This blog post is by Elizabeth Nowrouz. In late November, Melissa Cha and I traveled to Houston to gain a…
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Recap of Sunset Commission Recommendations for TDHCA
Last week the Texas sunset commission adopted its final recommendations regarding the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). …
Meet Elizabeth, the Texas Tenant Advisor, and the Texas Housing Counselor
This blog post is by Elizabeth Nowrouz. Hello all, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Elizabeth Nowrouz, and I’m one…
Housing Credit Update
A couple of changes in the prospects for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program in the last few days.…
Study: Leading Subsidized Housing Program in Texas Limits Economic Opportunity of the Poor
New report finds that Low Income Housing Tax Credit housing is more likely than other rental housing to be built…
Join us for the 2010 Texas (Fair) Housing Awards
“Let us be dissatisfied until the tragic walls that separate the outer city of wealth and comfort from the inner…
TxLIHIS Files Comments on Sunset Staff Report on TSAHC
We recently submitted comments regarding the Sunset Staff report regarding the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation. TSAHC underwent sunset review…
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words
(Image Kerry Smith / AP) The AP reports today: “Storms ripped through central Mississippi […] Dozens of homes were damaged…
Big Improvements in the 502 Direct Program in Texas
Last year we reported on USDA’s 502 Direct Loan Program, finding the Texas program poised to return funds allocated to…
Bo McCarver’s weekly news compilation, 11-16-2010
Tuesday Report, November 16, 2010 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Effects of the stagnant economy ripple…
Recap of TDHCA’s QAP Adoption
Last Thursday the board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) adopted the rules governing the allocation…
Improving Manufactured Homes, One Tabled Proposal at a Time.
I spent much of last week in DC at the Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee (MHCC), a federal advisory committee to…
TxLIHIS Comments on Proposed 2011 QAP
October 23, 2010 Ms. Robbye Meyer Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs P.O. Box 13941 Austin, TX 78711-3941 RE:…
NIMBYism in Real Time
“Studies show it [NIMBYism] has contributed to projects being clustered in less affluent areas with high concentrations of minorities, such…
“Neighborhood” letters and Tax Credit Properties
Eric Dexheimer at that Statesman has an extensive article examining neighborhood groups and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. …
TxLIHIS Files Comments on Sunset Staff Report on TDHCA
We recently signed on to two sets of comments on the Sunset Staff report on TDHCA. The first set was…
Lawsuit alleging race discrimination in Texas housing tax credit program clears (another) hurdle
The Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas has ruled that the Inclusive Communities Project has legal standing…
Two Documents From The Feds This Week
The Feds released two documents this week that are worth mentioning, at least in passing. First, the Obama Administration’s “housing…
Sunset Staff TDHCA Report Released
The sunset staff report on TDHCA is out and available here: The report identifies and discusses 8 issues: Lack of…
More NSP News
HUD yesterday announced the third round of funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Funding. Texas Grantees received $18 Million:…
They went the distance
Last Friday TDHCA posted a supplement to its materials for its board meeting this Thursday. The supplement indicates that TDHCA…
NSP1-A Deadline Looms
Last week HUD announced the details of their enforcement of the 18-month deadline for obligation of the first round of…
HUD “First Look” program asks buyers to overlook PTAF
Earlier this month HUD announced a “first look” initiative which would give participants in HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) preference…
Texas Prioritizes Sewers and Financial Assistance to For-Profit Businesses over Low Income Housing in CDBG program
The primary objective of this chapter and of the community development program of each grantee under this chapter is the…
Texas failing to spend federal funds for foreclosure-impacted communities
New report finds that millions are at risk of being returned to the federal government Austin, TX – Texas may…
USDA Rural Housing Service in Texas: Progress and Potential
Last winter TXLIHIS released “USDA Rural Housing Service in Texas: Turning Away from the Poor,” a report detailing how in…
Seriously?
Sometimes things cross my desk I don’t even know exactly how to comment on them in polite company: H.R.5369 :…
Administration proposes changes to Neighborhood Stabilization Program, including additional funding
In a press release Tuesday the Obama administration discussed plans to reallocate funds from the first round of the Neighborhood…
Mississippi moves to 100% inspections of mobile home installations; so should Texas
In response to six deaths in mobile homes from the April tornado in Mississippi, WAPT in Jackson Mississippi reports that…
Texas Lags in serving the housing needs of SSI recipients
Stephen F. Gold, an attorney who specializes in civil rights and represents only persons with disabilities, publishes an email Information…