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Here is the archive of media appearances for members of Texas Housers throughout the years:
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014
Q&A: How can Texans deal with extreme heat?, Texas Tribune, 8/31/23
A new Texas law goes into effect Friday – and city officials predict more confusion and litigation, KERA News, 8/29/23
Tenant’s Rights with AC Issues | Texas representative Sheryl Cole of Austin plans to refile her bill regarding AC issues for renters. , Spectrum News Texas, 8/23/23
Houston Housing Authority to install 1,600 air conditioning units in three housing complexes, Houston Landing, 8/10/23
Applesway Attempted Mass Eviction at Apartments it no Longer Owns, The Real Deal, 8/10/23
How one map tells the story of Houston’s heat inequity across vulnerable communities, Houston Landing, 8/9/23
Renters unlikely to benefit from property tax proposal, CBS Austin, 7/11/23
‘Victory for low-income renters’ | Texas HOAs banned from discriminating against renters receiving vouchers, KENS 5 San Antonio, 7/10/23
As Texas lawmakers tussle over property tax relief, it’s unclear whether renters will benefit, Texas Tribune, 7/6/23
Legislature changes rules on controversial tax breaks used to incentivize affordable housing, Houston Chronicle, 7/1/23
New law reforms big tax cuts for not-so-affordable housing, Houston Chronicle, 6/29/23
A pandemic-era ‘lifeline’ for renters facing eviction in San Marcos is set to expire, KUT Austin, 6/28/23
Eviction Filings Are Way Up In Texas, And A New Law Prevents Cities From Doing Anything About It, Bisnow, 6/26/22
Workforce Housing Developments Still get 60-Year Tax Exemptions, The Real Deal, 6/22/23
Texas tightens PFC regulations, preserving controversial incentives for affordable housing, Austin Business Journal, 6/20/23
Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise, Associated Press, 6/16/23
San Antonio housing agency offering cash incentive to get landlords to rent to tenants with vouchers, San Antonio Express-News 6/13/23
What happens to Denton’s fair housing and employment rules if state limits local regulation?, Denton Record-Chronicle, 6/6/23
‘When Local Control Turns Into Local Out Of Control’: The Battle Over Who Should Fix Texas’ Housing Woes, Bisnow, 6/4/23
Will Houston ever see a dime of the billions Congress authorized for flood mitigation after Harvey?, Houston Public Media, 5/30/23
Eight percent of Harris County residents live in areas of persistent poverty, census data shows, Houston Chronicle, 5/28/23
Texas cities may soon lose power to act on air quality, worker safety, consumer rights or housing , KERA News Dallas, 5/24/23
Texas GOP’s broadest attempt yet to erode blue cities’ power gets one step closer to becoming law, Texas Tribune, 5/15/23
San Antonio to launch awareness campaign for renters’ bill of rights’, San Antonio Report, 5/4/23
Feds punt on forcing Texas to adjust its ‘discriminatory’ plans for $1B in Harvey flood funds, Houston Chronicle, 5/2/23
Housing choice vouchers are worth less and needed more than ever in Texas, Spectrum News, 4/28/23
Why renters, particularly in Texas, should have protections after natural disasters, Dallas Morning News, 4/27/23
Housing choice vouchers are worth less and needed more than ever in Texas, Spectrum News Texas, 4/25/23
Texas House approves sweeping limits on local regulations in GOP’s latest jab at blue cities, Texas Tribune, 4/18/23
HBO’s John Oliver slams North Texas HOA for policy he calls racist, Dallas Morning News, 4/13/23
Evictions surge amid rising inflation and pandemic eviction moratoriums ending, CNN, 4/12/23
Proposed Texas Bill Would Roll Back Pandemic-Era Tenant Protections Meant To Slow Evictions, Bisnow, 4/10/23
Texas lawmakers want to crack down on ‘daisy chain of loopholes’ in controversial tax breaks, Austin Business Journal, 4/6/23
Rep. Oscar Longoria could be key eviction legislation committee vote, The Monitor, 4/6/23
Harris County approves $15M affordable housing initiative to buy 100 homes, Houston Chronicle, 4/5/23
An NYC real estate investor explains why the ‘golden age’ of being a landlord is over and he’s switching to ‘safer’ investments, Business Insider, 4/4/23
Harris County adopts plan to allocate $750 million in federal Harvey relief funds, Houston Public Media, 4/4/23
‘We have a real crisis on our hands’ as eviction filings soar in Fort Worth, Fort Worth Report, 4/1/23
Owners of squalid rental units in San Antonio are on notice to clean up their act, San Antonio Express-News, 3/27/23
San Antonio is targeting lax apartment owners. They’ll have to pay if they don’t fix serious issues., San Antonio Express-News, 3/23/23
New data shows Texas as one of worst states for affordable housing, Spectrum News Texas 3/23/23
San Antonio approves new fines for negligent landlords, San Antonio Report, 3/23/23
Report: San Antonians spend almost a quarter of income on rent, MySA, 3/22/23
As pandemic-era rental assistance programs lapse, will lawmakers take action?, Texas Standard 3/20/23
To tackle high housing costs, Texas lawmakers push to build more homes, Texas Tribune, 3/18/23
Renters in ‘crisis’ after Texas Rent Relief shutdown, KXAN Austin, 3/17/23
Texas Rent Relief program closes portal early after over 70K applications submitted in 24 hours, ABC 13 Houston 3/16/23
Time to apply for Texas Rent Relief program is up, KEYE Austin, 3/16/23
AFFH’s Bumpy Road to Overcoming Segregation, Shelterforce, 3/14/23
Need rental assistance? Texas Rent Relief is taking applications for two weeks, KERA News, 3/14/23
Texas renters got unprecedented help during the pandemic. The Legislature is unlikely to extend it., Texas Tribune, 3/14/23
Texas rent relief portal reopens applications for two weeks, Houston Public Media, 3/14/23
RGV housing advocates participate in Affordable Housing Day in Austin, MyRGV, 3/9/23
Tax breaks for affordable housing deals move forward a month after Mayor Turner said he’d hit pause, Houston Chronicle, 3/9/23
San Antonio residents reap the benefits of efficient rental assistance program, San Antonio Report, 3/9/23
Federal Highway Administration, TxDOT sign agreement to allow I-45 North Houston Highway Improvement Project to move forward, KPRC Houston, 3/7/23
Resources available for tenants in bad situations with landlords, KLTV Tyler, 3/1/23
San Antonio plans to make ‘bad actor’ apartment landlords pay for extra code enforcement inspections, KSAT San Antonio, 2/23/23
San Antonio to consider apartment inspection, renter ‘bill of rights’, San Antonio Report, 2/23/23
Coppertree Village, Acres Homes complex with history of failed inspections, to undergo $25M makeover, Houston Chronicle, 2/22/23
“En Texas los corporativos enormes no tienen ningún tipo de regulación y pueden subir las rentas como ellos gusten”, La Politica, 2/16/23
Harris County’s growing eviction dockets mean many cases are decided in less than 90 seconds, Houston Chronicle, 2/15/23
District 2 hosts rental assistance program workshop Saturday, KABB San Antonio, 2/10/23
Ofrecen ayuda para familias necesitadas en San Antonio con el costo de renta, Telemundo, 2/10/23
Low-income renters are frustrated by Biden’s new plan to make housing more affordable because they don’t think it does enough to combat surging rents, Insider, 2/4/23
Q&A: Inclusive Insurance to the Rescue?, American Prospect, 2/3/23
Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia announces resolution for Tenant Bill of Rights, Texas Public Radio, 1/27/23
The need for speed: CDCB: Pre-planning hastens disaster funding, Brownsville Herald, 1/24/23
San Antonio to consider ‘bill of rights’ for renters, San Antonio Report, 1/24/23
Houston’s biggest eviction prevention effort is ending. What lessons can we learn? – Looped In, 1/24/23
San Antonio is facing skyrocketing rents and aging complexes. Here’s how activists want to help., San Antonio Express-News, 1/24/23
San Antonio ramps up efforts for renters’ rights, WOAI San Antonio, 1/24/23
Exigen protección para inquilinos en San Antonio, Telemundo San Antonio, 1/24/23
Houston’s biggest eviction prevention effort is ending. What lessons can we learn? – Looped In, Houston Chronicle, 1/24/23
Want to know how the city enforces density bonus agreements? Read on., Austin Monitor, 1/13/23
Proposed legislation tries to elevate tenant rights in Texas, KERA News, 1/3/23
Opinion: Legal aid in eviction cases win-win for tenants and county, Houston Chronicle, 12/16/22
‘Rental Navigators’ Have Provided Vital Help to Dallas Residents Facing Eviction During the Pandemic, Dallas Observer, 12/12/22
On the margins of downtown San Antonio, a maligned neighborhood mobilizes to save itself, Texas Tribune, 12/8/22
Why some Texas cities and counties had to return millions of dollars meant to help renters during the pandemic, Texas Tribune 12/7/22
How Austin’s housing crisis has shaped the race for a new mayor, Texas Tribune, 12/6/22
Housing Advocates Worry About Civil Rights Protections in Texas Disaster Standoff, Route Fifty, 11/18/22
Affordable Housing Is Slow to Recover After Disasters. Here’s Why., Governing, 11/6/22
4 reasons affordable housing is slow to recover after disasters like hurricanes, and what communities can do about it, The Conversation, 10/24/22
Tenants at Harris County-funded apartments guaranteed timely repairs, protection from unjust evictions, Houston Chronicle, 10/19/22
¿Cuáles son los distritos donde la renta de vivienda es más barata? Te decimos cuánto cuesta alquilar en San Antonio, Univision, 10/19/22
Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis announces new Tenant Protection Policy in response to deplorable living conditions at some rental properties, KPRC 2 Houston, 10/19/22
Nearly half of San Antonio renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing, San Antonio Express News, 10/4/22
Environmentalists assail plan for lakeside high rises, The Austin Bulldog, 10/4/22
San Antonio residents spend over 30% of income on rent, report shows, MySA, 10/24/22
Federal DC Court Overturns Closed-End Loan HMDA Reporting Threshold, JD Supra, 10/3/22
Harris County commissioners approve $4M to provide legal services for renters facing eviction, Community Impact, 9/30/22
CFPB sued over unlawful mortgage transparency rule, MPA, 9/30/22
County approves $4 million to help renters facing evictions access legal help, Houston Chronicle, 9/28/22
Rents are starting to come down, but the trend may not hold, AP News, 9/6/22
San Antonio’s property maintenance code needs an update, San Antonio Report, 9/1/22
TxDot approves highway expansion plan despite public opposition, Texas Signal, 8/31/22
Battleship Texas prepares to set sail, and reporting on Harvey’s aftermath, Houston Public Media, 8/30/22
HUD, Texas at odds over flood relief discrimination claim, AP News, 8/27/22
Congressman Al Green calls out Texas for ‘discrimination’ in disaster aid, ABC 13 Houston, 8/26/22
New name can’t hide old problems: Working class forced to deal with miserable living conditions, San Antonio Express-News, 8/26/22
City and county officials working to provide resources for those facing evictions, WOAI News 4 San Antonio, 8/25/22
Turner urges feds to ‘answer the phone’ and enforce ruling that GLO discriminated with Harvey funds, Houston Chronicle, 8/24/22
The slow process of disaster recovery, five years after Harvey, Houston Public Media, 8/24/22
Harvey cost many their homes and their peace of mind. 5 years later, the damage lingers., Houston Chronicle, 8/22/22
Acres Homes tenants demand state fix living conditions in a complex that has received tax credits, Houston Chronicle, 8/11/22
How Houston has changed five years after Hurricane Harvey, Houston Public Media, 8/2/22
Texas’ Eviction Craze, Texas Observer, 7/27/22
Veteran fears being homeless after new apartment owner refuses
Texas housing agency hasn’t taken actions after conflict of interest, Dallas Morning News, 7/25/22
A neighborhood’s new anti-Section 8 rules will push many Black residents out of a North Texas suburb, Texas Tribune, 7/21/22
Community Development Commission pushes for affordability at Statesman project site, Austin Monitor, 7/19/22
North Texas HOA will let Section 8 tenants stay to end of lease, but still wants them out, Dallas Morning News, 6/29/22
In reversal, Providence HOA to allow Section 8 tenants to finish leases, Denton-Record Chronicle, 6/29/22
Tenants call on their apartments’ new owners to delay evictions, San Antonio Report, 6/24/22
Area, state groups ask Justice Department to investigate Providence Village’s Section 8 ban, Denton Record-Chronicle 6/22/22
How the federal government’s disaster relief plan for Hurricane Harvey became a disaster of its own, WFAA Dallas, 6/8/22
E&E News: HUD battles Texas over disaster aid discrimination, Politico, 6/1/22
The GLO discriminated against minority residents with its Harvey flood funds, feds say. Now it has days to respond, Houston Chronicle, 6/1/22
Hays County closes portal for emergency rental relief money just 10 months into program, Austin-American Statesman, 5/24/22
Editorial: Clock is ticking, George P. Bush. Time to fix your discriminatory disaster relief., Houston Chronicle, 5/22/22
In the fight for housing justice in San Antonio, protecting renters is key, San Antonio Report, 5/21/22
Texas has 10 days to fix Harvey recovery plan that gave Houston $0 in flood mitigation, feds say, ABC 13 Houston, 5/19/22
Texas discriminó a afroamericanos e hispanos en recuperación tras Harvey, Agenica EFE, 5/18/22
New Texas plan for federal Hurricane Harvey aid yields same old result: Funds diverted away from Gulf Coast, Texas Tribune, 5/16/22
Black communities are last in line for disaster planning in Texas, Washington Post, 5/12/22
Texas gets lowest rating in affordable housing report, Spectrum News, 5/5/22
Housing increasingly unaffordable in Houston, researchers say, ABC 13 Houston, 4/24/22
5 years after Hurricane Harvey, many in Houston are still waiting for help, Grist, 4/14/22
Some landlords got a piece of Texas’ $2 billion in rent relief money — and evicted their struggling tenants anyway, Texas Tribune, 4/8/22
Housing advocates seek investigation of former Sandpiper Cove owner, Galveston Daily News, 4/7/22
Tenant group urge action from HUD against Millennia, a major chain of subsidized housing complexes, Houston Chronicle, 4/6/22
Data: 42% of Montgomery County faces rent burden, Community Impact, 4/1/22
Activistas piden una pronta reforma legislativa que proteja a los inquilinos de los desalojos por falta de pago, La Esquina, 3/29/22
Victoria hopes to revitalize neighborhoods with affordable housing, Victoria Advocate, 3/26/22
Renters at risk as local relief programs risk losing remaining funds, Spectrum News, 3/26/22
Renters battling eviction as Jefferson County leaders face deadline to spend rent assistance funds, 12 News Now Beaumont, 3/22/22
Will the Next Texas Land Commissioner Forget the Alamo—and Focus on More Important Duties?, Texas Observer, 3/22/22
HUD: State agency discriminated when dispersing Harvey money to Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Port Arthur News, 3/16/22
March 31 deadline looms for 13 cities, counties holding $103 million in unspent federal rent relief money; Laredo on short list with about $6 million, LareDOS, 3/11/22
Montgomery County returns $3.2 million in rental assistance to U.S. Treasury, Community Impact, 3/11/22
Texas Matters: General Land Office discriminates, and Sidney Powell faces discipline, Texas Public Radio, 3/11/22
Discrimination in Harvey funds, and a conversation with HISD Superintendent Millard House, Houston Public Media, 3/10/22
Texas GLO accused of discriminating against communities of color with post-Harvey relief funds, 12 News Now Beaumont, 3/9/22
Texans could lose millions in federal rental assistance, The Real Deal, 3/9/22
Feds: Texas discriminated against minorities when denying Houston flood aid after Harvey, KXAN Austin, 3/9/22
Texas General Land Office racially discriminated with $4 billion of Harvey relief, says HUD, Texas Signal, 3/9/22
The GLO discriminated against minorities in Houston and Harris County when denying federal flood relief, HUD says, Houston Public Media, 3/8/22
Feds agree Texas discriminated against communities of color when it denied Houston Harvey relief funds, KHOU Houston, 3/8/22
Texas GLO discriminated when giving Houston, Harris County $0 in flood mitigation, HUD says, ABC 13 Houston, 3/8/22
Texas renters stand to lose $103 million in aid unless local officials move quickly, Houston Chronicle, 3/8/22
A Slow Recovery, Community Impact, 3/1/22
Help is coming for Texas homeowners facing foreclosure, but not in time for Tuesday’s auction, Houston Chronicle, 2/28/22
Northeast Houston residents call for better drainage in low-income communities of color, Houston Public Media, 2/23/22
Years of waiting finally pay off for these Harvey survivors who lost their home, Houston Chronicle, 2/23/22
Northeast Houston-area residents hold protest at City Hall to demand better drainage, Community Impact, 2/22/22
Hurricane Harvey survivors demand better investment, attention to drainage issues in NE Houston, ABC 13 Houston, 2/22/22
Residentes del noreste de Houston exigen mejoras en el sistema de drenaje para prevenir inundaciones, Noticias 45 Houston, 2/22/22
Hays County now at risk of losing all its rent relief funding, Spectrum News, 2/19/22
Paying For A Yard: Single-Family Comes At A Price In Houston’s Booming Build-To-Rent Housing Industry, Bisnow Houston, 2/17/22
Hays County is losing another $1.7 million in COVID-19 rent relief. Here’s where the program stands., KUT Austin, 2/16/22
Hays County losing $1.7 million in federal rental assistance, KVUE Austin, 2/14/22
Low-income Texans are still reeling from the winter storm. There’s no guarantee the next time will be better, Houston Public Media, 2/14/22
Letter to the Editor: Loss of $800,000 from County ERA program is unacceptable, San Marcos Corridor News, 2/13/22
Landlords finding ways to evict after getting rental aid, Associated Press, 2/11/22
Why are so many candidates running to succeed George P. Bush as Texas Land Commissioner?, Houston Public Media, 2/10/22
Corpus Christi Housing Authority under scrutiny for homes in Refinery Row neighborhood, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 2/4/22
Nearly 5 years after Hurricane Harvey, thousands of Houston homeowners are still waiting for assistance – and might not get it, Houston Public Media, 2/3/22
Winter Storm To Bring Snow, Ice Across Wide Swath Of U.S., Newsy, 2/1/22
Code violations found at low-income apartment complex in Acres Homes that’s being sued by tenants, Houston Chronicle, 2/1/22
Some Austin-area rent, utility assistance still available, but more needed, housing experts say, Austin-American Statesman, 1/29/22
Texas eviction filings among the nation’s highest as millions of rent relief dollars go unspent, Texas Tribune, 1/21/22
Hays County is still struggling to give out COVID-19 rent relief. Now, the program is losing money. KUT Austin, 1/19/22
Feds clawing back rent relief funds from programs slow to give out the money — with Texas leading the pack, Houston Chronicle, 1/18/22
Hays County loses nearly $800K in rent relief it failed to distribute, Austin-American Statesman, 1/18/22
Texas landlords must now disclose flood risk information to renters. Housing experts say it doesn’t go far enough, Houston Public Media, 1/11/22
Groups file federal complaint over I-45 project, urge civil rights review, Houston Chronicle, 12/16/21
‘We got to go to the street’: Evictions rise after ban ends, Associated Press, 12/15/21
Can Universal Rent Vouchers Ever Come to the U.S.?, The Real Deal, 12/13/21
Texans face eviction if underperforming rent relief programs lose funding, Spectrum News, 11/20/21
Montgomery County gives up $7.1 million of its rent relief funds: “There’s just not that many people needing assistance”, Houston Chronicle, 11/17/21
Hays County could lose almost $800K in funding for its emergency rental assistance program, KUT Austin, 11/17/21
Montgomery County to return over $7 million in emergency rental assistance funds to US Treasury, Community Impact, 11/16/21
3 out of 4 Houston applicants for Harvey repair program may be out of luck, Houston Chronicle, 11/15/21
McLennan County at risk of losing unspent federal rental assistance funds, Waco Tribune-Herald, 11/15/21
U.S. Cities Risk Losing Millions in Federal Emergency Rent Assistance, Bloomberg, 11/15/21
Dallas County and other North Texas governments face deadline to prevent loss of rental relief cash, The Dallas Morning News, 11/11/21
More veterans now face homelessness and poverty in Texas, Spectrum News, 11/11/21
What you need to know about the Jefferson County rental assistance program, 11/10/21
Eddie Lucio, Jr.; A ‘giant’ of the Texas Legislature retires., Rio Grande Guardian, 11/5/21
Texas allocates zero of more than $16 billion in federal funds to housing, Spectrum, 10/24/21
This Plano family got evicted after the Texas Rent Relief program paid the wrong landlord, Texas Tribune, 10/14/21
HUD must help tenants get out of substandard subsidized housing, court rules, Houston Chronicle, 10/14/21
With More Homelessness and Evictions Coming, GOP Proposal Includes No Funding for Housing, Dallas Observer, 10/8/21
The gaming industry is finally teaching players empathy, Vice, 10/7/21
San Antonio’s Challenge: Balancing Growth With Heritage, The New York Times, 10/5/21
Texas senators considering how to spend the state’s $16.3 billion in COVID-19 relief funds, Houston Public Media, 10/4/21
House Tax Bill Would Help Not For Profit Low Income Housing Sponsors, Forbes, 9/21/21
Activists file complaint against government agencies after lack of Harvey funding, Port Arthur News, 9/16/21
Advocates say state Harvey grant process discriminates against communities of color, Beaumont Enterprise, 9/15/21
‘You See People With Mushrooms Growing Out of Their Carpets’: Tenants With Mold in Their Homes Have Little Recourse, Texas Observer, 9/9/21
Editorial: As evictions loom, a safety net is stretched, San Antonio Express-News, 9/7/21
The nationwide ban on evictions is over. Here’s what Texas renters need to know., Texas Tribune, 9/2/21
Writing “Love Letters” Can Give Home Buyers an Edge—and Open the Door to Discrimination, Texas Monthly, 8/31/21
Houston Parents Evicted, Separated From Their Toddler After Landlord Rejects Rent Relief, Houston Public Media, 8/30/21
People of color drove Houston’s growth, but some historic Black, Latino neighborhoods lost residents, census data shows, Houston Chronicle, 8/27/21
After a divorce and job loss, mother of six became part of the invisible homeless, The Dallas Morning News, 8/26/21
How Dallas’ escalating home pricesonly add to the city’s homelessness, The Dallas Morning News, 8/23/21
The CDC Halted Evictions. Texas Judges Are Proceeding Anyway., Texas Observer, 8/17/21
Business Groups Stand To Profit From Controversial I-45 Expansion, Critics Say, Houston Public Media, 8/3/21
Experts say millions in rental assistance still available for Texans as federal eviction moratorium ends, KWTX Central Texas, 8/3/21
Florida has disbursed 2 percent of rent aid as eviction moratorium ending, Tampa Bay Times, 7/31/21
Houston considering rule changes to fill ‘missing middle’ with new triplexes, fourplexes, Houston Chronicle, 7/29/21
More evictions expected for Houston area families as CDC moratorium ends Saturday, Fox 26 Houston, 7/29/21
Houston city council approves $15M affordable housing complex in Greenspoint, KPRC 2 Houston, 7/16/21
Working A Minimum-Wage Job In Austin? You’d Have To Work 152 Hours A Week To Afford A 2-Bedroom Apartment., KUT Austin, 7/15/21
Texans Need Three Full-Time Minimum Wage Jobs to Afford a Two-Bedroom House, Reform Austin, 7/15/21
Decent Apartments Are Out Of Reach For Low-Wage Workers In Texas, Report Says, KERA News, 7/14/21
Communities of Color in Houston Will Face Another Hurricane Season Without Adequate Flood Control, Texas Observer, 7/13/21
Stressed-out Houston renters battling back against landlords with new help: A tenants union, Houston Chronicle, 7/7/21
Editorial: Time is running out for Texans facing eviction. Now the state must get them the aid Congress has provided, Houston Chronicle, 6/30/21
‘Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back’: Some Texans Still Waiting Months For Rent Assistance, CBS DFW, 6/30/21
What you need to ask before buying, renting a property, The Isiah Factor – Fox 26 Houston, 6/30/21
Tenants, landlords and courts prepare as CDC eviction hold is set to end July 31, KENS 5 San Antonio, 6/28/21
EXPLAINER: Are evictions in Texas about to increase?, AP, 6/25/21
COVID relief, unemployment benefits are going away – and struggling Houstonians are worried, Houston Chronicle, 6/25/21
The eviction crisis in photos: How three Texans faced losing their homes during a pandemic, Texas Tribune, 6/23/21
Texas Housers File Civil Rights Complaint against GLO, Reform Austin, 6/14/21
Another $157M in federal rent relief headed to Houston area, Houston Chronicle, 5/27/21
Billion-dollar Texas Rent Relief Program has ‘a lot of catching up to do’, KWTX Central Texas, 5/21/21
The Lege This Week: For Whom the Bill Tolls, Texas Observer, 5/14/21
Third Ward group slams Rice’s plan for new Ion tech hub amid gentrification concerns, Houston Chronicle, 5/21/21
Biden Wants to Offer More Housing Vouchers. Many Landlords Won’t Accept Them, Pew Charitable Trusts, 5/12/21
‘People are in essence trapped:’ HUD fails to offer solutions for tenants, Houston Chronicle, 5/12/21
Biden Administration Moves to Speed Aid to Renters, The New York Times, 5/7/21
Expansion of I-45 in Downtown Houston Is on Hold, for Now, in a Traffic-Choked, Divided Region, Inside Climate News, 4/30/21
‘I thought there was a moratorium?’ How Texas forgot renters during the pandemic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4/29/21
Without More Funds, Houston’s Housing Authorities Can’t Keep Up With Affordable Housing Demand, Bisnow, 4/29/21
Even With Billions In Federal Aid For Rent Relief, Some Texans Are Losing Their Homes, KERA News, 4/28/21
‘It was just a mess’: Texas Rental Relief Program has distributed about 3% of its billion-dollar allotment, KSAT San Antonio, 4/28/21
In Houston, Evictions Continued Despite City ‘Grace Period’, Houston Public Media, 4/27/21
Billion-dollar Texas rental assistance program off to a bumpy start, KWTX Central Texas, 4/12/21
Texas Courts Open Eviction Floodgates: ‘We Just Stepped Off A Cliff’, NPR, 4/7/21
Report Details How Texas Rent Relief Program Has Been Plagued By Problems, KERA News, 4/6/21
Biden Administration Deploys the Civil Rights Act To Stop a $7 Billion Highway Project in Houston, Reason, 4/6/21
Residents fight for environmental justice in Houston neighborhoods dealing with hazardous sites and air pollution, KPRC 2 Houston, 4/6/21
Tax breaks for developers under scrutiny in San Antonio, Texas capitol, San Antonio Heron, 4/1/21
How Hurricane Laura exposed gaps in Galveston’s evacuation plan, Houston Chronicle, 3/29/21
Biden Transportation Officials Signal How They Might Enforce Racial Justice Concerns, Bloomberg, 3/25/21
Plan to expand Texas highway stalled over environmental racism concerns, The Guardian, 3/23/21
Editorial: Reform subsidized housing, hold HUD accountable, Houston Chronicle, 3/22/21
No city in America has enough low-income housing. Houston is one of the worst., Houston Chronicle, 3/18/21
Racist clauses in property deeds can’t be enforced, but still exist. A Texas bill would make it easier to remove them., Texas Tribune, 3/17/21
As HUD pays a private company millions, tenants say complaints of mold, pests and sewage go ignored, Houston Chronicle, 3/11/21
Deep freeze just latest disaster to befall Houston’s needy, Associated Press, 3/8/21
Texas judge rules federal eviction moratorium unconstitutional. Lawyers and advocates disagree on what that means for tenants., KPRC 2 Houston, 2/26/21
Spreading the word to Houston renters about the CDC’s eviction order, Houston Chronicle, 2/20/21
Houston passes ‘grace period’ ordinance to help protect renters from eviction, Houston Chronicle, 2/18/21
Houston hopes to pair rent relief cash with ordinance to temporarily bar evictions, Houston Chronicle, 2/11/21
Exploring the Legacy of Redlining in Houston, Understanding Houston, 2/10/21
Houston-Area Renters Could Qualify For $159 Million In Local Emergency Assistance, Houston Public Media, 2/10/11
Houston, Harris County team up on $159M rent relief program they hope to launch this month, Houston Chronicle, 2/10/11
Having trouble paying rent amid COVID-19? Help may be available through Texas program., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2/9/21
‘Pushed out:’ Longtime Third Ward residents left scrambling to find homes by end of month, Houston Chronicle, 2/8/21
Editorial: Build on Houston’s affordable housing successes, Houston Chronicle, 2/6/21
Policies To Postpone Evictions During the Pandemic Sound Simple. They’re Not., CoStar, 2/5/21
New statewide rental assistance program provides hope to Central Texans struggling with rent, KWTX Central Texas/Waco, 2/5/21
Evictions still happening despite federal moratorium, Killeen Daily Herald, 1/31/21
Editorial: Look Down Ballot for Democratic Wins in Texas, Texas Observer, 1/7/21
More relief on the way? Houston expects to get about $70 million in federal stimulus., Houston Chronicle, 1/6/21
New Texas rent assistance program is coming, but experts say the state needs to work out some kinks, KWTX Central Texas/Waco, 1/5/21
Rental assistance helped this Arlington resident. New stimulus package promises more., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1/5/21
Texans urged to roll up their sleeves, capitol reopens and CARES funding explained, Katy Times, 12/31/21
Housing Advocates Demand Relief, Protections as Eviction Crisis Looms, Austin Chronicle, 12/25/20
COVID-19 Relief Bill Could Stave Off Historic Wave Of Evictions, NPR, 12/24/20
The federal eviction moratorium expires in January. It could leave 40 million Americans homeless., USA Today, 12/24/20
There’s a federal eviction ban. Why are Texans still being asked to leave their apartments?, KWTX Central Texas/Waco, 12/22/20
‘Just cease all evictions’, Scalawag, 12/21/20
An eviction moratorium expires at the end of the month, but thousands of Texans are still not able to afford rent, Texas Tribune, 12/15/20
City Council Approves $30 Million In Direct Aid To Houston Residents In Need, Houston Public Media, 12/2/20
Millions Face Bitter Winter If Congress Fails To Extend Relief Programs, NPR, 12/2/20
Houston set to launch new relief fund, with $1,200 stimulus-like checks for struggling residents, Houston Chronicle, 12/1/20
Houston’s Lack Of Affordable Housing Is Contributing To Its Unusually High Eviction Rate, Bisnow, 11/24/20
West Texas Organizations call for distribution of Federal COVID-19 Relief Aid, Fox 34 Lubbock, 11/19/20
In Houston’s Third Ward, Community Groups are Fighting for Equitable Development, Texas Observer, 11/18/20
Houston Harvey victims feel ‘tossed around’ in city-GLO dispute over housing relief, Houston Chronicle, 11/16/20
‘Alazán residents deserve a better future’: SAHA, affordable housing advocates in San Antonio disagree on what that looks like, San Antonio Express-News, 11/10/20
A controversial rule limiting housing options for homeless Texans with criminal records was softened, but it still worries advocates, Texas Tribune, 11/5/20
Community Groups Criticize Use Of COVID-19 Relief Funds For Houston Police Overtime, Houston Public Media, 10/21/20
Business-friendly Houston not always ‘free’ market for Black communities, Houston Chronicle, 10/19/20
Going Door To Door: How One Group Is Educating People Facing Eviction About Their Rights, KUT Austin, 10/16/20
‘What happened to our dreams?’: Ban on evictions came too late for Victoria family, Victoria Advocate, 10/10/20
Plan to rebuild Galveston public housing divides advocates, Houston Chronicle, 10/9/20
State takes over Houston’s Harvey home repair program, Associated Press, 10/9/20
Texas will spend $171 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to help renters avoid evictions, Texas Tribune, 9/25/20
Gov. Greg Abbott pledges $167 million to Texas rental assistance, Houston Chronicle, 9/25/20
Council tables creation of PFC, Odessa American, 9/23/20
New rules would bar people with criminal histories from Texas supportive housing, Houston Chronicle, 9/19/20
Texas courts must start telling tenants how a federal eviction moratorium can keep them housed, Texas Tribune, 9/18/20
Despite A New Federal Ban, Many Renters Are Still Getting Evicted, NPR, 9/14/20
Review Of Houston Eviction Cases Finds Most Moving Forward Despite Federal Moratorium, Houston Public Media, 9/14/20
How a big Texas tax break created not-so-affordable housing, San Antonio Express-News, 9/14/20
Mayor Turner Pulls Houston Out Of COVID-19 Housing Task Force, Blindsiding Members, Houston Public Media, 9/11/20
Mother of five told to vacate Bexar County mobile home park despite federal halt on evictions, KENS 5 San Antonio, 9/8/20
Millions of Texans could be shielded from evictions under new Trump administration order, Texas Tribune, 9/1/20
Houston Renters Face Mounting Uncertainty As Officials Reject Eviction Grace Period, Bisnow, 9/1/20
Three years after Harvey, Houston’s home repair program continues to lag. Who is to blame?, Houston Chronicle, 8/29/20
Officials Warn of ‘Catastrophic Storm Surge’ With Hurricane Laura, The New York Times, 8/26/20
Hurricane Laura the latest blow to residents of one HUD-subsidized community in Galveston, HousingWire, 8/26/20
As the wheels of Houston’s eviction machine turn, many fear the worst is yet to come, Washington Post, 8/25/20
With Few Eviction Protections Remaining, Texas Could Face A Housing Crisis Of ‘Epic Proportions’, KERA News, 8/25/20
As Tropical Storm Laura Looms, Some Houston Residents Still Struggling to Rebuild from Hurricane Harvey, The Weather Channel, 8/24/20
Homeowners still reeling three years after Harvey, Yahoo News, 8/24/20
3 years after Harvey, some in Houston still waiting for help, The Associated Press, 8/23/20
Editorial: Eviction grace period is only way to prevent mass homelessness in Houston, Houston Chronicle, 8/13/20
Despite Broad Support, Mayor Turner Won’t Budge On Houston Eviction Grace Period, Houston Public Media, 8/11/20
Black, Hispanics make up 80% of Americans who are at risk of evictions, ABC 13 Houston, 8/7/20
Study: Nearly 24 percent of Harris County evictions were illegal, Houston Chronicle, 8/5/20
Houston housing advocates fear for surge of evictions as mayor holds off call for grace period, Community Impact, 8/2/20
‘Hundreds of thousands’ of renters may be evicted in Houston, KHOU 11 Houston, 7/30/20
Advocates want an eviction grace period. Houston’s mayor won’t put it on the council agenda., Houston Chronicle, 7/29/20
As coronavirus relief — and eviction protections — expire, millions at risk of losing homes, Yahoo News, 7/28/20
Esta madre indocumentada con coronavirus quedó desempleada y está al borde del desalojo, Telemundo, 7/28/20
CARES Act was meant to stop COVID-19 evictions. But in Fort Worth, it’s often ignored., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7/22/20
In Gentrifying 5th Ward, One Developer Makes A Pitch To Former Residents, Houston Public Media, 7/22/20
Undocumented immigrants behind on their rent are self-evicting across Texas, Texas Tribune, 7/16/20
A federal eviction moratorium protected millions in the pandemic. It’s about to expire., Houston Chronicle, 7/16/20
As COVID-19 cases surge in Texas, July rent is due for many struggling to avoid eviction, Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 6/30/20
Fort Worth apartment owner sues federal government to overturn coronavirus eviction moratorium, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6/25/20
Texas Landlords Are Filing Hundreds of Illegal Evictions, Texas Observer, 6/24/20
As COVID-19 Continues To Spread, Harris County Courts Are Moving Forward With Evictions, Houston Public Media, 6/24/20
Task force to address housing instability in Houston metro, ABC 13 Houston, 6/24/20
Some Eviction Protections Still in Place as Hearings Resume in Texas, Spectrum News Austin, 5/22/20
Evictions in Texas can move forward again, so what rights do tenants have?, KPRC 2 Houston, 5/19/20
Eviction Hearings, Wage Garnishment Resume in Texas | NewsRadio 740 KTRH, KTRH, 5/19/20
North Texas Landlords Have Filed Over 1,110 Eviction Petitions Since March,CBS DFW, 5/18/20
Eviction proceedings and debt collections can resume this month, Texas Supreme Court orders, Texas Tribune, 5/14/20
Houston tenants could receive rent help via relief money program, ABC 13 Houston, 5/13/20
11,000 Austinites Applied For Rent Assistance From The City. 1,000 Will Get It., KUT Austin, 5/12/20
Rent assistance programs in Texas’ largest cities are running dry, but advocates say statewide relief is unlikely, Texas Tribune, 5/6/20
Activists worry Fort Worth’s plan for renters will lead to mass evictions, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5/5/20
Houston to use $15M in federal relief funds to help residents make up late rent, Houston Chronicle, 5/5/20
Out of work, renters seek help from landlords, agencies in Galveston County, The Daily News, 5/1/20
Houston Doing ‘Very Little’ To Help Renters During Pandemic, Advocates Say, Houston Public Media, 4/30/20
Texas Supreme Court extends residential eviction ban to May 18, Houston Chronicle, 4/28/20
Coronavirus in Texas: Texas reports 22,806 cases and 593 deaths, releases online map of testing locations, Texas Tribune, 4/24/20
You might be protected from eviction until Aug. 23. Here’s how to find out., Texas Tribune, 4/22/20
Housing, labor advocates press Houston for more protections for renters during pandemic, Houston Chronicle, 4/16/20
Mi Barrio No Se Vende, Texas Observer, 4/13/20
Faced with desperate circumstances, nearly 2M people in Texas – including these Houstonians – won’t see a stimulus check, KPRC 2 Houston, 4/1/20
Texas Has Temporarily Halted Evictions, But Not All Renters Know They Can Stay, Houston Public Media, 4/1/20
Rent is due. But thousands of Texans have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic, Texas Tribune, 4/1/20
The Future of Fair Housing in Texas, Texas Observer, 4/1/20
Texas renters’ rights, facts you should know during coronavirus, Houston Chronicle, 3/31/20
Renter’s rights: Can you be evicted during the coronavirus pandemic?, KPRC 2 Houston, 3/25/20
“It’s going to hurt”: New coronavirus shocks Texas economy as length of public health crisis remains unknown, Texas Tribune, 3/16/20
In Southeast Lubbock Neighborhood, Residents are Fed Up With a Feedlot, Texas Observer, 2/26/20
Without Warning, ABC 13, 2/24/20
EPA to clean up Donna superfund site, The Monitor, 2/19/20
Houston backs affordable housing tax credits, despite protests over certain neighborhoods, Houston Chronicle, 2/19/20
‘Phone Call After Phone Call’: Frustrated Homeowners Organize For Harvey Recovery Funding, Houston Public Media, 2/14/20
Map shows racist government policies that contributed to conditions for Houston cancer clusters [Opinion], Houston Chronicle, 1/24/20
By removing ‘racial segregation and inequality’ from its definition of fair housing, HUD is sending a dangerous message, The Dallas Morning News, 1/24/20
HUD Secretary Asks America to Accept Housing Segregation, Shelterforce, 1/23/20
In fast-changing San Antonio neighborhoods, homeowners flooded with offers from investors, San Antonio Express-News, 1/16/20
Disgraced former housing leader hired to help Harris County disaster recovery, Houston Chronicle, 1/10/20
Advocacy Groups Say Lubbock’s 2040 Land Use Plan Violates the Fair Housing Act, Texas Observer, 12/19/19
Tenants in a HUD-funded complex went to Galveston City Hall for help. Days later, they got lease violations., Houston Chronicle, 12/18/19
County to investigate Union Pacific site in northeast Houston after cancer cluster discovered, Houston Chronicle, 12/17/19
State could take over Houston’s Harvey housing program — unless city speeds up, Houston Chronicle, 12/13/19
Tenants complaining of mold at apartment complex went to Galveston City Council for help. They got none., Houston Chronicle, 12/12/19
Lubbock NAACP expected to file complaint against the city, reports discrimination, EverythingLubbock.com, 12/9/19
East, North Lubbock residents, advocates file HUD complaint against city, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, 12/9/19
NAACP Lubbock Chapter files federal housing complaint against City of Lubbock, Fox 34 Lubbock, 12/9/19
NAACP, Texas Housers file complaint against City of Lubbock for discrimination, KCBD, 12/9/19
‘I don’t even wanna be here:’ Houston tenants say sewers overflow at HUD-funded apartment, Houston Chronicle, 11/21/19
Shown the Door: Alazan-Apache Courts Residents Facing Eviction Say They’re Being Targeted, San Antonio Current, 11/21/19
15-year plan won’t end Houston discriminating wastewater infrastructure problem [Opinion], Houston Chronicle, 11/6/19
Alazán-Apache Residents Accuse Housing Authority of Wrongful Fees, Eviction Campaign, Rivard Report, 10/24/19
‘Dramatic’ San Antonio housing crisis is squeezing the income of households and renters, San Antonio Express-News, 10/18/19
Two Years After Hurricane Harvey, One Group Says It Has Been Overlooked: Renters, The New York Times, 10/11/19
Public Camping Bans Won’t Solve Homelessness. But Could They Get Us Talking About Real Solutions?, Texas Observer, 9/6/19
We need to radically rethink our approach to disaster recovery. Here’s one solution., Mother Jones, 9/4/19
As Fort Worth Housing Project Closes, Residents Wonder About Their Future, KERA News, 8/14/19
Can a $2.5 Billion Bond Deal Fix Harris County’s Inequitable Flood Control?, Texas Observer, 8/8/19
Galveston Housing Authority negotiating deal to rebuild remaining public housing lost to Ike, Houston Chronicle, 8/5/19
These tenants got vouchers to leave their Harvey-damaged apartments. They still fear they’ll end up on the streets., Houston Chronicle, 8/2/19
Proposed HUD Rule Denies Housing Aid to Families With Undocumented Members, Spectrum News, 7/9/19
Housing rule could force some to downsize post-Harvey, Beaumont Enterprise, 6/20/19
Working minimum wage in Houston? You need to work 112 hours to afford a 2BR apartment., Houston Chronicle, 6/18/19
Austinites in 2019 Earn Enough In Average Wages To Afford A Two-Bedroom Home (In 2013), KUT, 6/18/19
Texas housing program aims to build faster after disaster, Associated Press, 6/14/19
Many Houston Public Housing Residents Don’t Have Central Air-Conditioning, Houston Public Media, 6/7/19
Texas Reps Oppose Rule To Deny Housing Assistance To Some Immigrant Households, Houston Public Media, 5/15/19
Renter, Beware: Millions of Texans Could Soon Face Higher Fees for Late Rent, with Little Recourse to Fight Back, Texas Observer, 5/15/19
Delays in disaster relief funding: latest verse in a long, sad song, The Texas Monitor, 4/23/19
Residents live with mold, sewage at low-income Galveston housing complex, Houston Chronicle, 4/22/19
Unsafe to Stay, Unable to Go: Half a Million Face Flooding Risk in Government Homes, The New York Times, 4/11/19
Some Texas Lawmakers Are Trying to Deflate Their Housing Power, Next City, 4/2/19
A ‘Latino High Line’ Promises Change for San Antonio, Citylab, 3/25/19
Study: Houston worst city in Texas for extremely low income renters, Houston Chronicle, 3/14/19
Amid Dallas bribery scandal, legislator takes aim at Texas law addressing some low-income housing projects, The Texas Tribune, 3/4/19
Vulnerable Houstonians first in line for Harvey recovery money, city says, Houston Chronicle, 1/9/19
In North, East Lubbock citizens hope answers to health concerns go beyond ‘Plan Lubbock 2040’, Lubbock Avalanche, 12/8/18
Part 3: Mold, bedbugs, rising rents — the reality of renting post-Harvey, Victoria Advocate, 12/1/18
Disaster housing recovery: Time for Congress to act, The Hill, 11/26/18
Houston’s new floodplain rules will place ‘unbearable burden’ on poor, report says, Houston Chronicle, 9/4/18
HUD Continues to Retreat From Fair Housing Duties, by Texas Housers Communications Director Christina Rosales, Shelterforce, 8/29/18
Hurricane Harvey survey: 30 percent say lives are still upended a year after storm hit Texas, The Washington Post, 8/23/2018
Homeless after Harvey: For some the historic flooding in Houston washed away shelter and security, Houston Chronicle, 8/23/19
Year after Harvey, poor having toughest time recovering, Associated Press, 8/22/18
Galveston public housing construction delayed again, Houston Chronicle, 7/31/18
Point of No Return, Texas Observer, 7/30/18
Hurricane Maria evacuees should get same aid used after Katrina, Sandy, advocates say, Orlando Sentinel, 7/20/18
Housing watchdogs file complaint against Texas’ Harvey recovery plan, Houston Chronicle, 6/27/18
Federal government approves Texas plan for long-term Harvey recovery funds, The Texas Tribune, 6/26/18
Texas fair housing group highlights needs of North and East Lubbock, Lubbock Avalanche, 6/2/18
People just give up: Low income hurricane victims slam federal relief programs, Politico, 5/29/18
Groups to sue HUD secretary Ben Carson over delay of anti-segregation rule, CBS News, 5/8/18
Carson and HUD are Sued Over Delaying Anti-Segregation Rule, NPR, 5/8/18
Austin nonprofits sue HUD, Carson after charges to fair housing rules, Austin-American Statesman, 5/8/18
Harvey Recovery Funds May Prioritize Wealthy, Advocates Say, Houston Public Media, 4/27/18
Harvey funding won’t reach enough low-income families in Houston, advocates warn, Houston Chronicle, 4/27/18
America’s Federally Financed Ghettos, The New York Times, 4/7/18
Housing Group Sues to Block Houston From Controlling Hurricane Harvey Relief Funds, The Wall Street Journal, 3/21/18
Experiment with post-Harvey housing helps far fewer than expected, Houston Chronicle, 3/10/18
Forgotten fight, Houston Chronicle, 2/12/18
LUPE, ARISE push for colonia improvements through song, Rio Grande Guardian, 12/12/17
How Natural Disasters Challenge Communities of Color, KERA, 12/7/17
Texans Loosen Regulations That Protected the State During Foreclosure Crisis, Governing, 11/7/17
How Prop 2 Will Make Home Equity Borrowing More Expensive, Texas Public Radio, 11/7/17
$500 million in Ike relief is still unspent. Will Texas do better after Harvey?, Texas Tribune, 11/3/17
Predatory ‘wraparound’ mortgages seen as boon or ruin, San Antonio Express-News, 10/29/17
Is Texas ignoring a potential fix for slow hurricane recovery?, Houston Chronicle, 10/26/17
Will Texans Loosen Restrictions That Buffered the State From the Foreclosure Crisis?, Governing, 10/20/17
Renters Find Extra Hurdles to Recovery After Hurricanes, Associated Press, 10/13/17
COMMENTARY: Equal housing conditions for all in the RGV,by Texas Housers Rio Grande Valley co-director Josué Ramírez ,The Monitor, 9/20/17
Ramirez: More needs to be done to end residential segregation in RGV, by Texas Housers Rio Grande Valley co-director Josue Ramirez, 9/19/17
Views offered on housing inequality in area: County conducting periodic assessment of community patterns, The Monitor, 9/17/17
Colonia Residents Respond To County Proposed Assessment of Fair Housing, KVEO, 9/14/17
Tenants endure moldy apartments as landlord threatens late fees, Houston Chronicle, 9/8/17
A better way to speed recovery from Harvey, by Texas Housers board member Shannon Van Zandt, San Antonio Express-News, 9/3/2017
Austin sues state in latest round of housing voucher debate, Austin American-Statesman, 9/2/17
Who suffers when disasters strike? The poorest and most vulnerable., Washington Post, 9/1/17
567 million reasons why Houston faces long, tough recovery from Harvey, Austin American-Statesman, 9/1/17
Housing bonds absent from package expected on November ballot, Houston Chronicle, 8/8/17
Should Texas loosen lending laws that shielded the state from foreclosures?, Houston Chronicle, 8/7/17
Mayor Adler Wants a Task Force on Gentrification. We’ve Had Plenty of Those., KUT 90.5, 8/7/17
Nonprofits and the City’s Quest for Affordable Housing, Austin Chronicle, 7/14/17
Audit questions Houston’s use of affordable housing funds, Houston Chronicle, 7/6/17
Program to Spur Low-Income Housing Is Keeping Cities Segregated, New York Times,7/2/17
Commentary: Oversight of colonias needed in RGV and Texas, by Texas Housers Rio Grande Valley co-director Josué Ramírez, The Monitor, 6/25/17
Prosperity to poverty: Loss of jobs, business puts Sunnyside in peril, Houston Chronicle, 6/16/17
Despite “Texas miracle,” affordable housing difficult for many urban dwellers, Texas Tribune, 6/16/17
A terrible legislative session for low-income Texans, by Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger, Texas Tribune, 6/6/17
EPA conducts fifth fish kill at Donna reservoir and canal, Valley Central 4, 6/1/17
Commentary: Trump’s dangerous proposed EPA budget cuts will hurt Texas, co-authored by Texas Housers Rio Grande Valley co-director Josué Ramírez, The Monitor, 5/23/17
Better housing as a path out of poverty: a tough test in Houston, The Christian Science Monitor, 5/4/17
Few details, no new money in mayor’s Complete Communities plan, Houston Chronicle, 4/17/17
Bill could mean bigger late charges for Texas renters, Austin American-Statesman, 4/3/17
Ramírez y Sánchez: Mejoras a los MSR de Hidalgo se traducen en comunidades más seguras, co-authored by Texas Housers Rio Grande Valley co-director Josué Ramírez, Rio Grande Guardian, 3/2/17
Ramírez & Sánchez: Upgrades to Hidalgo MSRs Means Safer Communities, co-authored by Texas Housers Rio Grande Valley co-director Josué Ramírez, Rio Grande Guardian, 3/1/17
Texas disaster housing idea may get done in Louisiana first, Houston Chronicle, 2/17/17
State sued over housing discrimination law, Houston Chronicle, 2/17/17
Why Houston remains segregated, co-authored by Texas Housers Houston co-director Chrishelle Palay, Houston Chronicle, 2/16/17
State lawmakers take aim at low-income housing, Houston Chronicle, 2/15/17
Another Front in the Texas War to Preserve Segregated Housing, CityLab, 2/15/17
Houston, It’s Time to Stop Accommodating Segregation, by Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger, Shelterforce, 2/7/17
Report: Fair Housing Faces an Uphill Battle in Texas, Kinder Institute’s The Urban Edge, 1/26/17
Fate Of Controversial Mixed Income Apartment Complex Near The Galleria Is Still Up In The Air, Houston Public Media, 1/18/17
Demandan mejoras a sistema de drenaje, El Mañana de Reynosa, 1/17/17
HUD: City’s subsidized housing procedures promote segregation, violate Civil Rights Act, Houston Chronicle, 1/13/17
Many Factors Delayed Repair Of Hundreds Of Ike-Damaged Roofs In Houston For Years, Houston Public Media, 12/20/16
Is the Sunnyside Multi-Service Center About to Move to the Old Dump?, Houston Press, 12/14/16
Advocates hope new study detailing flooding damage to colonias brings change, CBS-4 KGBT-TV, 12/7/16
How a Texas Town is Overhauling Disaster Relief, CityLab, 12/2/16
Commentary: Zika is here in the RGV – drainage issues need addressing, by Texas Housers Rio Grande Valley co-director Josué Ramírez, The Monitor, 12/1/16
City OKs first new housing authority apartment project in a decade, Houston Chronicle, 11/30/16
Citizens Alliance sees statewide recognition, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 11/29/16
What’s at Stake in Trump’s Pick to Lead HUD, CityLab, 11/11/16
Living on the edges: Life in the colonias of Texas, Al Jazeera, 11/5/16
No Going Back to Segregation After Landmark Texas Fair Housing Case, by Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger, Shelterforce, 9/26/16
Odds are long for housing vouchers, Houston Chronicle, 9/23/16
Housing policies played key role in Sunnyside’s decline, report says, Houston Chronicle, 9/23/16
Commentary: Hidalgo Co. poor drainage is breeding ground for Zika, by Texas Housers Rio Grande Valley co-director Josué Ramírez, The Monitor, 9/12/16
Federal housing agency launches probe of city, Houston Chronicle, 9/10/16
How the fight against blue tarps was won, Houston Chronicle, 9/6/16
Give Housing Vouchers Their Full Power, by Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger, Shelterforce, 7/15/16
Donna Lake community must unite to end toxic fish crisis, co-authored by Texas Housers Rio Grande Valley director Josué Ramírez, Texas Tribune, 7/12/16
Families in suburban colonias making best of limited choices, Houston Chronicle, 7/7/16
Questions raised over state’s deal with developer for public housing, Galveston County Daily News, 7/2/16
Residents lament neighborhood conditions in ‘new colonias’, Houston Chronicle, 7/1/16
School Rankings, and Affordable Housing, Houston Public Media’s Houston Matters, 6/6/16
Report: Gap between wages and housing grows, Houston Chronicle, 5/25/16
Snyder: What the studies say about affordable housing and property values, Houston Chronicle, 5/24/16
Advocates: Let’s Get These Details Right From the Beginning, by Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger, Shelterforce, 5/18/16
Harris County faces obstacles in expanding affordable housing, Houston Chronicle, 5/16/16
New Housing Trust Fund a Small Step Against Growing Affordability Gap, Kinder Institute’s The Urban Edge, 5/11/16
Valley Residents Have Been Eating Toxic Fish for Decades, Texas Tribune, 4/23/16
Houston likely to chip in $5 million for redevelopment of dilapidated apartment complex, Houston Chronicle, 4/12/16
Why Houstonians should be mad about public housing, by Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger, Houston Chronicle, 3/30/16
Residents voice opposition to low-income complex in Briargrove area, ABC-13 KTRK-TV, 3/9/16
Homeowners upset over public housing plan in Galleria area, KHOU-TV, 3/9/16
School crowding cited in fight over housing project, Houston Chronicle, 3/8/16
In the ’60s, Sunnyside thrived. Debra Walker wants that again., Houston Chronicle, 3/2/16
Affordable housing proposal puts neighbors on edge, Houston Chronicle, 2/19/16
Holding Back the Flood, Texas Observer, 2/11/16
The House Always Wins, Texas Observer, 2/1/16
Unsafe, Segregated Housing is Never “Fair”, by Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger, Shelterforce, 1/26/16
How Will the American Workforce Change?, The Atlantic, 12/31/15
Inside the Loop, affordable housing giving way to high-dollar development, Houston Chronicle, 12/26/15
Dallas fair housing case raises questions about bias suits, Dallas Morning News, 11/30/15
The Divide: Hunting for a home, Houston Chronicle, 11/7/15
Where the Sidewalk Ends, Sojourners Magazine, 11/1/15
Past felonies hinder housing search, Houston Chronicle, 10/29/15
Report faults Texas’ plans to rebuild after hurricanes, Houston Chronicle, 10/16/15
Texas Towns Push Back on Instant Slums, Bloomberg Business, 10/15/15
Sloan: What Texas needs to do before the next disaster, Houston Chronicle, 9/9/15
After Katrina, some lessons learned, but others yet to be absorbed, Austin American-Statesman, 8/24/15
Legal Group Files to Stop New Harbor Bridge Construction, KIII-TV, 8/12/15
Voucher applications skew high, but give window into affordable housing need, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, 8/6/15
The Fight for Fair Housing, Texas Observer, 8/4/15
Making affordable housing plans for Austin, Austin Monitor, 7/9/15
The U.S. Supreme Court Walks a Fine Line on Race, The Atlantic, 6/25/15
Supreme Court: Texas Reinforced Housing Segregation, Texas Tribune, 6/25/15
Supreme Court delivers blow to state housing program, Houston Chronicle, 6/25/15
Reactions: Gov. Greg Abbott signs SB 267 into law, Austin American-Statesman, 6/23/15
Has America Given Up on the Dream of Racial Integration?, The Atlantic, 6/19/15
How to fix disaster recovery in Texas, by Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger, Texas Tribune, 6/2/15
Mapchats – Mapping the Way to Fair Housing and Environmental Justice, PolicyMap, 5/20/15
Shining a light on Rio Grande Valley colonias, Rio Grande Guardian, 5/8/15
Senate passes colonia street lights legislation, Rio Grande Guardian, 5/7/15
Beaumont will not get $12.5 million in Hurricane Ike recovery funding, KBMT-TV, 4/15/15
A custom three-bedroom house for $69,000? Welcome to the new model for disaster relief., Public Radio International’s The World, 4/10/15
Interview with John Henneberger, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, Shelterforce, 4/1/15
Austin and SXSW’s Waning Weirdness? Blame Spiking Real Estate Prices and a Tech Industry Influx, Billboard, 3/13/15
Housing Bill Brings Local Control Debate Into Focus, Texas Tribune, 3/10/15
Undrinkable: Many along Texas border still live without clean, safe water, Texas Tribune, 3/8/15
Austin Housing Debate Pits Traffic Concerns Against Equitable Development, Next City, 3/2/15
Banking on the Poor, Fort Worth Weekly, 3/4/15
John Henneberger helps the poor solve problems from housing to voting rights, The Christian Science Monitor, 2/6/15
Echoes of 1968 in current fair housing fight, by Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger, Austin American-Statesman, 1/26/15
Houses still unbuilt 6 years after Ike, Houston Chronicle, 1/24/15
Texas Matters: SCOTUS, Disparate Impact And Discrimination In Texas Public Housing, Texas Public Radio, 1/23/15
Austin’s history of discrimination threatens its future, Austin American-Statesman, 1/18/15
As Katy booms, housing scarce for working class, Houston Chronicle, 12/22/14
Flash of Genius, Austin Monthly, 12/1/14
Project aims to get disaster victims into homes within days, Houston Chronicle, 11/28/14
Henneberger earns MacArthur ‘genius’ award for Austin housing affordability, poverty-fighting efforts, Austin Business Journal, 9/25/14
Scourge of FEMA Trailers Wins MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant, Wall Street Journal, 9/19/14
City of extremes, Houston Chronicle, 9/18/14
‘Genius grant’ recipient to focus on Houston, Houston Chronicle, 9/17/14
Texas housing bias suit may make it to Supreme Court, PBS NewsHour, 9/6/14
Since Sandy, a storm pattern of costly stumbles in New Jersey, Los Angeles Times, 6/20/14
Advocates warn McAllen commissioners on consequences of rejecting low-income housing proposal, The Monitor, 2/21/14