The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program is the largest source of funding for affordable multifamily property development andContinue Reading
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit program is helping to produce most of the new affordable housing in our country.Continue Reading
No politician has the right to tell families where to live – especially not because of their race or income. DoingContinue Reading
I testified at a hearing of the Texas House of Representatives Urban Affairs Committee on May 2, speaking against HB 1792 by Rep.Continue Reading
We cover committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing at the Texas Legislature, which concludes its 2017 sessionContinue Reading
Recent changes to the way Texas scores applications for housing tax credits appear to have had a slight but notableContinue Reading
Did a fair housing suit actually cause the State of Texas to reduce racial segregation? That’s the question our recentContinue Reading
A University of Texas law professor and community leaders recently spoke with tenants at an apartment complex in Sunnyside, a historicallyContinue Reading
In 2013, the State of Texas changed its scoring criteria for applications for Low Income Housing Tax Credits, in response toContinue Reading
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued a bulletin that reprimands a thinly-veiled “Agency” in “State X” for its reliance on local supportContinue Reading
On November 10, after months of roundtables, discussions and compromises, the board of the Texas Department of Housing andContinue Reading
A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) identifies fair housing concerns with the way the State of TexasContinue Reading
There have been some recent signs that Houston is slowly accepting the need to practice fair housing and treat allContinue Reading
We recently filed comments (jointly with Texas Appleseed) on the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs‘ (TDCHA) “Qualified AllocationContinue Reading
Our analysis of the State of Texas’ 2015 Competitive Housing Tax Credit awards process seeks to understand how the currentContinue Reading
This week Texas Housers will release the 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit report, an analysis of the state’s competitive process to awardContinue Reading
This week Texas Housers will release the 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit report, an analysis of the state’s competitive process toContinue Reading
This week Texas Housers will release our 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report, an analysis of the state’s competitive process toContinue Reading
Yesterday’s oral arguments in the State of Texas’ appeal of the District Court’s ruling in the Inclusive Communities Project vs. TexasContinue Reading
The Texas Senate passed out the TDHCA Sunset bill this afternoon. The bill voted out adopted the recommendations of theContinue Reading
The Texas House yesterday debated HB3361, the bill to continue the functions of the Texas Department of Housing and Community AffairsContinue Reading
In a previous blog post here at Texas Housers, we presented an analysis showing that the letters written by TexasContinue Reading
Reporter Karisa King’s full Texas housing story is out in the San Antonio Express News. It is a devastating exposeContinue Reading
Karisa King of the San Antonio Epress News has an incredibly researched and very disturbing story in Sunday’s New YorkContinue Reading
Housing segregation is a problem most Texas communities struggle with. Crippled by a lack of political courage and leadership noContinue Reading
Abstract: Letters written by Texas State Representatives and Senators regarding the development of low income housing in the state had the effect of moving development to lower income, higher poverty areas of the state.
When Texas Governor Rick Perry vetoed the TDHCA Sunset Bill a week or so ago one thing that was lostContinue Reading
We noted yesterday the United States Department of Justice brought suit alleging the City of New Berlin, Wisconsin had violated theContinue Reading
Its been a busy week at the Justice Department on the fair housing front. After yesterday’s legal action petitioning toContinue Reading
To appreciate the fair housing problem in Texas just watch this video. Back in February, at a hearing on theContinue Reading