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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS


Some landlords got a piece of Texas’ $2 billion in rent relief money — and evicted their struggling tenants anyway

It’s unclear whether landlords face any penalties from state agencies for improperly evicting tenants while receiving rent relief dollars intended to help those tenants stay housed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Texas launches program to help homeowners avoid foreclosure because of COVID-19

A year after feds approve funds, Texas launches program to help homeowners avoid foreclosure because of COVID-19

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A year after feds approve funds, Texas launches program to help homeowners avoid foreclosure because of COVID-19

Twenty-five states, including California and New York, preceded Texas in getting...

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A year after feds allocate funds, Texas launches program to help homeowners avoid foreclosure because of COVID-19

Twenty-five states, including California and New York, preceded Texas in getting federally backed programs up and running to help homeowners suffering financial hardship because of COVID-19.

Texas homeowners could receive up to $65,000 in COVID-19 relief funds

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Texas tenants hit with soaring rent increases see little relief in sight

Renters are seeing their housing costs jump as population increases, strict zoning regulations and rising home sales push up rent prices.

Texas halts rent funds; State’s relief program cites major demand

Texas shut the door on a massive program to help struggling households make rent and keep the lights on during the COVID-19 pandemic — months before it was expected to run out of money, according to one lawmaker.

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The Texas rent relief program will stop taking applications Friday after running out of money – Houston Public Media

The statewide program doled out more than $1.2 billion to 212,344 households. There have been nearly 50,000 eviction filings in Houston since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Citing overwhelming demand, Texas Rent Relief Program will stop taking new applications after Friday

Housing advocates worry some Texans won’t get the help they need as the state enters the cold winter months.

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As federal eviction moratorium expires, tenants and rent advocates scramble to obtain state and local rental relief funds

In the first phase of funding from the federal government for emergency rental assistance, Texas received about $2 billion. Now the state has to get those funds in the hands of Texans.

Going up: Kansas developer building affordable housing

Two new residential projects will help chip away at Brownsville’s persistent shortage of affordable housing: Brownsville Lofts on Central Boulevard and Price Lofts on South Price Road.

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Texas’ housing agency awards tax credits to El Jardin hotel, Price Lofts

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has announced awards through the 2021 9% Housing Tax Credit (HTC) Program allocation that will help finance the development or rehabilitation of rental properties offering reduced rents and increased housing options throughout the state.

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Texas Supreme Court extends state program to help tenants avoid eviction until Oct. 1

The extension comes as the federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire on July 31.

Texas Tenants Behind On Rent Will Soon Be Able To Seek Aid From $1.3 Billion Assistance Program – Houston Public Media

State officials plan to roll out a $1.3 billion rental assistance program for Texans struggling to keep up with housing payments during a shaky economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. More than 1.6 million Texans had little or no confidence in being able to pay next month's rent, according to a January survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, around 80,000 households will be able to receive assistance. The program comes after renters have spent months depending on local funds and nonprofit organizations for rental assistance. We are finally getting a rental assistance program to the scale and the magnitude of the crisis," said Eli Barrish, policy analyst at the housing advocacy organization Texas Housers.

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Texas tenants behind on rent will soon be able to seek aid from $1.3 billion assistance program

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs expects that 80,000 households could benefit from a new rental assistance program. State officials plan to roll out a $1.3 billion rental assistance program for Texans struggling to keep up with housing payments during a shaky economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, around 80,000 households will be able to receive assistance. The program comes after renters have spent months depending on local funds and nonprofit organizations for rental assistance. We are finally getting a rental assistance program to the scale and the magnitude of the crisis,” said Eli Barrish, policy analyst at the housing advocacy organization Texas Housers.

A controversial rule limiting housing options for homeless Texans with criminal records was softened, but it still worries advocates

That remaining planned prohibition has some homeless organizations saying the proposed rule will still make it hard to get homeless people into "supportive housing" developments. Supportive housing projects are funded through Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, which give developers tax benefits in exchange for building homes that are leased at below-market rates. These projects are only one kind of housing created by the housing program, but advocates said they are key to fighting homelessness. The first version of the rule, advocates said, forced new developments to automatically deny applicants. Samuels said that he valued these changes but would have preferred no state-mandated requirement for applicants to supportive housing at all.

Texans with criminal records face increasingly limited housing options. Homeless advocates say a new rule could leave them with even fewer choices.

Advocates for homeless Texans worry a new state rule barring people with certain criminal records from some tax-supported housing will cut homeless people off from a path to permanent housing. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs is proposing that people with certain criminal convictions be temporarily or permanently blocked from living in tax-supported “supportive housing” developments. Supportive housing is only one kind of the housing created by the housing program, but advocates said it is key to fighting homelessness. Advocates say there is no data that shows that supportive housing projects increase crime in neighborhoods. Some of these homes are built for people experiencing chronic homelessness who, without supportive services, won't be able to get back on their feet.

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