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Tag: Section 8

Section 8 tenants score victory in court ruling, HUD must relocate renters in substandard housing

Local issues, State issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted November 8, 2021

Texas Housers has worked with tenants in the Coppertree Village apartment complex for many years. A property that hosts numerous…

Tags: coppertree, Section 8

Texas Housers presents the Tenant view of Houston’s segregation of Project Based Section 8 Housing in latest report

Local issues, Studies•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted October 10, 2019

Texas Housers is exploring the issues of HUD-subsidized housing from the perspective of the tenants. In Part 1 of a…

Tags: Houston, Report, Section 8

Correction issued in our “Project Based Section 8 Housing: Across Houston and The Woodlands” report

Studies•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted August 30, 2019

An earlier version of our report “Project Based Section 8 Housing: Across Houston and The Woodlands” transposed the REAC scores,…

Tags: Section 8

Texas Housers explores Houston’s segregation of Project Based Section 8 Housing in a new report

Local issues, Studies•by •Posted August 20, 2019

The politics of who is in charge may shift through the years, but our commitment as a nation to providing…

Tags: Houston, Report, Section 8

Tenants at Houston’s flooded, distressed Arbor Court Apartments sue HUD for intentional racial discrimination

Local issues•by •Posted July 19, 2018

(Photo above is of red tag, labeling Arbor Courts as a fire hazard) HUD Secretary Ben Carson declared that conditions…

Tags: Arbor Court, Fair housing, Flooding, Houston, Section 8, Substandard apartments

Study finds wealthy homeowners benefit from federal housing programs far more than low-income people

National issues, Studies•by •Posted October 12, 2017

Pop quiz: What is the largest federally-subsidized housing program in the United States? Hint: It’s not Section 8 housing choice…

Tags: federal subsidy, Mortgage Interest Deduction, NLIHC, Section 8

Estimates of housing voucher cuts for each Texas city under President’s budget

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 17, 2017

Thanks to research by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, we can now see the effects that President Trump’s proposed…

Tags: housing choice vouchers, public housing, Public housing authorities, Section 8, Texas

Suit filed to overturn Texas prohibition on source of income protection for voucher holders

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted February 17, 2017

In Texas, there is a law formally protecting landlord discrimination against people with housing vouchers, most of whom are African-American. A lawsuit filed Thursday in…

Tags: Fair housing, Housing Discrimination, Inclusive Communities Project, Section 8, Texas Apartment Association, Texas Legislature

Proposed program change would provide voucher holders with greater choice, opportunity

National issues•by John Henneberger•Posted June 17, 2016

A proposed rule change for the use of federal Housing Choice Vouchers would greatly improve the chance that housing vouchers will do what they…

Tags: Fair housing, HUD, SAFMR, Section 8, Vouchers

Affordable housing opponents use Section 8 as a slur in wealthy Dallas suburb

Local issues•by •Posted October 6, 2015

In recent months, some residents of the Dallas area have made it explicitly clear that “Section 8 housing” is often…

Tags: Affordable housing, Dallas, Fair housing, NIMBYism, Section 8

In their own words: Some Harris County residents incensed over proposed low income housing for seniors

Local issues•by •Posted August 4, 2015

Illustration of Retreat at Westlock from Harris County Housing Authority website The Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA) has proposed a…

Tags: Harris County, housing choice voucher, Houston, Low Income Housing Tax Credit, Racism, Section 8

Texas Senate Committee passes bill to prohibit source of income protection – exempts Austin

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 17, 2015

This morning the Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee voted to recommend passage of SB 267, a bill that prevents…

Tags: Fair housing, Section 8

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals lifts order barring Austin’s Source of Income protection ordnance

Uncategorized•by John Henneberger•Posted March 17, 2015

This afternoon the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans vacated its order blocking immediate implementation…

Tags: Fair housing, housing choice vouchers, Section 8

What’s next for source of income protection in Austin?

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted March 3, 2015

On Friday, a federal district judge rejected the Austin Apartment Association’s challenge to source of income protection in Austin. The…

Tags: Austin, Austin Apartment Association, Fair housing, housing voucher, local control, Section 8, source of income, Texas Legislature

“This court is not persuaded” – U.S. District Court rejects Austin Apartment Association challenge to city fair housing ordinance

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted February 27, 2015

In a ruling this afternoon, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks rejected a motion for preliminary injunction by the Austin Apartment Association…

Tags: Austin Apartment Association, Fair housing, Section 8

Austin veteran no longer homeless with the help of a housing voucher

Local issues•by •Posted February 12, 2015

This is part of a series of stories about the experiences of housing voucher holders. For more, read our previous…

Tags: Affordable housing, Austin, Fair housing, Section 8, source of income, VASH, veterans

Evita Cruz: Source of income discrimination leaves families vulnerable

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted February 4, 2015

This is part of a series about tenants who have faced discrimination because of their source of income. Watch Evita…

Tags: Austin, Austin Apartment Association, Austin City Council, evita cruz, Fair housing, Section 8, source of income

Austin Tenants’ Council study illuminates source of income discrimination

Local issues•by •Posted January 29, 2015

Austin’s new ordinance protecting renters from discrimination based on their source of income faces dual challenges, a lawsuit from the Austin…

Tags: Austin, Austin Apartment Association, Austin City Council, Austin Tenants' Council, Discrimination, Fair housing, housing authority, housing choice voucher, housing voucher, Section 8, source of income

Austin City Council moves to adopt fair housing “source of income” protection

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted October 2, 2014

The Austin City Council today unanimously passed on first reading an amendment to the Austin Fair Housing Ordnance to prohibit landlords from rejecting…

Tags: Fair housing, housing choice vouchers, Section 8

Dallas pregnant woman reportedly trampled, others injured in rush for housing vouchers

Local issues, News Clips•by John Henneberger•Posted July 21, 2011

Bo McCarver’s housing news clips posted on this blog this week has a story from the AP headlined, “Early morning…

Tags: Dallas, Public housing authorities, Section 8

Section 8 Waitlists In Texas

State issues•by •Posted June 1, 2011

Previously here at Texas Houser’s, we noted the Dallas Housing Authority lost 13,000 applications to its Section 8 program.  Under…

Tags: Dallas Housing Authority, housing choice vouchers, HUD, Section 8

Dallas Housing Vouchers – Extreme Need and Error

Local issues•by •Posted April 7, 2011

Yesterday The Dallas Housing Authority opened its waiting list for its Housing Choice Voucher program for the first time in…

Tags: Dallas Housing Authority, Section 8, SNAFU

Government housing programs can and do help the poorest families in Texas

Local issues, National issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 20, 2009

I blogged last week about the need for housing programs to recognize the housing needs of families well below 30…

Tags: Housing policy, Housing resources, Low income housing, Public housing authorities, Section 8

Governor Perry must act to let hurricane victims move into apartments

Local issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted December 29, 2008

More than half of 5,000 Galveston County families displaced by Hurricane Ike and given federal vouchers to rent homes or…

Tags: Galveston, Hurricane Ike, Section 8

North Texas emerges as ground zero in newly energized fight against racial housing segregation

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted November 22, 2008

North Texas is becoming ground zero in the fight against residential racial segregation.  This thanks to the experienced and increasingly…

Tags: Dallas, Housing segregation, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Section 8

Correcting Houston’s extreme shortage of government subsidized housing should be top priority

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted November 10, 2008

Traditionally public and  Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers play a major role in providing affordable housing within major US cities. …

Tags: Houston, Public housing authorities, Section 8

Reporter alleges Section 8 tenant crime wave, but where is the evidence?

Local issues, National issues•by John Henneberger•Posted August 10, 2008

The elite media has decided to focus on whether Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher holders are bringing crime to suburban…

Tags: Housing policy, Housing segregation, Public housing authorities, Section 8

Unraveling the mystery of 500 unused Dallas Section 8 vouchers

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted July 4, 2008

The Dallas Morning News ran a story by Kim Horner on June 23 about 500 Section 8 vouchers that have…

Tags: Dallas, Dallas Housing Authority, Housing segregation, Housing vouchers, Public housing authorities, Section 8
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