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Here is how the Seven Principles for Disaster Recovery could be a roadmap to repair following Hurricane Dorian
The harsh toll Hurricane Dorian took on the Bahamas, Southeastern United States, and Atlantic Canada is a cruel, but unfortunatelyContinue Reading
Houston’s I-45 expansion deeply damages life for low-income residents. Upholding the Four Rights could help them.
In 2015, partners of Texas Housers developed the Four Rights as a framework to discuss and practice fair housing. ThoseContinue Reading
Houston’s downtown Opportunity Zone is a prime example why the program desperately needs reform
Since its creation in 2017, the Opportunity Zones program was touted by the Trump Administration as a measure to revitalizeContinue Reading
Lubbock’s zoning has a history of Jim Crow. City officials refuse to reckon with it.
Untangling a century of discrimination takes hard, dedicated work. For nearly two years, neighborhoods in Lubbock’s East and North Side haveContinue Reading
San Antonio Could Pilot the State’s First Right to Counsel Initiative To Help Renters Facing Eviction
San Antonio could be the first city in Texas to pilot a Right to Counsel initiative to guarantee renters inContinue Reading
HUD is giving Fort Worth an Envision Center when its at-risk neighborhoods need a clear vision for their fraught future
“Housing assistance should be more than just putting a roof over someone’s head,” HUD Secretary Ben Carson told a FortContinue Reading
Two years of disaster recovery: we are holding our fire for now as we listen to survivors and ask government for a honest accounting
In the two years since Hurricane Harvey made landfall, so much has changed. There has even been some encouraging movementContinue Reading
Correction issued in our “Project Based Section 8 Housing: Across Houston and The Woodlands” report
An earlier version of our report “Project Based Section 8 Housing: Across Houston and The Woodlands” transposed the REAC scores,Continue Reading
Harris County steps into a future of equitable recovery by passing the #HarrisThrives Resolution
Two years ago this week, Hurricane Harvey made landfall over Southeast Texas. The storm’s strength didn’t just punish with its heavyContinue Reading
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
Podcast Episode 14: El Sonido del Agua Part I
Season 2 of our podcast is live, and it starts with a deep dive into a multi-year drainage campaign inContinue 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