Lucy Tompkins, Texas Tribune and The New York Times

Housing

Houston wanted to lead the nation in long-term affordable housing. Now it’s backpedaling.

Posted on · Houston’s community land trust was once touted as an innovative way to address its housing crisis. But city leaders slashed its funding by half as bureaucracy bogged down the program and enthusiasm dwindled.

Housing

Why some Texas cities and counties had to return millions of dollars meant to help renters during the pandemic

Posted on · For some local relief programs, a lack of staffing, political support and effective community outreach got in the way of spending federal funds to prevent evictions, a new report found. More than $30 million went unspent and had to be returned.