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Tag: Harris County

Can justice be served in 60 seconds?

Local issues, State issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted February 17, 2023

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

Tags: eviction court, evictions, Harris County, justice of the peace, Tenant rights, tenants

Get Involved: Texas Housers uses CourtWatch to track improper COVID related evictions

Local issues, National issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted January 12, 2021

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

Tags: CourtWatch, COVID, covid-19, evictions, Harris County

Harris County proceeds with evictions hearings behind closed doors as COVID-19 cases rise

Local issues, State issues•by Julia Orduña•Posted June 22, 2020

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

Tags: covid-19, evictions, Harris County

Two years of disaster recovery: we are holding our fire for now as we listen to survivors and ask government for a honest accounting

Harvey Recovery, Local issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted September 1, 2019

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

Tags: Disaster recovery, GLO, Harris County, Houston, Hurricane Harvey

Harris County steps into a future of equitable recovery by passing the #HarrisThrives Resolution

Harvey Recovery, Local issues•by •Posted August 29, 2019

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

Tags: Flooding, Harris County, HarrisThrives, Houston

Greatest concentration of unmet Hurricane Harvey housing need in Harris County is in low-income communities of color

Harvey Recovery, Local issues, State issues•by •Posted January 4, 2018

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

Tags: Disaster recovery, Harris County, Houston, Hurricane Harvey

Houston area representative, pledging to ‘Stop Low-Income Government Housing,’ files bill

State issues, Uncategorized•by John Henneberger•Posted February 13, 2017

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

Tags: Fair housing, Harris County, Houston, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, NIMBY, Texas Legislature, Valoree Swanson

In their own words: Some Harris County residents incensed over proposed low income housing for seniors

Local issues•by •Posted August 4, 2015

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

Tags: Harris County, housing choice voucher, Houston, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, Racism, Section 8

Housing authority shake-up may be under way – Houston Chronicle

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted February 29, 2012

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

Tags: Harris County, Harris County Housing Authority, public housing, Public housing authorities

Harris County Housing Authority’s excesses exposed by Houston Chronicle

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted February 27, 2012

“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…

Tags: Harris County, Harris County Housing Authority, Harris County Texas, public housing
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