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HUD Probes Texas General Land Office, Alleges Racial Bias in $1 Billion Hurricane Harvey Funds Distribution
HUD alleges racial discrimination by the Texas GLO in distributing Hurricane Harvey relief funds, with a probe suggesting a preference for white communities over communities of color. The controversy ...
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Feds refer Texas’ Harvey funding discrimination case to Justice Department
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed its finding that Texas unfairly favored white residents in rural areas when it distributed $1 billion in Harvey aid in 2021.
HUD claims discrimination in Hurricane Harvey relief grant awarding
"For too long, equitable access to recovery resources has been wittingly or unwittingly withheld from communities of color," Congressman Al Green said.
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Feds refer Texas’ Hurricane Harvey funding discrimination case to Justice Department
Texas officials discriminated against residents based on race and national origin in distributing $1 billion in Hurricane Harvey aid in 2021, the federal Department of Housing and Urban ...
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Feds refer Texas’ Harvey funding discrimination case to Justice Department
Bush, the General Land Office's then-commissioner, speaks at a Texas House of Representatives Committee on Urban Affairs hearing on Hurricane Harvey in 2017. (Michael Stravato For The Texas ...