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
Tag: Disaster housing rebuilding
Low-income households disproportionately denied by FEMA is a sign of a system that is failing the most vulnerable
For some, Hurricane Harvey is now a distant, if not unpleasant, memory. Looking back on 2017, many Texas families willContinue Reading
Court rules for colonia residents over FEMA denial of post-disaster home repair help
Our friends at La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) have been waging a multi-yearContinue Reading
Three things Texas should do to make rebuilding from the floods faster and easier
With President Obama’s major flooding disaster declaration of certain Texas counties the long-term disaster rebuilding process will soon begin again.Continue Reading
On being named a 2014 MacArthur Fellow
I am deeply honored today to be named a 2014 MacArthur Fellow by the MacArthur Foundation. This recognition comes to meContinue Reading
Texas Senate to study disaster rebuilding – trying to get it right next time around
Unfortunately, Texas has a lot of experience administering governmental programs to help Texans rebuild their homes in the wake ofContinue Reading
Galveston housing authority director resigns
The Galveston County Daily News is reporting Galveston Housing Authority Executive Director Harish Krishnarao resigned effective immediately during an executiveContinue Reading
A conversation series dedicated to developing a disaster housing reconstruction program for low income homeowners
The Texas Grow Home Conversation Series will consist of eight meetings held every third Wednesday from 4pm – 6pm (locationContinue Reading
Disaster rebuilding, celebrity style, solution or problem?
Brad Pitt’s Make it Right Foundation is planning to build 150 homes in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Continue Reading
First homes complete, Texas Grow Home Project website launched
The first two Texas Grow Homes in Port Arthur have been completed by Houston-based CDC Covenant Neighborhoods and the newContinue Reading
HUD Rejects State of Texas CDBG Disaster Recovery Plan
HUD has rejected the State of Texas Plan to spend $1.7 billion in CDBG disaster recovery funds for Hurricane DollyContinue Reading
FEMA and HUD: not who you would want to depend on to throw you a life preserver
The House Financial Services Committee called HUD and FEMA to testify about when the lead federal agencies for hurricane reliefContinue Reading
We have not learned the lessons of Katrina
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina we wondered what we could do to help. We settled on four things: 1)Continue Reading