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Someone sounded the alarm. EMERGENCY: 500 EVICTION CASES ON VALENTINE’S DAY Tenants were in need. Legal aids jumped into action.…

Texas Housers staff and volunteers have been tracking the experiences of Texas tenants brought before Texas Justice of the Peace…

On May 19, the State of Texas allowed its eviction protections for renters to expire, leaving only tenants who live…

In the two years since Hurricane Harvey made landfall, so much has changed. There has even been some encouraging movement…

Two years ago this week, Hurricane Harvey made landfall over Southeast Texas. The storm’s strength didn’t just punish with its heavy…

Unmet Housing Needs of Hurricane Harvey Survivors in Houston/Harris County from Texas Housers on Vimeo. In Houston and Harris County…

Elected on a pledge to “Stop Low-Income Government Housing” (see campaign ad above), Real Estate Broker and State Representative Valoree…

Illustration of Retreat at Westlock from Harris County Housing Authority website The Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA) has proposed a…

The Houston Chronicle reports… Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday replaced the board chairman of the Harris County Housing Authority,…

“Appalling. … One of the greater abuses of appointed office that I’ve seen,” Harris County Judge Ed Emmett told the Houston Chronicle. That does not…