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 August 27, 2024December 20, 2024

Texas needs hundreds of thousands more homes than it has, per one estimate. That shortage has driven up home prices and rents.

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As lawmakers begin a new session, Texas mayors want to maintain control of local issues

Mayors from the state’s most populous cities presented their legislative wish list, including economic development and workforce programs, broadband infrastructure and violence prevention.

by Samantha Aguilar, The Texas Tribune January 14, 2023August 17, 2023

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Disaster Dollars: Abbott’s big new donor got half-billion in COVID, border contracts

One of the biggest beneficiaries of the governor’s pandemic and Operation Lone Star disaster declarations has now kicked Abbott a cool $150,000.

by Justin Miller, The Texas Observer October 30, 2022December 1, 2024

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San Antonio Food Bank receives ‘Christmas miracle’ in the form of $19,000 in unclaimed property

Nina RangelDecember 18, 2020October 10, 2023

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Texas must build hundreds of thousands of homes to lower housing costs, says state comptroller

As lawmakers begin a new session, Texas mayors want to maintain control of local issues

Disaster Dollars: Abbott’s big new donor got half-billion in COVID, border contracts

San Antonio Food Bank receives ‘Christmas miracle’ in the form of $19,000 in unclaimed property