A low-income renter looking for housing in Texas probably has never heard of exotic quasi-governmental entities like housing finance corporations…
Tag: Housing Tax Credits
7 Questions: An aspirational look forward at Texas’ 90th Legislature
Low-income households in Texas are being crushed by unaffordable housing costs, corporate landlords that are exhibiting increasingly monopolistic behaviors, poor…
A Big Win for Tenant Stability in Texas: Eviction Prevention Plans in Affordable Housing
The economic hardships spurred by the pandemic revealed the harmful impacts of evictions to the wider public. While many individuals…
Texas’ first Opportunity Zone, intended to spur investment and revitalization, is…a South Side San Antonio storage facility?
If you ask many people living in neighborhoods that have been overlooked for investment in recent years what they’d like…
New York Times: Houston demonstrates how affordable housing programs perpetuate racial segregation
No politician has the right to tell families where to live – especially not because of their race or income. Doing…
Texas House bills add hurdles to affordable housing in affluent neighborhoods
We cover committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing at the Texas Legislature, which concludes its 2017 session…
2017 state tax credit applications show slight shift away from higher-income areas
Recent changes to the way Texas scores applications for housing tax credits appear to have had a slight but notable…
Video: Examining how Texas reduced government-funded housing segregation
Did a fair housing suit actually cause the State of Texas to reduce racial segregation? That’s the question our recent…
Report: Did Texas reduce government-funded segregation in tax credit housing?
In 2013, the State of Texas changed its scoring criteria for applications for Low Income Housing Tax Credits, in response to…
IRS indicates fair housing issues with Texas political influence on tax credits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued a bulletin that reprimands a thinly-veiled “Agency” in “State X” for its reliance on local support…
Federal report calls out political influence on affordable housing locations in Texas
A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) identifies fair housing concerns with the way the State of Texas…
Texas Observer cover story highlights how state legislators block affordable housing
In August we released our 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report, an in-depth examination of how last year’s state process of…
Two ways to improve Texas’ housing tax credit allocation plan
We recently filed comments (jointly with Texas Appleseed) on the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs‘ (TDCHA) “Qualified Allocation…
Many present-day “Show Me a Hero” dynamics can be found in Texas
The HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero is over. The show concluded last week, wrapping up its immersive, deeply felt…
2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report
Our analysis of the State of Texas’ 2015 Competitive Housing Tax Credit awards process seeks to understand how the current…
2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report: Flawed system leads to undesirable locations for affordable developments
This week Texas Housers will release the 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit report, an analysis of the state’s competitive process to award…
2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report: How support points limit housing options for low income families
This week Texas Housers will release the 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit report, an analysis of the state’s competitive process to…
2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report: When politicians enable prejudice
This week Texas Housers will release our 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report, an analysis of the state’s competitive process to…