Monthly Archives: July 2010

Inclusive Communities Project, a Dallas-based fair housing group that arose out of the Walker Consent decree, has several lawsuits pending: ICP v. Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs — claims that the TX qualified allocation plan (rules under which … Continue reading →

Judge issues deadline for Sunnyvale TX to permit affordable housing

My article in UNITS Magazine on mixed-income mixed use transit-oriented development.

More than 700 people have signed a petition against the Dallas Housing Authority’s efforts to place tenants with serious mental illnesses and addictions, including former inmates, in nearby apartment complexes.

Missiouri Residents Fight Senior Housing – Citing decreases in their property values, Nixa MO residents are fighting rezoning to allow for an affordable seniors development. Oak Cliff (Dallas) Texas Housing for Homeless — The city is trying to find locations … Continue reading →

My article in TX RE Business on need for affordable housing at transit oriented development http://bit.ly/9EJcju

HUD Steps Up in Texas – After 2008 Hurricanes Ike & Dolly, the federal government provided restoration funds to the Texas coast, but instead of directing those funds to the most damaged areas and those with the fewest resources to … Continue reading →

AlterNet Lisa Rice // February 24, 2010 “It is an old maxim and a very sound one that he that dances should always pay the fiddler. . . I am decidedly opposed to the people’s money being used to pay … Continue reading →

Dallas Morning News Valerie Wigglesworth // February 17, 2010 More than 100 people turned out Tuesday to voice opposition to two proposed apartment complexes in Frisco. The planned complexes are dependent on acceptance into the state’s Housing Tax Credit program, … Continue reading →