Yilun Cheng
Reporter at Houston Chronicle
Reporting on local governments @HoustonChron | formerly @DispatchAlerts | @Report4America alum | words in @Slate @WashingtonPost | [email protected]
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4 weeks ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Rebecca Schuetz |Yilun Cheng |Matt Zdun
The public agency says it accomplished this monumental task by exempting apartment complexes from property taxes in exchange for making some units affordable. In Houston, there are over a hundred of these deals, all created under a state program called Public Facility Corporations. The program allows apartment developers to receive 100% property tax breaks in exchange for marking some units as "affordable."But are these good deals, and for whom?
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1 month ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Yilun Cheng
As a state district court weighs whether Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen will keep his badge, critics and experts question if the judge assigned to the case-who appears to be Fullen's political ally-should be the one to decide his fate.
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1 month ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Yilun Cheng
Over the past decade, Conroe's homebuilding boom has far outpaced every other major suburban municipality in the Houston area, according to permit records obtained by the Houston Chronicle. For generations, families moving to the Houston region have looked to its suburbs for a mix of affordability, space and a sense of community beyond the urban sprawl. But today these communities' paths are diverging.
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1 month ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Yilun Cheng
Houston's suburbs have long been a magnet for families and home buyers looking for more space, lower costs and a community feel that the city itself does not always offer. As America's biggest metro areas like New York and Los Angeles lose residents, the Houston region continues to attract newcomers. But it's the surrounding suburbs that are absorbing most of Houston's growth, according to U.S. Census data.
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1 month ago |
houstonchronicle.com | Neena Satija |Yilun Cheng
Si bien el presidente Donald Trump ha amenazado con castigar a las autoridades locales si no ayudan a llevar a cabo deportaciones masivas, algunos han dicho que todavía no cumplirán. Sin embargo, en Texas esa no ha sido una opción desde mediados de 2017.
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