A 2018 whistleblower lawsuit in which the Houston Housing Authority’s former counsel accused the agency of fraud has reached a settlement.
The $600,000 settlement does not involve any admission of fault, according to a housing authority memorandum. The housing authority still denies all allegations, which involved paying contractors without necessary oversight. The board voted Tuesday to approve the payment.
Jody Proler, chair of the Houston Housing Authority board of commissioners, said the board, which was almost entirely replaced by Mayor John Whitmire in 2024, had promised the mayor that they would move the agency past all litigation…