Representative Sylvester Turner’s office says Representative Turner, the leading advocate for the System Benefit Fund, has agreed to an amendment…
Tag: Weatherization
A better solution for energy assistance for Texas poor families is still possible
The Sierra Club has proposed a far better solution to the Texas Senate’s proposal to spend down and eliminate the…
System Benefit Fund deal in the works: better than nothing until it becomes nothing
A deal is reportedly in the works over the Texas System Benefit Fund that is better than what was originally…
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…
Lawmakers consider refunding money intended to help poor – Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is reporting on the issue we blogged yesterday. Here is an excerpt from the Chronicle’s story (behind…
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…
Audit Report Roundup–Weatherization Program, TCAP, NSP
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) audit committee meets next week, and their meeting packet is up…
WAP Update
We’ve discussed the ARRA Weatherization Assistance Program a few times here at Texas Housers, focusing on perceived shortcomings creating local…
City of Houston weatherization jobs have not been in low-income communities
The 2009 Recovery Act increased the funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) in Texas by 2500%. This program funds…
Don’t bypass low income homeowners in weatherization program
The GAO recently issued its bimonthly report of activities funded by the Recovery Act (ARRA) in Texas, including a discussion…
Weatherization–a slow start for Texas may not be all bad news
The Dallas Morning News ran a story Sunday (here) regarding Texas’s slow start to the Weatherization Assistance Program. The story…