What Congress gets right in its Draft Housing Tax Credit Provisions
The COVID-19 pandemic has made space for many of us to reconsider the “old ways of doing things.” From howContinue Reading
Tag: LIHTC
In vote to weaken incentives, TDHCA hurts chances for affordable housing in desirable areas
Earlier this month, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs voted to change the rules for where low-income housingContinue Reading
Texas is below average nationwide in required affordability for LIHTC properties. TDHCA is charging to change that.
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program is the largest source of funding for affordable multifamily property development andContinue Reading
Podcast episode 11: The roundabout way we subsidize affordable housing
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit program is helping to produce most of the new affordable housing in our country.Continue Reading
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July 3, 2017
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. DoingContinue Reading
Legislators should be celebrating affordable housing, not fearmongering
I testified at a hearing of the Texas House of Representatives Urban Affairs Committee on May 2, speaking against HB 1792 by Rep.Continue Reading
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May 3, 2017
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 sessionContinue Reading
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 notableContinue Reading
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 recentContinue Reading
Looking for a place to live without “bullets flying through the property”
A University of Texas law professor and community leaders recently spoke with tenants at an apartment complex in Sunnyside, a historicallyContinue Reading
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 toContinue Reading
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 supportContinue Reading
Texas’ 2017 tax credit allocation plan presents fair housing issues
On November 10, after months of roundtables, discussions and compromises, the board of the Texas Department of Housing andContinue Reading
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 TexasContinue Reading
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May 19, 2016
More of the same: Houston risks fair housing progress, adds to segregation
There have been some recent signs that Houston is slowly accepting the need to practice fair housing and treat allContinue Reading
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 AllocationContinue Reading
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 currentContinue Reading
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 awardContinue Reading
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 toContinue Reading
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 toContinue Reading
Texas housing tax credit fair housing case oral arguments before 5th Circuit Court include lively questions and answers
Yesterday’s oral arguments in the State of Texas’ appeal of the District Court’s ruling in the Inclusive Communities Project vs. TexasContinue Reading
Senate Passes TDHCA Sunset
The Texas Senate passed out the TDHCA Sunset bill this afternoon. The bill voted out adopted the recommendations of theContinue Reading
House Amends TDHCA Sunset Bill
The Texas House yesterday debated HB3361, the bill to continue the functions of the Texas Department of Housing and Community AffairsContinue Reading
Rep. Anchia Files Bill Removing Legislative Letters from Housing Tax Credit Scoring
In a previous blog post here at Texas Housers, we presented an analysis showing that the letters written by TexasContinue Reading
Texas LIHTC housing program rocked by second earthquake in two months
Reporter Karisa King’s full Texas housing story is out in the San Antonio Express News. It is a devastating exposeContinue Reading
Low-Income Housing Program Compels Building in Poor Texas Areas – NYTimes.com
Karisa King of the San Antonio Epress News has an incredibly researched and very disturbing story in Sunday’s New YorkContinue Reading
Dallas fumbles in the absence of a housing policy
Housing segregation is a problem most Texas communities struggle with. Crippled by a lack of political courage and leadership noContinue Reading
Effect of Elected Official Letters on the 2011 LIHTC Round
Abstract: Letters written by Texas State Representatives and Senators regarding the development of low income housing in the state had the effect of moving development to lower income, higher poverty areas of the state.
Opportunity to tame public corruption lost in veto of TDHCA Sunset bill
When Texas Governor Rick Perry vetoed the TDHCA Sunset Bill a week or so ago one thing that was lostContinue Reading
The racism of New Berlin is growing in Galveston
We noted yesterday the United States Department of Justice brought suit alleging the City of New Berlin, Wisconsin had violated theContinue Reading