The Atlantic CityLab, February 3, 2016: Texas Refuses to Follow Fair Housing Rules
“Midlothian, Texas, which is near Waxahachie and not much else, is unremarkable within the larger constellation of Dallas communities. It is far from a national concern, for example, that the Midlothian City Council won’t support a pair of multifamily apartment projects because residents don’t want low-income housing in Midlothian. Except that this question was seemingly settled by the U.S. Supreme Court last year. In Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that communities cannot steer low-income housing supported by federal tax credits toward poorer and minority communities. Yet empowered Texas residents continue to repel low-income housing.”