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Tag: source of income

Austin City Council votes to sue state for prohibiting protections against voucher discrimination

Local issues•by •Posted August 17, 2017

Austin is finally fighting back against the state’s efforts to block a critical anti-discrimination protection. In 2014, the City of…

Tags: AFFH, Austin, Fair housing, source of income, Texas Legislature

Looking for a place to live without “bullets flying through the property”

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted February 22, 2017

A University of Texas law professor and community leaders recently spoke with tenants at an apartment complex in Sunnyside, a historically…

Tags: Fair housing, Fountain View, Houston, LIHTC, segregation, source of income, Sunnyside, Texas Legislature

Dallas apartment association advocates for voucher discrimination against veterans

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted June 16, 2016

The Dallas City Council has tabled a proposal to protect veterans from being denied housing based on their source of…

Tags: Dallas, Fair housing, source of income, Vouchers

A push to embrace fair housing reality in the Dallas area

State issues•by •Posted January 6, 2016

During a prominent time for fair housing in America, the Dallas area has been the epicenter, thanks in large part…

Tags: AFFH, Dallas, Fair housing, HUD, ICP, source of income

Report: No Good Choice for Houston’s Housing Choice Voucher Holders

Local issues, Uncategorized•by •Posted November 21, 2015

On November 7, the Houston Chronicle ran a front-page story called ‘The Divide: Hunting for a home,’ exploring the challenges facing…

Tags: Fair housing, Houston, source of income, Vouchers

Secretary Castro marks HUD’s 50th anniversary in Austin

National issues•by •Posted September 9, 2015

At the LBJ School of Public Affairs in Austin, 50 years to the day since President Lyndon B. Johnson established the…

Tags: AFFH, Austin, Fair housing, HUD, julian castro, Mobility, Revitalization, source of income

Many present-day “Show Me a Hero” dynamics can be found in Texas

State issues•by •Posted September 8, 2015

The HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero is over. The show concluded last week, wrapping up its immersive, deeply felt…

Tags: Discrimination, Housing segregation, Housing Tax Credits, Show Me A Hero, source of income

Texas is no longer a good example of source of income protection

State issues•by •Posted August 17, 2015

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro appeared on The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio on…

Tags: Austin, HUD, julian castro, racial segregation, source of income, Voucher discrimination

Five things the City of Austin can do to reduce landlord discrimination against housing voucher holders

Local issues•by Karen Paup•Posted August 14, 2015

Readers will recall that, at the behest of the Austin Apartment Association, the Texas Legislature passed and Governor Abbott signed…

Tags: Austin, Discrimination, racial segregation, source of income

Ferguson, fair housing and voucher discrimination: New York Times investigates a major factor in segregation

National issues•by •Posted August 10, 2015

On the front page of Sunday’s New York Times, reporter John Eligon investigated racial inequality through the lens of fair housing. Specifically,…

Tags: Ferguson, racial segregation, Racism, source of income

Anti-source of income protection legislation signed into law

State issues•by •Posted June 22, 2015

On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 267, officially banning any local ordinances that protect people with housing vouchers…

Tags: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Fair housing, HUD, source of income, Texas Legislature

HUD’s proposed change to voucher program could increase housing choice

Uncategorized•by •Posted June 16, 2015

It’s right there in the name: The Housing Choice Voucher program is supposed to provide families with vouchers with a…

Tags: Fair housing, Housing vouchers, HUD, source of income

An open letter to Governor Abbott: Veto SB 267 and protect fair housing in Texas

State issues•by •Posted June 15, 2015

After the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 267, which outlaws local ordinances prohibiting discrimination against people who receive federal housing assistance,…

Tags: Fair housing, source of income, Texas Legislature

Video: Austin veteran’s experience with homelessness shows the need for strong housing voucher protections

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted June 12, 2015

A year ago, Samantha didn’t know about housing vouchers for veterans. She’d never needed to. “I just had never needed…

Tags: Austin, Discrimination, Fair housing, source of income, veterans

Texas source of income protection ban headed to governor’s desk

State issues•by •Posted May 28, 2015

On Thursday afternoon, the Texas Senate voted 19-12 to concur with the House of Representatives’ version of SB 267, the…

Tags: Discrimination, source of income, Texas Legislature

Update: Texas House approves statewide source of income protection ban

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted May 22, 2015

Update 5/23: The House voted 93-44, with one representative voting ‘present’ vote and 12 absent, to pass SB 267 on third reading…

Tags: Austin, Dallas, HUD, source of income, Texas Legislature

Does source of income protection work?

Local issues•by •Posted May 5, 2015

Both chambers of the Texas Legislature are currently considering bills that would ban local governments from enacting source of income protection…

Tags: Austin, Discrimination, source of income

Update: Anti-source of income protection bill approved by Texas House committee

Uncategorized•by •Posted April 28, 2015

Update 4/30: The House Urban Affairs Committee reconsidered the vote on HB 2909 on April 29, reporting favorably the committee substitute…

Tags: source of income, Texas Legislature

A battle with homelessness and source of income discrimination in Dallas

State issues•by •Posted April 22, 2015

“Oh no, we don’t want any voucher people in here.” Denise Kavanaugh heard variations of that statement again and again…

Tags: Dallas, Discrimination, source of income

Texas House committee hears anti-source of income protection bill

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted April 15, 2015

The Texas House Committee on Urban Affairs heard testimony on Tuesday night on HB 2909, a bill that would ban…

Tags: Fair housing, source of income, Texas Legislature

Update: Source of income protection reaches Texas Senate floor

Uncategorized•by •Posted March 31, 2015

Update 4/1: The Senate did not hear a third reading on CSSB 267 on Wednesday. The bill remains under consideration…

Tags: source of income, Texas Legislature

Mapping the Austin Apartment Association’s opposition to source of income protection

Uncategorized•by •Posted March 20, 2015

In January, our co-director, John Henneberger, wrote in the Austin American-Statesman about the distressing similarities between Austin’s fair housing battles in…

Tags: Austin, Austin Apartment Association, source of income

Anti-source of income protection bill scheduled for hearing tomorrow

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted March 9, 2015

The Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce will hear testimony on SB 267, a proposal by Sen. Charles Perry…

Tags: Austin Apartment Association, Fair housing, source of income, Texas Legislature

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

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’s new fair housing fight is a flashback to the Civil Rights era

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted January 27, 2015

In a column today in the Austin American-Statesman, our co-director John Henneberger highlights how little the opposition to fair housing in…

Tags: Austin American-Statesman, Austin Apartment Association, Discrimination, Fair housing, Fair Housing Act, source of income, source of income protection
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