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    VICTORY! Justice for Tammy! Tenants March on Deposit Thief in Lakefront Home
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    VICTORY! Justice for Tammy! Tenants March on Deposit Thief in Lakefront Home

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: UPDATE 12/2020: Another victory for HTU! Thanks to the support of tenant unionists in Houston and around the coun...
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    Houston Tenants Union Formally Affiliates with the Autonomous Tenants Union Network
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Houston Tenants Union Formally Affiliates with the Autonomous Tenants Union Network

    Houston Tenants Union voted unanimously at our General Assembly to formally seek affiliation with the Autonomous Tenant Union Network
    132 views0 comments
    VICTORY! Justice for Nicco! Tenants Fight Back Against Uninhabitable Conditions and Mold
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Aug 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    VICTORY! Justice for Nicco! Tenants Fight Back Against Uninhabitable Conditions and Mold

    UPDATE 8/31: We won! Thank you so much for your determination and support through this campaign. Nicco and Bruce have been repaid, releas...
    365 views0 comments
    Negándose a morir: COVID-19 y el movimiento inquilino en Houston
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Aug 8, 2020
    • 8 min

    Negándose a morir: COVID-19 y el movimiento inquilino en Houston

    La moratoria de desalojos promulgada por la Ley CARES ha expirado. Aunque sólo era válida para las hipotecas respaldadas federalmente, er...
    14 views0 comments
    Refusing to Die: COVID-19 and the Tenants Movement in Houston
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Aug 4, 2020
    • 7 min

    Refusing to Die: COVID-19 and the Tenants Movement in Houston

    Evictions are a life-or-death matter. We must refuse to die at the altar of the economy. If we're going to die, we will die fighting back.
    172 views2 comments
    On the Local Uprisings: Containment in Houston
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Jun 26, 2020
    • 11 min

    On the Local Uprisings: Containment in Houston

    By Camilo Torres, reposted from Regeneration Magazine Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images “But repression does not always come dress...
    141 views0 comments
    EVENT: George Floyd and the Fight to Defund and Abolish the Police
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Jun 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    EVENT: George Floyd and the Fight to Defund and Abolish the Police

    Join Houston Tenants Union, @TheMelaninWayyy and Minneapolis organizers this Saturday, June 27 at 8pm CST for an Htown/Minneapolis zoom c...
    21 views0 comments
    Houston Fights for George Floyd
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • May 31, 2020
    • 1 min

    Houston Fights for George Floyd

    Members of the Houston Tenants Union (HTU) attended actions this weekend in solidarity with all those protesting the murder of George Flo...
    172 views0 comments
    ¿Ayudas al alquiler para quién?
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • May 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    ¿Ayudas al alquiler para quién?

    El 7 de mayo, el programa de “alivio” de alquiler de 15 millones de dólares que el ayuntamiento de Houston aprobó entró en vigor. Los inq...
    29 views0 comments
    Rent Relief for Who?
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • May 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Rent Relief for Who?

    On May 7, the $15 million rent relief program the Houston city council approved went into effect. Tenants will be able to apply on May 13...
    252 views0 comments
    VICTORY! Justice for Rashid! Houston tenants mobilize against deposit theft
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    VICTORY! Justice for Rashid! Houston tenants mobilize against deposit theft

    UPDATE June 15th 2020: After weeks of direct action the landlords capitulated to giving back $950.00 of the $1500.00 deposit. We consider...
    263 views0 comments
    Worst letters from Houston landlords during the COVID-19 crisis
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Mar 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    Worst letters from Houston landlords during the COVID-19 crisis

    Landlords have been trying to take advantage of vulnerable tenants since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis.
    5,072 views0 comments
    7 Days of Tenant Power! Here's how you can help tenants in Houston
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 9 min

    7 Days of Tenant Power! Here's how you can help tenants in Houston

    Our public health is not the only thing at risk during this current public health emergency, our right to housing and safety in shelter is
    386 views0 comments
    La moratoria de desalojos de Texas Explicada: Conoce tus derechos!
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Mar 23, 2020
    • 7 min

    La moratoria de desalojos de Texas Explicada: Conoce tus derechos!

    Todo el texto en cursiva proviene directamente de la 4a orden de emergencia de la Corte Suprema de Texas: http://www.txcourts.gov/media/...
    111 views0 comments
    Texas’ Coronavirus “Eviction Moratorium” Explained: Know Your Rights
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Mar 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    Texas’ Coronavirus “Eviction Moratorium” Explained: Know Your Rights

    Texas’ “Eviction Moratorium” Explained: Know Your Rights!" All italicized text comes from the Texas Supreme Court 4th Emergency Order an...
    1,416 views0 comments
    Thicket Tenants Organize with Houston Tenants Union
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Mar 19, 2020
    • 13 min

    Thicket Tenants Organize with Houston Tenants Union

    Thicket Tenants Organize with Houston Tenants Union: Houston Tenants Union has concluded its first organizing campaign at the Thicket Apa...
    149 views0 comments
    Houston is evicting people during the coronavirus crisis. Here's what you can do to stop them.
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Mar 19, 2020
    • 7 min

    Houston is evicting people during the coronavirus crisis. Here's what you can do to stop them.

    UPDATE 03/19 at 11:30pm: As of Wednesday evening 3/18, all but 2 Harris County Justices of the Peace had suspended evictions for the rema...
    2,174 views0 comments
    Tenants in the Storm: Organizing Against Disaster Capitalism
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Feb 14, 2020
    • 7 min

    Tenants in the Storm: Organizing Against Disaster Capitalism

    Harvey was a disaster of scale we had never experienced. We are used to destructive storms, but landlords and evictions make it unlivable.
    287 views0 comments
    Finding our Vision for a Tenants Union in Houston
    HoustonTenantsUnion
    • Jun 14, 2019
    • 5 min

    Finding our Vision for a Tenants Union in Houston

    This evening, a group of tenant unionists in Houston, Texas staked out our vision for Houston Tenants Union. Some of us come from previou...
    448 views1 comment
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