It is no secret that rural housing needs have received far less attention than urban housing needs in Texas. A host of new legislation being filed in the Texas Legislature this session seeks to change that. As I discussed several weeks ago here, the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service, the Association of Rural Communities […]
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Tag Archives: Rural housing
Seeking solutions to providing low-income housing in rural Texas
November 17, 2008 
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Hereford, a Texas Panhandle community of about 15,000, will host an important meeting today to consider how to overcome the barriers to getting affordable housing developed in small towns and rural communities across Texas. While population growth rates in rural communities are often slower than those in urban communities housing needs in these communities are […]
Read moreTexas Senate committee hears strong support for Texas Housing Trust Fund
August 17, 2008 Comments Off
A chorus of voices spoke up for an increase in the Texas Housing Trust Fund in testimony this week before the Texas Senate International Relations and Trade Committee in Austin. The committee is charged with reporting on solutions to the state’s unmet rural housing needs. The hearing can be viewed by clicking the image below. […]
Read moreCurbing substandard housing in rural Texas
June 20, 2008 1 Comment
Watch John Henneberger’s testimony before the Texas Seante International Relations and Trade Committee on substandard rural housing. Read my written testimony presented to the committee. On June 17 I presented invited testimony before the Texas Senate Committee on International Relations and Trade on the committee interim charge: Review state and local policies relating to development […]
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