The decision of the lower courts found that Texas Housing Authority focused on the low income tax credits for housing for African Americans predominantly in the inner-city locations which had a tremendous impact that effected minorities, and unlawful (Smith, 2015
Texas disagreed and felt that in order to bring a lawsuit against them under the Fair Housing Act, the housing authority needed to prove a race-base intent by the state and not rely solely on a race based impact; moreover it was rejected by the Supreme Court (Smith, 2015).
Minority groups have