Lawsuit by four Texas renters says State of Texas, HUD discriminate on race in Hurricane Harvey aid
Four South Texas renters filed a civil rights lawsuit last week in federal court alleging HUD and the State ofContinue Reading
Four South Texas renters filed a civil rights lawsuit last week in federal court alleging HUD and the State ofContinue Reading
(Photo above is of red tag, labeling Arbor Courts as a fire hazard) HUD Secretary Ben Carson declared that conditionsContinue Reading
This week, community leaders of the Sunnyside neighborhood in Houston released a report that shines a light on some ofContinue Reading
Back in 2008 we listed the eleven subsidized housing properties with the lowest physical inspection scores from HUD. One ofContinue Reading
Last week we pointed to HUD’s release of 2009 Physical Inspection Scores for subsidized properties. Eric Dexheimer at the AustinContinue Reading
Back in 2008 we presented data on physical inspection scores of subsidized housing in Texas. HUD has updated this datasetContinue Reading
Heather K. Way, director of the Community Development Law Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law, read myContinue Reading
Houston Mayor Bill White acted quickly and responsibly in preventing the owners of the 600 unit Houston La Casita apartmentContinue Reading
A total of 107 or 9.4 percent of HUD assisted housing apartment developments in Texas earned a very low scoreContinue Reading
“This is a terrible place to live, and I just don’t know how to get out.” – a resident ofContinue Reading
Today’s dangerous housing problems in the Southwestern part of Houston have been greatly exacerbated by the actions of Houston cityContinue Reading
For the past two days I have been exploring in this blog ways to deal with the massive problem ofContinue Reading
I was proud to present Houston Mayor Bill White an award in 2007 on behalf of the National Low IncomeContinue Reading
It happened again last night. More kids were hurt, this time killed, in the slum apartments the city of HoustonContinue Reading
In an outstanding piece of investigative journalism Houston Chronicle staff writers Matt Stiles, Mike Snyder and Julio Cortez have exposedContinue Reading