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
The Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens areas of Houston are historic Black neighborhoods where families have proudly planted roots forContinue Reading
In 2019, Texas Housers spent the entire year documenting the disadvantages for Black tenants in HUD-subsidized, Project-Based Section 8 RentalContinue Reading
Texas Housers is exploring the issues of HUD-subsidized housing from the perspective of the tenants. In Part 1 of aContinue Reading
An earlier version of our report “Project Based Section 8 Housing: Across Houston and The Woodlands” transposed the REAC scores,Continue Reading
The politics of who is in charge may shift through the years, but our commitment as a nation to providingContinue Reading
For more than 14 years, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been planning the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP),Continue Reading
Across the country, there are numerous underserved and disinvested communities fighting for the ownership and legacy of their neighborhoods. GentrificationContinue Reading
Early in March, a team of professors and researchers from universities nationwide published a study in Proceedings of the NationalContinue Reading
Life expectancy is inextricably tied to an individual’s socioeconomic circumstances; this is fairly common knowledge. However, what is less knownContinue Reading
The sharp rise in demand for apartment homes and ever-increasing rents have left very low-income households with few options forContinue Reading
Pop quiz: What is the largest federally-subsidized housing program in the United States? Hint: It’s not Section 8 housing choiceContinue Reading