On June 12, 2019 at an open house for the final RAPIDO test home in Houston, Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger spoke about learning and applying learning lessons to make future disaster rebuilding for homeowners […]
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit program is helping to produce most of the new affordable housing in our country. But why is the IRS involved with creating affordable housing and how does it work? […]
For more than a decade, colonia leaders, organizers and Texas Housers have been pushing Hidalgo County to target program funds for colonias and subdivisions that have lacked street lighting and have long been left in […]
In episode 10, Texas Housers breaks down the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development new proposed rule to evict tenants from subsidized housing if they are immigrants without legal status. Experts and advocates say […]
Following a natural disaster, a survivor’s road back to normal can be long and difficult. If they are lucky enough to return to a steady life resembling what used to be — using every resource […]
Since the haphazard rollout of the Opportunity Zone program in the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017, advocates across the community development space, including Texas Housers, have warned that the program is not designed […]
Across the country, there are numerous underserved and disinvested communities fighting for the ownership and legacy of their neighborhoods. Gentrification becomes the popular topic discussed in neighborhood and city council meetings, but does not address […]
