“Housing assistance should be more than just putting a roof over someone’s head,” HUD Secretary Ben Carson told a Fort…
Category: Subsidized Housing
All posts related to subsidized housing, be it public housing, tax credits, Section 8 housing, and more, can be found under this category.
Correction issued in our “Project Based Section 8 Housing: Across Houston and The Woodlands” report
An earlier version of our report “Project Based Section 8 Housing: Across Houston and The Woodlands” transposed the REAC scores,…
Texas Housers explores Houston’s segregation of Project Based Section 8 Housing in a new report
The politics of who is in charge may shift through the years, but our commitment as a nation to providing…
The expansion of Interstate 45 is harming low-income communities in Houston. Here’s what can be done to fix that.
For the past several months, Texas Housers and our partners have been tracking the public concern around the expansion of…
Podcast episode 11: The roundabout way we subsidize affordable housing
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit program is helping to produce most of the new affordable housing in our country.…
Poor living conditions in a Galveston subsidized apartment complex add to the island’s affordable housing crisis
In episode 9 of our podcast, A Little Louder, we talk about how a subsidized apartment complex in Galveston is…
If this small fix to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program pushed further, it could reshape affordable housing
Building affordable housing can be a long journey with approval needed from many groups and individuals along the way. Unfortunately,…
The Houser Guide to the 2019 Texas Legislative Session
In Episode 6 of the Texas Housers podcast, A Little Louder, we talk to our advocacy director, Charlie Duncan about…
Housing policy that supports everyone’s chance to thrive can change a family’s life trajectory
In episode 4 of A Little Louder, we talk about how housing mobility and the policies that support true housing…
Hundreds of thousands of tenants could be at risk of eviction if the government shutdown continues
The government shutdown is in its 18th day today and more than 1,000 contracts between landlords and the U.S. Department…
Master leases provide relief to voucher holders discriminated against in search for for decent housing
Only one in four people who qualify for rental assistance in this country receive it. It’s no wonder that getting…
Tenants at Houston’s flooded, distressed Arbor Court Apartments sue HUD for intentional racial discrimination
(Photo above is of red tag, labeling Arbor Courts as a fire hazard) HUD Secretary Ben Carson declared that conditions…
Secretary Carson asks anybody to offer examples of housing discrimination HUD has ignored and pledges to be on it “like white on rice.” Here you go Mr. Secretary
HUD Secretary Ben Carson assured members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee three weeks ago that he and HUD…
The goal of disaster recovery should be more than returning to normal
I was honored to give the keynote at the 43rd Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop on July 9 in…
Texas Housers calls on TDHCA board to follow rules that promote housing opportunity for low-income people
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs board on several recent occasions has overruled staff recommendations and waived rules…
Lenwood Johnson, passionate, disruptive warrior for justice, dies
Lenwood Johnson, legendary Houston displacement opponent, community preservationist, good neighbor, public housing activist and a Texas Houser board member for…
Press release: Civil rights groups sue HUD over suspended implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule
Media Contacts: Kelli Johnson, Texas Appleseed, (512) 473-2800 x103, kjohnson@texasappleseed.net Christina Rosales, Texas Housers, (512) 477-8910, christina@texashousing.org Jessica Aiwuyor, NFHA,…
Texas Housers calls on state to amend Harvey recovery action plan to be more equitable and inclusive
The state must commit to an equitable, inclusive plan that will make new and repaired housing affordable to Texans with…
Field Notes: An unequal response to disaster in Beaumont
More than 48 inches of rain inundated Beaumont after Hurricane Harvey struck last August, and the deluge impacted people across…
Fair housing advocates demand choice for San Antonio voucher holders
Citing increased administrative burden, potential confusion among voucher participants and budgetary limitations, the San Antonio Housing Authority is applying for…
A look at GoogleMaps reveals unsettling reality of recovery for Houston renters.
Featured photo by Michael Cialgo. At Texas Housers, our researchers use mapping technology to understand, analyze, and communicate data…
With hurricane season approaching, health and safety at Houston apartments takes on new urgency
Far too many Houston renters lack an affordable place to live. Many more, including those with low incomes and people…
Sunnyside neighborhood leaders release report with UT Law clinic on dangerous apartment conditions
This week, community leaders of the Sunnyside neighborhood in Houston released a report that shines a light on some of…
Déjà vu: Rebuilding public and subsidized housing damaged by the hurricane will have to wait
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas General…
Texas Housers discusses neighborhood inequality at Amarillo community development forum
(Downtown Amarillo) Amarillo Community Development and Neighborhood Equity from Texas Housers on Vimeo. Like much of Texas, Amarillo is…
Jurisdictions must uphold fair housing obligations, despite delay of key 2015 HUD rule
HUD’s Postponement of the New Fair Housing Rule from Texas Housers on Vimeo. Last week the Trump administration announced that…
Families with housing vouchers will have access to opportunity areas thanks to ruling by federal judge
More than 200,000 families who receive housing vouchers will now be given a greater opportunity to choose a neighborhood that…
What We’re Still Learning from Hurricane Dolly
It’s been almost a decade since Hurricane Dolly hit south Texas, but the storm’s effects are still being felt in…
Fort Worth fair housing assessment shines light on community opposition to low-income housing
“If there is a cancer in the city, do not cut it out and replant it in another part of…
It’s increasingly difficult for low-income people to find an affordable home
The sharp rise in demand for apartment homes and ever-increasing rents have left very low-income households with few options for…