Following a natural disaster, a survivor’s road back to normal can be long and difficult. If they are lucky enoughContinue Reading
Long-established Texas laws that have protected tenants for years from paying punitive and unreasonable late fees for overdue rent areContinue Reading
Building affordable housing can be a long journey with approval needed from many groups and individuals along the way. Unfortunately,Continue Reading
Texans face a host of housing issues: an inadequate amount of quality affordable homes and the lingering effects of HurricaneContinue Reading
Texas Housers urged state lawmakers this afternoon to ensure that all neighborhoods where Texans make their homes meet the basicContinue Reading
The National Hurricane Center projects that Tropical Storm Harvey is now expected to be a major hurricane by the timeContinue Reading
Austin is finally fighting back against the state’s efforts to block a critical anti-discrimination protection. In 2014, the City ofContinue Reading
This piece was written for Texas Housers by Michael Arria. The Texas Legislature has spent much of this summer’s specialContinue Reading
Texas dodged the worst of the foreclosure crisis that tanked much of the national economy a decade ago, thanks inContinue Reading
This piece originally ran as a column in The Monitor on June 25. For decades the State of Texas looked theContinue Reading
The regular session of the 2017 Texas Legislature ended on May 29, and most housing-related legislation failed to advance throughContinue Reading
Follow housing issues at the Texas Legislature and our full bill tracker here. Texas’ major cities face a housing affordability crisisContinue Reading
Follow housing issues at the Texas Legislature and our full bill tracker here. We’ve reached a critical point in the stateContinue Reading
I testified at a hearing of the Texas House of Representatives Urban Affairs Committee on May 2, speaking against HB 1792 by Rep.Continue Reading
Follow housing issues at the Texas Legislature and our full bill tracker here. Update 5/8: SB 1673 by Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr. has passedContinue Reading
We cover committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing at the Texas Legislature, which concludes its 2017 sessionContinue Reading
As the Texas Legislature swings into high gear, we’ll be covering committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing.Continue Reading
As the Texas Legislature swings into high gear, we’ll be covering committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing.Continue Reading
As the Texas Legislature swings into high gear, we’ll be covering committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing.Continue Reading
As the Texas Legislature swings into high gear, we’ll be covering committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing.Continue Reading
A University of Texas law professor and community leaders recently spoke with tenants at an apartment complex in Sunnyside, a historicallyContinue Reading
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 inContinue Reading
Elected on a pledge to “Stop Low-Income Government Housing” (see campaign ad above), Real Estate Broker and State Representative ValoreeContinue Reading
The Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IGR) is one of the most influential in the Texas Senate, dealing with the administration ofContinue Reading
The Texas Legislature kicked off its 2017 session on January 10, with plenty of housing-related bills already filed, proposed orContinue Reading
The Texas Legislature opens next month under specific instructions to use a 4 percent reduction in general revenue as the starting point inContinue Reading
Each legislative session, Texas Housers hosts a bi-weekly Housing Working Group for advocates, providers, non-profit staff and others engaged in housing issues atContinue Reading
Texas Housers fair housing planner Charlie Duncan and University of Texas professor Heather Way were among the speakers at aContinue Reading
RAPIDO, the innovative disaster recovery housing program recognized by the MacArthur Foundation, Public Radio International, SXSW and many others, has received another impressive honor. TheContinue Reading
On February 3, the Texas Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) held a public hearing in Brownsville on one of theirContinue Reading