Podcast Episode 34: President Biden’s Executive Orders On Housing
It’s a new year and a new administration has moved into the White House. On the first day of theContinue Reading
Tag: AFFH
AFFH is the housing equivalent of cell phone videos in the George Floyd murder — the essential tool to expose racism
I am a third generation Texan who has spent most of my life investigating the role of government in racialContinue 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
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
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
Texas Housers and advocacy partners receive support in lawsuit against HUD over failure to enforce fair housing law
Numerous cities and states, including the City of Austin, as well as housing and anti-poverty advocates, filed amicus briefs thisContinue Reading
Jurisdictions must uphold fair housing obligations, despite delay of key 2015 HUD rule
HUD’s Postponement of the New Fair Housing Rule from Texas Housers on Vimeo. Last week the Trump administration announced thatContinue Reading
Fair housing assessment in Rio Grande Valley offers chance for residents to fight segregated conditions
Discrimination is not always obvious in the Rio Grande Valley. But now Hidalgo County residents have a chance to weigh in onContinue Reading
Austin City Council votes to sue state for prohibiting protections against voucher discrimination
Austin is finally fighting back against the state’s efforts to block a critical anti-discrimination protection. In 2014, the City ofContinue Reading
From the Houston Chronicle: Why Houston remains segregated
This piece ran in the Gray Matters section of the Houston Chronicle on February 16. Texas Housers Houston co-director Chrishelle PalayContinue Reading
Guest viewpoint: HUD must do no harm to health equity by furthering fair housing
This is a guest post from Dr. Bakeyah Nelson, a public health practitioner and founder of Community Health Collaborative Consulting inContinue Reading
IRS indicates fair housing issues with Texas political influence on tax credits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued a bulletin that reprimands a thinly-veiled “Agency” in “State X” for its reliance on local supportContinue Reading
How City actions perpetuate Houston’s housing segregation and violate civil rights
Every neighborhood in Houston deserves quality affordable housing, including the community of Independence Heights. But affordable housing should not only beContinue Reading
How state legislators can improve fair housing compliance in Texas
Texas Housers fair housing planner Charlie Duncan and University of Texas professor Heather Way were among the speakers at aContinue Reading
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May 19, 2016
More of the same: Houston risks fair housing progress, adds to segregation
There have been some recent signs that Houston is slowly accepting the need to practice fair housing and treat allContinue Reading
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 partContinue Reading
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 itsContinue Reading
Secretary Castro marks HUD’s 50th anniversary in Austin
At the LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin, 50 years to the day since President Lyndon B. Johnson established theContinue Reading
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July 8, 2015
#ZipCodeMatters: HUD issues new and important fair housing regulation
The Obama administration has just announced a much-anticipated regulation designed to make the Fair Housing Act more effective at eliminatingContinue Reading