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Tag: Weatherization

Agreement reached to end all Texas energy assistance for the poor by 2016

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted May 25, 2013

Representative Sylvester Turner’s office says Representative Turner, the leading advocate for the System Benefit Fund, has agreed to an amendment…

Tags: Heat related deaths, Senator Tommie Williams, Texas Senate, Texas System Benefit Fund, Weatherization

A better solution for energy assistance for Texas poor families is still possible

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted May 25, 2013

The Sierra Club has proposed a far better solution to the Texas Senate’s proposal to spend down and eliminate the…

Tags: Public Utility Commission, PUC, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Texas System Benefit Fund, Weatherization

System Benefit Fund deal in the works: better than nothing until it becomes nothing

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted May 24, 2013

A deal is reportedly in the works over the Texas System Benefit Fund that is better than what was originally…

Tags: Energy costs, Texas System Benefit Fund, Weatherization

The facts about Texas weatherization spending contradict Senate Finance chairman’s claim

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted April 23, 2013

“Check the budget. We already spend a lot of money of weatherization.” This quote came from Senator Williams successfully arguing…

Tags: Senator Williams, Texas Senate, Texas System Benefit Fund, Weatherization

Texas Senate robs from the poor, gives away the money available for low-income utility assistance

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted April 22, 2013

Without bothering to put on masks, a majority of Texas Senators voted this afternoon to rob $811 million from a…

Tags: Senator Rodney Ellia, Senator Royce West, Senator Tommie Williams, System Benefit Fund, Texas Senate, Weatherization

Lawmakers consider refunding money intended to help poor – Houston Chronicle

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted April 6, 2013

The Houston Chronicle is reporting on the issue we blogged yesterday. Here is an excerpt from the Chronicle’s story (behind…

Tags: Senator Lucio, Senator Williams, Texas Legislature, Texas Senate Finance Committee, Weatherization

TX Senate Finance Committee takes back money intended to help poor people pay for electricity

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted April 5, 2013

The Texas Legislature is debating what to do with the $850 million fund that helps Texans living near the poverty…

Tags: Low Income Energy Assistance, Senator Hinojosa, Texas House, Texas Legislature, Texas Senate, Texas Senate Finance Committee, Weatherization

Audit Report Roundup–Weatherization Program, TCAP, NSP

State issues•by •Posted May 2, 2011

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) audit committee meets next week, and their meeting packet is up…

Tags: NSP, TCAP, TDHCA, WAP, Weatherization

WAP Update

State issues•by •Posted February 4, 2011

We’ve discussed the ARRA Weatherization Assistance Program a few times here at Texas Housers, focusing on perceived shortcomings creating local…

Tags: ARRA, TDHCA, Texas Observer, WAP, Weatherization

City of Houston weatherization jobs have not been in low-income communities

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted July 6, 2010

The 2009 Recovery Act increased the funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) in Texas by 2500%.  This program funds…

Tags: ARRA, Houston, Local Jobs, TDHCA, WAP, Weatherization

Don’t bypass low income homeowners in weatherization program

National issues, State issues•by •Posted June 8, 2010

The GAO recently issued its bimonthly report of activities funded by the Recovery Act (ARRA)  in Texas, including a discussion…

Tags: ARRA, TDHCA, WAP, Weatherization

Weatherization–a slow start for Texas may not be all bad news

State issues•by •Posted December 22, 2009

The Dallas Morning News ran a story Sunday (here) regarding Texas’s slow start to the Weatherization Assistance Program.  The story…

Tags: TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, WAP, Weatherization
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