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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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News
“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.
News
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
Business
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
News
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
News
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.
News
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
News
Houston City Council Set to Vote On New Floodplain Regulations Next Month
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner set the vote for March 21, following council member demands for a longer public comment period.
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Harvey Didn’t Stop Houston Realtors From Having Their Best Year On Record
Posted on · 2017 was another record year for Houston area home sales
Politics
Turner Calls To Lift Restrictions On FEMA Trailers And Toughen Post-Harvey Building Codes
Posted on · Among other changes, Mayor Sylvester Turner plans to ask Houston City Council to require all new homes be built at least 2 feet above the 500-year floodplain
Business
Harvey Helped Struggling Houston Apartment Industry In 2017
Posted on · But not all landlords benefited equally
Business
Housing Costs Become an Increasing Burden For Houston Renters
Posted on · A Harvard analysis shows the rental market is trending toward upper income tenants