Picked to lead HUD, the former Texas House member tells senators there is a housing crisis. Democrats question whether any plans will succeed without more spending.
A former Texas legislator and NFL player, Turner has been tasked with overhauling the country's affordable housing system.
A filed Senate bill would impose ownership limits and fines to corporations that purchase single-family homes.
The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has affirmed that Texas officials discriminated against residents based on race and national origin in distributing $1 billion in Hurricane Harv
A homeowners association in Providence Village, Texas, a suburb in Dallas, is accused of racially targeting Black residents.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined Texas and 13 other GOP-led states to fight the federal government’s “radical energy efficiency standards."
Department of Housing and Urban Development nominee Eric Scott Turner said his main goal would be to tackle the housing shortage.
AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the city of Austin $6.7 million to help boost housing supply and lower housing costs.
Zoning laws, occupancy limits, and short-term rental restrictions are keeping housing off the market and driving up costs.
Scott Turner, an official during the first Trump administration, said that the country was not building enough homes and that the housing department was “failing at its most basic mission.”
After losing out on millions of Hurricane Harvey federal disaster dollars due to its own mismanagement, the City of Houston is now trying to save what it can of the allotment.
Federal officials have accused a North Texas homeowners association of discrimination for trying to kick out residents who receive government assistance to pay rent.