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We Followed the Money: Here’s who got rich from public housing programs A KRIS 6 investigation into the CC Housing Authority reveals how executives, consultants, and developers have financially benefited from programs designed to help residents find affordable housing.

We spoke with KRIS 6 News in Corpus Christi on how to create and safeguard affordable housing for low-income people.

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City of Houston has allocated $100 million for housing from its CDBG-DR funding following strong community demand - Texas Housers Houston City Council officially approved the amended plan for its $314 million in CDBG-DR funds on August 13, with $100 million going to the repair and remedy of housing damaged from Hurricane Beryl a...

"This victory for Houstonians trying to make their homes whole is hardly the last step – there is much more work to do – but it is a sign of what can happen when you do not yield, but instead fight for what you are entitled to."

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YouTube video by Texas Housers Hear from the university tenants' union founding members about their fight for housing justice

We're so proud of the organizers at ut tenants union for what they've been able to accomplish with fair housing for students, and they have only just begun. Here's a quick video from the group, and if you're a student or in the academic field follow them on Instagram! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXDe...

“There’s no real evidence of any significant squatting crisis despite what the industry claims,” says Eric Dunn, director of litigation at the National Housing Law Project (NHLP).

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Our friends at Texas Appleseed have published a new 2025 Central Texas Floods dashboard on their Data Equity Data Portal website! Check it out today. t.co/9sEhVFwI8c

YouTube video by Texas Housers We datamapped renter characteristics for every city council district in San Antonio. We found that…

We datamapped and described the renter characteristics for every city council district in San Antonio. Here is what we found. Check out more in the link in bio. #housing #affordablehousing #eviction
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Texas Housers new San Antonio Renter Profiles show where renters live, what they pay, and challenges they face in 2025 - Texas Housers Texas Housers releases the 2025 edition of our San Antonio City Council District Renter Profiles at a pivotal moment marked by both uncertainty and opportunity. At the national level, the Trump Admini...

The 2025 edition of our San Antonio City Council District Renter Profiles are now live! We used data to show the costs of renting, who lives where, and challenges that tenants in San Antonio face. View them below!

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Small town, big paycheck: Texas Housing CEO outearns top housing officials A 71-year-old grandmother can't use her building's elevator. Meanwhile, her housing authority's CEO makes nearly $800K. She's organizing residents from her hospice bed for change.

"According to KRIS 6 News, Corpus Christi HA CEO Allsup was among the top 10 highest-paid housing authority CEOs nationwide in 2022. He makes almost double what the Houston Housing Authority CEO earns, though Houston's authority is the largest in Texas."

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Nearly 17,000 people withdrawn from housing voucher waitlist after Houston Housing Authority update Of more than 18,000 people who were on the waitlist earlier this year, fewer than 2,000 remain. The reduction came after an update to the waitlist that required applicants to respond.

Of more than 18,000 people who were on the Houston Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher waitlist earlier this year, fewer than 2,000 remain. The reduction came after an update to the waitlist that required applicants to respond.

City council to vote on $314 million recovery plan from the Derecho and Hurricane Beryl Houston housing advocates are pushing back against the city's disaster recovery spending plan ahead of tomorrow's crucial vote.

“We’ve heard applicants who are your constituents being told they should be grateful someone is helping them and they should accept what’s being given to them. This is not community care,” Julia Orduna with Texas Housers told city council.

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YouTube video by Texas Housers Wages are not keeping up with housing costs - here’s what can change #oor25

Our latest video on @nlihc.org's 2025 Out of Reach report zeroes in on Texas and the need for more affordable housing in our state. #oor25

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Texas housing policy & wide empty spaces may result in more housing production for the mid-class but it falls just as short as blue states in affordable housing for those most impacted by the housing crisis who are left unprotected by Texas’ weak social safety net & landlord-tenant laws.

2025 Out Of Reach report shows slight wage increases aren't keeping pace with costs to fix affordable housing crisis - Texas Housers NLIHC has released the 2025 edition of its Out of Reach report, which chronicles the gulf between the wages people earn and the price of decent rental housing in every state, metropolitan area, and co...

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.org

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"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.""

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Many Texas communities are dangerously unprepared for floods − lack of funding plays a big role There are ways the state could help these communities, as a team of disaster planning specialists explains.

"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:

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In the Hill Country and Beyond, Rural Texas Counties Lack Resources for Flood Detection A federally funded project at Rice University is trying to tackle that problem, but in just two counties so far.

"Because of all the hills, you have a steep ground surface. So 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."

HB 21 closes loopholes and requires greater affordability for Housing Finance Corporations tax exemption - Texas Housers In Texas’ 89th Legislature, HB 21 significantly reformed Tax Exempt Private Partnerships (TEPPs) for affordable multifamily rental housing development. The bill, which was authored by Representative G...

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.

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"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."

Who should benefit from affordable housing? Corpus Christi and Texas officials weigh in Who needs subsidized housing, and how should fulfillment of that need be delivered? The answer is largely seated in who you ask.

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Houston’s housing affordability under strain amid climate risks, housing study reports 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.

"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."

www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...

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

City of Houston and Harris County at odds over funding to combat homelessness After Harris County Commissioners Court approved $8 million for homelessness services, the City of Houston’s housing department claimed the money would “go directly towards the Mayor’s Homelessness Action Plan.” The county’s housing director said, “We wouldn't call it the mayor's program.”

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. 

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We just want to thank all the folks who attended online, and those who braved the storms in person, for our Houser Academy LIVE!

With you getting involved with the Houston Apartment Inspection Ordinance, there’s a real chance to effect change and make this policy have power.

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.

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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.

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And here's a PDF of the 2025 Hurricane Handout if you need to quickly share! texashousers.org/wp-content/u...

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!

City of Houston unveils recovery plan but not everyone is on board The feds gave Houston $314M to help residents recover from the derecho, Beryl and floods. Some Houstonians are angry that city leaders aren't doing that.

“These funds aren’t meant to fix the city’s budget gaps,” Julia Orduña said. “They’re for people whose homes are damaged, who have mold, and the risk of the next storm could actually create more devastation for these communities.”

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