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Oct. 16, 2023 News Post by Mae Lackey
Affordable Care Act Stands
Texans respond to Supreme Court ruling
"...The Republican Party dragged the Affordable Care Act to the US Supreme Court, sure that..."
June 28, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Opinion: The HOME Act Will Help Keep Austin Affordable and the American Dream Alive
Affordable housing in great locations helped my immigrant parents thrive in America
"...and success. Had my parents moved to a less affordable city like New York City or San Francisco, our..."
Nov. 24, 2023 Column by Valerie Zhang
Opinion: Affordable Childcare Now – A Community Call to Action for Travis County
Dr. Libby Doggett makes the case for Travis County CARES, a November ballot measure that would provide high quality, affordable child care and afterschool programs for working families
"...need to ensure working parents have access to high-quality affordable child care and afterschool programs, community leaders have united..."
June 28, 2024 Column by Libby Doggett
Tenants of Affordable Complex Face Mold, Pests, and Raising Rent
Rainey Management raises rent despite unsafe conditions
"...For months, tenants at the affordable Palms on Lamar apartment complex say they have been..."
Oct. 3, 2023 News Post by Maya Wright
Affordable Homes for Sale Through Austin Community Land Trust
The city-run program is accepting applications now
"...to buy a roughly $200,000 house, a batch of affordable homes are up for grabs through the city’s community..."
Jan. 4, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders
Dougherty Arts Center Relocation OK'd and Affordable Housing Program Gets Pushed Through at Council
And more notes from the May 9 City Council meeting
"...Affordable housing, climate change, and the Dougherty Arts Center took..."
May 10, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders
Nonprofits and the City's Quest for Affordable Housing
Helping usher Austin out of a quagmire of inequality
"...units in the next 10 years, including the much-needed affordable units. On the periphery of that undertaking are the..."
July 14, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine
Developing Stories: Council holds line on TODs and affordable housing
Council holds line on TODs and affordable housing
"...Council members are currently hanging tough on their 25% affordable housing goal for transit-oriented development districts. That's good news..."
May 2, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor
Point Austin: Affordable Housing & the Promised Land
Proposition A and Austin's affordability predicament
"...that line often when I hear Austinites talking about "affordable housing." We're all willing to admit – to proclaim..."
Oct. 5, 2018 News Column by Michael King
Green Vs. Greenbacks: What about affordable housing?
What city will do with affordable housing funds generated by treatment plant's redevelopment still up in air
"...aggressive push by City Council and staff to get affordable housing on-site? Or would the affordable-housing monies generated by..."
Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
VMU: Affordable for You?
The city welcomes density but also wants to keep it within a working-class price range
"...on developing VMU projects, if they can keep the affordable housing at 10% of units and the income level..."
Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
A Collaborative Approach to Affordable Housing at SXSW
Nonprofits consider "a better way to tackle a big problem”
"...Friday’s “A Collaborative Approach to Affordable Housing” SXSW panel emphasized that nationwide effort, the associated..."
March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Nina Hernandez
City Needs More Affordable Housing
"...over allowing developers to knock down more than 1,700 affordable housing units on prime development property at the west..."
Oct. 22, 2012 Postmarks
Where Did Austin's Affordable Housing Go?
A new study shows that middle-class families are being priced out of Central Austin
"...staff in March documents the dwindling supply of housing affordable for Austin's regular folk and the effects of this..."
May 1, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor
Affordable Art Fair Comes to Austin
Participating artist B. Shawn Cox discusses why the international art fair is sorely needed in ATX
"...how or where to start? Next weekend, the international Affordable Art Fair will give Austinites an opportunity to meet..."
May 10, 2024 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker
A Lack of Info for Affordable Housing Initiative
City pledges to keep better track of SMART money
"...Housing was created in the early 2000s to encourage affordable housing. The program offers developers free or discounted city..."
April 20, 2018 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas
Affordable Housing With CodeNEXT
Also starring the People's Plan and Housing Justice Agenda
"...land development code at least tries to create some affordable housing for people who make 60-80% of the median..."
April 13, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff
City Needs to Get Serious About Affordable Housing
"...from many in the community surrounds the lack of affordable housing Downtown. The March 23 article “We Were the..."
April 3, 2007 Postmarks
Affordable Housing and How to Get More Keeps Council Busy
What happened last week and what's on this week's Council agenda
"...the vertical mixed-use density bonus program, designed to create affordable housing on Austin's core transit corridors...."
June 17, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan
McKalla Place, Take Your Pick: Soccer Stadium or Affordable Housing
One of two fates awaits the city-owned tract
"...Alter, Ora Houston, and Ellen Troxclair, the resolution prioritizes affordable housing, park space accessible to the public throughout the..."
June 22, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Plaza Saltillo’s Affordable Habitat
Habitat for Humanity in line for new density bonuses at two Fourth Street addresses
"...Austin's Habitat for Humanity will add to the affordable housing units built within the Plaza Saltillo Transit Oriented..."
Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff
Affordable Housing Threatens Grove Agreement
A settlement at the Grove PUD? Not so fast.
"...PUD could fall apart due to increased demands for affordable housing. Bull Creek Road Coalition Vice President Grayson Cox..."
Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez
MFI: How 'Affordable' Is Your Rent?
"...less. Eighty percent MFI – one common standard for "affordable" – clocks in for a one-person "family" at a..."
Sept. 14, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
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
"...The city's $55 million in affordable-housing bonds on the ballot in November has a lengthy..."
Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves
Opinion: Minimum Lot Size Reform CAN Make Austin’s Housing More Affordable
It worked for Houston. Why not Austin?
"...can mean homeownership and even rent are no longer affordable in the city. While the city of Austin has..."
May 10, 2024 Column by Dr. Jake Wegmann
Opinion: More Trains, Buses, and Housing Options Mean a More Affordable Austin for All
Transit Forward's executive director explains why Project Connect is vital to Austin's future
"...concrete things we can do to make Austin more affordable. And before you think this isn't possible, younger people..."
March 3, 2023 Column by Bill McCamley
Council: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?
Two southeast projects divide dais; APD's state grants OK'd
"...willing to support the project if it includes more affordable units when it comes back for second and third..."
Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Council Recap: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?
Two Southeast projects divide dais; APD’s state grants OK’d
"...indicating they’d be willing to support rezoning with more affordable units...."
Aug. 28, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders
CodeNEXT Gets Affordable
Learn what, how, and where affordability incentives will apply
"...options: either make a percentage of the bonus units affordable (at 60% of median family income for renters, or..."
