Infrastructure Equity & Environmental Justice

All Texans should live in communities with adequate and functional infrastructure and should be protected from environmental hazards. Texas Appleseed works to remedy the legacy of government segregation and historical disinvestment, prevent ongoing harm, and to ensure that all communities have equitable access to infrastructure, including broadband internet.

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Complaint Against TxDOT to the Federal Highway Administration (Complaint Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964),
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Press Releases

Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against TxDOT for Ongoing Discrimination Against Houston Residents Adversely Affected by the North Houston Highway Improvement Project
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Media Coverage

For Houston Freeway Fighters, Federal Government’s Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Strong Towns
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Other Work

Learn about other justice issues we work on

Equitable Disaster Recovery
Eviction Records & Housing Stability
Fair Housing & Access to Opportunity
School & Neighborhood Segregation

Team Members

Madison Sloan

Director,
Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing Project

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Meg Duffy

Senior Policy Analyst,
Disaster Recovery & Fair Housing Project

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Key Statistics

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88%

In the City of Houston, 88% of open ditch drainage was in majority Black and Hispanic-Latino census tracts according to the City's own 2014 study, and only 12% of curb and gutter engineered drainage is in high-poverty areas.

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12

The number of schools that would be within 500 feet of the expanded I-45 highway in Houston as of 2021, the year a complaint was filed due to concerns of air pollution, civil rights violations, and other issues.