Notes from the field: Houston mom says her home is making her sons sick. She and many others are demanding better.
“A decent, safe place to come home to, where I can give my kids a good life.” Ask any ofContinue Reading
“A decent, safe place to come home to, where I can give my kids a good life.” Ask any ofContinue Reading
Houston Mayor Bill White threw in the towel this week, ending his modest effort to provide rudimentary consumer protections toContinue Reading
I have discussed the problem of getting cities to take action on abandoned and derelict properties in low income neighborhoods. Continue Reading
Let’s take a step back and focus on the big picture of housing assistance using this chart I have preparedContinue Reading
The problem posed by abandoned, derelict housing where cities have failed to follow through on code violations extends beyond multifamilyContinue Reading
It happened again last night. More kids were hurt, this time killed, in the slum apartments the city of HoustonContinue Reading
Low income tenants are seldom consulted about the quality of housing that the government builds for them. I have longContinue Reading
Watch John Henneberger’s testimony before the Texas Seante International Relations and Trade Committee on substandard rural housing. Read my writtenContinue Reading
In an outstanding piece of investigative journalism Houston Chronicle staff writers Matt Stiles, Mike Snyder and Julio Cortez have exposedContinue Reading