Houston Housing Authority Archives

by John Henneberger February 15, 2017

Proclaiming defiance of housing desegregation order, Houston mayor takes a small step to end the practice

It is really hard to figure out Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s position on racial housing segregation in government-assisted housing. HeContinue Reading

by December 16, 2016

Local issues

How City actions perpetuate Houston’s housing segregation and violate civil rights

Every neighborhood in Houston deserves quality affordable housing, including the community of Independence Heights. But affordable housing should not only beContinue Reading

by September 23, 2016

Local issues Uncategorized

Video: Visualizing Houston’s housing segregation

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched a fair housing investigation after the CityContinue Reading

by March 14, 2016

Local issues

Video: Anger over proposed public housing in high opportunity Houston neighborhood

The public meeting on the Houston Housing Authority’s (HHA) proposal to build the Fountain View Apartments, a mixed-income apartment complex inContinue Reading

by February 9, 2016

Local issues Uncategorized

What’s behind the opposition to public housing in a high opportunity area in Houston?

(Update: After receiving a great deal of feedback on this post – see the comment section below – we postedContinue Reading