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• This will not make every deal that comes to TDHCA be a $3 million deal. It's just a cap.
• Right now, there's, there's this arbitrary artificial cap that's preventing TDHCA and us as tax credit
• is, uh, an organization, a national organization that contains every state housing agency such as TDHCA
• TDHCA is a member of this. And they surveyed every development that was done through this program.
• In fact, the housing or TDHCA, you know.

Bills: HB164

Keywords: HB 164, HB164, Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, Hill Country floods, July 2025 floods, flood recovery, disaster relief, flood reimbursement, reconstruction grants, resiliency standards, floodplain, base flood elevation, FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, insurance denial, property damage, tenant assistance, rental property

Transcript Highlights:

• This will not make every deal that comes to TDHCA be a $3 million deal. It's just a cap.
• Right now, there's this arbitrary, artificial cap that's preventing TDHCA and us as tax credit developers
• TDHCA is a member of this, and they surveyed every development that was...
• In fact, the housing—we're TDHCA—didn't even run up to the $2 million for several years. program.
• This is the non-competitive tax credit program at TDHCA, and it's the bond program; it's coupled with

Bills: HB164, HB411, HB627, HB 1226, HB1677, HB1865, HB1997, HB2985, HB3462, HB4188, HB4685, HB4840, HB5370, HB5424, HB5466, HB5509, HB5660, HB5673, HB164

Keywords: migrant labor, housing regulations, civil penalties, complaints, occupants' rights, remediation, education, retaliation, housing, rental regulation, municipal authority, local government, leasing, housing regulation, local control, rental properties, leasing laws, landlord, tenant rights, municipal regulation

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• TDHCA doesn't-- for each one that you develop.
• , updating the reporting deadlines, and creating an enforcement mechanism to ensure TDHCA is able to
• TDHCA does not track properties that receive exemptions under these tools at all.
• Having good data available in a centralized place like TDHCA will allow decision-makers and the public
• That was greatly improved in 2025 due to some revised rulemaking by TDHCA.

Bills: SB434, SB844, SB898, SB1177, SB1214, SB1454, SB1920, SB1927, SB1935, SB1965, SB2010, SB2046, SB2068, SB2073, SB2183, SB2260, SB3034, SB907

Keywords: SB 434, Harris County Hospital District, hospital district police, peace officers, commissioned officers, law enforcement authority, Health and Safety Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, public safety, hospital security, county hospital district, local government, Texas criminal procedure, district police, armed security, SB 898, low income housing tax credits, LIHTC, affordable housing, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

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• If they were to go into foreclosure, the TDHCA LURA mandating the affordability gets wiped out.
• Establishing a clear flow of information from the appraisal districts to TDHCA, updating the reporting
• TDHCA does not track properties that receive exemptions under these tools at all.
• Having good data available in a centralized place like TDHCA will allow decision makers and the public
• That was greatly improved in 2025 due to some revised rulemaking by TDHCA.

Bills: SB434, SB844, SB898, SB1177, SB1214, SB1454, SB1920, SB1927, SB1935, SB1965, SB2010, SB2046, SB2068, SB2073, SB2183, SB2260, SB3034, SB907

Keywords: SB 434, Harris County Hospital District, hospital district police, peace officers, commissioned officers, law enforcement authority, Health and Safety Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, public safety, hospital security, county hospital district, local government, Texas criminal procedure, district police, armed security, SB 898, low income housing tax credits, LIHTC, affordable housing, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Summary: The committee heard several bills dealing with local government authority, homeowners associations, hospital district policing, school AED inspections, special district annexation, public contracting penalties, and guaranteed income programs. Senate Bill 2073 by Sen. Zaffirini would clarify that appraisal districts may finance purchases, leases, or construction of real property for appraisal offices without prior approval from taxing units; it was supported by the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and left pending. Senate Bill 1935 by Sen. Hinojosa would increase homeowner control of property owners association boards, require more transparency, limit fines and assessment increases, and require accessible meeting locations; HOA and builder representatives opposed it, arguing it would hinder maintenance and make dues harder to manage, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 434 by Sen. Miles would authorize Harris County Hospital District police officers, was supported by Harris Health, and was left pending. Senate Bill 1177 by Sen. Alvarado, as substituted, would require school AED inspections during fire inspections and reporting to school leadership; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1214 by Sen. Perry would update Concho County Hospital District law to align with current procurement and notice rules; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1965 by Sen. Middleton, for Sen. King, would tighten notice and proximity rules for special district annexations; district witnesses warned the bill could interfere with service to noncontiguous tracts, and the bill was left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 2046 by Sen. Bettencourt, which would increase criminal penalties for county purchasing act violations involving unauthorized separate or sequential purchases to evade competitive bidding, and create a tiered penalty structure based on contract amount. Former Harris County DA Kim Ogg, Deputy Attorney General Josh Reno, and James Quintero supported the bill, citing recent Harris County bid-rigging cases and arguing the current Class C misdemeanor penalty is too weak to deter misconduct; some members questioned whether the proposed thresholds were too low and whether stronger oversight, rather than higher penalties alone, would be more effective. The bill was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 2010 by Sen. Bettencourt would bar counties and other political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs and address constitutional gift-clause concerns. Testimony split sharply: Ogg and Quintero argued such programs are unconstitutional, can be used for political data collection, and should not be funded with public money, while Paige Terry Barry defended the bill as protecting taxpayers and discouraging dependency. Senators also debated whether the state can restrict use of federal grant funds and whether local governments should be allowed to run such programs; the bill was left pending.

Transcript Highlights:

• It may have been TDHCA that came forth during those interim hearings.
• Network, who runs the federal emergency housing, who ran the federal housing vouchers program for TDHCA
• Like TDHCA does some, but even TDHCA administers, and I'm sure there's a resource witness from the agency
• We've seen this work through our partnership with TDHCA.
• TRLI is a 4-year pilot program managed by TDHCA serving both urban and rural areas across the state.

Bills: HB158

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivision, government spending, transparency

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't recall, it may have been TDHCA that came forth during those interim hearings that may have.
• The Texas Homeless Network, which ran the federal housing voucher program for TDHCA, estimated that the
• TDHCA does some, but even TDHCA administers, and I'm sure there's a resource witness from the agency
• We've seen this work through our partnership with TDHCA. ...with 398 households across rural and urban
• This allows the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) to take advantage of organizations

Bills: HB158, HB714, HB 1198, HB1630, HB1998, HB3509, HB3788, HB3875, HB3948, HB3977, HB4097, HB4313, HB4314, HB4317, HB158

Keywords: housing, veterans, surplus government property, affordable housing, funding sources, housing assistance, homeless prevention, landlord incentives, rural housing, domestic violence, community development, tenant readiness, program participants, financial assistance, homelessness, rental support, Texas Tenant Readiness Program, tenant assistance, housing stability, Texas Department of Housing

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• A TDHCA housing tax credit program allocates federal tax credits to housing developers.
• Section 97 requires TDHCA to issue Form 8609s at the front end of the cost certification process, once
• TDHCA is required to issue the document within 120 days.
• The bill also requires TDHCA to properly prepare quarterly reports that include detailed explanations
• So you've heard a lot about TDHCA today and a lot about the LIHTC program.

Bills: HB164, HB164, HB411, HB627, HB 1226, HB1677, HB1865, HB1997, HB2985, HB3462, HB4188, HB4685, HB4840, HB5370, HB5424, HB5466, HB5509, HB5660, HB5673

Keywords: HB 164, HB164, Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, Hill Country floods, July 2025 floods, flood recovery, disaster relief, flood reimbursement, reconstruction grants, resiliency standards, floodplain, base flood elevation, FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, insurance denial, property damage, tenant assistance, rental property

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• Currently, TDHCA Our school A-F ratings for nearby general enrollment public schools serve as a metric
• It would prohibit TDHCA from considering school ratings for.
• I know TDHCA was here this morning.
• Jason is here as an invited testimony, and TDHCA is here as a resource witness.
• Michael Lytle, TDHCA.

Bills: HB22, SB250, SB375, SB536, SB845, SB1633, SB1944, SB1957, SB2081, SB2137, SB2262, SB2299, SB2419, SB2452, SB2522, SB2549, SB2594, SB2605, SB2631, SB2639, SB2675, SB3029, SJR60, HB22, HB1392, HB2525

Keywords: emergency communication, broadband, funding, natural disasters, technology, HB 22, Texas broadband development office, comptroller, emergency communications, early warning systems, disaster alerts, natural disaster notifications, interoperable communications, interoperable emergency radio, public safety communications, 9-1-1, next generation 9-1-1, NG911, broadband grants, low-interest loans

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• Community Affairs, or TDHCA for short.
• テキスト・ディパートメント・ハウジング・ コミュニティ・フェア、TDHCAです。 金融機関のアーティスト・ジム・ ヒックス氏、 マニュファクター・ハウジング・ コミュニティ・フェア、TDHCAです。
• 、別のFDAで、 自分のエディと、自分のボードがありますが、 自分のエディと、自分のボードがありますが、 TDHCAのHP1の取扱いの要請について、 全ての委員会のご協力をお願い致します。
• With this second phase, all TDHCA divisions that work with multifamily funding.
• You might think Sierra Club doesn't get involved in TDHCA.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• TDHCA must report on compliance by 2030 to be in alignment with the five-year grace period.
• TDHCA must report compliance again by 2030 to be in alignment with the five-year grace period.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• So eligible youth apply for a voucher through their local public housing authority or through TDHCA,
• is Bobby Wilkinson, Executive Director for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA
• TDHCA serves as the state's lead agency on affordable housing.
• That are, which this is fairly new, that we are pursuing vouchers through TdhCA.
• In addition to tax credits and homeownership, I'd like to share that in the past year, TDHCA proactively

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• information about how to transition your property is included in the notice that already goes out from TDHCA
• information about how to transition your property is included in notice that already goes out from TdHCA
• Through a standardized disclosure form, TDHCA will collect data on these developments and then publish
• Currently, TDHCA uses school A-through-F ratings for nearby general enrollment public schools as a metric
• Currently, TDHCA uses school A-through-F ratings for nearby general enrollment public schools as a metric

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Tedrick Woods, followed by routine chamber actions including excusing Senator Gutierrez and receiving House messages that the House had passed HB 21 and HB 49. Senators also recognized advocates visiting the gallery on focal segmental glomerulosclerosis awareness and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including HCR 66, by voice vote. The Senate then took up and passed a series of measures, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. Among the bills finally passed were HJR 2, which would prohibit state death taxes; HB 206, limiting counties from requiring cash bonds for pipeline construction; HB 517, barring property owners associations from fining homeowners for discolored vegetation during watering restrictions; HB 2756, requiring TDCJ correctional officers to receive de-escalation and behavioral health training; HB 451, expanding screening for commercial sexual exploitation risk among children in DFPS and TJJD custody; SB 705, cleaning up the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board; SB 2017, creating an offense for burnouts and wheelies; SB 1858, expanding body armor grant eligibility to ISDs; SB 1400, directing a study on transfer-student outcomes for community college funding; SB 2764, requiring notice to manufactured home buyers about converting homes to real property; SB 748, a licensing cleanup bill on laser hair removal; SB 2519, restricting certain ad valorem tax uses and bonds after amendment; SB 2878, the courts bill with amendments on Brazoria County courts and youth diversion provisions; SB 466, allowing families to request fetal death certificates at any gestational age; SB 1608, requiring timely physical exams for inpatient mental health admissions; SB 1730, limiting civil damages claims arising from certain uses of force or deadly force; SB 2417, clarifying Attorney General antitrust investigation work product and discovery rules; and SB 1946, creating a family violence, criminal homicide prevention task force. The Senate also passed HB 3204, renaming and updating the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, and SB 1986, requiring opioid warning labels. Several bills drew brief debate or amendments. Senators discussed broader HOA reform while considering HB 517, and SB 2203 on TCEQ discovery procedures was amended to require party motions, set a 15-day expiration for certified issues, and limit hearing abatement. SB 2017 was amended to change the mens rea language from knowingly to intentional. SB 2519 was narrowed by amendment to a forward-looking policy statement separating maintenance-and-operation taxes from debt-service taxes. SB 2878 also received amendments to reduce the number of new Brazoria County courts and add youth diversion and crisis-response provisions. SB 466 prompted a floor debate over whether fetal death certificates are appropriate for pre-20-week losses, with supporters emphasizing family closure and opponents arguing the document has no estate-related purpose. SB 1730 also prompted questions about the relationship between criminal findings and civil liability in self-defense cases. The session concluded with additional House and Senate measures being signed in the presence of the Senate and continued consideration of SB 2177, a grant program to help local law enforcement solve violent and sexual offenses.

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• They submit it to TDHCA by September 1st of each year.
• TDHCA will then publish the compiled data sets to the Texas Open Data Portal established by the Texas

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• That would be honestly connecting them with the director who's sitting out here for TDHCA.
• I'm the executive director of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs or TDHCA.
• For the same period, TDHCA was able to use its resources to expand housing options for more than 23,000
• At virtually every step, TDHCA relies on strong relationships with the private sector and nonprofits
• While most of our funding is federal, TDHCA does administer 4 state-funded programs.

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• Currently, the penalty for violations related to the housing standards adopted by the TDHCA is a flat
• Since 2012, TDHCA has only taken action to collect a civil penalty once.
• the bill: because it's already law, you're making some adjustments in the penalty structure so that TDHCA

Bills: SB243, SB1586, SB1891, SB1959, SB2159, SB2568

Keywords: migrant labor housing, migrant housing, farmworker housing, migrant agricultural worker, agricultural labor, farm labor contractor, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, TDHCA, civil penalty, housing code enforcement, sanitation, occupancy standards, retaliation, worker complaint, language access, Spanish-language outreach, H-2A visa, temporary agricultural workers, unlicensed housing, rural housing

Bills: HB1193, HB2495, HB2733, HB3104, HB3395, HB4325, SB3009

Keywords: HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative, Texas marriage law, child enrollment, parent rights, managing conservator, education

Bills: HB1193, HB2495, HB2733, HB3104, HB3395, HB4325, SB3009

Keywords: HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative, Texas marriage law, child enrollment, parent rights, managing conservator, education

Bills: HB 1193, HB 2495, HB 2733, HB 3104, HB 3395, HB 4325, SB 3009

Keywords: HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative, Texas marriage law, child enrollment, parent rights, managing conservator, education

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• HB3753 is also temporary, so as to give TDHCA time to study the ...impacts and recommend a better approach

Bills: HB293, HB 1173, HB3753, HB4999, HB5696, SB2145, HB5689, HB5690, HB5694, HB5698, HB293

Keywords: HB 293, Texas housing tax credits, low-income housing, affordable housing, private activity bonds, PAB, qualified allocation plan, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, state representative objection, housing development approval, municipal notice, county commissioners court, extraterritorial jurisdiction, LIHTC, bond-financed housing, homelessness, housing services, Texas Department of Housing, municipal programs

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• office role, that would be honestly connecting them with the director who's sitting out here. for TDHCA
• I'm the executive director of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, or TDHCA.
• TDHCA serves as the...
• units to ensure that they continue to provide safe decent and affordable housing Virtually every step TDHCA
• While most of our funding is federal, TDHCA does administer four state-funded programs.

Keywords: 1184, house, all