Heather K Way in the Media

Houston Chronicle October 12, 2021

For the first time in more than a decade, Houston City Council could take aim at apartment squalor

Professor Heather Way and a study from Texas Law's Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic which she co-directs are quoted in an article regarding a Houston apartment crisis.

ABA Journal February 1, 2021

How Jim Crow-era laws still tear families from their homes

Professor Heather Way is quoted in an ABA journal article on Heirs’ property law—a vestige of the Jim Crow South— that investigates a little-known legal loophole that has stripped generations of Americans of their land.

KVUE November 25, 2020

Racial Equality: Building a Better Austin for Latinos – Part Two

Prof. Heather Way was quoted in an article analyzing gentrification and housing inequalities in East Austin.

Texas Tribune September 14, 2020

How a big Texas tax break created not-so-affordable housing

Professor Heather Way's report through Texas Law's Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic was referenced in an article about the tens of millions of dollars in property tax breaks private developers have received that have driven up the cost of affordable housing in Texas. The report is the first to calculate and inventory the spread of the deals statewide and their public costs and benefits.

Texas Tribune September 1, 2020

Millions of Texans could be shielded from evictions under new Trump administration order

Professor Heather Way, Director of the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic, was quoted in a Texas Tribune article about the new order to protect Texas renters from evictions.

The Washington Post July 30, 2020

Fostering development without displacement

Professor Heather K. Way offers her expertise as she is quoted in a Washington Post article regarding the gentrification of lower class residents in Austin, specifically how there is a unique chance for cities to repair gentrification after the fact.

Houston Public Media June 24, 2020

As COVID-19 Continues to Spread, Harris County Courts Are Moving Forward With Evictions

Professor Heather Way spoke to Houston Public Media to explain how she is tracking eviction policies around the state and analyzing the 17th emergency order, that can postpone proceedings for evictions in Texas.

The Texas Tribune May 19, 2020

Renters prepare for tough choices as eviction proceedings resume in Texas

Housing expert Professor Heather K. Way spoke to The Texas Tribune to provide insights regarding evictions amidst the COVID-19 financial crises.   

The Texas Tribune May 14, 2020

Eviction proceedings and debt collections can resume this month, Texas Supreme Court orders

Professor Heather K. Way offers her expertise on the future of evictions and housing crises that have arrived because of the coronavirus pandemic.   

Houston Chronicle May 1, 2020

Rent is due. Texas must do more to protect tenants during the COVID-19 crisis.

Professor Heather Way co-authored an article that was published in the Houston Chronicle arguing that bold actions must be taken by our governments quickly, or else an unprecedented number of Texas renters could lose their place to live.

Texas Tribune May 1, 2020

Texas halted evictions, giving renters some relief. But what happens when the moratorium ends?

Professor Heather Way offered her insight in a Texas Tribune article regarding the halt of Texas evictions and how renters are being hit particularly hard by the economic downturn.