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Tag: NIMBY
Fort Worth wants affordable housing and could have it, if the city strongly rejects NIMBY pitfalls
In late June 2020, Fort Worth City Council voted against a zoning change that would have likely secured tax credit…
Fort Worth fair housing assessment shines light on community opposition to low-income housing
“If there is a cancer in the city, do not cut it out and replant it in another part of…
Legislators should be celebrating affordable housing, not fearmongering
I testified at a hearing of the Texas House of Representatives Urban Affairs Committee on May 2, speaking against HB 1792 by Rep.…
Houston area representative, pledging to ‘Stop Low-Income Government Housing,’ files bill
Elected on a pledge to “Stop Low-Income Government Housing” (see campaign ad above), Real Estate Broker and State Representative Valoree…
Federal report calls out political influence on affordable housing locations in Texas
A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) identifies fair housing concerns with the way the State of Texas…
Radio interview with our Houston co-director Chrishelle Palay on the consequences of NIMBYism
Texas Housers Houston co-director Chrishelle Palay appeared on Houston Matters, the public affairs radio show from Houston Public Media, to discuss how…
Affordable housing opponents use Section 8 as a slur in wealthy Dallas suburb
In recent months, some residents of the Dallas area have made it explicitly clear that “Section 8 housing” is often…
TX House gives each state representative power to choose or veto housing tax credit developments
An eleventh hour amendment to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Sunset bill by a strong opponent…
Rep. Anchia Files Bill Removing Legislative Letters from Housing Tax Credit Scoring
In a previous blog post here at Texas Housers, we presented an analysis showing that the letters written by Texas…
The ‘Whitest town in North Texas’ fights to keep it that way
This might just be the ideal place to film a remake of “Birth Of A Nation,” D.W. Griffith’s silent film…
Effect of Elected Official Letters on the 2011 LIHTC Round
Abstract: Letters written by Texas State Representatives and Senators regarding the development of low income housing in the state had…
Feds Sue Wisconsin town for NIMBY Opposition to LIHTC Development
Its been a busy week at the Justice Department on the fair housing front. After yesterday’s legal action petitioning to…
State Rep Riddle says she wants no low-income housing in her district
To appreciate the fair housing problem in Texas just watch this video. Back in February, at a hearing on the…
It’s NIMBY Time…Again
“We realize that not all residents of an affordable housing development will, by default, be criminals. However, we are also…
Study: Leading Subsidized Housing Program in Texas Limits Economic Opportunity of the Poor
New report finds that Low Income Housing Tax Credit housing is more likely than other rental housing to be built…
TxLIHIS Comments on Proposed 2011 QAP
October 23, 2010 Ms. Robbye Meyer Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs P.O. Box 13941 Austin, TX 78711-3941 RE:…
NIMBYism in Real Time
“Studies show it [NIMBYism] has contributed to projects being clustered in less affluent areas with high concentrations of minorities, such…
“Neighborhood” letters and Tax Credit Properties
Eric Dexheimer at that Statesman has an extensive article examining neighborhood groups and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. …
It is not a proposal to build a toxic waste dump for Pete’s sake!
I came across this sign today in Austin providing a “public notice” regarding an application to build housing for the…