All of the council districts except District C and District G, which include some of Houston’s more affluent areas, received housing development applications this year.
Houston City Council member Tiffany Thomas, who served as the council's housing committee chair for the last four years, organized a Tuesday public hearing that was called off by Mayor John Whitmire, because he has not yet made his own committee appointments.
The funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will help expand voucher holders' housing options to include areas where they can take advantage of job opportunities, high-performing schools and low crime rates, according to the local housing agency.
New Hope Housing Savoy is a four-story, 120-unit apartment complex in the Gulfton and Sharpstown area, designed to serve disabled Houstonians, families at risk of homelessness and children and families fleeing domestic violence.