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
Four South Texas renters filed a civil rights lawsuit last week in federal court alleging HUD and the State ofContinue Reading
For some, Hurricane Harvey is now a distant, if not unpleasant, memory. Looking back on 2017, many Texas families willContinue Reading
Our friends at La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) have been waging a multi-yearContinue Reading
With President Obama’s major flooding disaster declaration of certain Texas counties the long-term disaster rebuilding process will soon begin again.Continue Reading
I am deeply honored today to be named a 2014 MacArthur Fellow by the MacArthur Foundation. This recognition comes to meContinue Reading
Unfortunately, Texas has a lot of experience administering governmental programs to help Texans rebuild their homes in the wake ofContinue Reading
The Galveston County Daily News is reporting Galveston Housing Authority Executive Director Harish Krishnarao resigned effective immediately during an executiveContinue Reading
The Texas Grow Home Conversation Series will consist of eight meetings held every third Wednesday from 4pm – 6pm (locationContinue Reading
Brad Pitt’s Make it Right Foundation is planning to build 150 homes in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Continue Reading
The first two Texas Grow Homes in Port Arthur have been completed by Houston-based CDC Covenant Neighborhoods and the newContinue Reading
HUD has rejected the State of Texas Plan to spend $1.7 billion in CDBG disaster recovery funds for Hurricane DollyContinue Reading
The House Financial Services Committee called HUD and FEMA to testify about when the lead federal agencies for hurricane reliefContinue Reading
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina we wondered what we could do to help. We settled on four things: 1)Continue Reading