This piece was written for Texas Housers by Michael Arria. The Texas Legislature has spent much of this summer’s special session attempting to pass a new iteration of the “bathroom bill,” SB 3, to prevent […]
Texas dodged the worst of the foreclosure crisis that tanked much of the national economy a decade ago, thanks in large part to the state’s restrictions on home equity loans. So why do state legislators […]
The proposal to expand and reroute Interstate 45 along the eastern end of Houston’s downtown has raised concerns about affordability, displacement and identity for the communities in the new pathway, including the historically African-American […]
We are excited to announce that Texas Housers is setting up a new Northwest Texas office in Fort Worth to expand our work to that area. We need your help in finding someone to head […]
The Trump administration’s proposed 2018 budget cuts for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development would hit Texas hard. The state stands to lose an estimated $494 million in federal housing funds, impacting more […]
The CodeNEXT Density Bonus is a remarkable opportunity to achieve greater ethnic, racial and economic diversity and integration in Austin. If implemented correctly, the program has the potential to put affordable units on the ground both […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren closely questioned Neal Rackleff, the former housing director in Houston and President Trump’s nominee for HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, about his support for the 13 percent cut to […]
