Podcast Episode 32: Searching For A Landlord To Take My Voucher
Housing vouchers should be the empowering ticket to housing peace of mind of low-income families and individuals. However, for farContinue Reading
Housing vouchers should be the empowering ticket to housing peace of mind of low-income families and individuals. However, for farContinue Reading
In episode 7 of our podcast, A Little Louder, Texas Housers interviews members of the 10th Street Residential Association whoContinue Reading
The Dallas City Council has tabled a proposal to protect veterans from being denied housing based on their source ofContinue Reading
The Inclusive Communities Project is a remarkable, unique organization operating in the Dallas area – and the major reason why thatContinue Reading
During a prominent time for fair housing in America, the Dallas area has been the epicenter, thanks in large partContinue Reading
In recent months, some residents of the Dallas area have made it explicitly clear that “Section 8 housing” is oftenContinue Reading
In this busy summer for fair housing in America, the Dallas-Fort Worth area has been the national epicenter. From theContinue Reading
Update 5/23: The House voted 93-44, with one representative voting ‘present’ vote and 12 absent, to pass SB 267 on third readingContinue Reading
“Oh no, we don’t want any voucher people in here.” Denise Kavanaugh heard variations of that statement again and againContinue Reading
In a strongly worded editorial the Dallas Morning News has called on the US Supreme Court to reject the StateContinue Reading
For more on the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. case, see our previous posts.Continue Reading
Today the City of Dallas signed a Fair Housing conciliation agreement with HUD. Click to access dallas-hud-executed-vca.pdf Major provisions include:Continue Reading
The HUD letter of findings of civil rights violations continues to reverberate in Dallas. In a strongly worded editorial todayContinue Reading
In his Dallas Observer blog Jim Schutze asks some intriguing questions about the facts that are not yet fully known about theContinue Reading
“Its Westchester on steroids,” is how one civil rights advocate characterized HUD’s findings against the City of Dallas, referring toContinue Reading
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac begin to make write-downs on troubled mortgages as they post a 2012 profit of $17.2Continue Reading
This morning a federal court ruled in a case filed by a Dallas fair housing organization that the way the StateContinue Reading
This might just be the ideal place to film a remake of “Birth Of A Nation,” D.W. Griffith’s silent filmContinue Reading
Housing segregation is a problem most Texas communities struggle with. Crippled by a lack of political courage and leadership noContinue Reading
An editorial in today’s Dallas Morning News says the paper will editorially push two housing issues on the editorial pagesContinue Reading
Bo McCarver’s housing news clips posted on this blog this week has a story from the AP headlined, “Early morningContinue Reading
Let me first admit that I have not yet read the book but I plan to over the next severalContinue Reading
The Dallas Morning News reports State Rep. Terri Hodge plead guilty to not paying taxes on payments which were allegedlyContinue Reading
The Dallas Morning News reports the federal district court jury found all of the defendants in the Dallas Low IncomeContinue Reading
The Dallas Housing Authority’s board of directors (DHA) adopted a new policy this week to require public housing tenants toContinue Reading
In response to a recent blog post I received the following comment from an anonymous reader… Offering a bribe toContinue Reading
A document introduced into evidence today in the Dallas public corruption trial surrounding the Texas Low Income Housing Tax CreditContinue Reading
A request to get the Dallas City Council to waive requirements that a portion of the apartments built by LowContinue Reading
If you want to be discouraged about the way affordable housing has done in Texas all you need to doContinue Reading
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit program in Texas is sometimes more about the developers making money building housing andContinue Reading