Dallas Fair Housing
The Dallas Office of Equity and Inclusion is hosting four in-person workshops on Fair Housing this week, and there’s a good chance they won’t be well-attended. Why? Because many people don’t realize how the Fair Housing Act of 1968 affects them, or even know it exists. We sat in on a virtual session last week and…
The Supreme Court made a long-awaited ruling on whether tax subsidies for low-income housing in Dallas created segregated neighborhoods. The Texas Tribune has the most detailed report on the ruling, in which the high court ruled 5 – 4 against the state of Texas. Under the Low-Income Tax Credit program, run by the Texas Department…
