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☆ Photo Essay: A Historic Dallas Neighborhood Grapples With Gentrification
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Azul Sordo | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +19 min

Raul Gutiérrez Alvarado (left) and his nephew, William Domínguez Gutierrez, pose for a portrait outside of their Oak Cliff home. At the time, the local media narrative was one of positive change for the neighborhood, Valderas says. (Azul Sordo for USN&WR)Before the BarrioOak Cliff was once a majority-white, working class neighborhood, annexed by Dallas in 1903. South Oak Cliff, which is largely Black and Hispanic, has a long record of neglect, well documented by Texas Monthly . This is the only photo she has of herself, which adorns the living room of her South Oak Cliff home.

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☆ Austin is copying Houston's playbook for making housing more affordable
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Demand for housing in Austin, Texas has outstripped even its relatively rapid housing production. Austin's upzoning measures are designed to incentivize "gentle density" — also known as infill housing or missing-middle housing. And even if you don't care about housing policy, you are feeling this in a very intimate way." Aerial view of neighborhood outside of Austin Texas. Most recently, Dallas city Council member Chad West is leading the charge to consider cutting minimum lot sizes in his city.

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