On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 267, officially banning any local ordinances that protect people with housing vouchers…
Tag: Fair housing
HUD’s proposed change to voucher program could increase housing choice
It’s right there in the name: The Housing Choice Voucher program is supposed to provide families with vouchers with a…
An open letter to Governor Abbott: Veto SB 267 and protect fair housing in Texas
After the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 267, which outlaws local ordinances prohibiting discrimination against people who receive federal housing assistance,…
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…
My remarks at the University of Texas School of Architecture commencement: “Hit a lick against what’s wrong or say a word for what’s right”
Yesterday I had the honor to deliver the keynote speech at the 102nd commencement ceremony for the School of Architecture at the…
Place matters: New research on income mobility for low income families
A landmark new study by The Equality of Opportunity Project, a research collaboration between Harvard University and the University of…
Video: Fair Housing and Neighborhood Rights for Houston
On April 16, residents of low-income communities in Houston will host The People’s Fair Housing Forum. We’re proud to partner…
Texas House committee hears anti-source of income protection bill
The Texas House Committee on Urban Affairs heard testimony on Tuesday night on HB 2909, a bill that would ban…
Homeownership and the racial wealth gap, in Houston and beyond
Yesterday our co-director, John Henneberger, appeared on Houston Public Media to discuss how rates of homeownership affect the racial wealth…
Texas Senate Committee passes bill to prohibit source of income protection – exempts Austin
This morning the Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee voted to recommend passage of SB 267, a bill that prevents…
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals lifts order barring Austin’s Source of Income protection ordnance
This afternoon the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans vacated its order blocking immediate implementation…
Disparate impact and the racial wealth gap
Researcher Catherine Ruetschlin has identified the biggest potential danger of the fair housing case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court: that America’s…
Anti-source of income protection bill scheduled for hearing tomorrow
The Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce will hear testimony on SB 267, a proposal by Sen. Charles Perry…
An important look at the context behind Supreme Court case on Texas housing segregation
This week’s cover story in the Fort Worth Weekly illustrates exactly why the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive…
What’s next for source of income protection in Austin?
On Friday, a federal district judge rejected the Austin Apartment Association’s challenge to source of income protection in Austin. The…
“This court is not persuaded” – U.S. District Court rejects Austin Apartment Association challenge to city fair housing ordinance
In a ruling this afternoon, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks rejected a motion for preliminary injunction by the Austin Apartment Association…
Austin veteran no longer homeless with the help of a housing voucher
This is part of a series of stories about the experiences of housing voucher holders. For more, read our previous…
What you need to know about HUD’s National Housing Trust Fund regulations
Yesterday the National Low Income Housing Coalition held an informative webinar on the regulations for the National Housing Trust Fund…
Evita Cruz: Source of income discrimination leaves families vulnerable
This is part of a series about tenants who have faced discrimination because of their source of income. Watch Evita…
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…
HUD denies Beaumont housing plan that perpetuates segregation
The federal government will not support segregated housing in Beaumont, Texas. Yesterday the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)…
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…
Congress threatens critical funding for affordable housing
So far, 2015 has been a dangerous year for fair housing. Here in Austin, a new ordinance to prevent discrimination…
Dallas Morning News editorial: High court must not perpetuate segregation
In a strongly worded editorial the Dallas Morning News has called on the US Supreme Court to reject the State…
#KeepHousingFair rally kicks off crucial Supreme Court case
For more on the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. case, see our previous posts.…
Those who seek to limit Fair Housing law should be asked about Beaumont, Texas
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court of the United States takes up a case about housing discrimination in Dallas that has brought national…
Austin’s poisonous legacy of housing segregation exposed
In an exceptional three-part print and video journalism series titled “Inheriting Inequality,” Austin American-Statement economics reporter Dan Zehr explores how as Austin…
Perry’s comment shows the importance of the #KeepHousingFair campaign
Yesterday, the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the National Fair Housing Alliance launched the #KeepHousingFair campaign. With less than…
What’s really at stake for low-income families of color in the Inclusive Communities Supreme Court case
On Jan. 21, the Supreme Court of the United States will begin to hear arguments in Texas Department of Housing…
Housing Working Group for 2015 legislative session kicks off
Video: TxLIHIS’ Kevin Jewell explains what the Housing Working Group is all about. Each legislative session, Texas Low Income Housing…