When eviction becomes business as usual: serial filing, court system strain, and eviction as a rent collection tool - Texas Housers In our ongoing project examining the characteristics of top evictors in Bexar and Harris counties, we have found that eviction filings in these areas are highly concentrated – among a small number of ...

"Routine eviction filings are not inevitable. They are the result of state and local policy choices – or lack thereof – and court practices, which means that Texas state and local governments and the courts can resolve to fix this issue."

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If you’ve ever wanted to fight for housing justice in the state of Texas, you’re in luck!

Texas Housers is hiring for 2 positions, Statewide Community Organizing and Power Building Director and Statewide Advocacy Director. You can learn more on these roles and apply at our website texashousers.org.

Top 3 Takeaways from the National Low Income Housing Coalition Housing Policy Forum Climate justice and housing justice are inseparable.

As Quiana Fisher, exec. director of Texas Housers, said in a panel on building local power, “our silos are falling.” Advocates for social & climate justice can no longer pretend to work in a bubble (a silo)—our work is interconnected & all of it is under attack. @ucs.org blog.ucs.org/alicia-race/...

Texas Housers is hiring! Learn how to join our growing team with two exciting new positions. And share with your networks for anyone who wants to see housing justice in the state of Texas!

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In proposed rule changes slashing lifeline benefits, HUD attacks low-income residents from multiple angles - Texas Housers The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is directly threatening the very same low-income people that they are charged to protect. Through a series of proposed agency rules that attack th...

"These moves send a clear message: our nation’s housing agency no longer believes that it should provide affordable, stable housing to low-income people."

But you can demand that HUD do their job! Learn how below.

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HUD and Texas scapegoat immigrants instead of improving affordable housing for all Texans - Texas Housers The Trump administration and Texas’ state leaders should be trying to fix the housing affordability crisis for low-income Texans, but instead they are focusing their efforts on attacking and scapegoat...

HUD can and must halt this harmful and costly misuse of power, which not only vilifies and terrorizes immigrants, but also takes away crucial low-income housing for eligible Texas families who have no alternative.

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After delays, apartment inspection ordinance progresses at Houston City Hall The proposed program faces challenges, including a limited number of building inspectors. In its first year, the "high-risk rental building" registry will only list a dozen properties — a sliver of the 4,800 known apartment complexes in the city.

After facing delays in 2025, a long-awaited ordinance to crack down on problematic apartment complexes in Houston is expected to receive a vote by the city council within the next 30 days. 

What Houston can learn from San Antonio on regulating dangerous apartments Mayor John Whitmire said an ordinance needed to be done right. Here's his chance.

Houston has another chance to make apartments safer. San Antonio already did it. | Editorial www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...

A handful of owners quietly evict the most renters in Harris and Bexar counties. Naming them on rental registries would keep them accountable. - Texas Housers In our recent research on property owners and evictions, we have found that eviction filings in Bexar and Harris counties are concentrated among a small number of properties. But the concentration of ...

The ability to identify owners who file the most evictions is critical to connect properties where tenants have similar experiences. This is being hampered by complex ownership structures that enable corporate secrecy to shield landlords from financial & legal risk.

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Houston: Mark your calendars for tomorrow at 11am. We are livestreaming on Facebook and YouTube for our Live Chat on Houston's Apartment Inspection Ordinance and we need your feedback!

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HOUSTON: If you want to help shape policy that will protect renters, this is the place to do it. We need to hear from tenants on this Apartment Inspection Ordinance, so join us on Thursday, March 19 at 11am on Facebook Live or YouTube, and RSVP right now at our link in bio.

Our deputy director Ben Martin stopped by "Hello Houston" to talk about @nlihc.org's #thegap26 and the need for affordable housing for extremely low-income households.

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We spoke with @houstonchronicle.com about #TheGap26 and how Houston being the 3rd most severe housing shortage nationwide is the data backed reality that diverts from the reputation that Texas has for affordability. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Harris County landlords dodged $119 million in property taxes, report shows Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy tallied the property taxes being avoided through public facility corporations and other tax-break deals.

We spoke with @houstonchronicle.com about how tax-break deals must refocus to center tenants.

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The Gap 2026 shows Texas' severe shortage of affordable housing must be addressed - Texas Housers The cost of housing is perhaps the most common affordability issue facing low-income households in the United States today. There are 11 million rental households in the U.S. that qualify as extremely...

The affordable housing shortage in our country is something we can no longer afford to ignore. The Gap 2026, the annual report from @nlihc.org is now live, and we took a hard look at how it affects Texas, and what we can do. #thegap26
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We are back for our next and final Apartment Ordinance Community Meeting on March 5th! If you are a tenant, join us to help shape this policy so it can be useful for you and your neighbors!

Join us tomorrow!

On Saturday, February 28, our partners at @weathersurvivors.bsky.social are bringing together survivors from across the country for a national virtual advocacy summit rooted in lived experience, collective care, and action. bit.ly/survivor_sum...

A Little Louder Episode 80: What's Happening With Texas' Continuums Of Care? - Texas Housers HUD’s Continuum of Care program provide critical support systems for those who are either experiencing or nearing homelessness. These CoCs are ecosystems which encompass the staffs and safety nets tha...

Our latest episode of A Little Louder is now live! We spoke with Billy Streu and Hope Rodgers from thn.org about the jeopardy that CoCs have faced recently and what an important lifeline they provide.

Tune in! texashousers.org/2026/02/26/a...

Report: Dallas rents are getting less affordable High-cost housing in Texas’ third-largest city reflects challenges across the state, which has faced an affordability crisis amid extraordinary growth.

The supply of homes affordable for less affluent families in Dallas has evaporated in recent years as the Dallas-Fort Worth region has boomed, according to a report released by the nonprofit Child Poverty Action Lab.

HOUSTON: The first of two community meetings is happening tomorrow, Feb 19 at 6pm in Alief. All are invited to come and provide feedback on the pending Houston Apartment Ordinance.

This is the first of two meetings, the second happening on March 5th in Downtown Houston. Both will be streamed on HTV

HOUSTON: The first of two community meetings is happening tomorrow, Feb 19 at 6pm in Alief. All are invited to come and provide feedback on the pending Houston Apartment Ordinance.

This is the first of two meetings, the second happening on March 5th in Downtown Houston. Both will be streamed on HTV

A Little Louder Episode 79: 7 questions for low-income housing that need answers in 2026 - Texas Housers In 2026, much of the ground work will be laid for our next state legislative session next year. The next few months are a critical period where advocates for low-income housing must organize, gather i...

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How is it that Texas’ economy is so large, yet we devote so little to renters? Our latest A Little Louder episode is now live, and we’re talking about the questions to ask in 2026 to make change happen in Texas. Find it in our link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts!

When public subsidy meets high evictions: Are we getting the housing stability we pay for? - Texas Housers When we think of landlords likely to file the most evictions, we often think of large, corporate landlords who operate market-rate properties as a profit-generating business. But when we looked more c...

If public funds are one of our primary tools to address affordable housing, we must ensure it is delivering not just affordability but lasting stability for the low-income tenants.

However, we're seeing cases of the opposite in Bexar and Harris Counties.

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Houston, mark your calendars:

6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19
Alief Neighborhood Center
11903 Bellaire Blvd., Houston, TX 77072

6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 5
Harris County Department of Education
6300 Irvington Blvd., Houston TX 77022

The community meetings will also be streamed.

Through storytelling, skill-building, and connection, survivors will learn how advocacy works and how their voices can help shape safer, more resilient communities. You can register for the event at our link in bio!

On Saturday, February 28, our partners at @weathersurvivors.bsky.social are bringing together survivors from across the country for a national virtual advocacy summit rooted in lived experience, collective care, and action. bit.ly/survivor_sum...