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Tag Archives: affordable housing

by Christopher Collins

One Casualty of the Government Shutdown: Low-Income Texans Who Need Housing Assistance

Texas is a super-user of federal housing programs, but the shutdown has brought loans, tax credits and rental assistance to a screeching halt, hurting poor Texans the most.

Tue, Jan 15, 2019 |

The heating and cooling units inside Sandstone Foothills Apartments, which houses low-income seniors in Mineral Wells, need to be replaced and the aging elevato...Read More

affordable housing, seniors

by Gayle Reaves

Texas Lawmakers Are Singlehandedly Derailing Affordable Housing for Seniors

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.

Tue, Apr 3, 2018 |

Long before Joan Hawn moved to Oak Bluff Village in Columbus, a Colorado River town about halfway between Houston and Austin, she knew it was the place for her ...Read More

Site plan for the proposed Elysium Park housing development in Austin

by Patrick Michels

This Time, It’s a Progressive Lawmaker Derailing an Affordable Housing Project

Wed, Aug 10, 2016 |

A quirk in Texas law lets House members essentially veto affordable housing projects in their districts. Austin Democrat Celia Israel is the latest to do so —...Read More

by Gayle Reaves

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.

Mon, Feb 1, 2016 |

Some legislators want to keep affordable housing out of their districts — and they've given themselves the power to do it....Read More

by Gayle Reaves

The Fight for Fair Housing

Two lawsuits are dragging Texas—and maybe the whole country—closer to the goal of integrated neighborhoods.

Tue, Aug 4, 2015 |

Two lawsuits are dragging Texas—and maybe the whole country—closer to the goal of integrated neighborhoods....Read More

by Leah Caldwell

Trailer Park Ploys

How Texas families with nowhere else to go are fighting back against mobile home moguls and their ruthless business model.

Tue, Jul 28, 2015 |

The residents of North Lamar Community Mobile Home Park in Austin aren't backing down from an escalating dispute with the new owners of the park, the moguls beh...Read More

Santa Rita Courts in Austin.

by Nick Swartsell

Santa Rita Courts and the Fight for Affordable Public Housing

Thu, Dec 13, 2012 |

The increasing need for affordable housing is readily apparent in Texas. ...Read More

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