GLO discriminated against minorities when denying flood aid to Houston and Harris County, feds say
In a decision that could redirect millions of dollars in flood relief to Houston, the...
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In a decision that could redirect millions of dollars in flood relief to Houston, the...
Last June, Texas Housers and Northeast Action Collective complained to HUD that the land office’s scoring criteria for distributing disaster mitigation money advantaged areas with mostly white residents over largely Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.
Land Commissioner George P. Bush is in the middle of a fierce runoff in the Republican...
Texas' administration of flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey broke federal law by discriminating against Black and Hispanic residents in the Houston area, according to a decision by the federal housing agency that could channel millions of dollars of aid to communities battered by the 2017 storm.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says Texas’ administration of flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey broke federal law by discriminating against Black and Hispanic residents of the Houston area