/tags/one-crisis-away-no-place-to-go One Crisis Away: No Place To Go en-US Copyright Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2018-06-27/dallas-isd-strikes-deal-with-displaced-vickery-meadow-tenants-long-term-questions-remain A group of Dallas renters in the Vickery Meadow neighborhood have gotten some good news: After they spoke up, the Dallas school district agreed to pay… Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2018-06-27/dallas-isd-strikes-deal-with-displaced-vickery-meadow-tenants-long-term-questions-remain Stephanie Kuo /2017-10-10/after-a-year-of-uncertainty-this-84-year-old-gets-her-home-in-west-dallas-for-life At age 84, Lily Garcia is a first-time homeowner.She’s beautifully dressed as she walks into HMK Ltd., a property management company in West Dallas, to… Tue, 10 Oct 2017 21:28:00 GMT /2017-10-10/after-a-year-of-uncertainty-this-84-year-old-gets-her-home-in-west-dallas-for-life Courtney Collins /2017-10-02/in-west-dallas-135-hmk-renters-become-homeowners-six-tenants-evicted-by-deadline Monday was the deadline for families living in homes owned by HMK Ltd. to move out or face eviction. The 305 low-cost rentals, mostly in rapidly… Mon, 02 Oct 2017 22:00:25 GMT /2017-10-02/in-west-dallas-135-hmk-renters-become-homeowners-six-tenants-evicted-by-deadline Courtney Collins /business-economy/2017-07-25/income-requirements-and-sweat-equity-what-it-takes-to-qualify-for-a-habitat-home Habitat for Humanity, the nonprofit that builds homes for people on the financial edge, just signed a deal to buy nearly four dozen lots in the rapidly… Tue, 25 Jul 2017 22:47:17 GMT /business-economy/2017-07-25/income-requirements-and-sweat-equity-what-it-takes-to-qualify-for-a-habitat-home Courtney Collins /2017-06-13/one-crisis-away-no-place-to-go-why-gentrification-intensifies-segregation ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s series One Crisis Away: No Place To Go has spent the last few months exploring the housing crunch in West Dallas -- a neighborhood in the early… Tue, 13 Jun 2017 22:25:47 GMT /2017-06-13/one-crisis-away-no-place-to-go-why-gentrification-intensifies-segregation Courtney Collins /2017-06-08/city-identifies-1-million-in-federal-funds-to-help-west-dallas-residents-afford-new-rent Residents facing eviction from homes in West Dallas and other rapidly gentrifying areas could receive rental assistance from the city after officials… Thu, 08 Jun 2017 18:32:18 GMT /2017-06-08/city-identifies-1-million-in-federal-funds-to-help-west-dallas-residents-afford-new-rent /2017-05-30/one-crisis-away-no-place-to-go-despite-option-to-buy-homes-questions-linger Last week brought news of potential resolution for the West Dallas families ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s been following in the series One Crisis Away: No Place To Go.Questions… Tue, 30 May 2017 22:14:55 GMT /2017-05-30/one-crisis-away-no-place-to-go-despite-option-to-buy-homes-questions-linger Courtney Collins /2017-05-24/one-crisis-away-no-place-to-go-a-look-at-life-for-the-families-already-gone For months, residents living in weathered rent homes in West Dallas were told they had to clear out by early June. That's been the focus of ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº's series… Wed, 24 May 2017 22:23:48 GMT /2017-05-24/one-crisis-away-no-place-to-go-a-look-at-life-for-the-families-already-gone Courtney Collins /texas-news/2017-05-23/its-a-relief-west-dallas-tenants-pleased-with-landlords-offer-to-sell-rental-homes Renters slated to leave their West Dallas homes learned Monday that they have more time—and a chance to buy their houses. This is the neighborhood ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s… Tue, 23 May 2017 17:11:39 GMT /texas-news/2017-05-23/its-a-relief-west-dallas-tenants-pleased-with-landlords-offer-to-sell-rental-homes Courtney Collins /texas-news/2017-05-22/west-dallas-landlord-to-sell-rental-homes-to-tenants-judge-delays-move-out-date The owner of hundreds of aging West Dallas rental homes that had been slated for closure said Monday that he will sell upwards of 75 of them to tenants.… Mon, 22 May 2017 20:04:05 GMT /texas-news/2017-05-22/west-dallas-landlord-to-sell-rental-homes-to-tenants-judge-delays-move-out-date Courtney Collins, Jessica Diaz-Hurtado