Bill Seeks to Dodge Section 8 Renters

State Sen. Perry's bill would overrule Austin's ordinance

"...As promised by the Texas Apartment Association earlier this..."

Dec. 29, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Section 8 Reopens

Hurry up ... and wait!

"...for the federal rental assistance voucher program known as "Section 8." This month, the Housing Authority of the City..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Landlords Sue to Block Section 8 Renters

Austin Apartment Association fights Council's ban on source-of-income discrimination

"...Development's Housing Choice Voucher program (commonly referred to as Section 8). It does not apply to those who own..."

Dec. 19, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austinites in Section 8 Housing Eligible for Free Internet

Casting the internet wide enough for every Austinite

"...of the City of Austin and those using the Section 8 voucher program, so they’re well-positioned to connect those..."

April 22, 2023 News Post by Joelle DiPaolo

News Roundup: Use of Force, Apartments, & TNCs

Jury awards $1M in civil rights suit; SOI ordinance halted

"...of APD officers; Austin landlords can refuse to accept Section 8 vouchers, for now; and the Lege contemplates letting..."

March 9, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Council: Stooges in the House!

Expect debate over TNCs, West Campus parties, and housing vouchers

"...Although the public hearing is closed on that Item (58), it actually might be a while before the dais..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

The Voucher Game

As a result of a flawed, out-of-date funding formula, Bush's current $15.9 billion budget request to Congress for 2007 Section 8 funds would cut about 20,000 vouchers from 70% of housing agencies across the country, report documents

"...of Austin Housing Authority stands to lose 69 housing vouchers under President Bush's $15.9 billion budget request to Congress..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

What's Wrong with Public Housing?

The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority

"...which has awarded AAHC the contract to administer the Section 8 housing assistance program for the entire state. This..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Housing Authority in Trouble With HUD

Federal audit says Housing Authority of the City of Austin could have to repay $588,130 to Department of Housing and Urban Development for overpayment of Section 8 vouchers

"...the City of Austin could be forced to repay $588,130 to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Hunting for Housing

Landlord lawsuit and housing research frame housing crisis

"...Hous­ing Choice Voucher Program funds (commonly referred to as "Section 8 vouchers"). Echoing criticisms voiced by the Texas and..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

All This and Beer Too

Rumors of City Hall intrigue – and everybody goes home early

"...income” – most often federal Housing and Urban Development “Section 8” vouchers, but also other types of housing assistance..."

April 21, 2014 News Post by Michael King

A Path Toward Permanent Housing in North Austin

Council approves funding for Espero at Rutland

"...combination of state housing tax credits, funding from the 2018 housing bond, and operational funding through a new Local..."

Dec. 25, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

After the Storm

Austin's Louisiana exiles remain suspended between before and after

"...was so overwhelmed by garbage piled as high as 8 feet on curbs all over the place – not..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Nonprofits and the City's Quest for Affordable Housing

Helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality

"...pre-eminent nonprofit housing organization, built its first project in 1989, and has since expanded to 16 family and six..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Public Notice: First, Do No Harm

Council dives in

"...Plan / Imagine Austin; Housing (including land banking, bonds, Section 8 vouchers)..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Rent Rub

Working Poor Getting Stiffed on Housing Costs

"...which subsidizes fewer than 4,000 publicly owned apartments and Section 8 vouchers in the Austin area, has no budget..."

Aug. 21, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Sparks Upholds Fair Housing Ordinance

Judge rules against landlords on discrimination

"...Development's Housing Choice Voucher program, commonly referred to as Section 8. As Sparks himself acknowledged, the need appears high..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

'Not for Rita'

"...• Unlike Katrina evacuees, Rita evacuees with federal Section 8 vouchers from their home towns weren't initially given..."

Sept. 22, 2006 News Feature

Hard Luck in Heritage Heights

Renters in Eastside housing project feel misled, misused by the city.

"...summer of 2001, average rents during the 1990s increased 68%, and there was an extreme unmet need for homes..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Feature by Jessica Chapman

Council: Back to the Future!

Seven-member Council on an 11-seat dais

"...discrimination" in housing rentals, aimed at protecting tenants using Section 8 vouchers, still stoutly opposed by some landlords...."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

News Roundup: 10-1, Lawsuits, and Strange Fruit

The end of the year is a busy time

"...• A boutique public relations firm is out of..."

Dec. 8, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

The Newest in Trustees

AISD swearing-in suggests both comity and dissension

"...5's Amber Elenz nominated vice president and At-Large Place 8 incumbent Gina Hinojosa to be president: she was confirmed..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Endings and Beginnings

Out with the old City Council, in with the new

"...of voters for the two-week early voting period was 48,393, or 8.76% of registered voters. That could mean a..."

Dec. 15, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Housing Authority Won't Use Affordable-Housing Bond Money

HACA chooses to keep independent of city's $55 million in affordable housing bonds on November ballot

"...This is not taking tenants and parachuting them, with Section 8 vouchers, into market-income communities across the city. This..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Point Austin: Looking for a Magic Bullet

CodeNEXT arguments reflect the complexity of affordability problems

"...latter project has essentially been replaced by utterly inadequate Section 8 vouchers)...."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Column by Michael King

A Neighborly Cause

"...be spending our tax dollars on successful programs like Section 8 vouchers and having a comprehensive citywide rental registration..."

Nov. 6, 2016 Postmarks

District 10: Taxes and Turnout

"...is not forcing landlords to participate in a program [Section 8 vouchers] that is meant and intended to be..."

Dec. 5, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Homelessness: The Big Picture

Poverty and lack of affordable housing keep people down both locally and nationwide

"...year, AISD Project Help served 1,556 homeless students. (See p.80 for more on Project Help.)..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Hurricane Housing Update

Federal housing assistance 'recertification' deadline for hurricane evacuees looms for both landlords and their tenants

"...for the program until its current end date, Feb. 28. About 1,066 of these families live in Austin, said..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

There's No Place Like Home

"...two children had known before. Amply furnished with a sectional sofa, dining room table, and drapes, the duplex is..."

Aug. 21, 1998 News Feature

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