Texas State & Local NEWS: 2021 April 15

Summary: While Travis County moves to reduce homelessness, housing prices in Houston surge an unsustainable 20%; schools discuss how COVID has hurt their budgets while Texas administrators explain why they haven’t distributed federal funds allocated to them, & more..

May Elections

Candidate Q&A: Meet the candidates in the race to be Humble's next mayor https://communityimpact.com/houston/lake-houston-humble-kingwood/election/2021/04/14/candidate-qa-meet-the-candidates-in-the-race-to-be-humbles-next-mayor/

Houston City Council OKs expansion of BCycle sites https://communityimpact.com/houston/bellaire-meyerland-west-university/government/2021/04/14/houston-city-council-oks-expansion-of-bcycle-sites/

Average Houston single-family home price jumps 20% in March https://communityimpact.com/houston/bellaire-meyerland-west-university/housing-real-estate/2021/04/14/average-houston-single-family-home-price-jumps-20-in-march/

Are we trapped in another housing bubble? A rapid rise in home prices has some experts worried https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/money/2021/02/04/homes-sale-we-housing-bubble-prices-outstrip-wages/6671282002/

Why Texas has not yet distributed $18 billion in federal funds intended for public schools https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/education/2021/04/14/why-texas-has-not-yet-distributed-18-billion-in-federal-funds-intended-for-public-schools/

Katy ISD officials talk budget deficit, bond https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/education/2021/04/14/katy-isd-officials-talk-budget-deficit-bond/

Cy-Fair ISD: Federal stimulus funds needed to help cover $227M in unexpected pandemic-related expenses https://communityimpact.com/houston/cy-fair/education/2021/04/14/cy-fair-isd-federal-stimulus-funds-needed-to-help-cover-227m-in-unexpected-pandemic-related-expenses/

U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady: 'This term, my 13th, will be the last' https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/2021/04/14/us-rep-kevin-brady-this-term-my-13th-will-be-the-last/

Sutherland Springs Trial Against Air Force Focuses On Shooter’s Access To Guns https://www.tpr.org/news/2021-04-13/sutherland-springs-trial-against-air-force-focuses-on-shooters-access-to-guns

Texas Sues Biden Administration In Effort To Reinstate Trump-Era ‘Remain In Mexico’ Immigration Policy https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2021/04/13/395753/texas-sues-biden-administration-in-effort-to-reinstate-trump-era-remain-in-mexico-immigration-policy/?utm_source=twitter-share-article&utm_medium=button&utm_campaign=hpm-share-link

Pearland to submit Smith Ranch Road widening for possible federal funding [note: no data provided on expected capacity for the cost] https://communityimpact.com/houston/pearland-friendswood/government/2021/04/14/pearland-to-submit-smith-ranch-road-widening-for-possible-federal-funding/

From a rifle to a keyboard: Army Futures Command opens Software Factory at downtown ACC campus https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/education/2021/04/14/from-a-rifle-to-a-keyboard-army-futures-command-opens-software-factory-at-downtown-acc-campus/

Travis County establishes new emergency rental assistance program for 2021 https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/government/2021/04/14/travis-county-establishes-new-emergency-rental-assistance-program-for-2021/

Austin's Community First Village for the formerly homeless announces 127-acre, 1,400-home expansion https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/nonprofit/2021/04/14/austins-community-first-village-for-the-formerly-homeless-announces-127-acre-1400-home-expansion/

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