Texas Housers urged state lawmakers this afternoon to ensure that all neighborhoods where Texans make their homes meet the basic…
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Agreement reached to end all Texas energy assistance for the poor by 2016
Representative Sylvester Turner’s office says Representative Turner, the leading advocate for the System Benefit Fund, has agreed to an amendment…
The facts about Texas weatherization spending contradict Senate Finance chairman’s claim
“Check the budget. We already spend a lot of money of weatherization.” This quote came from Senator Williams successfully arguing…
Texas Senate robs from the poor, gives away the money available for low-income utility assistance
Without bothering to put on masks, a majority of Texas Senators voted this afternoon to rob $811 million from a…
TX Senate Finance Committee takes back money intended to help poor people pay for electricity
The Texas Legislature is debating what to do with the $850 million fund that helps Texans living near the poverty…
TxLIHIS testimony on Senate housing studies
In an earlier post I listed the various studies related to housing being conducted by Texas Senate Committees during the…
TX Senate studies housing
In the previous post Karen Paup brought up the inclusionary zoning issue at the Texas Legislature. Â I pointed out that…