Episode 19: Disaster recovery is leaving out renters
When a disaster hits, flooding and fires might not discriminate, but the systems and funding intended to rebuild our communitiesContinue Reading
When a disaster hits, flooding and fires might not discriminate, but the systems and funding intended to rebuild our communitiesContinue Reading
For some, Hurricane Harvey is now a distant, if not unpleasant, memory. Looking back on 2017, many Texas families willContinue Reading
The state must commit to an equitable, inclusive plan that will make new and repaired housing affordable to Texans withContinue Reading
When the methods used to determine needs of hurricane survivors favor higher income people and communities, the process of recoveryContinue Reading
Texans are in the dark about the State’s progress in administering short-term housing programs and whether the State is meetingContinue Reading
To determine unmet need of survivors of disaster, the state relies heavily on FEMA data, an appropriate source, but oneContinue Reading
Point of Clarification: FEMA has since clarified that inspections are not ordered for all valid registrations received. Some of theseContinue Reading
Land Commissioner George P. Bush and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner mostly blamed Congress and Washington politics for the slowContinue Reading
Over the past 10 years, Texas Housers and our legal and organizing partners have advocated equitable recovery through four majorContinue Reading
Our friends at La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) have been waging a multi-yearContinue Reading
Austin designer Michael McDaniel has developed an alternative temporary housing solution to the FEMA trailer. He calls it the ReactionContinue Reading
Good news for the low income Hurricane Dolly survivors who were denied home repairs by FEMA! The United States DistrictContinue Reading
At yesterday’s hearing on the future of FEMA disaster housing before the House Homeland Security Committee the committee staff producedContinue Reading
The pieces are slowly coming together to answer the question, why were so many applications for FEMA housing assistance inContinue Reading
I liked what I heard from new FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate in his June 9 testimony before the House HomelandContinue Reading
How many times do we have to hear the story before it sinks in? Let’s sum up the government responseContinue Reading
. Texas Low Income Housing Information Service co-director Karen Paup and National Low Income Housing Coalition president Sheila Crowley wereContinue Reading
The back-and-forth between the Texas governor and the US Secretary of Homeland Security over who will pay for the removalContinue Reading
There are hopes that a structural reform and management reorganization of FEMA under the Obama Administration will solve the problemsContinue Reading
It has become abundantly clear that FEMA does not treat low-income disaster survivors right. Consider the stories included in aContinue Reading
Anger is widespread over the fact that people are still living in tents in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. DataContinue Reading
The House Financial Services Committee called HUD and FEMA to testify about when the lead federal agencies for hurricane reliefContinue Reading