On November 12, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service will honor two outstanding individuals and one dynamic grassroots group at the 2018 Texas Houser Awards. The awards recognize those committed to the cause of housing […]
(Photo: A lineman checks on a downed powerlines in Port Arthur) In the last blog on Port Arthur, we predicted that Texas counties and cities, overwhelmed after a disaster as large and as costly as […]
Texas Housers, Texas foremost housing policy research and advocacy organization, seeks a leader dedicated to racial and economic justice, possessing a passion and expertise for fair housing, affordable homes, environmental justice and equity in public […]
Charlton Pollard Resident, Chris Jones, stands on Irving Street looking at a map of his neighborhood, “This area was affected by hurricanes Rita and Ike, and for a lot of residents, we feel resources didn’t meet the people’s […]
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 […]
