This piece was written for Texas Housers by Michael Arria. The Texas Legislature has spent much of this summer’s special…
Tag: Discrimination
Lincoln Property Company, country’s second largest apartment manager, hit with racial discrimination lawsuit
The Dallas-based Inclusive Communities Project (ICP) has filed suit in federal district court against one of Texas’ largest property management…
Many present-day “Show Me a Hero” dynamics can be found in Texas
The HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero is over. The show concluded last week, wrapping up its immersive, deeply felt…
Five things the City of Austin can do to reduce landlord discrimination against housing voucher holders
Readers will recall that, at the behest of the Austin Apartment Association, the Texas Legislature passed and Governor Abbott signed…
Video: Austin veteran’s experience with homelessness shows the need for strong housing voucher protections
A year ago, Samantha didn’t know about housing vouchers for veterans. She’d never needed to. “I just had never needed…
Texas source of income protection ban headed to governor’s desk
On Thursday afternoon, the Texas Senate voted 19-12 to concur with the House of Representatives’ version of SB 267, the…
Does source of income protection work?
Both chambers of the Texas Legislature are currently considering bills that would ban local governments from enacting source of income protection…
A battle with homelessness and source of income discrimination in Dallas
“Oh no, we don’t want any voucher people in here.” Denise Kavanaugh heard variations of that statement again and again…
Austin Tenants’ Council study illuminates source of income discrimination
Austin’s new ordinance protecting renters from discrimination based on their source of income faces dual challenges, a lawsuit from the Austin…
Austin’s new fair housing fight is a flashback to the Civil Rights era
In a column today in the Austin American-Statesman, our co-director John Henneberger highlights how little the opposition to fair housing in…