Podcast episode 25: A Voice for San Antonio Renters
Nearly half of the city of San Antonio’s residents are renters, and the cost of renting an apartment in theContinue Reading
Tag: Tenant rights
Episode 18: The Power of Renters
More than one-third of households in Texas are renters, and in Austin, more than half of residents rent their homes.Continue Reading
These bills strengthening Texas tenants’ rights and disaster recovery could reshape our future
Texans face a host of housing issues: an inadequate amount of quality affordable homes and the lingering effects of HurricaneContinue Reading
Bills expected to raise tenant late fees advance in Texas House and Senate
As the Texas Legislature swings into high gear, we’ll be covering committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing.Continue Reading
Texas House committee debates caps and increases on late fees for tenants, voucher holders
As the Texas Legislature swings into high gear, we’ll be covering committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing.Continue Reading
UT report finds City of Austin doing little about dangerous rental housing conditions
The Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law, directed by our friend (and previousContinue Reading
NLIHC Highlights Nacogdoches Tenant Association
The Spring 2013 issue of Tenant Talk, a publication of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, contains a moving essayContinue Reading
What kind of city do we want Austin to be? | Paup in Austin American-Statesman
From the Austin American-Statesman, Sunday, July 17, 2011 Now that he’s been told to make way for redevelopment efforts onContinue Reading
Governor Vetos Tenants Rights Bill, Austin Homestead Preservation District Bill
In addition to the TDHCA sunset bill, Perry also vetoed two three other housing related bills: HB 1429 (Deshotel; Carona)Continue Reading
I thought pigs would fly first, but landlord and tenant advocates work together
A strange, good thing came about in Texas in landlord tenant relations during this session of the Texas Legislature. AfterContinue Reading