Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) recently signed H.B. 1058, which creates a $25 million State LIHTC for up to the amount of Federal LIHTC allocation amount for each property.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) recently signed legislation that gives priority in the allocation of multifamily housing private activity bonds (PABs) to properties that previously received an allocation but need additional PAB issuance to maintain compliance with the 50 percent financed-by test.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) and the Texas Apartment Association (TAA) are presenting virtual LIHTC Training on June 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT.  

As part of the QAP roundtable process, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) is soliciting comments and suggestions about its multifamily uniform application form(s). 

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) received approval of its HOME American Rescue Plan (ARP) Allocation Plan from HUD.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs updated its Rent Approval Tool for owners of developments that received HOME, Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) and Tax Credit Assistance Program – Repayment Funds (TCAP-RF) funds.

Pursuant to subsection 13.5(e) of the 2022 Multifamily Direct Loan Rule (related to Oversubscribed Funds for Competitive LIHTC-Layered Applications), this communication serves as notice that the General/Soft Repayment Set-Aside, as described in the 2022-1 Notice of Funding Availability, is oversubscribed. Applications concurrently requesting Competitive LIHTC may amend their application to accommodate another fund source and make changes that still meet threshold requirements in 10 TAC Chapters 11 and 13 of this title, if such changes do not impact scoring under Section 11.9 of this title (relating to Competitive HTC Selection Criteria).

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) is accepting comments on its Draft 2022 State of Texas Consolidated Plan: One-Year Action Plan through 5 p.m. CT on June 15.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) posted the Second Amendment to the 2022-1 Multifamily Direct Loan (MFDL) Annual NOFA.

The Governing Board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) will meet at 10 a.m. CT May 12. The meeting will be held in Room JHR 140 of the John H. Reagan Building, 1400 North Congress Avenue, Austin, TX. There will not be a remote online or telephone option for public participation. […]

As part of the 2022 Competitive nine percent LIHTC Allocation process, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ (TDHCA’s) Multifamily Finance Division posted an updated 2022 nine percent LIHTC Full Application Submission Log. The log is organized by region and subregion, except for the At-Risk and USDA Set-Asides. Applicants selecting the At-Risk/USDA Set-Asides are […]

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ Compliance Division posted Frequently Asked Questions pertaining to the LIHTC and Multifamily Programs that Compliance staff monitor. If you have any questions, please contact TDHCA Director of Multifamily Compliance, Wendy Quackenbush at 512-305-8860 or at wendy.quackenbush@tdhca.state.tx.us.