2020 U.S. Census data has now been made available to states, allowing Texas to begin its redistricting process. The new data will impact the amount of housing tax credit funding the state receives, and the redistricting process while redefine census tracts. More...
TAAHP submits 2022 QAP comments to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Earlier this month, TAAHP sent a letter to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs regarding the sharp rise in construction costs.
TAAHP leadership asked the TDHCA Board of Directors to consider an increase in housing tax credit allocation for 2020 awards.
Last week, Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Todd Young (R-IN), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Rob Portman (R-OH) and Representatives Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) introduced the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (AHCIA) of 2021 (S. 1136/H.R. 2573). The bill — one of NCSHA’s highest legislative priorities — is comprehensive legislation that would expand and strengthen the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit). The House and Senate versions of the legislation are identical.
The plan seeks to: Produce, preserve, and retrofit more than a million affordable, resilient, accessible, energy-efficient, and electrified housing units through targeted tax credits, formula funding, grants, and project-based rental assistance. Build and...
El Paso families are now able to apply and get on the waiting list for rental assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher program.
The City of Austin received funding from the U.S. Department of the Treasury through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program in early 2021. The RENT Assistance Program provides $25 million of direct rent support for income-eligible Austin renters who are...
Austin City Council approved $10 million in emergency bill relief for customers experiencing financial difficulty as a result of Winter Storm Uri or COVID-19.
Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference on March 29th at Hamshire-Fannett Elementary School in Beaumont on expanding broadband access across Texas. The Governor was joined by Speaker Dade Phelan, Representative Trent Ashby, and Hamshire-Fannett ISD Superintendent Dwaine Augustine to discuss the importance of reliable broadband for education, business, and health care. Representative Ashby is the author of broadband legislation in the House that would create a state broadband office and a comprehensive broadband plan for Texas.
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