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ICP Files Motion

BREAKING NEWS: Judge Fitzwater has denied ICP’s motion for a new trial.   This restarts their opportunity to appeal. click on pages to view/print full document: Motion for New Trial and Additional Relief: Brief in Support of Motion:    ...

Preservation Versus New Construction

Why Not Both? | Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC)   September 23, 2016 | by Michael Wilt Recent data leaves little doubt that Texas faces a shortage of affordable housing. The National Low Income Housing Coalition estimates the state needs...

Federal Housing Agency Launches Probe

  By Rebecca Elliott Photo: Houston Housing Authority   Opponents of the Houston Housing Authority's mixed-income complex at 2640 Fountain View say the site is inappropriate for an affordable housing project. Mayor Sylvester Turner's opposition to a...

Texas Court Dismisses Disparate Impact Lawsuit

Filed in Home Building, Legal by NAHB Now on September 14, 2016 • 0 Comments A Texas court has dismissed a Fair Housing Act case, saying that the statistics that indicated “disparate impact” aren’t enough to prove that the housing authority’s policies are flawed....

Revitalizing Texas communities, bond by bond

Like any good opportunity, as soon as the boom begins, skeptics try to predict the bust.  Despite economic factors such as the drop in oil prices, the Texas housing market has continued its momentum over the past several years. According to news outlets, the main...

SENATE HEARING ON THE ICP V. TDHCA SUIT

  Inclusive Communities Project v. TDHCA Ruling (11:54) Chair Lucio laid out interim charge #5. Michael Lyttle, TDHCA, testified. Mr. Lyttle said the commissioner was not available due to his wife having surgery, but that Mr. Eccles was available from the OAG...

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