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Study Shows Racial Discrimination Persists on All Levels of Houston’s Housing Market
Posted on · Real estate agents, mortgage lenders and appraisers all play a role in housing inequality, the study by a Rice scholar finds.
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Low-Income Housing Report Criticizes Houston’s New Floodplain Regulations
Posted on · The changes to Houston’s Chapter 19 floodplain ordinance went into effect on Sep. 1
Houston Matters
Preserving History In The First Ward One Home At A Time
Posted on · Houston Matters meets a couple who buys and restores historic old homes to save them from the bulldozer.
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Mayor Turner: Houston Wants To Build ‘Thousands’ Of Affordable Homes
Posted on · Turner cut the ribbon for six affordable houses in Acres Homes
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Houston Advocates For The Homeless Get Grant For Permanent Housing
Posted on · Advocates say getting people off the streets and into permanent housing as quickly as possible is one of the best ways to keep people from becoming homeless again
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State House Committee Hears Concerns About Harvey Housing Recovery
Posted on · Local officials say Harvey victims could get into a new home a lot quicker if the federal government changed its rules on housing recovery funds.
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“It’s Our Form Of Apartheid”: How Galveston Stalled Public Housing Reconstruction In The 10 Years After Ike
Posted on · Hurricane Ike ravaged Galveston in 2008 and touched off a fierce battle over whether to rebuild the city's destroyed public housing. A decade later, less than half of it has been replaced. The prolonged saga offers a cautionary tale for Texas as it launches the long-term recovery process after Hurricane Harvey.
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First-Ever Evictions Database Shows: ‘We’re In the Middle Of A Housing Crisis’
Posted on · Matthew Desmond estimates that 2.3 million evictions were filed in the U.S. in 2016 — a rate of four every minute. "Eviction isn't just a condition of poverty; it's a cause of poverty," he says.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Industrial Plants And Water Pollution, And Writer William T. Vollmann On Climate Change (April 12, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn more about a caravan of migrants arriving in Houston today to discuss the state’s so-called sanctuary cities law. We delve deeper into Houston's "apartment epidemic." We examine a new report about water pollution in Texas. Writer William T. Vollmann discusses his new two-volume series on climate change. And we learn about Sam Houston State's National Book Awards Festival.
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Thousands Still In Transitional Housing After Harvey In Houston
Posted on · More than seven months after Harvey, thousands of Houstonians are still in FEMA-paid hotels as they rebuild their homes
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Houston Faces Shortage Of Affordable Rental Housing
Posted on · A report finds affordable rental housing shortages in every major metropolitan area in the United States
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Houston Housing Department Increases Staff To Deliver On Post-Harvey Recovery
Posted on · It is adding five experts on disaster recovery, affordable housing and finance
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Fort Bend County Reports Harvey Destroyed Or Damaged 6,800 Homes
Posted on · Homes in the Cinco Ranch and Canyon Gate subdivisions took the biggest hit, thanks in part to overflow from the Barker Reservoir
Houston Matters
City Agreement With HUD Will Bring About New Affordable Housing Policies
Posted on · The City of Houston and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have reached an agreement to resolve HUD's finding that the City's housing policies violated the Civil Rights Act.
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This Texas Law Lets Your Landlord Take Your TV If You Don’t Pay Rent
Posted on · Fred Fuchs, an attorney with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, says a landlord can take a tenant’s property only because of unpaid rent – not past due utilities, maintenance or other costs