Fort Worth wants affordable housing and could have it, if the city strongly rejects NIMBY pitfalls
In late June 2020, Fort Worth City Council voted against a zoning change that would have likely secured tax creditContinue Reading
Tag: TDHCA
Texas Housers calls on governor to provide bold leadership to help Texans keep their homes amid health crisis
Gov. Greg Abbott announced yesterday that he and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs have taken initial actionContinue 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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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
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
Texas Senate committee report addresses key fair housing issues
The Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IGR) is one of the most influential in the Texas Senate, dealing with the administration ofContinue 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
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 inContinue Reading
A focus on community revitalization at first 2016 state housing tax credit plan roundtable
Community revitalization, as a concept, is fairly straightforward. But how does it actually happen, and how can its progress beContinue 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: 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
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
TDHCA Sunset Heads to Senate
TXLIHIS Co-Director John Henneberger testified this week at the Intergovernmental Relations Committee hearing on the TDHCA Sunset bill. His testimonyContinue 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
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
Coalition of conservative activists’ calls for consolidation of TDHCA and TSAHC
In a reprise of a plan decisively rejected by the Texas Legislature last session, a coalition of conservative public policyContinue Reading
Court rules Texas Housing Tax Credit program violates Fair Housing Act
This morning a federal court ruled in a case filed by a Dallas fair housing organization that the way the StateContinue Reading
New Texas state housing agency director discusses reorganization, relying on fewer, larger contractors
Tim Irvine, named executive director of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs just a couple of months ago,Continue Reading
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 ofContinue Reading
The Texas affordable housing problem made simple
The Texas affordable housing problem in three sentences: 1) The poorest Texans have the hardest time finding housing they canContinue Reading
“Noodlng” and the resignation of Mike Gerber
In demonstration of the indifference of the Texas press to issues affecting the lives of the poor and the sorryContinue 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
Conference committee strikes anti-NIMBY provisions from TDHCA legislation, continues agency 2 years
The Texas House/Senate Conference Committee on SB 1 has reached agreement to extend the life of the Texas Department ofContinue Reading
Report: Texas Efficiency Rent 90% of SSI Payments
“Priced Out,” a new report by the Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) showsContinue Reading
Governor Perry switches agencies responsible for disaster recovery funds
Shakeups in the State’s troubled disaster recovery program continue. In the wake of the virtual elimination of the Governor’s designatedContinue Reading