In July 2024, Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) awarded over $95 million in housing tax credits to help finance the development and rehabilitation of more than 60 rental properties, offering reduced rents and increased housing options for Texans throughout the state. Provided through the TDHCA Housing Tax Credit Program (HTC), these awards help developers construct or rehabilitate more than 4,400 units offering affordable rent to households earning up to 80% of the median family income in their respective areas.
This year's Competitive 9% low income housing tax credits
will help finance the construction of 45 high quality, new
properties, which includes the adaptive reuse of two existing
properties with a total of 3,450 affordable units and the
acquisition and rehabilitation of 18 properties offering 1,025
units.
The Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program, authorized under the
United States Internal Revenue Code, is the state's primary
means of directing private capital toward the development of
affordable rental housing. Developers use proceeds from the sale of
the credits to help finance their property. The credits awarded may
cover up to 70 percent of each property's eligible development
costs.
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Governor Abbott's press release can be found here.
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