There have been some recent signs that Houston is slowly accepting the need to practice fair housing and treat all…
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#ReentryWeek: Sunnyside residents have a vision for fair chances at housing
The U.S. Justice Department has declared this week “National Reentry Week” to shed light on the challenges faced by formerly…
The importance of speaking up for fair housing
I recently I had the pleasure of providing comment at a public meeting around the Houston Housing Authority’s Fountain View project,…
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 in…
TxLIHIS Houston co-director Chrishelle Palay named to Next City Vanguard “40 under 40”
Our Houston co-director Chrishelle Palay has been selected as one of America’s top 40 urban innovators aged 40 or younger for this…
Houston Chronicle editorial supports Fountain View proposal and fair housing
On February 25, the editorial board of the Houston Chronicle defended a proposed affordable housing development which has become the target of organized…
The opportunity blueprint: Our plan for a united, diverse Houston
Houston is at a crossroads. The city is growing and the economy is booming – but only for some. Despite…
Houstonians should be angry about public housing – because of segregation
Note: A version of this post ran in the Gray Matters section of the Houston Chronicle on March 30. Our piece on…
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 posted…
EPA hears testimony on civil rights and environmental injustice in Houston
On January 12, Texas Housers Houston co-director Chrishelle Palay testified (pictured above) at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public listening…
Why is the City of Houston stonewalling the release of public information?
As part of the agreement between a government and the people it serves, there is an expectation of transparency and…
Sunnyside community celebrates historical designation of important landmark
On Thursday, December 10, Houston’s Sunnyside community will celebrate the recent designation of the old Cullen Clinic building, now home…
Report: No Good Choice for Houston’s Housing Choice Voucher Holders
On November 7, the Houston Chronicle ran a front-page story called ‘The Divide: Hunting for a home,’ exploring the challenges facing…
Sunnyside TIRZ: An opportunity for revitalization…and distraction
On Tuesday, the Houston City Council voted to establish a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) in the Sunnyside neighborhood, where we have…
The right to choose, the right to stay, the right to equal treatment, the right to have a say: Reimagining fair housing
[The following are remarks I prepared for the keynote at the National Association of Collegiate Planners Conference in Houston, October 23,…
How Houston’s affordability conversation excludes neighborhoods like Sunnyside
I recently had the pleasure of attending an affordable housing summit put on by Zillow, an opportunity for Houston’s housing…
Video: Introducing the Sunnyside Plan, a new kind of community plan for Houston
Sunnyside Plan, a community planning effort of, by and for residents of Houston’s Sunnyside neighborhood, launched with a kickoff meeting…
The Houston general plan: Recommendations for a more equitable city
I recently had the opportunity to provide public testimony on the City of Houston’s new general plan. The premise of the…
In their own words: Some Harris County residents incensed over proposed low income housing for seniors
Illustration of Retreat at Westlock from Harris County Housing Authority website The Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA) has proposed a…
Join us for a webinar on mapping in fair housing and environmental justice
On Wednesday, May 27, our co-director John Henneberger and fair housing planner Charlie Duncan will participate in a Mapchat, the…
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…
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…
Video: TOP demands Houston take responsibility for environmental disaster
At this week’s meeting of the Houston City Council, several members of the Texas Organizing Project (TOP) delivered their message…
Houston Chronicle: Disaster recovery housing program badly mismanaged
On Saturday, the Houston Chronicle published reporter Harvey Rice’s exploration into the systemic failures in rebuilding disaster housing in the…
Looking for environmental hazards and air polluters in Houston? Just find a low income Black or Hispanic neighborhood.
We mapped industrial hazardous waste sites and EPA sources of air pollution in the Houston metro area and guess what…
City of Houston introduces developers to residents of 3 designated economically, racially integrated communities
Through the CDBG Hurricane Ike Disaster Recovery program the City of Houston is using more than $100 million in federal…
Fort Bend County is nation’s most ethnically diverse county in US – Houston Chronicle
Fort Bend County is the most ethnically diverse county in the United States. And according to the 2010 federal census,…
Chrishelle Palay helps Houston’s poor and needy plead their cause
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. – Proverbs 31:9 . Chrishelle Palay…
