The Houston Housing Authority is facing allegations of concealing information about toxic contamination on the site of a controversial low-income housing project.
Strong evidence has emerged that the Houston Housing Authority suppressed knowledge of toxic contamination when it asked the State of Texas to help financially back a controversial low-income housing project.FOX 26 was the first to report fresh revelations regarding the Houston Housing Authority's controversial 800 Middle Street Low income development.
Turns out, two years later in 2021, when the Housing Authority applied for millions of dollars in state-backed bonds from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Development, neither HHA nor its development partner, disclosed any of the concerns.Asked on the application if the development was within 300 feet of dumpsites, they failed to disclose.
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