Houston Public MediaMay 19, 2025

More than $26 million in federal disaster recovery money – which was previously allocated but left unspent – is being newly awarded to a series of affordable housing developments in the Houston and Galveston areas.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/05/19/521748/houston-galveston-areas-getting-26-million-in-reallocated-disaster-recovery-funds-for-affordable-housing/

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Houston, Galveston areas getting $26 million in reallocated disaster recovery funds for affordable housing

The Texas General Land Office is awarding more than $45 million in unused federal grant money for a total of 15 affordable housing developments in the south and southeast portions of the state. The funding being newly awarded to Galveston and Harris counties is tied to Hurricanes Dolly and Ike in 2008 or Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

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Houston Public MediaJan 17, 2025

Texas officials discriminated against residents based on race and national origin in distributing $1 billion in Hurricane Harvey aid in 2021, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development affirmed this week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/hurricane-harvey/2025/01/17/511299/feds-refer-texas-hurricane-harvey-funding-discrimination-case-to-justice-department/

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Feds refer Texas’ Hurricane Harvey funding discrimination case to Justice Department

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed its finding that Texas unfairly favored white residents in rural areas when it distributed $1 billion in Harvey aid in 2021.

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