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Tag: USDA

Labor Secretary hosts ceremony honoring Cesar Chavez while slashing funds for housing farmworkers

National issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 27, 2012

The recognition offered yesterday to leaders of the farmworker movement by US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was welcome. The event…

Tags: farm labor housing, Farmworkers, USDA, USDA housing

502 Rural Housing Program Proposed for Decimation

National issues•by •Posted February 23, 2011

Today the National Rural Housing Coalition sent a letter (below) to Tom Vilsack, the Secretary of the US Department of…

Tags: 502 Direct, federal budget, National Rural Housing Coalition, USDA

Big Improvements in the 502 Direct Program in Texas

State issues•by •Posted November 23, 2010

Last year we reported on USDA’s 502 Direct Loan Program, finding the Texas program poised to return funds allocated to…

Tags: 502 Direct, ARRA, HTF, TDHCA, USDA

USDA Rural Housing Service in Texas: Progress and Potential

State issues•by •Posted June 19, 2010

Last winter TXLIHIS released “USDA Rural Housing Service in Texas: Turning Away from the Poor,” a report detailing how in…

Tags: 502 Direct, open government, Rural Housing Service, TDHCA, Texas Housing Trust Fund, USDA

More good news in restoring rural affordable home loan availability

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 11, 2010

Kathy Tyler of MET. Inc. tells me that over 60 people participated in today’s audio web session to learn about…

Tags: 502 Direct, USDA

Texas groups act to prevent the loss of millions in affordable home loans for the poor

National issues, State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted March 10, 2010

The sad utilization failure of the US Department of Agriculture’s low income home loan program in Texas has been worrying…

Tags: 502 Direct, USDA

USDA Rural Development housing programs would be improved through more open government

National issues•by •Posted December 14, 2009

Last week Peter Orszag, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo called the “Open…

Tags: 502 Direct, Open Govenment, Rural Housing Service, USDA
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