Point in Time Count Looks to Give Overview of Homelessness in the U.S.

Service providers, volunteers gear up for annual PIT Count

"...on who you ask in the homelessness services world, and how candid they're willing to be, the Point in..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Department of Unintended Consequences

Could the new land development code actually make Austin less affordable?

"...In the ongoing debate about Austin's Land Development Code rewrite, there's usually a point when someone..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Feds Sue Owners, Investors of Lakeway Hospital

The group is charged with defrauding the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

"...On Sept. 25, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against the Lakeway Regional..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

The Check's In the Mail: Grant Awarded to Austin

Region gets gov't grant for housing and development

"...The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced yesterday..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

The Long Story of East 11th and 12th Streets Takes a Turn

Austin’s historically black neighborhood continues to stand at the crossroads of growth

"...Charles Urdy, at 86, can still remember the names of long-gone nightclubs along East 11th Street. He studied chemistry..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

What's Wrong with Public Housing?

The remarkable turnaround of the city's Housing Authority

"...June 29, 1939: Accompanied by Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson and Mayor Tom Miller, the first families move into the..."

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

Urban Renewal, Sustainable Development, and ... Fluoride?

Preview Pt. One of a crowded Council agenda

"...a bang, with tons packed into their final meeting of 2011: water fluoridation, the Urban Renewal Board, the Austin..."

Dec. 12, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Hunting for Housing

Landlord lawsuit and housing research frame housing crisis

"...the upcoming legislative session to prohibit cities from enacting "source-of-income" anti-discrimination ordinances, measures meant to grant low-income renters greater..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

In Housing We Trust

The city of Austin devotes $1 million for housing as part of city's social equity initiative

"...As with most social spending, public support for housing recurrently begs the question: More or better? Have we..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hurricane Housing Censorship News

Housing Authority of New Orleans asks attorney helping Katrina-evacuee tenants to stop talking to media about contentous government plan to demolish public housing deemed too damaged by Katrina to fix

"...The Housing Authority of New Orleans recently sent a letter to..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Post by Cheryl Smith

Another Side of Travis Heights

In a South Austin apartment complex, residents organize for change

"...the Travis Heights neighborhood. The complex fits the stereotype of Section 8 subsidized housing, critics say – an unattractive,..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Housing Authority Gets Free Google Fiber

City, Google aim to bridge digital divide

"...Austin is slated to take a major – and unprecedented– leap toward bridging the city’s digital divide, city..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Counting Austin's Homeless

Austin nonprofit will contribute to nationwide count

"...homeless population, most specifically those who will be sleeping outside in the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 24...."

Dec. 30, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Still No Long-Term Housing Plan for Hurricane Evacuees

Only a small fraction of families qualify for mortgage assistance

"...Washington made its latest short-term housing promise to battered Gulf Coast hurricane evacuees when the..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Federal Funds Flowing Into Central Texas for Housing, Transit

Doggett announces $122 million in COVID-19 relief

"...Housing and transit agencies in Austin, Travis County, and San..."

April 3, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Lawsuit Seeks to Block Converting Microtel for Permanent Supportive Housing for City's Homeless

One project stalls, another moves along

"...Met Center Property Owners Assoc­i­ation is suing the city of Austin in an attempt to stop the purchase of..."

Jan. 3, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Faces of Homelessness

Another Downtown attempt to find answers

"...summer that just barely missed doing the Berkowitz shuffle and enough radiant heat to make last month's filming of..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Marc Savlov

Hurricane Housing Censorship

Housing Authority of New Orleans sends letter to attorney representing former public housing tenants, requesting that he stop talking to media about government's plan to demolish complexes deemed too damaged by Katrina to fix

"...The Housing Authority of New Orleans recently sent a letter to..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Then There's This: A Farr Vision For Colony Park

Chosen consultant vows to 'plan with the whole person in mind'

"...The president of the Colony Park Neighborhood Association had been allotted six..."

July 12, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Austin Looks for Routes Out of Its Homelessness Crisis

Under pressure, the city experiments with fast and sustainable strategies

"...For more than a year, the city of Austin, its social service partners, and primary and behavioral..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Canvassing the City for ECHO’s Point in Time Count

Nina Hernandez takes to the 4am streets for annual survey

"...2010, the Ending Com­mun­ity Homelessness Coalition hosts an army of volunteers for its Point in Time Count of the..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

County and State Do Have Regulatory Authority

"...why our local media keeps relaying that the county and state have no statutory or regulatory authority to deny..."

Jan. 4, 2010 Postmarks

FEMA's Flood Tide

One stroke forward, two strokes back – hurricane victims tread rising bureaucratic waters

"...everything you own except the clothes on your back and a few things you could toss into a bag..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

News Roundup: Homeless Count, TNCs, and Council Races

ECHO's annual homeless count takes place January 23

"...In this week's news roundup: local nonprofit requests volunteers to help with the nationwide homeless count;..."

Jan. 11, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Nonprofits and the City's Quest for Affordable Housing

Helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality

"...In April, as part of its effort to combat the deepening housing shortage, the..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

News Roundup: Use of Force, Apartments, & TNCs

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

"...Austin man gets $1 million dollars after being punched and Tasered by a couple of APD officers; Austin landlords..."

March 9, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

House of Cards

Critics say the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs awards low-income housing tax-credits to undeserving developers.

"...This year, the state's biggest affordable housing program was supposed to operate strictly by the book,..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

What's Next for Rosewood?

The transformation of Rosewood Courts is the centerpiece of a larger neighborhood plan

"...The street is calm and quiet; a woman walks her dogs across her grassy..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Feature by Katie Pearl Halloran

Public Notice: Mobility and Affordability

Mayor Adler chases transportation dollars

"...is better positioned than Austin to realize the potential of the Smart City Initiative. Moreover, no U.S. city is..."

April 8, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austinites Without Homes Find Themselves Pushed Out of Sight

Turns out those with and without shelter both want to be safe

"...The Cleanup Begins: Crews with the Texas Department of Transportation and the city of Austin began clearing..."

Nov. 8, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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