Housing

The Texas Comptroller told the Senate Committee on Local Government last week that the legislature needs to take action on the rising price of housing in the state. Texas Public Radio's David Martin Davies has more. Here in Lubbock, the Silent Wings Museum is offering free admission in honor of Veterans Day today, with a special ceremony beginning at 11 A.M.

After a community event hosted by the East Lubbock Art House bringing further attention to disparities in Lubbock's housing, we took a look at the data to break down what's making it harder for citizens to own a home.

The trial for 25-year-old Omar Soto-Chavira, charged in the 2021 murder of a Lubbock County Sheriff's deputy, has been delayed after Soto-Chavira was found incompetent to stand trial. And KERA’S Zara Amaechi reports a Dallas nonprofit is developing a toolkit to combat housing displacement. Also, Lubbock Animal Shelter is offering free adoption for any of their long-stay dogs for the whole month of September.

South Overton residents are “extremely disappointed and disheartened” by Lubbock's city council greenlighting a 7-story student housing project in the historic neighborhood.

The committee chair Thomas Parker defined amortization as "a legal tool available to a municipality in order to terminate the use of a nonconforming land-use.” Parker said it is the role of the committee to determine if the city needs that tool.

The complaint refers to the city’s lack of action to address industrial zoning near residential neighborhoods as “unlawful.”

Tenants report mold, broken doors and temperatures inside their units reaching over 90 degrees because of broken air conditioners.

Many Lubbockites make more than minimum wage, but that doesn’t mean it’s enough to pay the rent.

Appraisals went up again in Lubbock this year, but there's still time to contest the amount.

Some of the biggest concerns are tall billboards and industrial zoning.