Texas must build hundreds of thousands of homes to lower housing costs, says state comptroller
Texas needs hundreds of thousands more homes than it has, per one estimate. That shortage has driven up home prices and rents.
By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune
Tags: Texas News, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, affordable housing, housing crisis, Texas
Nine out of 10 Texans say housing costs too much, poll finds
Some Texas lawmakers have signaled an appetite to tackle the state’s housing affordability crisis when they convene next year.
Tags: Texas News, Texas, housing costs, housing crisis, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dade Phelan, University of Houston, Texas Southern University, housing affordability
As more Texans struggle with housing costs, homeownership becoming less attainable
A new housing report from Harvard University found that would-be homebuyers need to make more money than ever if they want to buy a home in Texas’ urban areas.
Tags: Texas News, Housing costs, housing crisis, San Antonio, texas, Harvard University, Joint Center for Housing Studies, affordable housing
Why some Texas cities are getting rid of their minimum parking rules
Most cities require homes and businesses to have parking. Critics say they drive up housing costs, foster car dependency and raise carbon emissions.
Tags: Texas News, Texas, parking, climate change, housing advocates, urban planning, housing crisis, climate crisis, automobile dependency, San Antonio, Austin, North Central Texas Council of Governments, development, carbon emissions
Amid high rents, eviction filings in major Texas cities soar above pre-pandemic levels
Legal aid groups and housing advocates say there simply aren’t enough lawyers to keep up with the sheer volume of eviction filings.
Tags: Texas News, Texas, affordable housing, housing crisis, evictions, National Center for State Courts’ Eviction Diversion Initiative, Eviction Lab, homelessness, pandemic-era renter protections, Texas renters, Access to Justice Commission, Child Poverty Action Lab
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