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
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Dallas Morning News Editorial gets it partly right: Dallas needs to fix its housing policies
The HUD letter of findings of civil rights violations continues to reverberate in Dallas. In a strongly worded editorial todayContinue Reading
“Its Westchester on steroids”: HUD finds Dallas in non-compliance with fair housing laws, seeks sweeping remedies
“Its Westchester on steroids,” is how one civil rights advocate characterized HUD’s findings against the City of Dallas, referring toContinue Reading
Thanksgiving check-in on the homeless in Texas — maybe intractable social problems can be solved after all
It seems that Thanksgiving is one of the few times many people worry about the homeless. Let’s join the crowdContinue Reading
New proposed HUD Fair Housing Rule released
Today HUD posted it’s long awaited new rules regarding how local and state governments affirmatively further fair housing. TheseContinue Reading
HUD closing Dallas and Lubbock field offices to cut costs
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Wednesday announced a series of restructuring and systemic changes within its OfficeContinue Reading
Texas can act now to prevent the next industrial disaster in Port Arthur and Texas City
Bill Minutaglio, a professor of journalism at the University of Texas, Austin, the author of “City on Fire: The ExplosionContinue Reading
An important milestone for civil rights: HUD issues final fair housing “disparate impact rule”
Years in the making, HUD yesterday issued the final rule on proving “disparate impact” under the Fair Housing Act. TheContinue Reading
HUD Secretary Donovan discusses fair housing with state housing coalitions
At a meeting this week HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan discussed HUD’s approach to fair housing with leaders of state low-incomeContinue Reading
2nd installment of ProPublica Fair Housing investigation details Westchester, NY problems
The second article in a major investigative series titled “Living Apart: Fair Housing in America” about HUD’s enforcement of fair housingContinue Reading
Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law – ProPublica
Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law – ProPublica. Nikole Hannah-Jones of the news service ProContinue Reading
HUD plays Grinch with its poorest tenants
A single mother with two children in Texas is potentially eligible to receive $260 per month from Temporary Assistance forContinue Reading
Its not just what Fannie Mae did, its also about what it didn’t do
Let me first admit that I have not yet read the book but I plan to over the next severalContinue Reading