Houston City Council officially approved the amended plan for its $314 million in CDBG-DR funds on August 13, with $100…
Category: Housing
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,…
‘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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
San Antonio City Council increases fees on Short Term Rentals as advocates raise concerns on housing insecurity
Last month, San Antonio City Council voted unanimously to triple the permit fees that are paid by short-term rental (STR)…
Public Housing in San Antonio faces an uncertain future with leadership changes and disconnect with tenants
In late April, the housing authority operated by the city of San Antonio, known as Opportunity Home, issued notices to…
Despite rising wages, Out Of Reach 2024 shows that without affordable housing, low-income households remain unstable
The lack of affordable housing is one of our nation’s most urgent crises. In Texas, we are witnessing a microcosm…
Read Texas Housers’ comments on HUD’s Proposed Rule ‘Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing’
Texas Housers has issued its comment on HUD’s Proposed Rule “Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing.” The proposed rule intends to…