Last week, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the release of a new report from his agency titled The Housing Affordability…
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TDHCA details consequences of potential state budget cuts
The Texas Legislature opens next month under specific instructions to use a 4 percent reduction in general revenue as the starting point in…
Advocates: Let’s get the National Housing Trust Fund details right from the beginning
This piece originally ran on Shelterforce Magazine’s Rooflines blog. It’s rare when a major new national housing program comes along.…
Making the most of the National Housing Trust Fund in Texas
The National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) is the first dedicated source of funding for extremely low income households in decades. Its…
Update: Federal budget includes good news for affordable housing
Updated 12/18: It came down to the wire, but several critical affordable housing programs have survived this year’s contentious federal…
Fate of housing programs uncertain as Congress approaches budget deadline
The complicated year-end Congressional budget process got messier the week before Thanksgiving, as the controversy over refugee resettlement became embroiled with…
United for Homes: Fix mortgage inequalities and generate billions for affordable rental housing
Every state in our country, and particularly Texas, faces a chronic shortage of affordable rental housing. Meanwhile, the structure of…
National Housing Trust Fund and HOME program threatened in Congress
Two crucial federal housing programs – the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) –…
Out of Reach 2015: National report reveals housing burdens for low income families
On Tuesday the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its annual Out of Reach report, an important look into…
U.S. House committee rejects amendment to protect National Housing Trust Fund
On Wednesday the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD)…
National Housing Trust Fund at risk of losing funding
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) approved…
Tune into our webinar Thursday to learn more about the National Housing Trust Fund
On Thursday, March 26, at 11 a.m. Central time, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service will host an hourlong webinar on…
What you need to know about HUD’s National Housing Trust Fund regulations
Yesterday the National Low Income Housing Coalition held an informative webinar on the regulations for the National Housing Trust Fund…
Congress threatens critical funding for affordable housing
So far, 2015 has been a dangerous year for fair housing. Here in Austin, a new ordinance to prevent discrimination…
NYTimes Endorses Funding National Housing Trust Fund
Last Sunday’s New York Times contained an editorial stating “with nearly 3.3 million families with children living in “worst case”…
Out of Reach: The Housing Wage in Context
On Wednesday TxLIHIS released Texas data from the annual national study of housing affordability “Out of Reach” prepared by the…
Latest data shows TX minimum wage earners can’t afford half the rent on a typical apartment
According to a national report released today, the Housing Wage for Texas is $15.88. The Housing Wage is the hourly…
President Obama proposes $1B for National Housing Trust Fund
The White House this morning released details of President Obama’s, “Plan to Help Responsible Homeowners and Heal the Housing Market.”…
Housing coalition responds to House committee vote to repeal National Housing Trust Fund
Earlier I posted the audio of the July 12 House committee hearing on repeal of the National Housing Trust Fund.…
Listening to Congress debate housing is a sobering experience
Every now and then it is worth listening in on Congressional debate on housing legislation. Not that it is usually…
US House Subcommittee Votes to Eliminate Housing Trust Fund — Rooflines
A House subcommittee voted to stamp out the National Housing Trust Fund this week, signaling a very difficult road ahead…
Weekend Budget Fun
The Texas House met over the weekend to consider HB 1, the budget. Thursday, we noted a couple of amendments…
House Budget Amendments Affect TDHCA Programs
It’s Budget Time! The House takes up HB 1, the FY 12-13 Budget tomorrow. All of the amendments are up…
John Henneberger Testimony at Senate Finance on TDHCA Budget
TxLIHIS co-director John Henneberger testified last week at the Senate Finance Hearing on TDHCA’s budget and Disaster Recovery funding in…
LBB Proposal Released for TDHCA Budget
The Legislative Budget Board dropped their 2012-13 budget proposal this morning. TDHCA’s sections can be found here (h/t Texas Tribune). …
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…
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…
TDHCA Sunset Recommendation #5: Clarify regional allocation formula statute
As previously discussed here at Texas Housers, TDHCA is currently undergoing Sunset Review. We are presenting recommendations for ways to…
Brownsville CDC director discusses recent changes in border low-income housing and colonias
Homebuyers buying new houses through a CDC in Brownsville, Texas have an average income of $19,000. Low-income border families, who…
Summary of legislative action on Texas housing trust fund
John Henneberger note: Kristin Carlisle in our office coordinated efforts on behalf of the Housing Texas coalition to gain a…