The Port Arthur Community Action Network et al. sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, et al. in federal court, claiming they discriminated against poor, minority renters by letting only property owners apply for $5.6 billion in HUD recovery money after Hurricane Harvey.
Read moreFederal prosecutors claim Lakeway Regional Medical Center, et al., of Texas, cost the Department of Housing and Urban Development $172 million by “conspir(ing) to make numerous false statements and material omissions during the application process,” for a loan to open a hospital, which failed and defaulted.
Read moreThe Earth Island Institute sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Development in federal court, claiming it used outdated Environmental Impact Statements when the co-defendant California Department of Housing and Community Development used disaster relief funds to build a new biomass power plant that would use resources of the Stanislaus National Forest, after a California wildfire.
Read moreA trio of Democratic congresswomen introduced a bill Thursday to prohibit the use of facial-recognition technology in most federally sponsored public housing.
Read moreA California woman who was evicted from federally subsidized housing for using medical cannabis saw her legal challenge dismissed Thursday, with a judge finding she must first go through the difficult task of petitioning the Drug Enforcement Administration to lift restrictions on the drug.
Read moreHousing and immigration advocates blasted a proposed housing policy from the federal government Wednesday that would evict families with mixed immigration status from public or subsidized housing.
Read moreThe federal government announced plans Wednesday to roll back protections for homeless transgender people by allowing federally funded shelters to deny services for religious reasons.
Read moreAn 85-year-old whose late husband took out a reverse mortgage on their home claims in a federal complaint that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is trying to evict her.
Read moreCivil rights groups are expressing disappointment over the federal court ruling that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development does not have to reinstate a rule designed to undo racial segregation.
Read moreGovernor Greg Abbott said Tuesday that Texas will get $5.5 billion in federal disaster-relief aid for Hurricane Harvey by the end of March, urging local leaders to spend much of those funds on flood-mitigation projects ahead of the next hurricane.
Read moreCivil rights groups claim the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s decision to delay mandated changes to the housing voucher program will unlawfully limit housing options available to low-income families who rely on the program.
Read moreA divided 10th Circuit panel ruled this week that it remains to be seen whether the Department of Housing and Urban Development must repay $140,000 in grant money it seized without hearings from a Native American housing authority.
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The U.S. Senate voted Thursday morning to confirm retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson as the next U.S. Housing and Urban Development secretary.
Read morePresident-elect Donald Trump formally nominated Dr. Ben Carson as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Monday, ending speculation that had been simmering for more than a week that the retired neurosurgeon would take the job.
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