September 13, 2011, will mark the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Ike making landfall along the upper Texas coast. Residents of…
Category: Local issues
Local issues consist of housing topics faced by city and county governments that are of interest to local organizers and community groups.
Colonia Resident Worried About Tropical Storm Don
Channel Five in McAllen ran a story tonight on a resident of a colonia in Cameron County who was dreading…
HUD’s Ron Sims discusses something Austin officials will not — homeownership and race
For a years I worked with State Representative Eddie Rodriguez (Austin) to help him devise a way to let lower-income…
Dallas pregnant woman reportedly trampled, others injured in rush for housing vouchers
Bo McCarver’s housing news clips posted on this blog this week has a story from the AP headlined, “Early morning…
Austin case study: Postdisaster housing policy and low-income survivors
Several very smart people from the University of Texas and myself just had a paper published in the Journal of…
What kind of city do we want Austin to be? | Paup in Austin American-Statesman
From the Austin American-Statesman, Sunday, July 17, 2011 Now that he’s been told to make way for redevelopment efforts on…
Where Texas border housing and community development issues stand after the legislative session
Earlier this week I spoke to the National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders about developments during the last session…
HUD pointedly directs Galveston to rebuild its public housing
In an unusual joint letter to Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski, three top HUD leaders told Galveston to move forward to rebuild…
TX Tribune story may lead to a misdiagnosis of colonia conditions and health problems
The second of a two-part Texas Tribune story on the colonias that ran today on the Tribune’s website and in…
CNN says, “Impoverished border town grows from shacks into community” – not exactly
Whoever at CNN wrote the headline above does not understand what happened in the Las Lomas colonia. The headline says, “Impoverished border…
Wait gets longer for public housing in Galveston | Houston Chronicle
There is an interesting and sobering story about rebuilding Galveston public housing that ran in today’s Houston Chronicle. The story…
The racism of New Berlin is growing in Galveston
We noted yesterday the United States Department of Justice brought suit alleging the City of New Berlin, Wisconsin had violated the…
I woke last night to the sound of thunder
As other parts of the state literally burn and the Governor calls on Texans to implement a critical part of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
John Henneberger Testimony at TDHCA Board Meeting on Disaster Recovery Housing Programs
John Henneberger, a Co-Director of the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, spoke at the May 5, 2011 board meeting…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 4-12-2011
Tuesday Report, April 12, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service “Things are going to get worse…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 4-8-2011
Tuesday Report, April 5, 2010 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service New mortgage rules that make banks…
Dallas Housing Vouchers – Extreme Need and Error
Yesterday The Dallas Housing Authority opened its waiting list for its Housing Choice Voucher program for the first time in…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 3-15-2011
Tuesday Report, March 15, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service The horror stories of screwed homeowners…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 2-15-2011
Tuesday Report, February 15, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Ike damage remains, and as part…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 2-1-2011
Tuesday Report, Feb. 1, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service The Congressional Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission…
Two Reports from the HUD OIG on Texas Entities
HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released two audit reports on Texas entities last week. One report covered $503 million…
Central Texas Hero, Walter Moreau
The Austin American Statesman ran a nice writeup last week of Foundation Communities Executive Director Walter Moreau, declaring him a…
Houston TOP Bus Tour
This blog post is by Elizabeth Nowrouz. In late November, Melissa Cha and I traveled to Houston to gain a…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 11-30-2010 & 12-07-2010
Tuesday Report, November 30, 2010 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Dallas is the latest Texas city…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 11-24-2010
Tuesday Report, Nov. 23, 2010 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Attorneys general from all 50 states…