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Housing Takes Center Stage as Congress Advances Bipartisan Packages and Funding Decisions
In the second half of 2025, both the House and Senate advanced major bipartisan housing authorization packages, underscoring sustained congressional attention to housing supply, financing constraints, and program efficiency. In December, the House Financial Services...
Affordability for Texas Renters Declining Faster than the National Average — Threatening Economic Growth and Opportunity for the State
(Austin, TX) On December 10th, the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers (TAAHP), held its annual Market Outlook for Affordable Housing at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin. The event included several presentations that began with Texas A&M Real...
HUD Pauses Major Homelessness Funding Changes After Lawsuits
On November 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a sudden and sweeping revision to the fiscal year 2025 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity. The change fundamentally altered how the nation’s largest federal homelessness...
HUD Releases FY 2025 Housing Trust Fund Allocations
HUD has published fiscal year 2025 allocations for the federal Housing Trust Fund (HTF), distributing $223 million nationwide to support housing for extremely low-income and very low-income households. Texas will receive $9,611,392, making it one of the larger...
TAAHP Launches Its 90th Legislative Session Advocacy Cycle with a Statewide Town Hall
Beginning 90th Session Planning Early On December 9, TAAHP officially launched its 90th Legislative Session advocacy cycle with a Legislative Town Hall at the Texas Capitol. This marked the beginning of the association’s work to shape its policy agenda for the next...
HUD Updates Tenant Screening Guidelines
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has made significant changes to its guidelines regarding the screening of tenants in federally-assisted housing. These changes aim to clarify the responsibilities of Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and...
TDHCA Board Finalizes 2026 Qualified Allocation Plan
2026 Qualified Allocation Plan Draft Update The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Board of Directors approved the final 2026 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) for submission to the Governor’s Office. The plan outlines the scoring and program...
Texas Major Metros Face Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing for Middle-Income Families
The shortage of affordable 2-bedroom rental homes for middle-income four-person families earning 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) in major Texas metros indicates significant housing affordability issues within these regions. As supply diminishes relative to demand,...
TDHCA posts updated Inflation Adjustment Chart
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Compliance division has updated its Inflation Adjustment Chart to reflect the new inflationary and cost of living adjustments (COLA) amounts for 2026 announced by the Department of Housing and Urban...
HOME Reform Act 2025 Introduced
This week, Chairman Mike Flood (R-NE) and Ranking Member Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) of the House Financial Services Committee's Housing and Insurance Subcommittee introduced the HOME Reform Act of 2025 (H.R. 5798), which proposes numerous modifications to the management...
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