A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Houston) panel has found a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People- and National Association of Home Builders-anchored coalition lacked legal standing in its claims that revised, Kyle, Texas, zoning standards violate the Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). In a November 11 opinion, the Appellate Court essentially affirms a March 2009 U.S. States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Austin Division) decision rejecting plaintiffs’ challenge based on their failure to present evidence the standards discriminated against African-Americans or Hispanics.
Read MoreTag: NAACP
Hard Ball For Hard Wall
The Texas Legislature was on track to close its 2009 session without action on three egregious bills that would have disrupted the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex portland cement supply
Read More