The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has concluded its civil rights investigation into the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) distribution of disaster mitigation funds. HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity found that allegations accusing the Texas GLO of racial discrimination in awarding grants, based on a disparate impact theory, were unsubstantiated.
“President Trump is ending weaponization of the federal government against the American people,” said HUD Secretary Scott Turner. “But the Biden administration politicized enforcement of federal civil rights law and deprived rural communities of essential disaster mitigation funds. This was an affront to all Americans. At HUD we have a duty to provide all communities, whether urban, rural, or tribal, with timely support in times of need. I am proud to remedy a grievous wrong against the great people of Texas.”
HUD stated that its review showed the Texas GLO administered a race-neutral competition for selecting projects aimed at high-impact disaster mitigation.
Additionally, HUD announced it proposed a rule in January 2026 to discontinue using disparate-impact theory in fair housing and related civil rights enforcement cases.
