stepped down from his position…
A Little Louder Episode 71: Back to the Capitol for the 89th Texas Legislature
Our first episode of 2025 is a running start right into the 89th Session of the Texas Legislature and there…
Track the affordability needs of every Texas state legislative district with our new tool
Texas Housers is pleased to announce the release of our Texas Legislative District Housing Profiles, a new tool to help…
GLO Commissioner Dawn Buckingham makes false claims in defense of decisions that left a million Texans at risk from disasters
Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham published a press release as a defense of last week’s finding from HUD that…
HUD finds that GLO ‘intentionally discriminated’ against Black and Brown Texans, refers case to DOJ
Texas Housers and the Northeast Action Collective (NAC) have fought since 2018 to compel the Texas General Land Office to…
A Little Louder Episode 70: Our biggest stories (and some you might have missed) from 2024
In a supersized episode, we leave 2024 with a bang. Michael Depland speaks with the staff of Texas Housers to…
A Big Win for Tenant Stability in Texas: Eviction Prevention Plans in Affordable Housing
The economic hardships spurred by the pandemic revealed the harmful impacts of evictions to the wider public. While many individuals…
Looking to 2025, Texas Housers is focusing on these housing issues at the 89th Texas Legislature
Today, Texas Housers announces our legislative priorities for the 89th Texas Legislature, which begins January 14th, 2025. Housing will be…
Texas Housers’ Bexar County eviction mapping tool explores the landscape of eviction in San Antonio
Texas Housers has officially re-launched our Bexar County eviction mapping tool, with updated eviction data from 2023. The interactive tool…
A Little Louder Episode 69: What data in Dallas tells about the future of affordable housing
The need for affordable housing for low-income households is one of the most pressing issues Texans face today. And thanks…
The 2024 Houser Awards honored advocates who are meeting this urgent moment for low-income households
On November 12, Austin’s Zilker Clubhouse was packed with attendees for our 2024 Houser Awards. It was a great honor…
Here is your last chance to join us for the 2024 Houser Awards on Nov. 12!
We are just days away from our annual event spotlighting those who have done extraordinary work to fight for low-income…
A Little Louder Episode 68: Land use deregulation and its limitations on achieving housing affordability
The shortage of affordable housing is one of the largest crises facing low-income households in our state, if not the…
Save the Date & Become a Sponsor for the 2024 Houser Awards on Nov. 12!
The time of year when we spotlight those doing extraordinary work to improve the housing of low-income Texans is soon…
Land use deregulation has been touted as the solution to Texas’ housing crisis. A new report from Texas Housers shows its limits to help those most in need.
Texas Housers is pleased to announce the release of our new report, “The Limitations of Land Use Deregulation for Housing…
A Little Louder Episode 67: Replacement Reserves restore aging properties. But where are they actually going?
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program (LIHTC) is the largest creator of affordable housing in our state. As these tax…
Institutional investors have an undeniable impact on low-income housing. Without more data, we don’t know how to measure it.
In September 2024, the Texas House of Representatives held a hearing on a number of interim charges issued by Lieutenant…
A Little Louder Episode 66: How Food and Housing Insecurity Connect
As we work to serve low-income communities, it’s important to recognize that they often are dealing with more than one…
Texas Comptroller suggests passing State funding for Low-Income Housing. He’s right.
Last week, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the release of a new report from his agency titled The Housing Affordability…
Disaster Equity Data Portal shows that despite Hurricane Beryl’s winds and rain being less severe, the need for relief was just as impactful as previous storms
The Disaster Equity Data Portal (DEDP) was created in partnership with Texas Appleseed, Ayuda Legal in Puerto Rico, Fair Share…
The biggest challenge with Disaster Recovery funding is time. This bill will speed up the process for millions of households.
In states like Texas, we know the seriousness that natural disasters must be treated with. Without preparation and plans in…