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Texas House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee Hearing — 8/26/2026Texas House of Representatives
$59,760
Annual household survival budget (65+)
Source: United For ALICE
29%
ALICE households (working, below survival budget)
Source: United For ALICE
44%
Households below the ALICE survival threshold
Source: United For ALICE
$64,325
Annual household survival budget (under 65)
Source: United For ALICE
265,780
Households in poverty
Source: United For ALICE
523,710
ALICE households (above poverty, below survival budget)
Source: United For ALICE
In their own words
Gentrification is not a theory here. It is my neighbor getting an eviction notice.
Community reportsHouston
New lofts going up on Navigation. $2,200 a month. Median income here is $24K.
Community reportsHouston
My landlord sold to a developer. I have 60 days.
Community reportsHouston
We are the last original family on our block. Everyone else got priced out.
Community reportsHouston
They call Second Ward up-and-coming. Coming for who?
Community reportsHouston
My rent went from $1,100 to $1,650 in one year. Same unit, same leaky faucet.
Community reportsHouston
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Policies being decided
What city hall, the county, and the state are weighing on this — and how to weigh in.
01Health Care Workforce Real-Time Data Dashboard ActpolicyU.S. Senate02Workforce Data Quality Initiative Act of 2026policyU.S. House of Representatives03Contract Our Veterans Act of 2026policyU.S. House of Representatives04COURSE Credit ActpolicyU.S. House of Representatives05To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for grocery stores located in food deserts.policyU.S. House of Representatives06Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities.policyU.S. House of Representatives