The Texas Department of Public Safety is assisting U.S. Department of Homeland Security with the operation Abbott said had been planned for months.
Céilí Doyle
Céilí Doyle is Houston Landing’s affordable housing reporter. Prior to reporting on how housing equity affects where and how Houstonians live, she served as one of the organization’s regional reporters. She comes to Texas by way of the Midwest, most recently working for The Columbus Dispatch in Ohio through the national service program Report for America. In Ohio, she covered rural issues across the state with a special focus on Appalachia and she earned the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors’ Rising Star award. Doyle is a Chicago native who earned her B.A. in journalism and political science from Miami University of Ohio. When not chasing stories — whether it’s an joining an alligator hunt, reciting poetry with cowboys or hounding public officials — she enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, traveling and cooking.
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‘Progress again’: Houston Housing Authority votes to stick with Independence Heights project
After facing intense backlash, the Houston Housing Authority board unanimously voted to keep its deal with a developer to build the housing project.
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Houston Housing Authority may pull the plug on Independence Heights affordable housing deal
If the authority terminates the deal, it could owe the developer $2 million in fees, and put financing and tax credits for the project in jeopardy.
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Kinder Institute, nonprofits launch survey to gauge the quality of Houston’s housing
The appraisal district grades homes on exterior features. The survey asks residents about interior features, including plumbing and heating systems.
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Houston’s homeless could face state camping ban, expanded civility ordinance from Whitmire
Mayor John Whitmire plans to impose more limitations on Houston’s homeless population this year. That is, if the Texas Legislature does not act first.
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En Colony Ridge, el miedo a redadas de ICE altera la vida cotidiana y amenaza a empresas locales
Las familias inmigrantes de Colony Ridge se enfrentan al miedo y la incertidumbre en medio de la creciente actuación de las autoridades de inmigración bajo Trump.
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In Colony Ridge, fear of ICE raids alters daily life and threatens local businesses
Immigrant families in Colony Ridge are grappling with fear and uncertainty amid rising immigration enforcement under Trump.
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HCAD records faulted for affordable homebuyers’ incorrect tax bills. Who is to blame?
None of the 16 first-time homebuyers’ properties were assigned tax identification numbers, resulting in erroneous bills, and unprocessed exemptions.
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Representante Holt dice que la administración Trump “atacará” inmigración en Colony Ridge
En redes sociales, la nueva representante estatal Holt dijo que coordinaría con el zar fronterizo entrante Tom Homan “y atacaría este tema de frente.”
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State Rep. Janis Holt says Trump administration will ‘attack’ immigration in Colony Ridge
In a Facebook post, state Rep.-elect Janis Holt said her office would coordinate with incoming Border Czar Tom Homan “and attack this issue head on.”