On May 6, Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Mike Carey (R-OH) introduced the Workforce Housing Tax Credit Act (WHTC), a new tax credit program for moderate-income Americans. The bipartisan legislation seeks to finance 344,000 affordable rental homes in the...
Fort Worth has recently passed a $845 million bond package, focusing on maintaining and expanding the city’s infrastructure. Included in the package is $10 million dollars in affordable housing bonds. While this is a modest expenditure compared to $350 million and...
On April 17th, the City of Austin proposed a new citywide density bonus program to incentivize affordable housing across the city. In recent years, Austin has become a flagbearer for density bonus programs, offering several programs across the city, including the...
On April 3rd, the Trump administration released its budget request for fiscal year 2027, which included cutting the Department of Housing and Urban Development discretionary budget from $84.2 billion in 2026 to $73.5 billion in 2027. In addition to these cuts, the...
The Austin Animal Advisory Commission has formally recommended that the Austin City Council require pet-friendly policies in all housing developments that receive City funding, subsidies, tax incentives, or other forms of public financial assistance. Recommended...
In late March, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows released interim charges directing legislative committees to study key policy issues ahead of the 90th Texas Legislative session. Although the next regular session will not begin until January...
Treasury and the IRS have released new guidance explaining how states will nominate census tracts for designation as Qualified Opportunity Zones under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill. The law makes the Opportunity Zone incentive permanent, with the next round of...
As the Texas housing crisis evolves, so must our development strategies. For decades, the blueprint for affordable housing relied heavily on dense, mid-rise apartment complexes or three-story garden walkups. But today, a compelling alternative is emerging:...
Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a legal victory after a federal court struck down a Biden-era rule that added cost to development of affordable housing by imposing costly green energy requirements for new home construction. The lawsuit was brought by a...
A new report from Enterprise Community Partners, Curbing the Insurance Spiral: Policy and Practitioner Strategies to Help Stabilize Multifamily Affordable Housing (February 2026) makes a clear and urgent case: the insurance crisis is rapidly becoming one of the...
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