The 2015 Texas Houser Awards
On November 4, we recognized four outstanding individuals with Texas Houser Awards: Assistant Secretary Gustavo Velasquez and Sara Pratt and from HUD’sContinue Reading
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Texas House Speaker instructs Urban Affairs Committee to study housing and fair housing issues
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus has instructed the House Urban Affairs Committee, chaired by Rep. Carol Alvarado of Houston, toContinue Reading
Innovative disaster recovery housing model wins SXSW Eco award
Above: Jesse Miller and Elaine Morales of buildingcommunityWORKSHOP with their SXSW Eco award. We are thrilled that RAPIDO, the innovative modelContinue Reading
Video: Three veteran community organizers discuss their work in Rio Grande Valley colonias
Since 2010 Texas Low Income Housing Information Service has worked closely with La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and A ResourceContinue Reading
South Texas colonia conditions mean possible repeat of Katrina level disaster
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the Rio Grande Valley in southeast Texas is exactly the kind ofContinue Reading
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 currentContinue Reading
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 DannehyContinue Reading
Video: Colonia youth speak on environmental injustice in their community
This summer, one of our partners in the Rio Grande Valley, A Resource In Serving Equality (ARISE), and our policy analyst Josué Ramirez are holdingContinue Reading
Mosquita y Mari: Highlighting the intersectionality of housing and queer identity
As part of Pride week in the Rio Grande Valley, Aqui Estamos, a fantastic new group focused on LGBTQ issuesContinue Reading
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 & CommunityContinue Reading
HUD’s proposed change to voucher program could increase housing choice
It’s right there in the name: The Housing Choice Voucher program is supposed to provide families with vouchers with aContinue Reading
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June 2, 2015
Watch our webinar, “Mapping the Way to Fair Housing and Environmental Justice”
Last week, our co-director John Henneberger and fair housing planner Charlie Duncan participated in a Mapchat, the free webinar seriesContinue Reading
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May 11, 2015
Place matters: New research on income mobility for low income families
A landmark new study by The Equality of Opportunity Project, a research collaboration between Harvard University and the University ofContinue Reading
Update: Anti-source of income protection bill approved by Texas House committee
Update 4/30: The House Urban Affairs Committee reconsidered the vote on HB 2909 on April 29, reporting favorably the committee substituteContinue Reading
Mayor Adler’s State of the City address emphasizes Austin’s problems with housing affordability
The Austin American-Statesman described Austin Mayor Steve Adler’s State of the City address, which he delivered on Monday, as “somber.” WeContinue Reading
Update: Source of income protection reaches Texas Senate floor
Update 4/1: The Senate did not hear a third reading on CSSB 267 on Wednesday. The bill remains under considerationContinue Reading
Video: LUCHA representative testifies on property tax lending before Texas House committee
Josue Lopez, a colonia resident in the Rio Grande Valley and a representative of the organizing group Land Use Colonia HousingContinue Reading
Mapping the Austin Apartment Association’s opposition to source of income protection
In January, our co-director, John Henneberger, wrote in the Austin American-Statesman about the distressing similarities between Austin’s fair housing battles inContinue Reading
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals lifts order barring Austin’s Source of Income protection ordnance
This afternoon the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans vacated its order blocking immediate implementationContinue Reading
Video: Explaining the Disaster Recovery Housing Program
Our partners at buildingcommunityWORKSHOP recently produced this video, which explains the impact that a pilot housing program to rebuild homes afterContinue Reading
Housing Working Group for 2015 legislative session kicks off
Video: TxLIHIS’ Kevin Jewell explains what the Housing Working Group is all about. Each legislative session, Texas Low Income HousingContinue Reading
Rare Floor Fight on Model Subdivision Rules Bill
Last Week, HB 611, (Rep Guillen) died on the floor of the Texas house on a record vote. The billContinue Reading
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As most regular readers know, our posting schedule is somewhat erratic here at Texas Housers. If you’d like to getContinue Reading