Since 1954
Researchers have called “adverse childhood experiences” the single most powerful factor in health, social and economic well-being, a hidden epidemic more damaging than cancer or heart disease.
Unlike most states, Texas essentially gives state legislators veto power over affordable housing in their districts. Now that law is being used to derail low-income senior housing.
Some legislators want to keep affordable housing out of their districts — and they've given themselves the power to do it.
Two lawsuits are dragging Texas—and maybe the whole country—closer to the goal of integrated neighborhoods.
