KLTV reports that a Habitat for Humanity of Smith County is facing criticism over home accessibility modification work done through…
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Update:2011 Tornado Season
Three weeks ago we had an extensive discussion of the relationship between tornado fatalities and manufactured housing (see Many of…
Many of These Are Preventable Deaths
“Spalding County reports two fatalities. Officials say the severe storms tore a mobile home from its foundation and tossed it…
Increasing Minimum Entry Door Width in Manufactured Housing
TxLIHIS recently submitted Comments to the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), a federal advisory committee to HUD on the regulation…
Manufactured homes, mobile homes, and trailers, oh my!
While many readers were tracking the exciting housing bills popping in the mad-end-of-bill-filing rush in the Texas Legislature last week,…
Recap of Sunset Commission Recommendations for TDHCA
Last week the Texas sunset commission adopted its final recommendations regarding the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). …
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words
(Image Kerry Smith / AP) The AP reports today: “Storms ripped through central Mississippi […] Dozens of homes were damaged…
Improving Manufactured Homes, One Tabled Proposal at a Time.
I spent much of last week in DC at the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), a federal advisory committee to…
TDHCA Sunset Recommendation #7: 3 in 1 on manufactured housing
As previously discussed here at Texas Housers, TDHCA is currently undergoing Sunset Review. We are presenting recommendations for ways to…
TDHCA Sunset Recommendation #6: Give the Manufactured Housing Division Its own Sunset clause and review
As previously discussed here at Texas Housers, TDHCA is currently undergoing Sunset Review. We are presenting recommendations for ways to…