Texas Housers is dedicated to public and governmental advocacy for low-income Texans to have equitable access —regardless of race, national origin,Continue Reading
Each year, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) updates the set of rules that guide the LowContinue Reading
Millions of Texan renters have been majorly impacted by landlords raising rents this year. Couple this with eviction case numbersContinue Reading
The Texas Rent Relief program, administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), closed its application portalContinue Reading
The genesis of any major change in social justice starts from the people. There is no substitute for lived experience;Continue Reading
In Texas, tenants have few legal defenses against their landlords in eviction hearings. Tenants cannot countersue to hold their landlordsContinue Reading
This week, HUD released its final determination that Texas GLO discriminated against Black and Hispanic Texans in its distribution ofContinue Reading
Last Month inTexas Evictions We present this newsletter to keep you informed of the most important Texas eviction updates eachContinue Reading
The power balance between tenants and landlords is usually tilted in the latter’s favor, and this is true in noContinue Reading
Texas Housers’ Eviction Prevention Specialist Tori Tavormina has chronicled her observations overseeing the Courtwatch program in Harris County. Below isContinue Reading
Every year, The Gap report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) details the lack of affordable housing forContinue Reading
The Emergency Rental Assistance program (ERA) has distributed at least $2.5 billion in the state of Texas with $1.9 billionContinue Reading
Tenants in Texas need a change. In our state, the most basic rights for millions of renter households are notContinue Reading
Texas Housers believes the locational decisions the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) adopts for selecting sites forContinue Reading
The US Treasury Department oversees state and local government expenditures of federal Emergency Rent Assistance funds. Texas Housers has discoveredContinue Reading
In our latest Buzz Session from A Little Louder, host John Henneberger sits with Texas Housers’ Southeast Texas regional directorContinue Reading
This Buzz Session from A Little Louder is an exclusive video from Housers’ research analyst Erin Hahn. In the clip,Continue Reading
With most Covid-era tenant protections coming to an end, Texas Housers is calling on Justices of the Peace in ourContinue Reading
In a historic victory for communities of color in Houston and the Gulf Coast, the Department of Housing and UrbanContinue Reading
Texas Housers issues an urgent plea to government officials in certain Texas cities and counties to act immediately before theyContinue Reading
Housing insecurity has been one of the biggest issues to face Americans during the pandemic. Renters across the nation whoContinue Reading
Texas Housers’ co-director John Henneberger is joined by senior researcher Ben Martin in a new vlog to talk about theContinue Reading
Texas Housers has officially launched our Texas Eviction Case dashboard as a part of our Texas Eviction Diversion Tracker. AlongsideContinue Reading
We are starting off 2022 in a big way with a few videos highlighting what the last year looked like for TexasContinue Reading
There’s something important missing from the recent news reports on HUD’s decision to withhold $1.95 billion of federal disaster mitigationContinue Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis that it gave rise to have taken a devastating toll on Americans. InContinue Reading
A Little Louder is back with our latest episode and we are talking demolitions in San Antonio. On this week’sContinue Reading
The housing justice video game Dot’s Home is now available for free on PC/Mac and mobile devices, and we areContinue Reading
John is back in the booth for a new episode of A Little Louder! On this episode of A LittleContinue Reading
Texas Housers is pleased to announce the publication of “Ousted: The City of San Antonio’s Displacement of Residents through CodeContinue Reading