In August we released our 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report, an in-depth examination of how last year’s state process of…
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.
Rebuilding public housing isn’t always so RAD
Interesting news from my hometown of El Paso this month: The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso (HACEP) announced they will begin rebuilding two…
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 that…
Building a model for fair housing success: Our commitment to community leadership
Above: TxLIHIS and Texas Organizing Project staff and community residents discuss neighborhood issues at a meeting of the Sunnyside Pride…
A push to embrace fair housing reality in the Dallas area
During a prominent time for fair housing in America, the Dallas area has been the epicenter, thanks in large part…
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 its…
Best of the Texas Housers blog 2015
2015 was quite a year for Texas Housers – our staff grew, more people read our website than ever before and…
Groundbreaking civil rights agreement is ‘bittersweet’ for residents of historic Corpus Christi community
If the residents of Corpus Christi’s Northside are not jumping with joy after winning a first-of-its-kind, multimillion dollar buyout agreement, it’s understandable.…
Justice in Corpus Christi: Residents of segregated neighborhood win historic civil rights agreement
A first-of-its-kind civil rights, fair housing and environmental justice agreement has been reached in Corpus Christi, Texas, in response to…
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 federal…
CDC Spotlight: Preserving affordability and diversity in East Austin
Community development corporations (CDCs) are the lifeblood of the low income housing movement, building quality affordable homes and preserving diversity…
CDC Spotlight: A holistic approach to housing in Brownsville
Community development corporations (CDCs) are the lifeblood of the low income housing movement, building quality affordable homes and preserving diversity…
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 with…
The right to choose, the right to stay, the right to equal treatment, the right to have a say: Reimagining fair housing
[The following are remarks I prepared for the keynote at the National Association of Collegiate Planners Conference in Houston, October 23,…
Two ways to improve Texas’ housing tax credit allocation plan
We recently filed comments (jointly with Texas Appleseed) on the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs‘ (TDCHA) “Qualified Allocation…
Many present-day “Show Me a Hero” dynamics can be found in Texas
The HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero is over. The show concluded last week, wrapping up its immersive, deeply felt…
2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report
Our analysis of the State of Texas’ 2015 Competitive Housing Tax Credit awards process seeks to understand how the current…
2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report: Flawed system leads to undesirable locations for affordable developments
This week Texas Housers will release the 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit report, an analysis of the state’s competitive process to award…
2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report: How support points limit housing options for low income families
This week Texas Housers will release the 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit report, an analysis of the state’s competitive process to…
2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report: When politicians enable prejudice
This week Texas Housers will release our 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report, an analysis of the state’s competitive process to…
Texas is no longer a good example of source of income protection
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro appeared on The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio on…
Five things the City of Austin can do to reduce landlord discrimination against housing voucher holders
Readers will recall that, at the behest of the Austin Apartment Association, the Texas Legislature passed and Governor Abbott signed…
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,…
The story behind the Harbor Bridge: Segregation, neglect and pollution in Corpus Christi
This report was written in collaboration with Colin Cox and Thomas Dannehy, interns with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. Cox and Dannehy…
The Houston general plan: Recommendations for a more equitable city
I recently had the opportunity to provide public testimony on the City of Houston’s new general plan. The premise of the…
In their own words: Some Harris County residents incensed over proposed low income housing for seniors
Illustration of Retreat at Westlock from Harris County Housing Authority website The Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA) has proposed a…
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 & Community…
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 statement…
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 Texas…
The Atlantic investigates segregated housing in Beaumont
Atlantic writer Alana Semuels visited Texas earlier this month to report on fair housing issues. Semuels has extensively covered housing for the magazine,…