#ReentryWeek: Sunnyside residents have a vision for fair chances at housing
The U.S. Justice Department has declared this week “National Reentry Week” to shed light on the challenges faced by formerlyContinue Reading
Category: National issues
National report reveals massive gap in available affordable housing in Texas
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) has released the 2016 edition of its annual report, “The Gap,” which revealsContinue Reading
What housing mobility in action looks like in Dallas-Fort Worth
The Inclusive Communities Project is a remarkable, unique organization operating in the Dallas area – and the major reason why thatContinue Reading
#InequalityIs…
We have now hit 1,000 posts on the Texas Housers blog, chronicling several years of housing and neighborhood issues hereContinue Reading
HUD issues guidelines for new fair housing regulation
On the last day of 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the final version of itsContinue Reading
Update: Federal budget includes good news for affordable housing
Updated 12/18: It came down to the wire, but several critical affordable housing programs have survived this year’s contentious federalContinue Reading
Fate of housing programs uncertain as Congress approaches budget deadline
The complicated year-end Congressional budget process got messier the week before Thanksgiving, as the controversy over refugee resettlement became embroiled withContinue Reading
United for Homes: Fix mortgage inequalities and generate billions for affordable rental housing
Every state in our country, and particularly Texas, faces a chronic shortage of affordable rental housing. Meanwhile, the structure ofContinue Reading
National Housing Trust Fund and HOME program threatened in Congress
Two crucial federal housing programs – the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) –Continue Reading
National Housing Conference to host neighborhood revitalization gathering in New Orleans
On November 5 and 6, the National Housing Conference will host the Solutions for Restoring Neighborhoods 2015 Convening at the MarriottContinue Reading
Secretary Castro marks HUD’s 50th anniversary in Austin
At the LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin, 50 years to the day since President Lyndon B. Johnson established theContinue Reading
South Texas colonia conditions mean possible repeat of Katrina level disaster
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the Rio Grande Valley in southeast Texas is exactly the kind ofContinue Reading
Register now for webinar access to next week’s federal fair housing conference
Our co-director John Henneberger is a featured speaker at next week’s National Fair Housing Policy and Training Conference, organized byContinue Reading
Ferguson, fair housing and voucher discrimination: New York Times investigates a major factor in segregation
On the front page of Sunday’s New York Times, reporter John Eligon investigated racial inequality through the lens of fair housing. Specifically,Continue Reading
David Simon’s new HBO mini series is on housing integration… seriously
These are heady times for fair housing advocates. In the wake of a historic month for fair housing which included a stunningContinue Reading
From the editorial pages: Support for fair housing from around the country
In the wake of the U.S Supreme Court’s landmark decision and the Obama administration’s new enforcement rule, the issue ofContinue Reading
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July 8, 2015
#ZipCodeMatters: HUD issues new and important fair housing regulation
The Obama administration has just announced a much-anticipated regulation designed to make the Fair Housing Act more effective at eliminatingContinue Reading
The real impact of the Supreme Court’s fair housing decision
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision on the much debated case Texas Department of Housing & CommunityContinue Reading
Thinking about the next step toward equality: Protect LGBT people from housing discrimination
Yesterday’s historic Supreme Court ruling established nationwide marriage equality. As we celebrate this historic ruling, we need to prepare toContinue Reading
HUD Secretary Castro lauds disparate impact ruling, but top Texas officials vow continued fight
Julián Castro, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the former mayor of San Antonio, issued a statementContinue Reading
U.S. Supreme Court upholds disparate impact in monumental victory for fair housing
Here’s our organization’s official statement on the Supreme Court’s decision: The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling today in TexasContinue Reading
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June 9, 2015
Legacy of housing segregation felt in McKinney pool incident
On Saturday, the latest in our country’s recent series of ugly police confrontations with African-Americans occurred in a seemingly unlikely place: A communityContinue Reading
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May 20, 2015
Join us for a webinar on mapping in fair housing and environmental justice
On Wednesday, May 27, our co-director John Henneberger and fair housing planner Charlie Duncan will participate in a Mapchat, theContinue Reading
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May 19, 2015
Out of Reach 2015: National report reveals housing burdens for low income families
On Tuesday the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its annual Out of Reach report, an important look intoContinue Reading
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May 13, 2015
U.S. House committee rejects amendment to protect National Housing Trust Fund
On Wednesday the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD)Continue Reading
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May 7, 2015
National Housing Trust Fund at risk of losing funding
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) approvedContinue Reading
Public Radio International highlights housing issues in the Rio Grande Valley
Public Radio International reporter (and former TxLIHIS staff member) Alina Simone spent some time in the Rio Grande Valley last monthContinue Reading
Homeownership and the racial wealth gap, in Houston and beyond
Yesterday our co-director, John Henneberger, appeared on Houston Public Media to discuss how rates of homeownership affect the racial wealthContinue Reading
Update: Proposed Senate budget amendments to cut rural housing programs not included in vote
Update 3/27: The Senate’s marathon “vote-a-rama” ended this morning without a vote on the Hatch and Flake amendments. Original Post 3/26: YesterdayContinue Reading