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Great new research tool: ESRI’s Community Analyst mapping site - Comments (2)
Excuse the inconvenience, we are merging our blog and website - Comments (0)
Learn how to resolve a dispute with your landlord - Comments (0)
Find subsidized housing with our custom search tool – Texas Housing Counselor - Comments (0)
Video of Houston Disaster Recovery Town Hall - Comments (0)
Hurricane Disaster Spending–an opportunity to repair homes *and* create jobs in affected communities - Comments (0)
Chronicle on Houston Disaster Recovery Repair - Comments (0)
John Henneberger Testimony at Urban Affairs on TDHCA Sunset - Comments (0)
Increasing Minimum Entry Door Width in Manufactured Housing - Comments (1)
Manufactured homes, mobile homes, and trailers, oh my! - Comments (0)
John Henneberger Testimony at Senate Finance on TDHCA Budget - Comments (0)
Observer Article on Disaster Recovery - Comments (0)
Houston TOP Bus Tour - Comments (0)
Recap of Sunset Commission Recommendations for TDHCA - Comments (2)
Meet Elizabeth, the Texas Tenant Advisor, and the Texas Housing Counselor - Comments (0)
Join us for the 2010 Texas (Fair) Housing Awards - Comments (0)
Sunset Followup - Comments (0)
First homes complete, Texas Grow Home Project website launched - Comments (1)
What the State of Texas must do to fix the Hurricane rebuilding plan (and what we plan to do to make sure it does) - Comments (0)
“To feel useful in this old world” - Comments (3)
New TxLIHIS initiative seeks improvements in housing tax credit program - Comments (2)
TexasHousers on Twitter - Comments (0)
My excuse for a irregular blogging – bill filing deadline - Comments (0)
February 3 meeting to discuss Texas housing legislation - Comments (0)
Thanks for supporting our 20th anniversary - Comments (0)
Come to our 20th anniversary party October 1 - Comments (0)
VISTAs make good things happen in housing - Comments (0)
Farewell Kristin - Comments (0)
We have not learned the lessons of Katrina - Comments (0)
32 years in low income housing in Texas - Comments (0)

Local issues

Latest data shows TX minimum wage earners can’t afford half the rent on a typical apartment - Comments (0)
‘Homeless hotspots’ at South X Southwest stir controversy - Comments (0)
Housing authority shake-up may be under way – Houston Chronicle - Comments (0)
The Harris County Housing Authority gets motivated to act like the top 1 percent - Comments (0)
Harris County Housing Authority’s excesses exposed by Houston Chronicle - Comments (1)
The ‘Whitest town in North Texas’ fights to keep it that way - Comments (0)
HUD rejects City of Houston fair housing effort - Comments (1)
Dallas fumbles in the absence of a housing policy - Comments (2)
DMN editorial says paper will push housing in 2012 - Comments (0)
Couple lives in tent waiting for Ike-damaged home’s repair | khou.com Houston - Comments (0)
On 3rd anniversary 200 tell Houston City Council reforms are needed in Hurricane Ike recovery program - Comments (0)
Protesters say city slow to repair Ike-damaged houses – Houston Chronicle - Comments (0)
Senior’s city-built home lacked insulation – Houston Chronicle - Comments (0)
Three Years After Ike, Many Still Await Assistance | Public News Service - Comments (0)
September 13, 2011 is the three year anniversary of Hurricane Ike - Comments (0)
Houston experiences largest growth of poor population in American metros - Comments (1)
When the overwhelming majority of good people don’t confront prejudice, an entire community suffers - Comments (1)
Colonia improvements still leave the poor in deplorable housing - Comments (0)
Thousands still recovering from Hurricane Ike | abc13.com - Comments (0)
It’s finally time to get rid of those post-Ike blue tarps | Houston Chronicle - Comments (0)
Colonia Resident Worried About Tropical Storm Don - Comments (0)
HUD’s Ron Sims discusses something Austin officials will not — homeownership and race - Comments (0)
Dallas pregnant woman reportedly trampled, others injured in rush for housing vouchers - Comments (0)
Austin case study: Postdisaster housing policy and low-income survivors - Comments (0)
What kind of city do we want Austin to be? | Paup in Austin American-Statesman - Comments (0)
Where Texas border housing and community development issues stand after the legislative session - Comments (0)
HUD pointedly directs Galveston to rebuild its public housing - Comments (1)
TX Tribune story may lead to a misdiagnosis of colonia conditions and health problems - Comments (0)
CNN says, “Impoverished border town grows from shacks into community” – not exactly - Comments (0)
Wait gets longer for public housing in Galveston | Houston Chronicle - Comments (0)

National issues

Mitt Romney at private fundraiser: I might eliminate HUD – The Washington Post - Comments (0)
Labor Secretary hosts ceremony honoring Cesar Chavez while slashing funds for housing farmworkers - Comments (0)
Court rules Texas Housing Tax Credit program violates Fair Housing Act - Comments (0)
Out of Reach: The Housing Wage in Context - Comments (1)
Latest data shows TX minimum wage earners can’t afford half the rent on a typical apartment - Comments (0)
The Poverty of an Idea – NYTimes.com - Comments (0)
HUD boss Shaun Donovan jumps into President Obama mortgage melee – POLITICO.com - Comments (0)
NYT picks up on public housing rent increase issue - Comments (0)
$141M in Texas foreclosure settlement funds should be used to prevent more foreclosures - Comments (0)
HUD plays Grinch with its poorest tenants - Comments (1)
New study shows 3 in 4 poor Texas families spend more than half of income for rent - Comments (0)
President Obama proposes $1B for National Housing Trust Fund - Comments (0)
Department of Justice sues local government for multifamily housing ban - Comments (1)
Loren Berlin, former TxLIHIS staffer, named housing reporter at Huffington Post - Comments (0)
Housing coalition responds to House committee vote to repeal National Housing Trust Fund - Comments (0)
The budget cap deal means the opportunity to address poverty is slipping away - Comments (2)
Recession and falling housing values dramatically widening wealth gap between whites, Hispanics and blacks - Comments (1)
Mississippi auctions remaining Katrina cottages | Gulfport – SunHerald.com - Comments (0)
HUD withholds county’s federal funds over fair housing plan - Comments (1)
HUD’s Ron Sims discusses something Austin officials will not — homeownership and race - Comments (0)
HUD Secretary Donovan’s letter to PHAs about accepting ex-offenders - Comments (0)
Preview of new HUD GIS mapping tool shows promise and potential - Comments (0)
Austin case study: Postdisaster housing policy and low-income survivors - Comments (0)
USDA offers lame excuses while slashing housing funds for the rural poor - Comments (1)
Listening to Congress debate housing is a sobering experience - Comments (1)
US House Subcommittee Votes to Eliminate Housing Trust Fund — Rooflines - Comments (0)
Poll: Most think government should help homeowners in trouble - Comments (0)
Doggett on Foreclosures-“Well, the market didn’t really work, did it?” - Comments (1)
The racism of New Berlin is growing in Galveston - Comments (9)
Feds Sue Wisconsin town for NIMBY Opposition to LIHTC Development - Comments (1)

News Clips

Bo’s housing news clips: Study finds zoning segregates lower-income students in lower-scoring schools. - Comments (0)
Bo’s housing news clips: National home foreclosures and Galveston housing woes are top stories in recent weeks - Comments (0)
Bo’s housing news clips: Cost of living in Austin is ‘Out of Reach’ for most renters - Comments (0)
Falkenberg: Learning a lot from the Rankin debacle – Houston Chronicle - Comments (0)
Bo’s housing clips: Battered by crisis, poor still find paths to home ownership - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly housing news compilation, 3-13-2012 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly housing news compilation, 3-6-2012 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly housing news compilation, 2-28-2012 - Comments (0)
HUD boss Shaun Donovan jumps into President Obama mortgage melee – POLITICO.com - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly housing news compilation, 2-21-2012 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly housing news compilation, 2-14-2012 - Comments (1)
Bo McCarver’s weekly housing news compilation, 2-7-2012 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly housing news compilation, 2-14-2012 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly housing news compilation, 1-31-2012 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly housing news compilation, 1-24-2012 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly housing news compilation, 1-17-2012 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly housing news compilation, 1-10-2012 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly housing news compilation, 1-3-2012 - Comments (0)
Housing News Clips – December 2011 - Comments (0)
Housing News Clips – November 2011 - Comments (0)
Housing News Clips – October 2011 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 9-20-2011 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 9-13-2011 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 8-30-2011 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 8-23-2011 - Comments (0)
“Noodlng” and the resignation of Mike Gerber - Comments (2)
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 8-16-2011 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 8-2-2011 - Comments (0)
50,000 protest soaring housing prices in Tel Aviv | CNN - Comments (2)
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 7-26-2011 - Comments (0)

State issues

Texas LIHTC housing program rocked by second earthquake in two months - Comments (0)
Low-Income Housing Program Compels Building in Poor Texas Areas – NYTimes.com - Comments (0)
Coalition of conservative activists’ calls for consolidation of TDHCA and TSAHC - Comments (0)
Court rules Texas Housing Tax Credit program violates Fair Housing Act - Comments (0)
Brian Potashnik to restart work outside TX new court filing says | dallasnews.com Crime Blog - Comments (0)
Austin American-Statesman: State should ask HNTB for a refund - Comments (0)
State report: 29% of TX first round HUD disaster funds drawn down, 0% 2nd round - Comments (0)
Latest data shows TX minimum wage earners can’t afford half the rent on a typical apartment - Comments (0)
Candidate for most outrageous quote of 2012: HNTB says Texas disaster recovery program is “on target and on budget” - Comments (0)
Federal Audit Questions $8 Million Paid to HNTB — General Land Office | The Texas Tribune - Comments (0)
Amid Finger-Pointing, Hurricane Relief for Texans Lags – NYTimes.com - Comments (0)
More Texas kids live in concentrated poverty than in any other state - Comments (0)
New Texas state housing agency director discusses reorganization, relying on fewer, larger contractors - Comments (0)
$141M in Texas foreclosure settlement funds should be used to prevent more foreclosures - Comments (0)
HUD plays Grinch with its poorest tenants - Comments (1)
In Texas state government the tail wags the dog in affordable housing policy - Comments (0)
The Texas affordable housing problem made simple - Comments (1)
New study shows 3 in 4 poor Texas families spend more than half of income for rent - Comments (0)
Hurricane Ike and Dolly home reconstruction drags on at unacceptable rates - Comments (1)
Dallas fumbles in the absence of a housing policy - Comments (2)
Fewer than 500 Texas homes repaired in three years since Hurricane Ike - Comments (0)
Protesters say city slow to repair Ike-damaged houses – Houston Chronicle - Comments (0)
Three Years After Ike, Many Still Await Assistance | Public News Service - Comments (0)
September 13, 2011 is the three year anniversary of Hurricane Ike - Comments (0)
Houston experiences largest growth of poor population in American metros - Comments (1)
Texas border building codes: a mostly meaningless and bizarre law - Comments (0)
Why are mortgage closing costs in Texas the second highest in the US? - Comments (2)
Where Texas border housing and community development issues stand after the legislative session - Comments (0)
HUD pointedly directs Galveston to rebuild its public housing - Comments (1)
TX Tribune story may lead to a misdiagnosis of colonia conditions and health problems - Comments (0)

Uncategorized

Report: Texas Efficiency Rent 90% of SSI Payments - Comments (0)
60 minutes on Texas Farmworkers - Comments (0)
Many of These Are Preventable Deaths - Comments (1)
John Henneberger Testimony at TDHCA Appropriations Hearing - Comments (1)
Blog Logistics - Comments (0)
Housing: The Newest Utility? - Comments (2)
HUD’s Worst Case Housing Needs Report for 2009 - Comments (0)
Reasonable Accommodation Enforcement Action in the News - Comments (0)
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words - Comments (1)
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 11-16-2010 - Comments (0)
Recap of TDHCA’s QAP Adoption - Comments (1)
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 11-10-2010 - Comments (0)
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 10-19-2010 - Comments (0)
Lawsuit alleging race discrimination in Texas housing tax credit program clears (another) hurdle - Comments (0)
Two Documents From The Feds This Week - Comments (0)
More NSP News - Comments (0)
NSP1-A Deadline Looms - Comments (1)
Texas Prioritizes Sewers and Financial Assistance to For-Profit Businesses over Low Income Housing in CDBG program - Comments (1)
Recovery Act recipients should report on creation of “local jobs” - Comments (0)
Department of Energy IG: Recovery Act “has strained existing resources” at the Department - Comments (1)
Texas Grow Home dedications this Friday in Port Arthur - Comments (0)
3 important policy questions for expanded $327m Texas Weatherization Assistance Program - Comments (4)
Fix the Texas Hurricane Ike and Dolly rebuilding plan - Comments (0)

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