The recognition offered yesterday to leaders of the farmworker movement by US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was welcome. The event…
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USDA offers lame excuses while slashing housing funds for the rural poor
US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack either is poorly informed or being disingenuous about cuts the Obama Administration has…
502 Rural Housing Program Proposed for Decimation
Today the National Rural Housing Coalition sent a letter (below) to Tom Vilsack, the Secretary of the US Department of…
Big Improvements in the 502 Direct Program in Texas
Last year we reported on USDA’s 502 Direct Loan Program, finding the Texas program poised to return funds allocated to…
USDA Rural Housing Service in Texas: Progress and Potential
Last winter TXLIHIS released “USDA Rural Housing Service in Texas: Turning Away from the Poor,” a report detailing how in…
More good news in restoring rural affordable home loan availability
Kathy Tyler of MET. Inc. tells me that over 60 people participated in today’s audio web session to learn about…
Texas groups act to prevent the loss of millions in affordable home loans for the poor
The sad utilization failure of the US Department of Agriculture’s low income home loan program in Texas has been worrying…
USDA Rural Development housing programs would be improved through more open government
Last week Peter Orszag, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo called the “Open…
As the pumpkin season approaches there is not housing for farm workers in the Texas pumpkin capital
The farm worker housing development in Floydada, TX and in the Texas Panhandle’s Floyd County is closed. Farm workers are…