The Trump administration and Texas’ state leaders should be trying to fix the housing affordability crisis for low-income Texans, but…
Category: Housing
A handful of owners quietly evict the most renters in Harris and Bexar counties. Naming them on rental registries would keep them accountable.
In our recent research on property owners and evictions, we have found that eviction filings in Bexar and Harris counties…
The Gap 2026 shows Texas’ severe shortage of affordable housing must be addressed
The cost of housing is perhaps the most common affordability issue facing low-income households in the United States today. There…
A Little Louder Episode 80: What’s Happening With Texas’ Continuums Of Care?
HUD’s Continuum of Care program provide critical support systems for those who are either experiencing or nearing homelessness. These CoCs…
A Little Louder Episode 79: 7 questions for low-income housing that need answers in 2026
In 2026, much of the ground work will be laid for our next state legislative session next year. The next…
When public subsidy meets high evictions: Are we getting the housing stability we pay for?
When we think of landlords likely to file the most evictions, we often think of large, corporate landlords who operate…
What we found when we compared high evicting properties in Harris and Bexar Counties
Evictions remain a defining feature of the affordable housing problem in Texas. Every year, Texas Housers tracks tens of thousands…
HUD closes Texas Housers’ case investigating Texas GLO discrimination in larger dismantling of disparate impact and civil rights protections
On January 15, 2025, in the final days of the Biden Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision is as powerful as it has ever been, even as his legacy is under attack
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a nation where all people can share in the wealth of the earth…
These common sense reforms are needed to fix Texas’ key affordable housing tool: Tax Exempt Private Partnerships
A low-income renter looking for housing in Texas probably has never heard of exotic quasi-governmental entities like housing finance corporations…
A Little Louder Episode 78: In depth with our new Executive Director, Quiana Fisher
Texas Housers has a new leader in Quiana Fisher, and on our latest episode of A Little Louder, we sat…
7 Questions: An aspirational look forward at Texas’ 90th Legislature
Low-income households in Texas are being crushed by unaffordable housing costs, corporate landlords that are exhibiting increasingly monopolistic behaviors, poor…
Texas Housers’ updated Bexar County Eviction Mapping Tool identifies hotspots driving displacement in San Antonio
Texas Housers has officially re-launched our Bexar County eviction mapping tool, now updated with the most recent available eviction data…
As data centers invite more scrutiny for health risks, Texas is incentivized to build more of them near housing.
We are currently in a national and Texas-specific data center development boom driven by tech companies pushing artificial intelligence and…
Announcing the 2025 Houser Awards on Nov. 12. Join us and secure your tickets today!
Hello fellow Housers, We are proud to announce that the 2025 Houser Awards will be taking place on Wednesday, November 12!…
Tenant Screening in Texas: Barriers, Bias, and the Case for Reform
When someone applies to rent an apartment or house, landlords typically review their background before deciding whether to approve the…
Harris County Eviction Mapping Tool shows eviction cases are concentrated by area, higher than pre-pandemic levels, and significantly come from out-of-state owners
Written by Taylor Laredo and Sidney Beaty Today, Texas Housers released its annual Harris County Eviction Mapping Tool and Harris…
Quiana Fisher joins Texas Housers as our new Executive Director
Texas Housers is thrilled to announce our new Executive Director, Quiana Fisher. Our organization was founded 37 years ago with…
City of Houston has allocated $100 million for housing from its CDBG-DR funding following strong community demand
Houston City Council officially approved the amended plan for its $314 million in CDBG-DR funds on August 13, with $100…
Texas Housers new San Antonio Renter Profiles show where renters live, what they pay, and challenges they face in 2025
Texas Housers releases the 2025 edition of our San Antonio City Council District Renter Profiles at a pivotal moment marked…
2025 Out Of Reach report shows slight wage increases aren’t keeping pace with costs to fix affordable housing crisis
NLIHC has released the 2025 edition of its Out of Reach report, which chronicles the gulf between the wages people…
HB 21 closes loopholes and requires greater affordability for Housing Finance Corporations tax exemption
In Texas’ 89th Legislature, HB 21 significantly reformed Tax Exempt Private Partnerships (TEPPs) for affordable multifamily rental housing development. The…
Landlords tried to take tenants’ rights away with SB 38. Our coalition of advocates and community stopped them.
As the 2025 Texas Legislature comes to a close, we are celebrating a hard fought victory for preserving basic tenant…
Fair Housing protections promised the fulfillment of American freedom, liberty, and justice for all. The Trump administration is obliterating them.
More than half a century after the milestones of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, the United States is…
Community members and advocates testify at the 2025 Texas Legislature to support protections for housing voucher recipients
Housing voucher recipients can face a difficult path to safe and decent housing in the state of Texas. These households…
Read Texas Housers’ latest analysis: ‘How to Improve Housing Tax Credits for Low Income Texans: 2025 QAP Report’
Texas Housers is pleased to announce the release of “How to Improve Housing Tax Credits for Low Income Texans: 2025…
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,…