Gov. Greg Abbott announced yesterday that he and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs have taken initial actionContinue Reading
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program is the largest source of funding for affordable multifamily property development andContinue Reading
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit program is helping to produce most of the new affordable housing in our country.Continue Reading
We cover committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing at the Texas Legislature, which concludes its 2017 sessionContinue Reading
Recent changes to the way Texas scores applications for housing tax credits appear to have had a slight but notableContinue Reading
Did a fair housing suit actually cause the State of Texas to reduce racial segregation? That’s the question our recentContinue Reading
In 2013, the State of Texas changed its scoring criteria for applications for Low Income Housing Tax Credits, in response toContinue Reading
The Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IGR) is one of the most influential in the Texas Senate, dealing with the administration ofContinue Reading
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
The Texas Legislature opens next month under specific instructions to use a 4 percent reduction in general revenue as the starting point inContinue Reading
Community revitalization, as a concept, is fairly straightforward. But how does it actually happen, and how can its progress beContinue Reading
We recently filed comments (jointly with Texas Appleseed) on the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs‘ (TDCHA) “Qualified AllocationContinue Reading
This week Texas Housers will release the 2015 Texas Housing Tax Credit report, an analysis of the state’s competitive process to awardContinue Reading
Yesterday’s oral arguments in the State of Texas’ appeal of the District Court’s ruling in the Inclusive Communities Project vs. TexasContinue Reading
The Texas Senate passed out the TDHCA Sunset bill this afternoon. The bill voted out adopted the recommendations of theContinue Reading
TXLIHIS Co-Director John Henneberger testified this week at the Intergovernmental Relations Committee hearing on the TDHCA Sunset bill. His testimonyContinue Reading
The Texas House yesterday debated HB3361, the bill to continue the functions of the Texas Department of Housing and Community AffairsContinue Reading
Reporter Karisa King’s full Texas housing story is out in the San Antonio Express News. It is a devastating exposeContinue Reading
In a reprise of a plan decisively rejected by the Texas Legislature last session, a coalition of conservative public policyContinue Reading
This morning a federal court ruled in a case filed by a Dallas fair housing organization that the way the StateContinue Reading
Tim Irvine, named executive director of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs just a couple of months ago,Continue Reading
A citizen might expect the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Board of Directors to spend most ofContinue Reading
The Texas affordable housing problem in three sentences: 1) The poorest Texans have the hardest time finding housing they canContinue Reading
In demonstration of the indifference of the Texas press to issues affecting the lives of the poor and the sorryContinue Reading
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.
When Texas Governor Rick Perry vetoed the TDHCA Sunset Bill a week or so ago one thing that was lostContinue Reading
The Texas House/Senate Conference Committee on SB 1 has reached agreement to extend the life of the Texas Department ofContinue Reading
“Priced Out,” a new report by the Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) showsContinue Reading
Shakeups in the State’s troubled disaster recovery program continue. In the wake of the virtual elimination of the Governor’s designatedContinue Reading
Well placed Capitol sources tell TxLIHIS that Governor Perry’s staff have indicated they will insist on only a short-term two-yearContinue Reading