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There aren’t enough homes in Texas, and lawmakers want to do something about it

Joshua Zinn / Craig Cohen

Posted on March 21, 2023 · A number of bills in Austin are designed to address housing supply and affordability. Will they work?

Tags affordable housing housing Joshua Fechter New Home Construction real estate Texas Legislature Texas Tribune

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Soaring interest rates and rising construction put a lid on new home prices in Houston

Andrew Schneider

Posted on December 21, 2022 · Both would-be homebuyers and home builders are taking a beating the current market.

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Why Are Homes Being Built in Flood Plains?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 8, 2018 · Houston Chronicle analysis finds one in every five new home permits in Houston is located in a flood plain.

Tags building permits flood plain flooding houston chronicle Hurricane Harvey Matt Dempsey Mike Morris New Home Construction

The Houston City Council has approved an agreement with Harris County that will allow its Flood Control District to buy out several houses that got flooded during the Memorial Day flood of 2015.

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Houston City Council Set to Vote On New Floodplain Regulations Next Month

Andrew Schneider

Posted on February 21, 2018 · Mayor Sylvester Turner set the vote for March 21, following council member demands for a longer public comment period.

Tags flood mitigation housing houston city council Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner New Home Construction

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Houston 2nd In New Home Construction

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on November 22, 2017 ·  “This past quarter we drove 1,478 new home subdivisions across the Houston area, and only 17 of them did we document any flood damage,” says Lawrence Dean regional director for Metrostudy in Houston

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Addressing affordable housing at the legislature (March 21, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 21, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: We learn how state lawmakers plan to address the issue of affordable housing during this legislative session. And we talk with a Houston storm chaser.

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Posted on March 16, 2023 · Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in national and local politics.

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Texas rent relief portal reopens applications for two weeks

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Posted on March 14, 2023 · Texas has made payments to more than 315,000 households to date.

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Texas Senate’s priority bills on higher ed would end tenure, diversity policies

Kate McGee, Texas Tribune

Posted on March 13, 2023 · The bills are part of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s list of priorities and, if passed as filed, could have profound impacts on how Texas universities recruit top faculty and other employees.

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