Previously here at Texas Houser’s, we noted the Dallas Housing Authority lost 13,000 applications to its Section 8 program. Under the Section 8 program, officially termed the “Housing Choice Voucher Program,” families may apply to receive vouchers to help them pay a percentage or portion of their rent. Dallas reopened its Section 8 waitlist for [...]
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Dallas Housing Vouchers – Extreme Need and Error
April 7, 2011
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Yesterday The Dallas Housing Authority opened its waiting list for its Housing Choice Voucher program for the first time in five years. These vouchers are also known as “Section 8″ vouchers. The Dallas Morning News reports that the Dallas Housing Authority received over 13,000 applications in a single day– –and lost them all. The Dallas [...]
Read moreTax credit apartments for extremely low income families focus in Dallas public corruption trial
July 26, 2009
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A request to get the Dallas City Council to waive requirements that a portion of the apartments built by Low Income Housing Tax Credit Developer Brian Potashnik be rented to extremely low income renters surfaced this week at the center of the public corruption trial in Dallas Federal District Court. Dallas Morning News reporter Jason Trahan [...]
Read moreDallas public housing authority hires new director
January 15, 2009
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The Dallas Morning News reports the Dallas Housing Authority’s board of commissioners on Thursday hired a new president and chief executive officer MaryAnn Russ, currently an executive at the Houston Housing Authority.
Read moreNew Dallas Housing Authority leader needs to focus on the best interest of the tenants
November 15, 2008
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Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert has appointed a new chair for the Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) which got me thinking about what it takes to be a good public housing authority leader. The new DHA board chair is Terdema Ussery, whose day job is president and CEO of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team. The Dallas Morning [...]
Read moreDallas Housing Authority director resigns under pressure – this is one tough job
August 1, 2008
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Ann Lott, executive director of the Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) has resigned under pressure from members of the housing authority’s board of directors. I did not know Ms. Lott well but I know she had a reputation for standing up, on some important occasions, for the residents of pubic housing. Folks who know tell me [...]
Read moreUnraveling the mystery of 500 unused Dallas Section 8 vouchers
July 4, 2008
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The Dallas Morning News ran a story by Kim Horner on June 23 about 500 Section 8 vouchers that have gone unused. Since the Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) has more than 8,000 families on the waiting list and closed the waiting list for new applications four years ago I wondered what on earth was going [...]
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Bo’s housing news clips: Study finds zoning segregates lower-income students in lower-scoring schools.
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Texas LIHTC housing program rocked by second earthquake in two months
- Low-Income Housing Program Compels Building in Poor Texas Areas – NYTimes.com
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Bo’s housing news clips: National home foreclosures and Galveston housing woes are top stories in recent weeks
