We recently signed on to two sets of comments on the Sunset Staff report on TDHCA. The first set was…
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Lawsuit alleging race discrimination in Texas housing tax credit program clears (another) hurdle
The Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas has ruled that the Inclusive Communities Project has legal standing…
Sunset Staff TDHCA Report Released
The sunset staff report on TDHCA is out and available here: The report identifies and discusses 8 issues: Lack of…
More NSP News
HUD yesterday announced the third round of funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Funding. Texas Grantees received $18 Million:…
They went the distance
Last Friday TDHCA posted a supplement to its materials for its board meeting this Thursday. The supplement indicates that TDHCA…
NSP1-A Deadline Looms
Last week HUD announced the details of their enforcement of the 18-month deadline for obligation of the first round of…
HUD “First Look” program asks buyers to overlook PTAF
Earlier this month HUD announced a “first look” initiative which would give participants in HUD’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) preference…
City of Houston weatherization jobs have not been in low-income communities
The 2009 Recovery Act increased the funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) in Texas by 2500%. This program funds…
Texas failing to spend federal funds for foreclosure-impacted communities
New report finds that millions are at risk of being returned to the federal government Austin, TX – Texas may…
USDA Rural Housing Service in Texas: Progress and Potential
Last winter TXLIHIS released “USDA Rural Housing Service in Texas: Turning Away from the Poor,” a report detailing how in…
Don’t bypass low income homeowners in weatherization program
The GAO recently issued its bimonthly report of activities funded by the Recovery Act (ARRA) in Texas, including a discussion…
Administration proposes changes to Neighborhood Stabilization Program, including additional funding
In a press release Tuesday the Obama administration discussed plans to reallocate funds from the first round of the Neighborhood…
Mississippi moves to 100% inspections of mobile home installations; so should Texas
In response to six deaths in mobile homes from the April tornado in Mississippi, WAPT in Jackson Mississippi reports that…
If Not In Your Backyard, Then Where?
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (LIHTC) is a federal program that supports the production of affordable multifamily housing. …
TDHCA Sunset Recommendation #7: 3 in 1 on manufactured housing
As previously discussed here at Texas Housers, TDHCA is currently undergoing Sunset Review. We are presenting recommendations for ways to…
TDHCA Sunset Recommendation #6: Give the Manufactured Housing Division Its own Sunset clause and review
As previously discussed here at Texas Housers, TDHCA is currently undergoing Sunset Review. We are presenting recommendations for ways to…
TDHCA Sunset Recommendation #5: Clarify regional allocation formula statute
As previously discussed here at Texas Housers, TDHCA is currently undergoing Sunset Review. We are presenting recommendations for ways to…
TDHCA Sunset Recommendation #4: Diversify board composition
As previously discussed here at Texas Housers, TDHCA is currently undergoing Sunset Review. We are presenting recommendations for ways to…
TDHCA Sunset Recommendation #3: Webcast all TDHCA board meetings
As previously discussed here at Texas Housers, TDHCA is currently undergoing Sunset Review. We are presenting recommendations for ways to…
TDHCA Sunset Recommendation #2: Create a program category for Texans earning between 0 and 110% of SSI.
As previously discussed here at Texas Housers, TDHCA is currently undergoing Sunset Review. We are presenting recommendations for ways to…
TDHCA Sunset Recommendation #1: focus board on policy
As previously discussed here at Texas Housers, TDHCA is currently undergoing Sunset Review. We are presenting recommendations for ways to…
Charting the future of the TX Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Once every twelve years (or so) the Sunset Advisory Commission examines most state agencies. The Commission “questions the need for…
Failing Waco property facing closure
Back in 2008 we listed the eleven subsidized housing properties with the lowest physical inspection scores from HUD. One of…
TCAP: Let the Spending Begin
February 18 was HUD’s deadline for 75% commitment of funds in the Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP). TDHCA hit that…
Slow start to weatherization programs: Not just Texas
On Tuesday the Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General added to the recent parade of commentary regarding the slow…
Weatherization–a slow start for Texas may not be all bad news
The Dallas Morning News ran a story Sunday (here) regarding Texas’s slow start to the Weatherization Assistance Program. The story…
Department of Energy IG: Recovery Act “has strained existing resources” at the Department
The Inspector General at the Department of Energy[1] released a report Monday warning that the Recovery Act energy funding “represents…
TDHCA: Trying to make the best of a bad LIHTC thing
One of the Recovery Act programs we’re watching is the Housing Tax Credit Exchange program, a program supporting the production…
Recovery Act Reporting Milestone
Last Friday was a major milestone in the extensive reporting requirements of the Recovery Act. Recovery.gov released the first round…
Will corruption convictions bring reform to housing programs?
In the wake of the conviction of former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill and Planning Commissioner D’Angelo Lee in…