The city of Houston plans to open a “superhub” for homeless people as part of Mayor John Whitmire’s initiative to address street homelessness in the city.
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Houston’s Housing and Community Development Department will hold three community meetings this month to discuss its spending plan for $315 million in federal disaster recovery dollars.
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The City of Houston was awarded the federal funding after three disasters in 2024. Its current spending plan allocates no money for the nearly 4,000 homes impacted by the storms.
The City of Houston plans to use federal disaster recovery funds for emergency vehicles, generators for city facilities and its initiative to end homelessness — a conflict with the largest identified need in the aftermath of 2024 storms.
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In an assessment of the city's unmet needs, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated $229 million in necessary housing repair, reconstruction and property losses after a series of 2024 storms. The city’s plan for spending federal disaster recovery funds allocates no money toward those categories.
The funding source for Mayor John Whitmire’s push to end street homelessness in Houston is about $40 million shy of its $70 million goal. The city is still looking for funds from Harris County and private philanthropy.
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The funding source for Mayor John Whitmire’s push to end street homelessness in Houston is about $40 million shy of its $70 million goal. The city is still looking for funds from Harris County and private philanthropy.
The Houston Health Department is losing $42 million in federal funding, which has raised concerns about how other city departments could be impacted by further federal cuts.
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The health department draws a majority of its funding from the federal government, according to City Controller Chris Hollins, while the Housing and Community Development Department relies on federal funding for 99% of its budget.
As the Houston Housing and Community Development Department works on a plan to spend more than $314 in federal disaster recovery funds, tensions are emerging over how the money should be allocated.
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The Houston Housing and Community Development Department wants to spend federal funding on homelessness and power generators for city facilities. Advocates want those dollars used to increase the city’s stock of affordable housing.
About 200 Houston households impacted by Hurricane Harvey, which brought widespread flooding to the region in 2017, will receive up to $125,000 in assistance toward down payments, closing costs, subsidized interest rates and principal buydown.
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The program is expected to assist about 200 households with up to $125,000 in down-payment assistance, closing costs and subsidized interest rates. To be eligible, applicants must have resided in the City of Houston on Aug. 25, 2017.
Small government bodies are granting property tax exemptions to apartment complexes outside their jurisdiction. The Texas Legislature could reform the system.
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