We analyzed housing data in hundreds of Texas ZIP codes to create a searchable tool so readers can see how affordable their neighborhood is.
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T-Squared: Help us spark policy conversations in your communities
Through live events, investigative reporting and interactive data projects, we’ve been diving deep into the biggest issues facing communities across Texas. Now we want to hear from you.
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Want to discuss affordable housing in your community? This guide can start the conversation.
We’ve prepared a toolkit to help Texans build a dialogue about housing issues in their community. It has everything you need to get started.
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As Texas grows, an affordable housing crisis looms. Here are six things to know.
Demographics, income and location all play roles in the difficulties Texans face finding an affordable home in a neighborhood they like.
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Demographics
Report says gentrification threatens to displace Austin’s low-income residents, communities of color
The city council is slated to discuss a new University of Texas at Austin study that identifies neighborhoods where redevelopment threatens to push out existing residents.
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In Harvey's Wake
Nearly 10 percent of Texans displaced by Harvey still haven’t gone home, survey says
Meanwhile, 15 percent of homes damaged or destroyed by the storm are still unlivable. Yet FEMA and Texas officials aren’t keeping track of how many people remain displaced one year later.
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In Harvey's Wake
Debt, loss and faith: How three families are faring a year after Hurricane Harvey
The deadly storm was indiscriminate during its week of destruction. Texans living in the massive disaster area were thrust into a historic housing recovery effort rife with bureaucratic roadblocks, agonizing financial decisions and still-lingering anxieties.
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Transportation
Austin officials backing away from controversial rewrite of land-use regulations
Amid a fierce battle over the city’s attempts to improve traffic and combat housing unaffordability, Austin leaders are looking to drop CodeNEXT and start a new process.
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In Harvey's Wake
Six figures for six feet: Some Harvey victims in Houston spend huge sums to elevate their homes
Across Houston, thousands of people are receiving letters saying their homes are so damaged that they must elevate them to meet current floodplain regulations. But the cost is out of reach for many families.
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In Harvey's Wake
Harvey victims say FEMA hotel program plagued by confusion
Two Texans displaced by Harvey who say they were kicked off the hotel assistance program are confused by FEMA’s explanation — or lack of one.