Austin Women In Housing

08/13/2018

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08/01/2018

AUSTIN women in housing is proud to cosponsor this event!

We're super excited to share the details of our upcoming City Council and Mayoral Candidates Housing Forums with you!

We've teamed up with many other great housing advocates to bring you two events: Sep 22, 1-3pm: Districts 5, 8 and Mayor and Sep 29, 1-4pm: Districts 1, 3, 9 and Mayor (see flyer for more details).

If Austin's growing housing crisis is of interest to you and/or those you love you won't want to miss this!

Invite everyone! It's critical that we all understand just how these candidates look to create more inclusive housing policies that work for ALL Austinites.

06/22/2018

Disparate impact: The Trump administration is apparently aiming for a fair housing deregulatory trifecta - first the suspension of the Small Area FMR rule (struck down by the federal court), then the suspension of the AFFH rule (currently in litigation), and now a "reconsideration" of HUD's Disparate Impact rule, in a new Federal Register notice purporting to seek input on a series of unnecessary questions that HUD already resolved in issuing the final rule in 2013. We are working with a coalition of civil rights groups to fashion a response. - PRRAC newsletter 6/22/18

05/25/2018

AWIH meets with State Representative Gina Hinojosa to discuss funding for low income housing tax credit projects in Austin.

05/08/2018

Homepage for the Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action

04/21/2018

The department has begun dismissing civil rights cases brought by “serial” complainants or those that place “an unreasonable burden” on resources.

04/20/2018

The Fair Housing Rights Act of 1968 was passed during a tumultuous time in the nation’s history. The country was reeling from the assassination...

04/20/2018

50 Years After the Fair Housing Act – Inequality Lingers

03/22/2018

Please join us this Friday, March 23rd for our regular women in housing breakfast at Curra's Grill, 614 E Oltorf, 8:30 AM. Elaine Hart, who was acting city manager until recently, is scheduled to be with us - She had the flu in January, when she was originally supposed to be with us, so we are hoping to see her Friday.
A group representing awih met with newly appointed city manager Spencer Cronk yesterday to discuss awih concerns about low income tenants and Austin Code. We will hear more about that on Friday and follow up with Ms. Hart.

We've also arranged for some interesting discussions throughout 2018. Coming up will be:

April 27, 2018 - Susana Almanza, PODER regarding many shared interests; and possibly Heather Way & Lauren Loney, UT Law Clinic, regarding their project around preservation of tax credit properties

May 25, 2018 - State House Representative Gina Hinojosa

June 22, 2018 - Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez

01/26/2018

AWIH welcomes Dana Harmon of Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute to the 4th Friday breakfast

09/22/2017

AWIH discussing code enforcement fees and collections processes with Interim Director Cora Wright and council members Tovo and Poole

09/22/2017

Austin Women in Housing meet with Interim Code Director Cora Wright and code enforcement officials to address property safety, the Repeat Offender Program, and tenant safety.