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Houston Housing Authority (HHA), formerly Housing Authority of the City of Houston (HACH), is the public housing authority in Houston, Texas.

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The Mayor of Houston appoints the board of directors of the HHA, but it itself is not a department of the city government. Most of its funding originates from the Federal Government of the United States. In 2002 Mike Snyder of the Houston Chronicle wrote that the HHA had "considerable autonomy" and often operated at a "distance" from the city authorities, making it "far more independent" from municipal authority than the actual City of Houston Department of Housing and Community Development. [1]

History

One year after the passage of the Housing Act of 1937 from the federal government, Houston City Council established the HHA, and in the following year its first public housing properties opened. [2]

At one time William McClellan served as the executive director of HACH. Beginning in 1977 its finances were no longer balanced. In 1982 Mayor Kathy Whitmire appointed an African-American named Earl Phillips as the executive director. [3] Later Joy Fitzgerald served as executive director. [4]

There was considerable controversy involving the 1996 redevelopment of Allen Parkway Village in the Fourth Ward into Historic Oaks of Allen Parkway Village, which halved the capacity of the complex. [1]

In April 2017 budget cuts in the federal government occurred, leading the HHA to terminate some of the housing choice vouchers it had already given away and stop issuing new ones; [5] this freeze was to be in effect until around the end of the year. [6]

Properties

Family housing

All properties are in the City of Houston. [7] With two exceptions (as of 2019), each property is within the Houston Independent School District (HISD).

Senior housing

Senior housing:

Headquarters

It is headquartered in western Houston. [71]

At one time the agency had its headquarters at Allen Parkway Village, and therefore did not have to pay rent to house its administrative facilities. As conditions at APV deteriorated, the agency moved its headquarters to 2640 Fountain View, Houston, Texas. [72]

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  2. ↑ "History of HHA". Houston Housing Authority. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  3. ↑ Wallstin, Brian (1995-12-24). "Lenwood Johnson's Last Stand". Houston Press . Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  4. ↑ Wallstin, Brian. "Allen Parkway Village: The Movie." Houston Press . Thursday May 6, 1999. Retrieved on January 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ Zaveri, Mihir (2017-04-28). "Harris County agency freezes issuance of new housing vouchers". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 2019-01-02.
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  10. ↑ "Cullen Middle School Attendance Zone."
  11. ↑ "Lamar High School Attendance Zone."
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  14. ↑ "Forest Brook Middle School Attendance Zone."
  15. ↑ "North Forest High School Attendance Zone."
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  19. 1 2 "Marshall Middle School Attendance Zone."
  20. 1 2 "Northside High School Attendance Zone."
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  23. ↑ "Henry Middle School Attendance Zone."
  24. 1 2 "Houston High School Attendance Zone."
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  36. ↑ "McReynolds Middle School Attendance Zone."
  37. ↑ "Wheatley High School Attendance Zone."
  38. ↑ "Lincoln Park." "790 West Little York Houston, Texas 77091"
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  40. ↑ "Williams Middle School."
  41. ↑ "Washington High School Attendance Zone."
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  43. ↑ "Seguin Elementary School Attendance Zone."
  44. ↑ "Hartman Middle School Attendance Zone."
  45. 1 2 "Sterling High School Attendance Zone."
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  54. ↑ "Burbank Middle School Attendance Zone."
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  56. ↑ "Billy Reagan K-8 School Attendance Zone."
  57. ↑ "Madison High School Attendance Zone."
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  59. ↑ "Mitchell Elementary School Attendance Zone."
  60. ↑ "Thomas Middle School Attendance Zone."
  61. ↑ "Uvalde Ranch Apartments." "5300 S. Lake Houston Pkwy. Houston, Texas 77049"
  62. ↑ "Oates Elementary School Attendance Zone."
  63. ↑ "Holland Middle School Attendance Zone."
  64. ↑ "Furr High School Attendance Zone."
  65. ↑ "Victory Place." "1520 Bailey Houston, Texas 77019"
  66. ↑ "Willow Park Apartments." Houston Housing Authority. Retrieved on January 2, 2018. (despite the Missouri City address it is in the Houston city limits, as some places in Houston have other cities as postal address designators)
  67. ↑ Attendance Boundary Map of 2018-2019. Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on January 2, 2018.
  68. ↑ "Fort Bend ISD Feeders 2018-2019." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on January 2, 2018. Also see: "High School Zone Map 2016-2017."
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  70. ↑ Martin, Florian (2019-04-22). "Harvey, Eviction, Demolition: What's Next For 2100 Memorial Seniors?". Houston Public Media . Retrieved 2019-09-23. - also at KUT (Texas Standard).
  71. ↑ "Contact Us." Houston Housing Authority. Retrieved on January 2, 2019. "The Houston Housing Authority 2640 Fountain View Dr. Houston, Texas 77057"
  72. ↑ Sherman, Jim (1993-12-09). "Was This Disaster Necessary?". Houston Press . Retrieved 2019-01-02.

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