HOUSING
Texas has a housing affordability crisis. Here’s how state lawmakers may tackle it in 2025.
| January 6, 2025
A likely fight over how much power to take away from local governments may dominate the debate. DALLAS — Buying or renting a home in Texas used to be relatively cheap. Amid the state’s economic boom, its once-celebrated housing affordability has slipped. Texas renters now spend more on keeping a roof over their head than […]
These 3 bills could impact Dallas’ affordable housing crisis
| December 13, 2024
Dallas housing advocates are hopeful about legislation that would allow workforce housing, small dwellings on single-family lots.
Fort Worth business owners to design toolkit to aid with homelessness issues
| November 20, 2024
Fort Worth businesses will soon have a new tool to address issues involving homeless people. Business owners have told the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce that homelessness is a daily concern that impacts their operations — whether it’s trespassing, disruptions or other incidents. To help, the chamber launched a Homelessness Task Force to develop a […]
Walz and Vance offer wildly different visions for how to solve America’s housing shortage
| October 1, 2024
During Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, Tim Walz highlighted the importance of building more affordable homes for families and holding accountable Wall Street investors who buy up housing and treat it as a commodity, while JD Vance continued to demonize undocumented immigrants and blame them for the nation’s housing shortage.
Rent increases would be limited to 5% per year under new Biden-Harris plan
| July 17, 2024
The plan calls on Congress to pass a law that would withdraw tax credits from landlords who raise rent by more than 5% annually. If passed, the plan would apply to about half of all rentals in the United States.
Amid high rents, eviction filings in major Texas cities soar above pre-pandemic levels
| February 26, 2024
Eviction filings in major Texas cities soar above pre-pandemic levels. Here's what you need to know about rising eviction filings.