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Category: Activities

Lessons learned from a rapid response to the ITC Disaster

Activities, Local issues, State issues•by •Posted March 29, 2019

Following the breaking news of the ITC disaster, SE Texas Co-Director Zoe Middleton joined a rapid response team of advocates…

Tags: Deer Park Fire, Environmental justice, ITC Fire

Texas Housers Accepts NLIHC’s 2019 Resident Organizing Award For 12 Moms Initiative

Activities, Local issues, National issues•by Michael Depland•Posted March 28, 2019

On March 28, Texas Housers was given the honor of accepting the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Resident Organizing Award…

Tags: 12 Moms, NLIHC

Our country and communities created neighborhood segregation. Houston, one of the most diverse cities in America, is no exception.

Activities, Local issues•by •Posted February 19, 2019

(Pictured, Texas Housers Southeast Texas co-director Zoe Middleton and Texas Housers community planner Libby Bland pose with author and scholar…

Tags: Housing segregation, Houston, Research, The Color of Law

The 8 things I’ve learned in my 40+ years in housing and community development

Activities, Local issues, National issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted September 7, 2018

I’m often asked to summarize what I have learned in my 40+ years of activism in the field of housing…

Tags: Affordable housing, Fair housing, Housing policy, Housing segregation, John Henneberger

The goal of disaster recovery should be more than returning to normal

Activities, Harvey Recovery, National issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 9, 2018

I was honored to give the keynote at the 43rd Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop on July 9 in…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Disaster Recovery Housing, Hurricane Harvey

Texas Housers project shines a light on concerns of Lubbock residents and provides context for community planning

Activities, Local issues•by •Posted June 8, 2018

Whether they’re black, Hispanic or white; whether they live on the east, north or southwest sides of town; or whether…

Tags: community development, community planning, History, local initiatives, Lubbock, Neighborhood inequality, Northwest Texas, storymap

EPA unveils plan to address decades of poison and toxic fish in Donna Lake; public input accepted through June 5

Activities, Local issues•by •Posted May 22, 2018

This article originally ran on Neta, a bilingual multimedia platform based in the Rio Grande Valley where I am a staff content creator,…

Tags: City of Alamo, city of donna, Donna Lake, Environmental justice, EPA, Rio Grande Valley, superfund site

Port Arthur residents told to wait for disaster recovery for too long, but hold out hope their government come through

Activities, Harvey Recovery, Local issues, National issues, News Clips, State issues, Uncategorized•by •Posted May 10, 2018

As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approaches, there are unanswered questions from residents and a rising level of concern…

Colonia residents deliver demand for new subdivision rules to Hidalgo County Commissioners via Christmas carol

Activities, Local issues•by •Posted December 6, 2017

MSR Carol at Hidalgo County Commissioners Court from Texas Housers on Vimeo. The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court is considering updates…

Tags: drainage, Hidalgo County, Lighting, Model Subdivision Rules

We are looking for four people who want to work with us for a just and equitable disaster recovery

Activities, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted October 27, 2017

Texas Housers is looking for four talented and dedicated people to work for housing justice with our team. The job…

Tags: Disaster relief, Hurricane Harvey, jobs

Texas Housers in South Africa: A global conversation on eviction and displacement

Activities•by •Posted October 6, 2017

Photo: An informal housing settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg, which looks similar to the informal housing settlements or colonias along…

Tags: Colonias, Displacement, Eviction, South Africa

Announcing our curated, up to date collection of housing articles and research – Texas Housers Magazine

Activities•by John Henneberger•Posted November 1, 2015

Around Texas Housers we are voracious readers of housing news and research reports, and especially those with a Texas angle.…

Tags: housing articles

Original art from our Rio Grande Valley director available in auction to support 2015 Texas Houser Awards

Activities•by •Posted October 23, 2015

On November 4, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service will host the 2015 Texas Houser Awards, recognizing those committed to the…

Tags: Houser Awards

Sunnyside Plan: Progress on a community planning process in Houston

Activities, Local issues•by •Posted September 15, 2015

Houston co-director Chrishelle Palay and I have been hard at work conducting research and engaging residents to produce the community-driven Sunnyside…

Celebrate the community of Texas housers, Friday Sept. 26 at the Scholz Garten

Activities, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted September 20, 2014

Thanks for all the congratulations over the past week on the MacArthur Fellowship. Texas has an incredibly dedicated, talented community…

Tags: Fair housing, Texas Housers

On being named a 2014 MacArthur Fellow

Activities•by John Henneberger•Posted September 17, 2014

I am deeply honored today to be named a 2014 MacArthur Fellow by the MacArthur Foundation. This recognition comes to me…

Tags: Colonias, Disaster housing rebuilding, Disaster recovery, Fair housing

25 Years working for decent homes and neighborhoods – come celebrate with us!

Activities•by John Henneberger•Posted November 3, 2013
Tags: Fundraiser, TxLIHIS

Chrishelle Palay helps Houston’s poor and needy plead their cause

Activities, Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted April 2, 2013

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. – Proverbs 31:9 . Chrishelle Palay…

Tags: Chrishelle Palay, Disaster recovery, Fair housing, Houston, Hurricane Ike, Prairie View A&M University, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service

TxLIHIS policy analyst Josué Ramírez supports colonia residents’ search for solutions

Activities, Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted April 1, 2013

Although only 24 years old, Josué Ramírez has taken on a leading role in working with grassroots community leaders to…

Tags: Affordable housing, Cameron County, Colonias, Disaster recovery, Hidalgo County, Hurricane Dolly, Josué Ramirez, Poverty, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas

Homer the homeless goose and Blackland neighborhood – an oral history tribute

Activities, Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 31, 2013

Happy 25th birthday Homer! via Ball: Homer the homeless goose celebrates 25th birthday,… | www.statesman.com. In honor of Homer we…

Tags: Austin, Blackland, Blackland Neighborhood Development Corporation, Home the Homeless Goose, Homeless, Homelessness, Homer, John Henneberger, Joshua Knobe, Karen Paup, Katherine Poole, LORI RENTERIA, S.S. Homer, Street People’s Advisory Committee, University of Texas at Austin, Veon McReynolds

Ruby Roa, the American-Statesman’s Volunteer of the Year

Activities, Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted January 1, 2013

Congratulations to Ruby Roa for being named “Volunteer of the Year” by the Austin American Statesman. Meet Ruby Roa, the…

Tags: Ruby Roa

Job announcement: Rio Grande Valley based housing policy analyst – planner – advocate – community outreach specialist

Activities•by John Henneberger•Posted December 13, 2012

Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Job Announcement Policy Analyst – Planner – Advocate – Outreach Qualifications: This full-time position…

Tags: Community development planner position, Housing policy advocate position, Job announcement, Rio Grande Valley

Job announcement: Galveston based housing policy analyst – planner – advocate – community outreach specialist

Activities•by John Henneberger•Posted December 12, 2012

Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Job Announcement Policy Analyst – Planner – Advocate – Community Outreach Specialist Qualifications: This…

Tags: Community development planner position, Housing policy advocate position, Job announcement

Houser Awards to be presented to five Texas housing leaders tomorrow

Activities, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted November 6, 2012

The Texas Houser Awards are tomorrow at noon at the Zilker Park Clubhouse in Austin. This year’s awards are to:…

Tags: Texas Houser Awards

Great new research tool: ESRI’s Community Analyst mapping site

Activities•by John Henneberger•Posted July 4, 2011

I’m not given to promoting commercial products on this blog, but I’m going to make an exception for the new…

Tags: Housing policy, Housing resources

Excuse the inconvenience, we are merging our blog and website

Activities•by John Henneberger•Posted June 12, 2011

Please excuse the the empty pages and strange links on our blog site texashousiners.net. We are merging our several web…

Tags: TxLIHIS

Learn how to resolve a dispute with your landlord

Activities•by John Henneberger•Posted June 11, 2011

The Texas Tenant Advisor developed by Texas Low Income Housing Information Service and Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid attorney Robert…

Tags: tag1

Find subsidized housing with our custom search tool – Texas Housing Counselor

Activities•by John Henneberger•Posted June 11, 2011

The Texas Housing Counselor is a website of the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service. It is an interactive search…

Tags: tag1

Video of Houston Disaster Recovery Town Hall

Activities, Local issues•by •Posted June 2, 2011

Last week we highlighted a town hall on Disaster Single Family Home Repair in Houston, hosted by the Texas Organizing…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Houston, Mayor Parker, Rep. Jackson Lee, Single Family Home Repair, TOP

Hurricane Disaster Spending–an opportunity to repair homes *and* create jobs in affected communities

Activities, Local issues, State issues•by •Posted May 27, 2011

Texas Low Income Housing Information Service is working with residents in Galveston, Houston and the Valley to make sure that…

Tags: Disaster recovery, Galveston, Houston, HUD, Rio Grande Valley, Section 3

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