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The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) will hold a public comment period from Monday, December 19, 2022, through 5 p.m., Austin local time, on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, to obtain public comment on the Draft 2023 State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual Report (SLIHP).

The SLIHP offers a comprehensive reference on statewide housing needs, housing resources, and strategies for funding allocations. It reviews TDHCA’s housing programs, current and future policies, resource allocation plans to meet state housing needs, and reports on performance during the preceding state fiscal year (September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2022).

During the public comment period, a public hearing will take place on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 2 p.m., Austin local time. The hearing will be held at the Stephen F. Austin Building, Room 172, located at 1700 Congress Avenue in Austin.

Anyone may submit comments on the SLIHP in written form or oral testimony at the public hearing. Written comments may be submitted to Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Housing Resource Center, P.O. Box 13941, Austin, Texas 78711-3941, or by email to the following address: [email protected].

The full text of the Draft 2023 SLIHP may be viewed on the Department’s website at http://www.tdhca.state.tx.us/public-comment.htm. The public may also receive a copy of the Draft 2023 SLIHP by contacting TDHCA’s Housing Resource Center at (512) 475-3976.

Individuals who require auxiliary aids, services, or sign language interpreters for the public hearing should contact Nancy Dennis, at (512) 475-3959, or by email at [email protected], or Relay Texas at 1-800-735-2989, at least five days before the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Non-English speaking individuals who require interpreters for the public hearing should contact Danielle Leath by phone at (512) 475-4606, or by email at [email protected] at least five days before the hearing so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Personas que hablan espanol y requieren un interprete, favor de llamar a Danielle Leath al siguiente numero (512) 475-4606 o enviarle un correo electronico a [email protected] por lo menos cinco dias antes de la junta para hacer los preparativos apropiados.