The Houston Bayou Initiative invited me to present my views on what equity would look like in the allocation of Harris County bond funds to address the flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Here are my remarks. […]
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 […]
The Poverty Law Section of the State Bar of Texas honored Texas Housers co-director John Henneberger this week at their annual meeting with an Impact Award. The Impact Award honors a Texas attorney or advocate […]
HUD Secretary Ben Carson assured members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee three weeks ago that he and HUD are committed to enforcing Fair Housing laws. He asked anyone to give him examples of […]
For many American cities, the biggest obstacle for creating an equitable comprehensive plan for the future is overcoming systemically racist actions of the past. This is certainly true in Lubbock, Texas. City plans and actions […]
Texas Housers submitted comments to the City of Houston last week about the city’s proposed plan for spending $1.15 billion in federal long-term rebuilding funds. Texas Housers called on the City to amend the draft […]
Texas Housers has a immediate job opening for a Planner Analyst / Research Associate in our Houston office. DESCRIPTION This policy analyst / research associate is based in our Houston, Texas office. The position is part […]
