The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has partnered with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) to present a webinar series and other events in April to honor National Fair Housing Month and remind Texans that the Federal Fair Housing Act and the Texas Fair Housing Act ensure that all individuals have equal access to housing.
These acts prohibit discrimination in housing based on disability, race, color, religion, national origin, sex and familial status. TWC’s Civil Rights Division, which enforces fair housing laws, resolved more than 330 cases involving allegations of housing discrimination in fiscal year 2014.
TWC and the TDHCA are hosting a Fair Housing Webinar Series starting on April 7 at 1 p.m. Attendees will learn the basics about fair housing in Texas and how to apply information in a review of potential scenarios. This HUD-approved presentation will give general information about fair housing and the Texas Fair Housing Act. For information and to register, visit: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1516049877635898881. Attendees can also learn the basics about how TWC investigates Fair Housing Complaints on April 14 at 1 p.m. by visiting: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/924205858148399361.
Other fair housing month events include the Greater Houston Fair Housing Center’s 13th Annual Fair Housing Luncheon with U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Programs Sara Pratt as guest speakers. The event will be held on Friday, April 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lionel Castillo Community Center located at 2101 South Street in Houston. For more information and to register, call 713-641-3247.
The Fair Housing Council of Greater San Antonio is conducting a training that will cover the fair housing rights of people with disabilities and how to make housing accessible through reasonable accommodations and modifications on April 23 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Goliad Building at 4203 Woodcock drive in San Antonio. To register, visit: http://myfairhousing.org/programsservices.html#Upcoming_Events.
TWC urges all Texans to work together for fair housing. For more information about your rights as consumer or your responsibilities as a housing provider, visit: twc.state.tx.us/partners/civil-rights-discrimination.
The Texas Workforce Commission is a state agency dedicated to helping Texas employers, workers and communities prosper economically. For details on TWC and the programs it offers in coordination with its network of local workforce development boards, call 512-463-8942 or visit www.texasworkforce.org.
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