Fair Housing Act

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North Texas edges out Austin for highest rents in the state

Audrey McGlinchy

According to data from Zillow, average rents in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro now outpace those in Austin for the first time since at least 2015.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says the Grapevine Housing Authority discriminated against a tenant in their property in violation of federal fair housing law.

Texas News

Feds accuse Grapevine Housing Authority of disability discrimination

Christopher Connelly

The Grapevine Housing Authority and two of its top officials have been accused of violating the Fair Housing Act.

Examining The Legacy Of The Fair Housing Act, 50 Years After It Was Signed Into Law

Courtney Collins

It's been 50 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act into law. It's designed to protect people from discrimination as they try to…

Texas News

After Supreme Court Setback, Texas Ultimately Wins Fair Housing Lawsuit

More than a year ago, civil rights and fair housing activists cheered when the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a lawsuit over housing segregation in Texas to…

The Supreme Court handed a victory to the Obama administration and civil rights groups on Thursday when, by a 5-4 decision, it upheld a key tool used for more than four decades to fight housing discrimination.

In Fair Housing Act Case, Supreme Court Backs 'Disparate Impact' Claims

Bill Chappell

The court decided the case 5-4, saying that claims of racial discrimination in housing cases shouldn't be limited by questions of intent.

Government

In Case With Dallas Ties, Supreme Court Upholds Tool For Fighting Housing Bias

Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom

In a case with Dallas ties, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a key enforcement tool used by the Obama administration and civil rights groups to fight…