Texas General Land Office (GLO) Commissioner Dawn Buckingham lambasted outgoing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials Thursday for reigniting claims that the state agency had discriminated against minorities in awarding flood mitigation funds related to Hurricane Harvey.
Just days before President Trump was sworn into office, HUD officials resubmitted a recommendation to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pursue enforcement action against GLO for violations of the Fair Housing Act and engaging in a “pattern or practice of discriminatory actions based on race and national origin.” The DOJ had rejected a previous recommendation from HUD in 2023.
