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The Houston Housing Authority is considering imposing work requirements and time limits on about 19,000 low-income households receiving federal Housing Choice Vouchers. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/07/15/526433/exclusive-houston-housing-authority-considers-work-requirements-time-limits-for-housing-vouchers/

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A total of 18,276 people on the waitlist for Housing Choice Vouchers now have until June 30 to update their information on a new Houston Housing Authority portal due to an extension of the deadline. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/05/14/521340/houston-housing-authority-extends-deadline-for-voucher-waitlist-overhaul/

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A total of 18,276 people seeking Housing Choice Vouchers must register in a new Houston Housing Authority portal between May 1 and June 2 or face removal from the years-long waitlist for the program. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/04/24/519696/houston-housing-authority-says-18000-plus-must-re-register-for-housing-vouchers-or-risk-removal-from-waitlist/

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About 16,000 people in Houston could be removed from a waitlist for the federally funded Housing Choice Voucher program if they don’t respond to an email or letter from the Houston Housing Authority (HHA) that will be sent at the end of March. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/02/27/514926/16000-in-houston-face-removal-from-housing-voucher-waitlist-unless-they-reply-to-forthcoming-email/

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Houston Housing Authority (HHA) leaders voted Tuesday against terminating a deal with the developer behind an affordable housing project in Independence Heights after community leaders voiced concerns.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/02/19/514255/houston-housing-authority-to-continue-independence-heights-project-following-community-pushback/

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The Houston Housing Authority (HHA) is projected to exit its funding shortfall. The news came one year after it stopped issuing new housing vouchers for low-income Houstonians. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/02/13/513833/houston-housing-authority-expected-to-exit-funding-shortfall-year-after-pausing-new-housing-vouchers/

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Melanie Miles, who says she was initially tabbed to lead the Houston Housing Authority, is criticizing Mayor John Whitmire for rescinding his offer based on opposition by her recent political opponent.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2024/02/16/477825/melanie-miles-initially-tabbed-to-chair-houston-housing-authority-criticizes-mayor-john-whitmire-for-rescinding-offer/

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