Texas Housers

05/27/2026

“If organizations that are really fired up about abundance reforms or YIMBY reforms also hold the value of wanting to improve low-income housing, we want them,” Ben Martin says. “We want to work with them to make the fight for low-income housing just as real to them as the YIMBY fight.”

From Shelterforce:

Laws designed to ease regulations that limit housing diversity and supply are passing in states around the country.

05/26/2026

SAN ANTONIO!

The City of San Antonio is inviting you to join upcoming conversations on affordable housing! Learn how the voter-approved 2022 Affordable Housing Bond is making an impact in your community.

Conversations begin May 27 and will feature facilitated discussions to gather feedback from the community on the impact and opportunities of the program.
Spanish and ASL interpretation will be available. If you can't attend on the 27th, there are more opportunities soon!

Learn more at saspeakup.com/AffordableHousingBond
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¡La Ciudad de San Antonio le invita a participar en las próximas conversaciones sobre vivienda asequible! Descubre cómo el bono para viviendas asequibles de 2022, aprobado por los votantes, está teniendo un impacto en tu comunidad.
Las conversaciones comenzarán el 18 de mayo e incluirán discusiones guiadas para recopilar las opiniones de la comunidad sobre el impacto y las oportunidades del programa.

Habrá servicios de interpretación disponibles en español y en lenguaje de señas americano (ASL).
Obtenga más información en saspeakup.com/AffordableHousingBond

05/20/2026

With the passage of the Apartment Inspection Ordinance, Houston tenants played a major role in crafting policy for their own communities.

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 w...

05/19/2026

Veterans in San Antonio wouldn't take no for an answer regarding landlords discriminating against their VASH vouchers. After a long fight, they now have Source of Income protections to show for it.

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....

05/12/2026

Our executive director Quiana Fisher and our co-founder John Henneberger appeared on Housing Authority of Travis County podcast Let’s Talk About It to explore why housing is a fundamental human right and how communities can reclaim their power! The conversation spanned a wide range of topics including how we can build healthy, thriving communities, challenge the systems that ignore our most vulnerable neighbors, and much more.

You can find the whole episode in our link in bio.

05/11/2026

Our deputy director Ben Martin in San Antonio Express-News:

"HUD should abandon this dangerous, reckless and lawless proposal, and get back to the real work of making housing affordable for all who need it."

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HUD’s proposal to ban mixed-status households would evict eligible citizens based on relatives’ immigration status and increase homelessness.

05/07/2026

Today, San Antonio City Council passed source of income discrimination protections for veterans using a VASH voucher. This was years’ worth of work led by veterans in San Antonio, and this community work will continue to ensure that this policy is effectively curbing voucher discrimination against veterans.

While the job is not done, here is what we had to say today during testimony.

04/24/2026

If simple provisions to stabilize tenants worked in San Antonio, why are we not doing this all over Texas?

Our latest episode of A Little Louder dives into the top evictor project we’ve been working on for the past few months and what conclusions we’re seeing. We talk serial evictors, evictors at subsidized housing, the way owners hide themselves in shell companies, and what we’re suggesting to change this.

Tune in at the link in bio!

04/23/2026

We would like to thank San Antonio District 5 and for their Fair Housing Plática this past weekend! In honor of fair housing month, it was a great experience to stress the importance of fair housing, in particular as San Antonio grows, the need for affordable housing rises, and decision makers must decide the future of public housing.

And thanks to all who joined us! See you at the next event. 🏡

04/21/2026

Take action immediately before the April 22 deadline. You can help immigrant households with a quick simple “sign and submit” to contest a HUD rule change that will potentially destabilize thousands of homes. More at link in bio.