R.A. Schuetz
@raschuetz.bsky.social
Housing reporter at the Houston Chronicle. Reach me at rebecca.schuetz@houstonchronicle.com.
Mayor Whitmire said he will make sure everyone has a place to stay off the street so that they are not in public spaces. His press conference was a vision statement, a fundraising pitch and a call for legislation that could make it easier to commit the mentally ill living outside.
November 21, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Mayor Whitmire said he will make sure everyone has a place to stay off the street so that they are not in public spaces. His press conference was a vision statement, a fundraising pitch and a call for legislation that could make it easier to commit the mentally ill living outside.
Change is being driven by two things. Federal COVID-related funds have dried up. And Houstonians are frustrated by individuals that appear to be homeless in public spaces.
November 21, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Change is being driven by two things. Federal COVID-related funds have dried up. And Houstonians are frustrated by individuals that appear to be homeless in public spaces.
Here's the story on the AC. While the HHA paid $650 for every window AC unit installed (in addition to $1.2M for the units themselves), many units were uninstalled just weeks later. Tenants say they were told the window units were a "safety hazard": www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston spent millions for public housing to have AC. What went wrong?
The Houston Housing Authority bought AC units for tenants who sweated out brutal summers. A year and millions of dollars later, many units lie uninstalled.
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November 13, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Here's the story on the AC. While the HHA paid $650 for every window AC unit installed (in addition to $1.2M for the units themselves), many units were uninstalled just weeks later. Tenants say they were told the window units were a "safety hazard": www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...