Housing

September 29, 2023

Deadly heat, no AC — and for Texas renters, help from local governments is hit-or-miss

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September 26, 2023

Austin policy lets builders forgo red tape. The result? More affordable housing, less public input.

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September 25, 2023

Number of homeless families in Tarrant County grows as support funds are depleted — or diverted

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September 22, 2023

After taking advantage amid the pandemic, now the country’s biggest landlords can’t find homes to buy

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September 20, 2023

Tarrant Appraisal District regroups after staffing shake-up, website issues

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September 7, 2023

Struggling to get your landlord to fix your AC? Here’s what to do.

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August 21, 2023

Lubbock residents advocating for historic neighborhood ahead of high-rise apartment vote

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August 9, 2023

How some North Texas landlords go outside the legal eviction process to force tenants out

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July 24, 2023

Haven for Hope reaches out to San Antonio’s most vulnerable amid heat wave

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July 13, 2023

What can Texas teach California about dealing with homelessness?

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July 10, 2023

Pandemic relief funds may have driven housing price inflation

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June 29, 2023

New podcast explores decisions that led to Austin’s unaffordable, segregated housing market

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June 8, 2023

Major home insurers are getting out of California. Is Texas next?

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May 30, 2023

Terlingua residents see property taxes triple – or more – this year

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May 16, 2023

Report: ‘We Buy Ugly Houses’ franchisor targeted elderly homeowners

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May 9, 2023

Did sale of historically Black Frederick Douglass School seal the fate of Gilbert-Emory neighborhood?

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May 8, 2023

Residents of historically Black Gilbert-Emory neighborhood watch as their community disappears

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May 5, 2023

Texas is losing its ‘cheap housing edge,’ Dallas Federal Reserve says

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May 5, 2023

Colonias and the American Dream are one and the same for residents

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April 14, 2023

Muslim transition homes for the recently incarcerated provide stability amid an ever-increasing need

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An exterior shot of the Salvation Army shelter building in downtown Austin
March 29, 2023

Salvation Army’s downtown Austin shelter is closing, leaving a gap in services for single women

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March 20, 2023

As pandemic-era rental assistance programs lapse, will lawmakers take action?

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March 20, 2023

As refugee numbers grow, North Texas resettlement agency expands to Dallas

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March 2, 2023

These five issues could be key to solving Texas’ housing affordability woes

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March 1, 2023

Agency punts on north Dallas affordable housing project, delays vote

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A woman stands facing the camera and smiling in front of a blank wall. This is Manda Rogers.
February 28, 2023

Houston remains one of the most affordable big cities in the U.S., even if it no longer feels like it

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February 14, 2023

Addicks and Barker Reservoirs homeowners have limited options to sue if their homes flood again

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February 2, 2023

Collin County doesn’t have an emergency homeless shelter despite growing need

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January 31, 2023

What would property tax relief from the Legislature mean for Texas renters?

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January 30, 2023

Could taxed marijuana sales lower Texans’ property taxes?

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January 27, 2023

Tell us what you want to know about property taxes in Texas

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January 27, 2023

East Texas lawmaker files bill to loosen building height restrictions in big cities

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January 25, 2023

In Texas, you can be forced to sell your condo

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January 4, 2023

An underused approach to housing families: bigger apartments

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December 19, 2022

Black houses are so hot right now. But are they hotter?

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November 22, 2022

Dallas wants to move homeless people from encampments into housing. But trust is in short supply

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November 16, 2022

The state of the housing market: ‘Exercise caution in this environment’

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October 31, 2022

Amid a national housing shortage, Austin’s listings have skyrocketed

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October 11, 2022

Balch Springs families struggle to find a home — more than a month after floods hit North Texas

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October 10, 2022

How a small municipal entity is helping property developers get tax breaks

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October 5, 2022

When that dream home turns out to be a rental

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September 22, 2022

Rising values of adobe hit home in West Texans

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August 30, 2022

Neighbors protested housing for homeless Austinites. Then, they (sort of) changed their stance.

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August 24, 2022

Pace of Harris County home buyouts slower than hoped for after Hurricane Harvey

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August 23, 2022

Denton County landlord charged high fees for run-down properties, investigation shows

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August 1, 2022

In Fort Worth’s Fairmount neighborhood, short-term rentals are pushing out traditional renters

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July 18, 2022

Just because shelter is offered from the killer heat doesn’t mean those without shelter will take it

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July 13, 2022

Austin builders are starting a lot of new homes. Finishing them is not so simple.

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June 28, 2022

City of Mesquite considers upping minimum home size to 2,000 square feet

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June 20, 2022

Religious freedom or ‘life safety?’ Clash over Dallas apartment complexes lands in federal court

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June 13, 2022

Investors bought nearly a third of all homes sold in Texas last year

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A residential "for sale" sign is planted in the green lawn outside of a white modern-style home.
June 10, 2022

When it comes to Texas housing prices now, you can put historical data in the trash can

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A woman kneels down in her kitchen facing the dishwasher
May 12, 2022

Cockroaches ‘everywhere’ — for many refugees in Dallas, home can be a health hazard

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A code inspector looks at damaged window blinds
May 11, 2022

A daunting task: Dallas code inspectors root out unsafe or unhealthy conditions in apartments

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A person standing in a dark room, looking out the window through curtains
May 10, 2022

From despair to hope — and disrepair, refugees in Dallas’ Vickery Meadow start a new life

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A sink is lined with bottles of saved water
May 9, 2022

Rodents. Bad plumbing. No AC. Northeast Dallas residents still wait for landlord to make repairs

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Packing boxes on the floor in an apartment
April 18, 2022

With federal rent relief dwindling, eviction rates are on the rise in Texas’ largest cities

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April 12, 2022

Some landlords got a piece of Texas’ $2 billion in rent relief money — and evicted their struggling tenants anyway

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a man in a button down shirt and slacks stands at a desk looking at his computer screen where he is having a video conference session
March 25, 2022

As Austin-area evictions rise, lawyers are on hand (virtually) to help tenants

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Two people wearing green jackets hats and gloves stand in front of a person experiencing homelessness who's wrapped in a blanket at a bus shelter during a freeze
February 7, 2022

North Texas nonprofit shuttles people to warmth during a freeze, but not everyone wants to go

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several tents alongside a fence with trees and a dim blue sky in the background
February 4, 2022

Most Austinites experiencing homelessness will go without the city’s shelters during this week’s freeze

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January 27, 2022

Houston eviction courts are packed again as numbers return to pre-COVID levels

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an overhead view of homes next to a highway. Beyond is the Houston skyline.
January 25, 2022

Texas eviction filings among the nation’s highest as millions of rent relief dollars go unspent

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January 21, 2022

Hays County is still struggling to give out COVID-19 rent relief. Now, the program is losing money.

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January 4, 2022

New law requires Texas landlords to tell tenants if their property lies in a 100-year flood plain

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September 1, 2022

Southern Dallas apartment complex residents grapple with bug infestations, faulty electrical outlets

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A residential "for sale" sign outside of a home in the North Loop neighborhood of north Austin during the coronavirus pandemic.
November 15, 2021

Why Texas’ white-hot housing market might be cooling down

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November 15, 2021

Texas will receive $35 billion in federal infrastructure funds. How much will go to Houston remains uncertain

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November 9, 2021

Castroville working to protect Alsatian heritage amidst major developments

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November 4, 2021

Some unexpected ways Adult Protective Services brings help

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a row of 3d-printed tiny houses
October 28, 2021

Will your next house be printed?

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October 21, 2021

More than half of Houston households continue to face pandemic financial struggles, survey says

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October 11, 2021

The average monthly rent in Austin is now $1,500. Prices are rising at the fastest pace ever.

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October 4, 2021

Austin cleared out the city’s most visible homeless camp. Residents say they weren’t given any help.

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September 27, 2021

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Launches Investigation Into Allegations Made By Former Housing Director

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September 20, 2021

Proposed Homeless Center Causes Strife Within Lubbock’s Outreach Community

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September 9, 2021

Dallas Students Experiencing Homelessness Have A New Place To Go — And It’s Not One Size Fits All

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August 2, 2021

As Federal Eviction Moratorium Expires, Tenants And Rent Advocates Scramble To Obtain State And Local Rental Relief Funds

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A residential "for sale" sign outside of a home in the North Loop neighborhood of north Austin during the coronavirus pandemic.
July 30, 2021

A ‘Frenzy,’ Not A Bubble: What Texans Can Learn From California’s Earlier Housing Boom

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July 26, 2021

Texas Veterans Homes Overseen By George P. Bush Were Often The Deadliest Places To Be During COVID-19 Pandemic

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July 26, 2021

Tiny Home Projects Are Expanding, Offering Homeless Veterans Independence And Security

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July 16, 2021

Thousands Of Houston Evictions Paused During The Pandemic Could Resume In Coming Weeks

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July 1, 2021

Nearly 4 Years After Harvey, Seniors Are Still Waiting To Move Back To 2100 Memorial

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June 25, 2021

Home Prices In Austin Rose $100,000 In Less Than Six Months. When Will The Surge End?

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June 17, 2021

Short-Term Rentals Used To Be A Cheaper Vacation Option Than A Hotel Stay. That’s Changing.

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June 11, 2021

Houston Renters Brace For Expiration Of Federal Eviction Moratorium, Unemployment Benefits

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June 8, 2021

Texas’ Real Estate Market Is Bonkers For The Agents, Too

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a beige 3-story building with glass windows
May 24, 2021

What The Arlington Mayoral Candidates Think About Policing, Housing And Transit

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May 24, 2021

A Bill Banning Homeless Encampments In Texas Has Passed The House And Senate. Gov. Abbott Is Likely To Sign It.

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May 17, 2021

There’s $159 Million In Rent Relief Up For Grabs In The Houston Area. But Many Landlords Don’t Want The Money.

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a woman standing in a blue dress in front of a teal door
May 13, 2021

Landlords Are Using A Texas Law To End Leases On Homes Damaged By The Freeze. Some Tenants Get A Week To Leave.

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the entrance to the lodge at river park apartment complex
May 10, 2021

State Demands Fort Worth Apartment Owner Return Rent Relief Funds After Evicting Tenant

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jeans drying out on a lawn in front of a flooded home after hurricane harvey
May 5, 2021

Texas Landlords Don’t Have To Disclose Flood Risk To Renters. A New Bill Would Change That.

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May 3, 2021

Across Texas, Voters Weighed In On Police, Homelessness And Local Offices

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April 20, 2021

Community First! Village Helps Austin’s Chronically Homeless Rebuild Critical Ties With Others

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April 20, 2021

Facing Criticism Of Its Homelessness Response, Austin Ramps Up Partnership, Seeks More Funding

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people standing in front of tents at a homeless camp
February 12, 2021

A Homeless Camp In Deep Ellum Provides Community. The City Of Dallas Wants To Remove It.

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