R.A. Schuetz
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R.A. Schuetz
@raschuetz.bsky.social
Housing reporter at the Houston Chronicle. Reach me at rebecca.schuetz@houstonchronicle.com.
🚨 If you want to join the waiting list for a specific affordable property, the Houston Housing Authority has them open until Friday!
🚨 And if you're waiting for a Housing Choice Voucher, you need to act to save your spot or you'll be kicked off the list
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Need affordable housing in Houston? Waiting lists open briefly
Those who have previously signed up for a Housing Choice Voucher through the Houston Housing Authority must act to save a spot.
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May 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Houston Housing Authority employees were kicking people out of the voucher program without sending letters that would inform them of the decision, the reason why and what they could do if they disagreed, an investigation found: www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houstonians lost affordable housing without due process, investigation finds
Two Houston Housing Authority employees were fired, then rehired, after they were found to have kicked people out of the voucher program without notifying them.
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December 16, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Highly recommend this essay by a journalist who lost his home in 2023:
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My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
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November 22, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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Founded in 1985, The Alliance overspent for over a decade. But internal emails and documents obtained by the Chronicle show its problems went much deeper.
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Inside the sudden crash of a beloved Houston refugee resettlement agency
Founded in 1985, The Alliance overspent for over a decade. But internal emails and documents obtained by the Chronicle show its problems went much deeper.
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November 21, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Houston's ability to bring its annual homelessness count down at a time when it has soared in other cities has brought officials from around the country to study its success. That strategy is now changing. Here's how. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston's homelessness strategy, hailed as a success, is changing. Here's how.
In a bid to "reclaim public spaces," Mayor Whitmire has made it his goal for no one to sleep on the street. His press conference was part fundraising pitch.
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November 21, 2024 at 11:32 PM
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project 2025 says the national flood insurance program "should be wound down and replaced with private insurance starting with the least risky areas." i asked around about what that could mean for houston (and it turns out people didnt want to comment)
🎁 link
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How Project 2025's flood insurance shakeups could impact Houston
What Project 2025's flood plans could mean for Houston's defenses against the next big storm.
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November 18, 2024 at 9:26 PM
The embattled president of the Houston Housing Authority, David A. Northern, Sr., has resigned from his position during an investigation into whether he complied with his contractual and fiduciary duties. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston Housing Authority president resigns amid investigation
David A. Northern, Sr., resigned from his position from the affordable housing organization after being placed on paid administrative leave.
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November 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Honestly, naming Houston's baseball stadium after an air conditioning company makes a lot more sense than a juice company -- although what will happen to the orange train??
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Goodbye, Minute Maid Park. Hello, Daikin Park after Astros get new sponsor
Astros agree to 15-year with Daikin Industries as title sponsor for stadium after 22 years with Minute Maid
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November 18, 2024 at 3:48 PM
When I was speaking to Kelly Courts residents about how the Houston Housing Authority's multi-million-dollar AC installation panned out, pretty much everyone I spoke to had another complaint: the rats. Multiple people said they'd actually been bitten.
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Rat infestation leaves Houston Housing Authority residents fearful
Tenants of Kelly Village say a severe rat infestation has impacted their quality of life. One went to urgent care after developing rat bite fever.
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November 13, 2024 at 8:39 PM