Podcast Episode 26: Don’t eat the toxic fish
For decades, federal, state and local officials knew that the fish in Donna Lake in the Rio Grande Valley carriedContinue Reading
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Podcast episode 25: A Voice for San Antonio Renters
Nearly half of the city of San Antonio’s residents are renters, and the cost of renting an apartment in theContinue Reading
Moms4Housing is a model of how to center tenants on the path to housing justice
In early January 2020, Oakland group Moms4Housing was subjected to a militarized eviction from an unoccupied home it had takenContinue Reading
I-45 expansion in Houston offers little to numerous displaced residents, Texas Housers outlines in comments to TxDOT
The proposed expansion of I-45 in Houston, officially known as the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP), is a primeContinue Reading
Podcast Episode 24: Free Our People
In Texas, and across the country disability rights activists have demanded, worked for, and won improved transportation services, the rightContinue Reading
Texas Housers defends AFFH rule in statement to Congressional Oversight Committee for ‘Fair Housing Accountability’ hearing
On February 5, Congress is holding a hearing entitled “The Trump Administration’s Proposal to Gut Fair Housing Accountability” to discussContinue Reading
Harvey Forgotten Survivor Caucus show the long road to disaster recovery with their first ‘home tour’ (VIDEO)
On January 16, a group of residents who have come together to utilize their collective power under the name Harvey ForgottenContinue Reading
In a series of op-eds, Texas Housers outline injustices with HUD’s protection rollbacks and Houston’s cancer cluster
Texas Housers is committed to housing justice in all the avenues that we use. Communities where individuals and families sufferContinue Reading
Substandard colonias are an enduring result of housing segregation that we can fix
The challenge of substandard colonias are not unique to the border or even our era, but are actually an ageContinue Reading
Podcast Episode 23: The mandate to affirmatively further fair housing
There is no question that the impetus for Congress passing and President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the 1968 Fair HousingContinue Reading
The distribution of Texas’ disaster recovery funds exemplifies inequity. Here’s how we told the State to fix it.
There is a painful misconception in disaster recovery that is sometimes used as an excuse to maintain the status quo:Continue Reading
Podcast Episode 22: Creosote in the Greater Fifth Ward
The Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens areas of Houston are historic Black neighborhoods where families have proudly planted roots forContinue Reading
Texas Housers opposes HUD’s further retreat from promoting and enforcing fair housing
This week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under Secretary Ben Carson abdicated its role as the country’sContinue Reading
Disaster Recovery in Houston is a tangled mess. This is what I learned that needs to change in my first six months.
Julia Orduña is Texas Housers’ Community Navigator in the greater Houston area. She is sharing her initial impressions of workingContinue Reading
The Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 succeeds in the House of Representatives, but more work lies ahead
The Federal Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2019 (RDRA) passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on November 18, 2019Continue Reading
Episode 21: The Stink Of Unequal Sewage
Housing inequality can often manifest in ways that many do not think of and some take for granted. For example,Continue Reading
Texas’ Health Department study officially confirms cancer cluster exists in Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens
In August 2019, the Texas Department of State Health Services discovered what many residents of Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens inContinue Reading
Episode 20: A Look At RAD Conversion
In 2012, Congress authorized some public housing agencies to convert units from their original federally-funded public housing developments to project-based Section 8Continue Reading
Texas is below average nationwide in required affordability for LIHTC properties. TDHCA is charging to change that.
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program is the largest source of funding for affordable multifamily property development andContinue Reading
Episode 19: Disaster recovery is leaving out renters
When a disaster hits, flooding and fires might not discriminate, but the systems and funding intended to rebuild our communitiesContinue Reading
The 2019 Houser Awards spotlighted outstanding achievement in housing justice and a new vision for Texas
On Tuesday, November 5, the collective power of housing justice in Texas was gathered all in one room to honorContinue Reading
Houston neighborhoods of color should be supported under the Clean Water Act, but they aren’t. Here is how Texas Housers thinks the state should fix that.
Texas Housers recently submitted comments to the Texas Attorney General’s Office and Department of Justice regarding the consent decree betweenContinue Reading
Listen to Texas Housers on KUT radio explaining HUD’s attempted dismantling of the Disparate Impact Rule
As the decision from HUD on keeping the Disparate Impact Rule intact hangs in the balance, Texas Housers has beenContinue Reading
Texas Housers decries HUD’s dismantling of the Disparate Impact Rule with public comments available for all
Last night, Texas Housers submitted public comments opposing HUD’s changes to the Disparate Impact Rule. For more than 40 years,Continue Reading
Announcing the 2019 Texas Houser Awards on November 5th
On November 5, the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service will host our annual Texas Houser Awards. This year, ourContinue Reading
Lawsuit by four Texas renters says State of Texas, HUD discriminate on race in Hurricane Harvey aid
Four South Texas renters filed a civil rights lawsuit last week in federal court alleging HUD and the State ofContinue Reading
Episode 18: The Power of Renters
More than one-third of households in Texas are renters, and in Austin, more than half of residents rent their homes.Continue Reading
Texas Housers presents the Tenant view of Houston’s segregation of Project Based Section 8 Housing in latest report
Texas Housers is exploring the issues of HUD-subsidized housing from the perspective of the tenants. In Part 1 of aContinue Reading
Podcast Episode 17: When Highways Threaten Our Legacy
In 1915, Independence Heights was the first town incorporated by African Americans in the state of Texas. For more thanContinue Reading
Podcast Episode 16: The House of Cards America Built
When the U.S. government designed postwar housing policy and subsidized massive developments and suburbs, it created a strong middle classContinue Reading