Let me first admit that I have not yet read the book but I plan to over the next several…
Analysis: Governor Perry’s veto of Texas Department of Housing
On Friday Governor Perry vetoed the “Sunset Bill” for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) that would…
Governor Vetos Tenants Rights Bill, Austin Homestead Preservation District Bill
In addition to the TDHCA sunset bill, Perry also vetoed two three other housing related bills: HB 1429 (Deshotel; Carona)…
Governor Vetoes TDHCA Sunset Bill
Per the Governor’s Office: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: Pursuant to Article IV, Section 14, of the…
Housing Tidbits and Round-up
Housing news crossing our desk that didn’t turn into full blog posts this week: TDHCA and TSHAC received $620k through…
NLIHC Newsletter for Renters, Residents and Tenants
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) has just released the second issue of Tenant Talk, a newsletter for low income…
State Rep Riddle says she wants no low-income housing in her district
To appreciate the fair housing problem in Texas just watch this video. Back in February, at a hearing on the…
NLIHC: Out of Reach 2011 report updated
NLIHC’s annual report, Out of Reach 2011, a side-by-side comparison of wages and rents in every county, metropolitan area, combined…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 6-14-2011
Tuesday Report, June 14, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Mortgage lenders are whining at new…
Galveston housing authority director resigns
The Galveston County Daily News is reporting Galveston Housing Authority Executive Director Harish Krishnarao resigned effective immediately during an executive…
Excuse the inconvenience, we are merging our blog and website
Please excuse the the empty pages and strange links on our blog site texashousiners.net. We are merging our several web…
Sadly, how far we have strayed from this great moral course
We built this Nation to serve its people. We do not intend to live in the midst of abundance, isolated…
Low-income Americans will need to work into their eighties
Only by retiring at 75 years old would a majority of Americans in the lowest income quartile — defined as…
Learn how to resolve a dispute with your landlord
The Texas Tenant Advisor developed by Texas Low Income Housing Information Service and Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid attorney Robert…
Find subsidized housing with our custom search tool – Texas Housing Counselor
The Texas Housing Counselor is a website of the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service. It is an interactive search…
Problems Found with Accessibility Modifications to Smith County Manufactured Home
KLTV reports that a Habitat for Humanity of Smith County is facing criticism over home accessibility modification work done through…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 6-7-2011
Tuesday Report, June 7, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Government efforts to help distressed homeowners…
Congressional Hearings on HOME program
The Congressional House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing this morning on the HOME program, recently the focus of…
Video of Houston Disaster Recovery Town Hall
Last week we highlighted a town hall on Disaster Single Family Home Repair in Houston, hosted by the Texas Organizing…
Section 8 Waitlists In Texas
Previously here at Texas Houser’s, we noted the Dallas Housing Authority lost 13,000 applications to its Section 8 program. Under…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 5-31-2011
Tuesday Report, May 31, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Home prices continue to freefall as…
TDHCA Sunset bill passes House and Senate
The TDHCA Sunset bill passed the Texas House and Senate last night. The final bill differed in several aspects from…
San Antonio Haven for Hope homeless facility receives HUD design award
The Haven for Hope homeless facility in San Antonio, Texas is one of three recipients of the HUD Secretary’s 2011…
Hurricane Disaster Spending–an opportunity to repair homes *and* create jobs in affected communities
Texas Low Income Housing Information Service is working with residents in Galveston, Houston and the Valley to make sure that…
Houston Town Hall on Disaster Single Family Home Repair
On Saturday, May 21, 2011, Texas Organizing Project (TOP) along with other supporting organizations spearheaded a record attendance Town Hall…
60 minutes on Texas Farmworkers
Last weekend 60 minutes ran a story on migrant youth farm labor. The story features a Texas family staying in…
Houston SRO Development wins Urban Land Institute Award
New Hope Housing at Bray’s Crossing, Houston, Texas was one of ten winners of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Awards…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 5-24-2011
Tuesday Report, May 24, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service In Texas, Galveston disaster recovery continues…
Chronicle on Houston Disaster Recovery Repair
Saturday’s Houston Chronicle ran a short story on the status of the single-family housing repair program funded with Hurricane Ike…
Thoughts on the Washington Post Investigation of the HOME Program
5/20 update: HUD has posted a more detailed response to the WP article that includes an re-analysis of the entire…