Mayor Sylvester Turner sent the Houston Housing Authority a stern rebuke Thursday...
Karen Warren/Staff photographerAt question are deals in which housing authorities can remove apartment complexes from the tax rolls in exchange for making a portion of their units affordable. A number of Houstonians and politicians have begun examining whether the tax breaks are good deals.
In his letter to the Houston Housing Authority chairman, LaRence B. Snowden, Turner said that, a week before Tuesday's vote, he had told Snowden not to move forward on any public facility corporation deals, with the exception of the 10 that were already in process. "The priority at this point is to ensure that we establish and publish guidelines with criteria that is in the best interest of the city of Houston and its residents by ensuring housing affordability for those who need it most."
How affordable the units are matters, because the market already provides units affordable to households earning 80 percent — and often 60 percent — of the area's median income.Environmental nonprofits launch EYEalerta, a web app for anonymously reporting pollution
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