This piece originally ran on Shelterforce Magazine’s Rooflines blog. The Inclusive Communities project has now filed a motion and brief for retrial in the fair housing case discussed here. As a Texas Houser and fair […]
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched a fair housing investigation after the City of Houston refused to approve funding for the Fountain View Apartments, a mixed-income development proposed […]
Natural disasters hit low income households the hardest, especially in the colonias of the Rio Grande Valley. Learning to prepare for – and recover from – disasters is vital for colonia residents, not only because […]
Fair housing is all about providing choice – the right to choose a living situation free from discrimination. But when it comes to the responsibilities of local governments, “fair housing is the law. It’s not […]
On August 18, 2016, I provided testimony at a public hearing over the City of Houston’s draft Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funding (CDBG-DR) appropriated for unmet needs related to the 2015 floods. […]
Environmental problems predominantly affect low income communities of color, especially in Texas. There is a growing movement of community collaboration, backed by support from federal initiatives, to begin addressing these injustices. Highlighting the success of […]
Texas Housers fair housing planner Charlie Duncan and University of Texas professor Heather Way were among the speakers at a recent hearing of the Texas Senate Intergovernmental Relations committee, which is charged with studying fair […]
