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By a vote of 6-2 today the Texas Supreme Court has issued an emergency order setting out much needed clearerContinue Reading
By a vote of 6-2 today the Texas Supreme Court has issued an emergency order setting out much needed clearerContinue Reading
A September 1 order by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prohibits landlords from evicting tenants fromContinue Reading
Nearly half of the city of San Antonio’s residents are renters, and the cost of renting an apartment in theContinue Reading
The Poverty Law Section of the State Bar of Texas honored Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger this week at theirContinue Reading
HUD Secretary Ben Carson assured members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee three weeks ago that he and HUDContinue Reading
For many American cities, the biggest obstacle for creating an equitable comprehensive plan for the future is overcoming systemically racistContinue Reading
Texas Housers submitted comments to the City of Houston last week about the city’s proposed plan for spending $1.15 billionContinue Reading
Texas Housers has a immediate job opening for a Planner Analyst / Research Associate in our Houston office. DESCRIPTION This policyContinue Reading
Lenwood Johnson, legendary Houston displacement opponent, community preservationist, good neighbor, public housing activist and a Texas Houser board member forContinue Reading
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approaches, there are unanswered questions from residents and a rising level of concernContinue Reading
Hurricane Harvey “pulled back the curtain” on inequality in Houston, revealing some “scary truths about the city we are livingContinue Reading
More than 48 inches of rain inundated Beaumont after Hurricane Harvey struck last August, and the deluge impacted people acrossContinue Reading
An editorial appears in Sunday’s New York Times on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act.Continue Reading
Envision communities where any family, regardless of income or race, can find a safe neighborhood close to good schools andContinue Reading
Citing increased administrative burden, potential confusion among voucher participants and budgetary limitations, the San Antonio Housing Authority is applying forContinue Reading
Clarksville is a fading west Austin freedman’s community that can teach valuable lessons of the community struggle against the threeContinue Reading
Douglas Rice has posted a blog that estimates the impact President Trump’s budget on affordable housing in each state. InContinue Reading
Clinton McNair is on a mission. Five months after Hurricane Harvey battered Texas’ Golden Triangle, the community navigator and BeaumontContinue Reading
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released on Jan. 18. The Texas GeneralContinue Reading
Above photo by Charlie Riedel for Houston Chronicle Michelle Tremillo, the Texas Organizing Project’s Executive Director published an op-ed inContinue Reading
Above photo by David J. Phillip/AP Council members with the City of Houston agreed to forgive the exorbitant water billsContinue Reading
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released last Thursday. The Texas General LandContinue Reading
The state’s draft action plan for spending $57.8 million in federal disaster recovery funds was released last Thursday. The Texas General LandContinue Reading
Above photo by Houston Public Media The elimination of temporary protected status (TPS) for El Salvadoran migrants could impact theContinue Reading
Above photo by Scott Olson for Getty Images The Texas Tribune answered three lingering questions about infrastructure, the criminal justiceContinue Reading
More than 200,000 families who receive housing vouchers will now be given a greater opportunity to choose a neighborhood thatContinue Reading
(Photo by Getty images) After a devastating hurricane season, residents of Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico are still struggling toContinue Reading
Four months after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, residents from across the city gathered outside city hall demanding the adoption ofContinue Reading
Earlier this week The Episcopal Health Foundation and Kaiser Family Foundation released a report outlining the needs of vulnerable post-HarveyContinue Reading
Above photo by Chris Aluka Berry for Reuters HOUSEHOLD EXPOSURE CONCERNS FOR HIV+ DISASTER SURVIVORS HIV positive patients and theirContinue Reading