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As hurricane season begins now through fall, we have already noted that resources may not be as available under current federal leadership. However, you can use this Hurricane Handout to protect yourself, your community, and utilize what programs are still operational. Share!
Our latest video on @NLIHC's 2025 Out of Reach report zeroes in on Texas and the need for more affordable housing in our state. #oor25 youtube.com/watch?v=KC16Z0…
High rents and low wages have created the housing gap for low-income renters. In Texas, a worker must earn $29.64 per hour to afford a modest 2 bedroom rental home or $24.87 for a 1 bedroom. Plainly stated: We need more affordable housing. #oor25 @NLIHC texashousers.org/2025/07/17/202…
Houston housing advocates are pushing back against the city's disaster recovery spending plan ahead of tomorrow's crucial vote. khou.com/article/news/p…
Texas passes SB 38 & 1333 to speed up evictions. Backed by Gov. Abbott, but critics warn of rising housing insecurity. defendernetwork.com/news/local-sta…
"Taylor Laredo, community navigator at advocacy group Texas Housers, said "it's very disappointing to me to see the Housing Authority following suit" as the federal government makes it "a little bit more difficult to access those benefits that so many folks need."" Read more:
The Houston Housing Authority is considering imposing work requirements and time limits on about 19,000 low-income households receiving federal Housing Choice Vouchers. houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housi…
"The tragedy in Hill Country is a reminder that many Texas communities face flood risks yet lack the funding and technical capacity to implement comprehensive flood risk reduction on their own without state support." Read more below: theconversation.com/many-texas-com…
"When you get intense rainfall, the rain falls on the ground and it runs off quickly because of those steep slopes and it really just accumulates in rivers and becomes this deadly wave of water that travels downstream very fast." texasobserver.org/hill-country-r…
HB 21, which is now law, definitively ends the practice of traveling HFCs (Housing Finance Corporations), and further establishes standards under the tool for affordability, tenant protections and compliance monitoring. Learn more about the changes here texashousers.org/2025/07/03/hb-…
"The disaster recovery funds are not to mitigate, are not to build resilience, they are to recover from disasters," said protester Julia Orduña, southeast Texas regional director with advocacy group Texas Housers. "The disaster funds should be used to recover from the disaster."
During a visit Tuesday by HUD Secretary Scott Turner, Houston Mayor John Whitmire touted the city’s plan to install backup power generators across dozens of municipal buildings along with his efforts to remove homeless people from public spaces. houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housi…
Who should benefit from affordable housing? Corpus Christi and Texas officials weigh in caller.com/story/news/loc…
Tomorrow, I'm moderating a discussion hosted by @dallashousingco about what Texas lawmakers did on the housing affordability front this year, what they didn't do and what impact their moves will mean for homeowners and renters. Details on how to tune in: #txlege
"The report found that an additional 15,000 renter households became cost-burdened in just one year, spending more than 30% of their income on housing."
Houston remains one of the more affordable major cities in the U.S., but a new report suggests that status is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. click2houston.com/news/local/202…
We are encouraged to see that the funding for housing has gone from $0 to $50 million, but as the article says, it is still falling short of unmet need, and input from the community is vital! You can still offer comments until 6/22 at houstontx.gov/housing
The news comes after the city initially opted to put $0 of $315 million it had received to recover from storms toward housing. houstonchronicle.com/politics/houst…
Houston and Harris County are again at odds over funding for Mayor John Whitmire’s ambitious push to “end street homelessness” as the city’s fund for the initiative remains short of its goal. houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/…
TODAY! Join Texas Housers, @purejustice_htx , and NEW Houston for Houser Academy LIVE on April 12 at 5:30pm on Houston’s Apartment Inspection Ordinance. We will cover what you need to know about the proposed High Risk Apartment Inspection program. RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/houser-acade…