Public Housing /tags/public-housing Public Housing en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:01:00 GMT After years of negotiation, renovations begin on Austin’s oldest publicly owned homes /austin/2022-12-16/after-years-of-negotiation-renovations-begin-on-austins-oldest-publicly-owned-homes Rosewood Courts was built in 1939 as the first public housing for Black residents in the country. But more than half a century later, residents complained of poor living conditions. Fri, 16 Dec 2022 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2022-12-16/after-years-of-negotiation-renovations-begin-on-austins-oldest-publicly-owned-homes Audrey McGlinchy Advocates Say HUD Proposal To Raise Rents Could Hurt Struggling Families In Austin /austin/2018-05-04/advocates-say-hud-proposal-to-raise-rents-could-hurt-struggling-families-in-austin Watchdog groups in Austin say a plan to raise rents for millions of people who get federal housing assistance would hurt the area’s most vulnerable� Fri, 04 May 2018 12:12:21 GMT /austin/2018-05-04/advocates-say-hud-proposal-to-raise-rents-could-hurt-struggling-families-in-austin Syeda Carrillo Rosewood Courts Renovation Gets Initial Approval From Landmark Commission /austin/2018-02-27/rosewood-courts-renovation-gets-initial-approval-from-landmark-commission Austin's Historic Landmark Commission is paving the way for a major renovation of Rosewood Courts. The public housing project in East Austin was the first� Tue, 27 Feb 2018 23:20:41 GMT /austin/2018-02-27/rosewood-courts-renovation-gets-initial-approval-from-landmark-commission Syeda Carrillo Austin Public Housing Residents Start Opening Doors To Renovated Units /austin/2017-08-08/austin-public-housing-residents-start-opening-doors-to-renovated-units Lisa Martinez walks around her newly renovated two-bedroom apartment at Manchaca Village, pointing out her favorite features: the blue accent wall in her� Tue, 08 Aug 2017 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2017-08-08/austin-public-housing-residents-start-opening-doors-to-renovated-units Syeda Carrillo As Housing Authority Plans To Renovate Public Housing, Residents Worry About Their Fate /austin/2016-08-15/as-housing-authority-plans-to-renovate-public-housing-residents-worry-about-their-fate The Housing Authority of the City of Austin is moving forward with a plan to renovate its public housing complexes, but some residents are concerned about� Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:06:00 GMT /austin/2016-08-15/as-housing-authority-plans-to-renovate-public-housing-residents-worry-about-their-fate Syeda Hasan