As the one year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approached the Houston Organizing Movement for Equity coalition also known as HOME knew they wanted to push back against the mainstream narrative that all Houstonians had recovered […]
(Photo: U.S. Air National Guard rescues family trapped in home in Port Arthur) Port Arthur sits on the shore of Sabine Lake, the lake that separates Texas from Louisiana. It’s a small city of less […]
I’m often asked to summarize what I have learned in my 40+ years of activism in the field of housing and community development. Here is what I’m saying these days… 1. Community development. The quality […]
The Poverty Law Section of the State Bar of Texas honored Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger this week at their annual meeting with an Impact Award. The Impact Award honors a Texas attorney or advocate […]
On April 3, 2018, the Houston City Council voted to make Chapter 19, the city’s Floodplain Management Ordinance, more stringent. New areas of Houston will be required to elevate their homes and businesses . The […]
(Photo from ABC-13 in Houston of Arbor Court flooded during Hurricane Harvey) The expertise of each member of the Texas Housers staff is distinct – research, writing, community outreach, data crunching. But what drives each […]
(Home in Indian Hills colonia that experienced flooding after the June storms. Photo taken a week after the storms hit.) As Rio Grande Valley residents apply for federal assistance to help rebuild and recover from […]
