Convenience Big Store: Houston's housing vouchers aren't just for low-income renters. They can buy homes too

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LaKeisha Lott talks about the her journey to homeownership at her home, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Humble. Lott was able to purchase her home in 2020 with the help of the Housing Choice Voucher program from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer

In the Houston area, vouchers aren't only for low-income renters. They can also buy homes.

Texas landlords can legally discriminate against voucher holders, but loan officers cannot. Some are advocating for more awareness that vouchers can be used for homeownership.

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Molly Duane, a Center for Reproductive Rights attorney, answers questions from media after the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Zurawski v Texas case, a major challenge to Texas' abortion ban led by more than 20 women suing for clarified medical exemptions, at the state capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The plaintiffs Duane represents say they were denied care and their health was jeopardized because the law is overly vague.

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A map of where St.Regis Residences, Houston is planned just outside of River Oaks. The condo tower is not affliated with the St. Regis hotel in Uptown.

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TikTok food critic Keith Lee (right) and his wife Ronnie Lee (left) visited The Puddery on Nov. 28 after trying its signature banana pudding and other dessert iterms. Owner Janel Prator (center) received a $2,000 tip from Lee following the review.

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Houston Astros new manager Joe Espada answers questions during a press conference on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

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Guests dining at the Sushi Muse sushi bar at Lyric Market.

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Houston Texans fullback Vonta Leach (44) and quarterback David Carr (8) walk off the field after the Texans beat the Cleveland Browns Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The Texans beat the Browns 14-6, finishing the season with a 6-10 record. (Photo by Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle)

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General Motors and Pilot Company are opening five EV charging stations in the Houston area and East Texas by the end of 2023.

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Renderings for La Marketa de Porter. The 36,000-square-foot shopping center, slated to open by early 2024, will include a Teloloapan grocery store, Michoacan Seafood Restaurant, as well as an ice cream shop, medical office and laundromat.

Photo by: Courtesy Of American Reality Group

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