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Fair Fight • John Henneberger has spent 45 years advocating for Texans’ right to have a safe, affordable place to live.

BUILDING TRUST • As Texans face the skyrocketing cost of housing, community landtrusts offer the promise of permanent affordability. You just have to give up ownership of your land.

MI BARRIO NO SE VENDE • San Antonio is planning to demolish its oldest and largest public housing project, threatening the future of a deeply historic neighborhood—one that anchors the city’s identity as the nation’s Mexican American capital.

SPINNING THEIR WHEELS • Dallas’ paltry public transit system makes owning a car all but required. So as the metroplex booms, many low-income residents are shut out of jobs and services they need.

Baffled City • Exploring the architecture of gentrification.

Rocking the Suburbs • Is it time to rethink American suburbia?

Unsheltered • A new documentary follows a couple’s winding path toward starting a tiny-home community for the homeless in West Texas.

Underwater • Colonias on the Texas-Mexico border are hit hard even by small storms. For a local nonprofit, the solution lies in affordable, sustainable housing. But how do you rebuild in an area that keeps flooding?

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