The Texas affordable housing problem made simple

February 16, 2012 by John Henneberger 1 Comment

The Texas affordable housing problem in three sentences:

1) The poorest Texans have the hardest time finding housing they can afford.

2) The poorest Texans pay way too much for housing than they can afford.

3) Texas government spends most of the funds it has to build housing that is not affordable to the poor who need it most.

Here it is on a one page chart.

State issues

Housing costs, Housing crisis, housing need, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

About John Henneberger

I started my commitment to housing justice for people and communities with low incomes in 1975 in Austin's Clarksville community. Thirty-six years of working side-by-side with dedicated community leaders to find solutions to housing and community development challenges has taught me some things and I’m learning new stuff every day.

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