Introduction Site Map Introduction About this site/viewing the movies Overview Site map Does Texas need public housing? Overview Public housing is the only option many low income families can afford The realities of unaffordable housing - voices of public housing residents What can low income Texans afford for housing? Affordable housing seldom trickles down Who lives in public housing in Texas Problems facing public housing The historical problems facing public housing Overview The economic problem facing public housing The physical problems facing public housing Powerlessness and alienation: a public housing resident's perspective Public housing - an unbalanced relationship HOPE for public housing If public housing were eliminated: voices of public housing residents Gentrification and demolition - HUD's current strategy The past: beginnings of public housing Housing in Texas in the 1920's The Depression in Texas The past: Public Works Administration builds housing Opposition to public housing emerges Overview The past: The US Housing Act of 1937 Overview Political compromise shapes public housing The past: public housing in Texas Austin and Lyndon Johnson begin public housing War workers housing and the Lanham Act Public housing residents protest demolition Texas Legislature authorizes public housing The past: special interests, race and local control Houston's public housing fight for the 1940's-50's Public housing and Texas segregation politics Joseph McCarthy and Harry Truman battle over public housing Housing Act of 1949: bipartisan support for public housing Public housing: a tool for racial segregation Public housing; a monument to segregation Texas voters reject public housing at the polls Demolition of integrated public housing Land development interests exploit public housing Project abandonment Suburban communities oppose public housing Solutions to fix public housing Real change for public housing Overview Shared responsibility - co-op management Accountability Postscript: Allen Parkway Village public housing development today For more information