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Texas ranked 21st highest housing wage nationwide
With the 21st highest housing wage, not a single county allows minimum wage workers to live in a modest apartment while working 40 hours a week. Author: Mariah Conduff Updated: 7:29 PM CDT July 19, 2021
A report from a national housing organization reveals the cost to afford a decent apartment statewide isn t obtainable for many low-income Texans.
According to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition, there is not a single county in Texas where a minimum wage worker can work 40 hours a week and comfortably afford a decent rental home.
Nationally, Texas ranks 21st for the highest housing wage. As many Texans spend 55% of their income already on rent and utilities, 25% above the average, Matt Richardson, PATH Programs Director says the cost isn t feasible:
Business is booming and crowds are beginning to gather as more and more people are receiving the coronavirus vaccine, but those Fort Bend County organizations and advocates for the most vulnerable residents are still waiting for the storm to arrive.
An onslaught of disasters in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Februaryâs winter storm and tropical weather has left many county residents still living on the edge, according to several local organizations dedicated to housing and rental assistance.
And soon, the federal eviction moratorium will elapse â a move that could lead to a sizeable uptick in people without homes or apartments in Fort Bend County, said Vera Johnson, the executive director of Fort Bend Family Promise, a nonprofit organization meant to provide temporary housing and assistance for families in need.
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Guatemalan government imposes “state of prevention” in response to protests
Guatemala’s president Alejandro Giammattei announced July 12 that the government was going to impose a “state of prevention” from July 14-28. The announcement followed protests demanding his resignation for his mishandling of the pandemic and lack of vaccinations.
On July 10, about 300 protesters had gathered in the capital Guatemala City’s Constitution Plaza to denounce corruption and demand Giammattei’s resignation. In announcing the state of prevention, the president tried to shift the blame for the pandemic onto the protesters, saying, “My complaint is against those people who are promoting the virus and who become more upset. .. and they are promoting it through a series of illegal demonstrations.”
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