Out Of Reach 2020 highlights that there is too little affordable housing for low-income Texans
COVID-19 has forced our nation to reckon with many of its flawed systems. While our country is experiencing a fundamentalContinue Reading
Category: Local issues
Harris County proceeds with evictions hearings behind closed doors as COVID-19 cases rise
On May 19, the State of Texas allowed its eviction protections for renters to expire, leaving only tenants who liveContinue Reading
Texas Housers is monitoring local government responses to COVID 19-induced housing crisis with new scorecard
The CARES Act — the federal stimulus signed into law on March 27, 2020 — authorized substantial fund transfers fromContinue Reading
These maps show San Antonio’s COVID-19 relief should address where the most vulnerable residents live
As the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic started to emerge this past spring, cities and states rushed to find reliefContinue Reading
Texas Housers forms COVID-19 Task Force to ensure an equitable and transparent disaster recovery
As we enter the month of June, Texans all over our state will look at their bank accounts, open theirContinue Reading
Unsure if your home is protected from eviction during COVID-19? We co-created a new map tool to help.
When the State of Texas lifted its eviction moratorium in May that was keeping Texans housed and safe, many renters wereContinue Reading
Texas Housers joins Texas Organizing Project in our continued fight for Right To Cure in San Antonio
San Antonio City Council, in a 5-6 vote that took place on Thursday, May 14, decided to rule against theContinue Reading
Texas Housers calls on local officials to preserve communities and protect people from homelessness and displacement
The federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic was delayed and has been, at times, inconsistent and confusing. Much of theContinue Reading
Texas Housers unites with more than 100 San Antonio residents and groups requesting a right to cure rent during COVID-19
COVID-19 has interrupted our everyday lives in many ways, including our access to income. More than 1 million jobs haveContinue Reading
Texas Housers comments on Houston’s Analysis of Impediments outline the necessary action behind the city’s talk
On April 16, Texas Housers submitted comments alongside Texas Appleseed on Houston’s Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. EveryContinue Reading
Tenants send letter to governor requesting ability to order groceries online with SNAP benefits during pandemic
(Note: Community navigator Ericka Bowman contributed to this blog) It is hard enough living in a food desert. Add aContinue Reading
Houston residents agree: less displacement, more transit with the I-45 expansion
In the 1950s and 60s, when highways like I-10 and U.S. 59 were initially constructed through Houston neighborhoods, residents couldContinue Reading
Basic necessities are scarce for everyone under COVID-19; residents in low-income households tell us it’s even worse for them.
“Our community has always survived without, so this isn’t necessarily new, but during a state of emergency, we are moreContinue Reading
Podcast Episode 27: Addressing ‘The Gap’ for Low-Income Renters
Last week, the National Low Income Housing Coalition published their 2020 edition of The Gap report, which annually evaluates theContinue Reading
Read Texas Housers’ statement on COVID-19 preparedness and protections in the State of Texas
When Texans are confronted with rising floodwater, violent tornadoes, or other threats, we have shown that we band together toContinue Reading
Podcast Episode 26: Don’t eat the toxic fish
For decades, federal, state and local officials knew that the fish in Donna Lake in the Rio Grande Valley carriedContinue Reading
Podcast episode 25: A Voice for San Antonio Renters
Nearly half of the city of San Antonio’s residents are renters, and the cost of renting an apartment in theContinue Reading
Cleanup of Donna Lake to officially commence in March, due to pressure from ARISE, LUPE, and local allies
Texas Housers has worked for years in the Rio Grande Valley, partnering with motivated organizations like LUPE and ARISE, toContinue Reading
Moms4Housing is a model of how to center tenants on the path to housing justice
In early January 2020, Oakland group Moms4Housing was subjected to a militarized eviction from an unoccupied home it had takenContinue Reading
I-45 expansion in Houston offers little to numerous displaced residents, Texas Housers outlines in comments to TxDOT
The proposed expansion of I-45 in Houston, officially known as the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP), is a primeContinue Reading
Podcast Episode 24: Free Our People
In Texas, and across the country disability rights activists have demanded, worked for, and won improved transportation services, the rightContinue Reading
Texas Housers defends AFFH rule in statement to Congressional Oversight Committee for ‘Fair Housing Accountability’ hearing
On February 5, Congress is holding a hearing entitled “The Trump Administration’s Proposal to Gut Fair Housing Accountability” to discussContinue Reading
Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus show the long road to disaster recovery with their first ‘home tour’ (VIDEO)
On January 16, a group of residents who have come together to utilize their collective power under the name Harvey ForgottenContinue Reading
In a series of op-eds, Texas Housers outline injustices with HUD’s protection rollbacks and Houston’s cancer cluster
Texas Housers is committed to housing justice in all the avenues that we use. Communities where individuals and families sufferContinue Reading
Substandard colonias are an enduring result of housing segregation that we can fix
The challenge of substandard colonias are not unique to the border or even our era, but are actually an ageContinue Reading
Podcast Episode 22: Creosote in the Greater Fifth Ward
The Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens areas of Houston are historic Black neighborhoods where families have proudly planted roots forContinue Reading
‘Unsafe. Unsanitary. Unequal.’ is a digital experience from Texas Housers detailing segregation in Houston’s Project-Based Section 8 Housing
In 2019, Texas Housers spent the entire year documenting the disadvantages for Black tenants in HUD-subsidized, Project-Based Section 8 RentalContinue Reading
Disaster Recovery in Houston is a tangled mess. This is what I learned that needs to change in my first six months.
Julia Orduña is Texas Housers’ Community Navigator in the greater Houston area. She is sharing her initial impressions of workingContinue Reading
Episode 21: The Stink Of Unequal Sewage
Housing inequality can often manifest in ways that many do not think of and some take for granted. For example,Continue Reading
Texas’ Health Department study officially confirms cancer cluster exists in Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens
In August 2019, the Texas Department of State Health Services discovered what many residents of Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens inContinue Reading