R.A. Schuetz

Need affordable housing in Houston? Waiting lists open briefly Those who have previously signed up for a Housing Choice Voucher through the Houston Housing Authority must act to save a spot.

🚨 If you want to join the waiting list for a specific affordable property, the Houston Housing Authority has them open until Friday!
🚨 And if you're waiting for a Housing Choice Voucher, you need to act to save your spot or you'll be kicked off the list
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Houstonians lost affordable housing without due process, investigation finds Two Houston Housing Authority employees were fired, then rehired, after they were found to have kicked people out of the voucher program without notifying them.

Houston Housing Authority employees were kicking people out of the voucher program without sending letters that would inform them of the decision, the reason why and what they could do if they disagreed, an investigation found: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

My Life As a Homeless Man in America An extraordinary firsthand account.

Highly recommend this essay by a journalist who lost his home in 2023:
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Inside the sudden crash of a beloved Houston refugee resettlement agency Founded in 1985, The Alliance overspent for over a decade. But internal emails and documents obtained by the Chronicle show its problems went much deeper.

Founded in 1985, The Alliance overspent for over a decade. But internal emails and documents obtained by the Chronicle show its problems went much deeper.
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Mayor Whitmire said he will make sure everyone has a place to stay off the street so that they are not in public spaces. His press conference was a vision statement, a fundraising pitch and a call for legislation that could make it easier to commit the mentally ill living outside.

Change is being driven by two things. Federal COVID-related funds have dried up. And Houstonians are frustrated by individuals that appear to be homeless in public spaces.

Houston's homelessness strategy, hailed as a success, is changing. Here's how. In a bid to "reclaim public spaces," Mayor Whitmire has made it his goal for no one to sleep on the street. His press conference was part fundraising pitch.

Houston's ability to bring its annual homelessness count down at a time when it has soared in other cities has brought officials from around the country to study its success. That strategy is now changing. Here's how. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

How Project 2025's flood insurance shakeups could impact Houston What Project 2025's flood plans could mean for Houston's defenses against the next big storm.

project 2025 says the national flood insurance program "should be wound down and replaced with private insurance starting with the least risky areas." i asked around about what that could mean for houston (and it turns out people didnt want to comment)
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Houston Housing Authority president resigns amid investigation David A. Northern, Sr., resigned from his position from the affordable housing organization after being placed on paid administrative leave.

The embattled president of the Houston Housing Authority, David A. Northern, Sr., has resigned from his position during an investigation into whether he complied with his contractual and fiduciary duties. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Goodbye, Minute Maid Park. Hello, Daikin Park after Astros get new sponsor Astros agree to 15-year with Daikin Industries as title sponsor for stadium after 22 years with Minute Maid

Honestly, naming Houston's baseball stadium after an air conditioning company makes a lot more sense than a juice company -- although what will happen to the orange train??
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Houston spent millions for public housing to have AC. What went wrong? The Houston Housing Authority bought AC units for tenants who sweated out brutal summers. A year and millions of dollars later, many units lie uninstalled.

Here's the story on the AC. While the HHA paid $650 for every window AC unit installed (in addition to $1.2M for the units themselves), many units were uninstalled just weeks later. Tenants say they were told the window units were a "safety hazard": www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Rat infestation leaves Houston Housing Authority residents fearful Tenants of Kelly Village say a severe rat infestation has impacted their quality of life. One went to urgent care after developing rat bite fever.

When I was speaking to Kelly Courts residents about how the Houston Housing Authority's multi-million-dollar AC installation panned out, pretty much everyone I spoke to had another complaint: the rats. Multiple people said they'd actually been bitten.
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