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Housing

How A Statewide Homeless Encampment Ban Could Impede Housing Efforts In Houston

Andrew Schneider

Posted on June 14, 2021 · The Coalition for the Homeless warns House Bill 1925 could complicate efforts to find permanent housing for homeless Houstonians.

Tags 87th Texas legislature homeless homeless encampments law enforcement

Housing

Texas House Advances Bill That Would Ban Homeless Encampments In Public

Karen Brooks Harper, Texas Tribune / Duncan Agnew, The Texas Tribune

Posted on May 6, 2021 · The bill still needs final approval by the House — usually a formality after it's passed in the chamber's first vote — and then will head to the Senate.

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Gov. Greg Abbott Says Texas Will Temporarily House Homeless Austin Residents On Five Acres Of State Land

News, The Texas Tribune

Posted on November 7, 2019 · The announcement for temporary camping space comes after Abbott's office cleared homeless from state overpasses.

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Houston Matters

Architects Brainstorm New Concept For Durable, Temporary Shelters For Houston’s Homeless

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 8, 2019 · A two-day brainstorming session aims to create an alternative for those living in the city’s homeless encampments.

Tags AIA Houston Alex Morales American Institute of Architects American Institute of Steel Construction architects deployable communities designers homeless homeless encampments homelessness housing Joy Horak-Brown Marc Eichenbaum new hope housing

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Federal Judge Considers Houston’s Homeless Camp Ban

Ed Mayberry

Posted on October 31, 2017 · Houston's mayor testified in federal court in defense of the city ordinance against homeless encampments; a judge ruled in August that the ban infringes on the Eighth Amendment, which prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment"

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