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Tag: Tax credits

Texas’ first Opportunity Zone, intended to spur investment and revitalization, is…a South Side San Antonio storage facility?

Local issues, National issues•by •Posted January 9, 2019

If you ask many people living in neighborhoods that have been overlooked for investment in recent years what they’d like…

Tags: Opportunity Zones, San Antonio, Tax credits

New York Times: Houston demonstrates how affordable housing programs perpetuate racial segregation

National issues•by •Posted July 3, 2017

No politician has the right to tell families where to live – especially not because of their race or income. Doing…

Tags: Fair housing, Fountain View, Houston, LIHTC, segregation, Tax credits

Texas House bills add hurdles to affordable housing in affluent neighborhoods

State issues, Uncategorized•by •Posted May 3, 2017

We cover committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing at the Texas Legislature, which concludes its 2017 session…

Tags: Fair housing, LIHTC, Tax credits, TDHCA, Texas Legislature

2017 state tax credit applications show slight shift away from higher-income areas

Uncategorized•by •Posted March 13, 2017

Recent changes to the way Texas scores applications for housing tax credits appear to have had a slight but notable…

Tags: Fair housing, LIHTC, Tax credits, TDHCA

Video: Examining how Texas reduced government-funded housing segregation

National issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted March 9, 2017

Did a fair housing suit actually cause the State of Texas to reduce racial segregation? That’s the question our recent…

Tags: Disparate impact, Fair housing, LIHTC, Tax credits, TDHCA

Report: Did Texas reduce government-funded segregation in tax credit housing?

State issues•by •Posted January 25, 2017

In 2013, the State of Texas changed its scoring criteria for applications for Low Income Housing Tax Credits, in response to…

Tags: Disparate impact, Fair housing, LIHTC, segregation, Tax credits, TDHCA

IRS indicates fair housing issues with Texas political influence on tax credits

Uncategorized•by •Posted January 9, 2017

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued a bulletin that reprimands a thinly-veiled “Agency” in “State X” for its reliance on local support…

Tags: AFFH, Disparate impact, Fair housing, LIHTC, Tax credits, TDHCA

Federal report calls out political influence on affordable housing locations in Texas

State issues•by •Posted June 13, 2016

A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) identifies fair housing concerns with the way the State of Texas…

Tags: Fair housing, LIHTC, NIMBY, Tax credits

Texas Observer cover story highlights how state legislators block affordable housing

Uncategorized•by •Posted February 1, 2016

In August we released our 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit Report, an in-depth examination of how last year’s state process of…

Tags: Fair housing, Tax credits

Two ways to improve Texas’ housing tax credit allocation plan

State issues•by •Posted October 20, 2015

We recently filed comments (jointly with Texas Appleseed) on the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs‘ (TDCHA) “Qualified Allocation…

Tags: LIHTC, Tax credits, TDHCA
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