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Texas Housers explores Houston’s segregation of Project Based Section 8 Housing in a new report
The politics of who is in charge may shift through the years, but our commitment as a nation to providingContinue Reading
The city of Houston says it wants to end impediments to Fair Housing using the Four Rights. It should lead by example.
Fair housing was signed into law to root out segregation and individual acts of discrimination. But it means so muchContinue Reading
Texas Housers Finds New Federal Rule Denying Immigrants Access To Essential Resources “A Heartless Political Tactic”
While it is true that our country is one of great prosperity, many in our communities work hard to provideContinue Reading
The U.S. Senate wants to establish a permanent resource to rebuild with the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act Of 2019
Disaster recovery at this moment does not work for all who need it. Structural issues like drainage or organizational issues suchContinue Reading
Texas Housers and Texas Appleseed urge HUD to follow established law in joint comment on mixed-status families
HUD’s proposal to disrupt the lives of mixed immigration status families is both contradictory to meaning of the law intendedContinue Reading
The expansion of Interstate 45 is harming low-income communities in Houston. Here’s what can be done to fix that.
For the past several months, Texas Housers and our partners have been tracking the public concern around the expansion ofContinue Reading
Podcast Episode 13: Where do the 2020 presidential candidates stand on housing?
On the season 1 finale of our podcast, A Little Louder, Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger and I review whatContinue Reading
TxDOT’S Historical Resources Report Omits Houston’s Independence Heights
For more than 14 years, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been planning the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP),Continue Reading
Podcast Episode 12: Juneteenth and Texas Freedom Colonies
Juneteenth is soon approaching in a few days, and in honor of the holiday, we spoke about the preservation ofContinue Reading
RAPIDO is now a proven solution for disaster home rebuilding that is rapid, efficient, and just – let’s use it!
On June 12, 2019 at an open house for the final RAPIDO test home in Houston, Texas Housers co-director JohnContinue Reading
Podcast episode 11: The roundabout way we subsidize affordable housing
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit program is helping to produce most of the new affordable housing in our country.Continue Reading
Colonia leaders debut advocacy tutorial video to expand access to public street lighting
For more than a decade, colonia leaders, organizers and Texas Housers have been pushing Hidalgo County to target program fundsContinue Reading
Podcast episode 10: Inside HUD’s plan that may threaten mixed-status families
In episode 10, Texas Housers breaks down the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development new proposed rule to evictContinue Reading
Disaster survivors often faced double the financial toll when rebuilding their homes. A new law now ensures that won’t happen.
Following a natural disaster, a survivor’s road back to normal can be long and difficult. If they are lucky enoughContinue Reading
Poor living conditions in a Galveston subsidized apartment complex add to the island’s affordable housing crisis
In episode 9 of our podcast, A Little Louder, we talk about how a subsidized apartment complex in Galveston isContinue Reading
Gentrification can’t explain all of a neighborhood’s failures. The racial wealth gap allows us to examine deeper.
Across the country, there are numerous underserved and disinvested communities fighting for the ownership and legacy of their neighborhoods. GentrificationContinue Reading
Colonia residents of Hidalgo County celebrate their language justice victory
Yesterday, Texas Housers joined community leaders in the Rio Grande Valley at a press conference to celebrate a major victoryContinue Reading
Community Development Block Grants 101
(Photo from Austin’s Blackland Community Development Corporation Facebook page) The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is one of theContinue Reading
Communities facing displacement in San Antonio have a strong message for the city: “Step it up”
Without setting foot in one home or even talking to a single resident, a simple walk through the streets ofContinue Reading
Late fees can destabilize renters struggling to get by. These punishing bills empowering landlords endanger them further.
Long-established Texas laws that have protected tenants for years from paying punitive and unreasonable late fees for overdue rent areContinue Reading
10th Street’s struggle for historic neighborhood preservation and inclusive growth
In episode 7 of our podcast, A Little Louder, Texas Housers interviews members of the 10th Street Residential Association whoContinue Reading
Lessons learned from a rapid response to the ITC Disaster
Following the breaking news of the ITC disaster, SE Texas Co-Director Zoe Middleton joined a rapid response team of advocatesContinue Reading
Texas Housers Accepts NLIHC’s 2019 Resident Organizing Award For 12 Moms Initiative
On March 28, Texas Housers was given the honor of accepting the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Resident Organizing AwardContinue Reading
If this small fix to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program pushed further, it could reshape affordable housing
Building affordable housing can be a long journey with approval needed from many groups and individuals along the way. Unfortunately,Continue Reading
Black and Latino residents live in more pollution than they cause. This is clearer in Houston more than anywhere else.
Early in March, a team of professors and researchers from universities nationwide published a study in Proceedings of the NationalContinue Reading
The Houser Guide to the 2019 Texas Legislative Session
In Episode 6 of the Texas Housers podcast, A Little Louder, we talk to our advocacy director, Charlie Duncan aboutContinue Reading
The Stunning Difference Between These Neighborhood Storm Drains Is Inequality At Work
The equality in government resources, specifically storm drainage in Houston, is a path toward justice and a major policy priorityContinue Reading
Where You Live Impacts Your Health Right Down To The ZIP Code
Life expectancy is inextricably tied to an individual’s socioeconomic circumstances; this is fairly common knowledge. However, what is less knownContinue Reading
These bills strengthening Texas tenants’ rights and disaster recovery could reshape our future
Texans face a host of housing issues: an inadequate amount of quality affordable homes and the lingering effects of HurricaneContinue Reading
East Lubbock residents will become citizen scientists in their fight for equal air
In episode five of our podcast, A Little Louder, we discuss a proposed military base tenant bill of rights andContinue Reading