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Heather Way: The myth about the inclusionary zoning ban in Texas
This piece by Heather Way is reprinted with her permission. Way is a clinical professor of law and directs the Entrepreneurship and Community…
Bo’s News Clips: Austin Density Bonus Dispute
Key indicators from the housing area suggest that the economy is improving for the average American: almost two million Americans…
New Report on Inclusionary Housing & Fees-in-Lieu
The Center for Housing Policy released a report this week on the status of inclusionary housing policies after the housing…
Lawsuit alleging race discrimination in Texas housing tax credit program clears (another) hurdle
The Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas has ruled that the Inclusive Communities Project has legal standing…
Are Some Inclusionary Zoning Ordinances Promoting Racial Segregation?
Inclusionary zoning is a policy whereby a city or municipality mandates that a certain percentage of units in newly constructed…
Poverty comes to the Texas suburbs
Wednesday’s blog post about the persistence of ghettos in Texas cities led me to do a little more research about…
Low Income Housing Tax Credit program in Dallas frozen and challanged in lawsuit
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit program in Dallas has been effectively shut down for several years and is now…
City of Austin’s affordable housing initiative fizzles out
An Austin City Council affordable housing initiative fizzled out early June 19 as the Council voted to adopt a PUD…
Inclusionary zoning: background
After yesterday’s posting in which I discussed the use of inclusionary zoning several people asked me what inclusionary zoning is…
Inclusionary zoning redux
The Texas Legislature last session made inclusionary zoning unlawful except in very limited circumstances. Inclusionary zoning is an essential tool…