The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs board on several recent occasions has overruled staff recommendations and waived rules…
Tag: Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Houston area representative, pledging to ‘Stop Low-Income Government Housing,’ files bill
Elected on a pledge to “Stop Low-Income Government Housing” (see campaign ad above), Real Estate Broker and State Representative Valoree…
In their own words: Some Harris County residents incensed over proposed low income housing for seniors
Illustration of Retreat at Westlock from Harris County Housing Authority website The Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA) has proposed a…
Riddle amendment to TDHCA Sunset bill is ill-conceived and discriminatory
I wrote last week about the ill-conceived amendment the Texas House of Representatives tacked onto the TDHCA Sunset bill. The…
NYTimes on housing tax credits gets it right on funding, targeting poor, wrong on promoting segregation
A Tax Credit Worth Preserving – NYTimes.com. We think the New York Times editorial on housing got it two-thirds…
Brian Potashnik to restart work outside TX new court filing says | dallasnews.com Crime Blog
Dallas Morning News reporter Jason Trahan has blogged that a Texas low income housing tax credit developer at the center…
In Texas state government the tail wags the dog in affordable housing policy
A citizen might expect the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Board of Directors to spend most of…
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…
Analysis: Governor Perry’s veto of Texas Department of Housing
On Friday Governor Perry vetoed the “Sunset Bill” for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) that would…
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…