Tense Runoff Election Pits Old Austin Versus New
The housing crisis and the climate crisis have shaped mayoral and city council elections in Texas’ fast-growing capital city.
affordable housing
The House Always Wins
Some legislators want to keep affordable housing out of their districts — and they've given themselves the power to do it.
The Fight for Fair Housing
Two lawsuits are dragging Texas—and maybe the whole country—closer to the goal of integrated neighborhoods.
Trailer Park Ploys
How Texas families with nowhere else to go are fighting back against mobile home moguls and their ruthless business model.
Santa Rita Courts and the Fight for Affordable Public Housing
Public housing is no less political an issue now than it was in the 1930s.