Authors: Erin Hahn and Sidney Beaty Texas Housers is proud to announce the release of “High-Evicting Properties in Bexar and Harris Counties: Findings From a Five-Part Investigation,” the culmination of a five-part blog series on high-evicting properties in Bexar and Harris Counties. We released the fifth and final installment examining the connection between eviction and […] The post Read our…
Blog from Sidney Beaty and Erin Hahn Throughout a series of blogs this year, we have shown that eviction filings in Bexar and Harris Counties are not evenly distributed across the rental market. Instead, they are concentrated among a relatively small number of rental properties and an even smaller number of owners. We have shown […] The post High evictors, unhealthy homes: How top evictors also…
Every summer, the National Low Income Housing Coalition publishes its Out Of Reach report, which explores and analyzes the affordable and available housing for low wage workers across the United States. In compiling this data, they construct what they call a “housing wage,” or the hourly wage a full-time worker must earn to afford a […] The post Out Of Reach 2026 report shows recent federal cuts…
We at Texas Housers are excited to announce that we have brought two new members into our organization and can proudly call them Housers. Over the past several months, we have searched across the state to find the perfect candidates who understand the mission of achieving housing justice for low-income Texans, and we have found […] The post Welcome to our newest members of Texas Housers, Favianna…
The long journey for the bipartisan-created 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, designed to address a number of America’s affordable housing issues, has finally passed and become law on July 11. The bill includes many measures meant to address the shortage of affordable and available homes, including increased home construction, establishing a pilot program to […] The post The 21st Century ROAD to…
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released a set of proposed rule changes that, if passed, will have a significant negative impact on LGBTQ Texans. Texas Housers, Equality Texas, and Resource Center are choosing to act and additionally we’re sharing an opportunity for others to do so. The Equal Access Rule ensures […] The post The Equal Access Rule ensures all individuals…
The City of Houston now has an updated, enforceable Apartment Inspection Ordinance, and it is all because of the hard work and unbreakable spirit of the community. After many years and several iterations, on May 6, Houston City Council passed the Apartment Inspection Ordinance, developing a system where bad actor landlords who are repeat offenders […] The post Houston’s Apartment Inspection…
In May 2026, the City of San Antonio unanimously passed a source of income protection for veterans using Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers. The policy is a meaningful step forward, and it happened because veterans and community advocates made it impossible to ignore a problem that has existed for years. Our involvement began in […] The post San Antonio takes a step toward housing…
In April, Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies released a new report analyzing the challenges that tenants are facing in the United States, including Texas, utilizing the most recently available American Community Survey (ACS) Census data. “America’s Rental Housing 2026” report reveals that renters are facing all-time highs in housing cost burden. The report […] The post Renter…
The research team at Texas Housers has spent the first half of 2026 focused on analyzing the top evictors in Harris and Bexar counties. What they have found over a series of blogs – soon to be compiled into a report – is that through secrecy and a “profit is king” like culture, businesses are […] The post A Little Louder Episode 81: How is Texas enabling our state’s top evictors? appeared first on…
