For the past two days I have been exploring in this blog ways to deal with the massive problem of substandard apartments that has emerged in Houston.  The challenge is to get the land(slum)lords to repair and maintain their property. The current approach taken by the City of Houston, whereby the city issues citations that [...]

I was proud to present Houston Mayor Bill White an award in 2007 on behalf of the National Low Income Housing Coalition for his work on behalf of the survivors in the early days following Hurricane Katrina. I am sorry to say the mayor’s response to the death of two children from a collapsed staircase [...]