Julia Orduña is Texas Housers’ Community Navigator in the greater Houston area. She is sharing her initial impressions of workingContinue Reading
The Federal Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 (RDRA) passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on November 18, 2019Continue Reading
Housing inequality can often manifest in ways that many do not think of and some take for granted. For example,Continue Reading
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program is the largest source of funding for affordable multifamily property development andContinue Reading
Texas Housers recently submitted comments to the Texas Attorney General’s Office and Department of Justice regarding the consent decree betweenContinue Reading
More than one-third of households in Texas are renters, and in Austin, more than half of residents rent their homes.Continue Reading
The harsh toll Hurricane Dorian took on the Bahamas, Southeastern United States, and Atlantic Canada is a cruel, but unfortunatelyContinue Reading
In 2015, partners of Texas Housers developed the Four Rights as a framework to discuss and practice fair housing. ThoseContinue Reading
Untangling a century of discrimination takes hard, dedicated work. For nearly two years, neighborhoods in Lubbock’s East and North Side haveContinue Reading
“Housing assistance should be more than just putting a roof over someone’s head,” HUD Secretary Ben Carson told a FortContinue Reading
In a natural disaster, it is vital to act as quickly as possible to help those most vulnerable first. SomeContinue Reading
HUD’s proposal to disrupt the lives of mixed immigration status families is both contradictory to meaning of the law intendedContinue Reading
For the past several months, Texas Housers and our partners have been tracking the public concern around the expansion ofContinue Reading
For more than 14 years, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been planning the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP),Continue Reading
On June 12, 2019 at an open house for the final RAPIDO test home in Houston, Texas Housers co-director JohnContinue Reading
Following a natural disaster, a survivor’s road back to normal can be long and difficult. If they are lucky enoughContinue Reading
Long-established Texas laws that have protected tenants for years from paying punitive and unreasonable late fees for overdue rent areContinue Reading
Following the breaking news of the ITC disaster, SE Texas Co-Director Zoe Middleton joined a rapid response team of advocatesContinue Reading
Building affordable housing can be a long journey with approval needed from many groups and individuals along the way. Unfortunately,Continue Reading
In Episode 6 of the Texas Housers podcast, A Little Louder, we talk to our advocacy director, Charlie Duncan aboutContinue Reading
The equality in government resources, specifically storm drainage in Houston, is a path toward justice and a major policy priorityContinue Reading
Life expectancy is inextricably tied to an individual’s socioeconomic circumstances; this is fairly common knowledge. However, what is less knownContinue Reading
Texans face a host of housing issues: an inadequate amount of quality affordable homes and the lingering effects of HurricaneContinue Reading
Only one in four people who qualify for rental assistance in this country receive it. It’s no wonder that gettingContinue Reading
Colonia residents in Hidalgo County have experienced far too much flooding and darkness, the dangerous symptoms of poorly-planned subdivisions whereContinue Reading
(Photo: A lineman checks on a downed powerlines in Port Arthur) In the last blog on Port Arthur, we predictedContinue Reading
I’m often asked to summarize what I have learned in my 40+ years of activism in the field of housingContinue Reading
I was honored to give the keynote at the 43rd Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop on July 9 inContinue Reading
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs board on several recent occasions has overruled staff recommendations and waived rulesContinue Reading
Texas Housers urged state lawmakers this afternoon to ensure that all neighborhoods where Texans make their homes meet the basicContinue Reading